Homeless man charged with setting fires in Evanston

A 52-year-old homeless man was arrested after allegedly setting fire to two trash cans and a patch of grass in north suburban Evanston last week.

Evanston native sworn in as suburb's top cop

Schenita Stewart was sworn in as the Evanston police chief at a city council meeting on Monday.

Evanston man charged with armed robbery of 2 postal workers

A man is in custody after two U.S. Postal Service carriers were robbed at gunpoint in Evanston this week.

2 mail carriers robbed at gunpoint in Evanston within 24 hours of each other

Two masked offenders approached the first mail carrier on Monday. One offender physically controlled the carrier, while the second offender displayed a handgun and removed the carrier's “arrow keys."

$100K bond for Chicago man who seriously injured Northwestern student in hit and run

Bail was set at $100,000 Friday for a Chicago man charged with seriously injuring a Northwestern University student in a hit and run crash last weekend, according to Evanston police.

Convicted felon threatened victim in Carol Stream Police Department parking lot: 'I'll kill you right here'

The victim of an alleged battery was returning to his vehicle in the parking lot of the Carol Stream Police Department when a verbal altercation ensued between the victim and a friend of the defendant in the battery case. While exchanging words, Nicolas Mayfield allegedly told the victim, “I'll kill you right here,” while gesturing his waistband — insinuating he had a gun.