Chicago suburb to replace lead service lines using federal funds
Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky says Illinois has more lead service lines than any other state in the U.S.
Evanston police secure area after search for emotionally disturbed person
Several Evanston K-12 schools and daycares were placed on a soft lockdown Friday afternoon as police searched for a potentially emotionally disturbed person.
Evanston schools, daycares placed on soft lockdown as police search for 'emotionally disturbed person'
Several Evanston K-12 schools and daycares were placed on a soft lockdown Friday afternoon as police searched for a potentially emotionally disturbed person.
Fire breaks out at Evanston apartment, displacing 2 residents
Two residents in an Evanston apartment were displaced after a fire broke out in their living space Tuesday morning in the northern suburb.
Northwestern to play in first NCAA tournament since 2017, Illinois to face Arkansas
The Wildcats are the number 7 seed and will play Boise State in Sacramento on Thursday.
Chicago artist accused of sexually abusing foster daughter
A well-known Chicago artist and former substitute teacher at Evanston High School was ordered held on $100,000 bond after he was charged with sexually assaulting a foster daughter while she was in his care.
Artist who formerly taught in Evanston accused of sexually abusing foster daughter
A well-known Chicago artist and former substitute teacher at Evanston High School was ordered held on $100,000 bond after he was charged with sexually assaulting a foster daughter while she was in his care.
Artist who formerly taught in Evanston accused of sexually abusing foster daughter
A well-known Chicago artist and former substitute teacher at Evanston High School was ordered held on $100,000 bond after he was charged with sexually assaulting a foster daughter while she was in his care.
Cook County teen arrested in Evanston after fleeing from police, possessing loaded handgun
A teen boy was taken into custody after fleeing from Evanston police while in possession of a loaded handgun.
Evanston high school student posed with prop gun in social media post
Police received a tip around 12:50 p.m. that an Evanston Township High School student posed with a gun in a social media post with the caption "can't wait 4 eths 2 blow up."
Evanston police seek driver in hit-and-run that hospitalized woman
Evanston police are looking for the driver of an SUV that struck and seriously injured a woman earlier this month in the northern suburb.
Chicago area turns into pączki paradise on Fat Tuesday
FOX 32's Roseanne Tellez visits Bennison's Bakery in Evanston to take part in pączki-palooza on Fat Tuesday.
9 people and 1 dog homeless after house fire in Evanston
A firefighter suffered minor injuries in Saturday's fire on Hartrey in Evanston. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Former UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank, who was briefly president-elect of Northwestern, dies of cancer
Rebecca Blank was the chancellor of UW-Madison from 2013 to 2022. In October 2021, she was hired to be the president of Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. It was a job she was never able to fully take on – in July 2022, she announced she had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer
9 people and 1 dog homeless after fire in Evanston
The fire was extinguished in less than 20 minutes. The building suffered moderate smoke and water damage. The American Red Cross is assisting the residents and pet.
Evanston man faces several gun, drug charges
An Evanston man was arrested last week on several gun and drug charges.
Tree on Northwestern campus falls down on 4 staff members
Four Northwestern University staff members were injured, one of them critically, when a large tree fell on the Evanston campus Thursday afternoon.
4 Northwestern University staff members hurt, 1 critically, by falling tree at Evanston campus
Four Northwestern University staff members were hurt, one of them critically, when a tree fell Thursday at the university’s campus in Evanston.
Tree on Northwestern campus falls on 4 pedestrians
A large tree fell on Northwestern University's campus Thursday afternoon injuring four pedestrians who were walking on the sidewalk.
New exhibit highlights how quilting tells the history of Black families
Dr. Tracy Vaughn-Manley, assistant professor in Northwestern's Department of African American Studies, talks about the role quilting played in telling the history of Black families.