Evanston

A Gary man who is a convicted felon was arrested last week after he shot a gun in Evanston, police said. Officers also discovered drug paraphernalia in his vehicle.

Police limited the marking to the cars most commonly targeted for catalytic converter theft: Honda, Nissan, Hyundai, Ford, Jeep, and Kia.

Over the last seven days, Evanston has reported 397 new COVID cases — compared to 305 from the week prior.

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The victim noticed a suspicious vehicle in the area and attempted to leave, police said. At this time, the suspicious vehicle stopped. Two people then exited that vehicle and shots were fired.

Evanston police recovered a ghost gun while conducting a routine traffic stop on Monday.

The incident was captured on surveillance video, which shows the suspect approach the vehicles on foot. The suspect then appears to pour accelerant on the hoods of the two vehicles, before lighting the cars on fire.

The Lake Michigan Sector of the United States Coast Guard were searching for a kite surfer who went missing Saturday evening in Lake Michigan near Evanston.

A man was hospitalized after being wounded in a shooting Tuesday night in downtown Evanston.

An Evanston man has been charged with stabbing his sister to death during an argument about household chores, according to police.

A person was being questioned by police after a 30-year-old woman was fatally stabbed inside an Evanston apartment building Saturday night.

An Evanston man has been charged with robbing a 25-year-old man with a knife in Rogers Park.