Evanston

Two of the people rescued were Northwestern University students who decided to chase a badly thrown football into the water.

Pat Fitzgerald insisted things will be different for Northwestern this time.

There’s a mystery behind the deaths of three popular beavers that made their home at the Evanston campus of Northwestern University.

Scattered, severe thunderstorms are possible across suburban Chicago late Saturday afternoon.

The nation’s largest beauty store chain, Ulta Beauty, will be opening its first batch of shops in more than 100 Target stores next month including seven in the Chicago area.

Two people were hospitalized after being struck by a vehicle Tuesday morning in Evanston.

"Apparently, the gentleman lost control of his car and drove it into our family room, which is normally where we sit. So, this can be replaced but thank God we weren’t home because we would have been sitting right where the car is."

Several suburbs say their annual shows will be canceled or postponed this year, while others say the festivities will go on as scheduled.

Middle school drama teacher Stacy Deemar, who is white, filed a lawsuit Wednesday, claiming the teacher training and lessons about race and racism discriminated against her.

Prices are up 15.9% in Waukegan, 14.3% in Fox Lake and 11.5% in Aurora in just the past year.

A 16-year-old girl, out for a walk with a friend during a sleepover, died after falling on the electrified third rail along CTA tracks in Evanston early Wednesday.

An explosive device was intentionally thrown into an Evanston home and detonated late Tuesday, causing significant damage to the house but no significant injuries to the people inside.

On Monday, the police chief of the Evanston Police Department announced his retirement from the force after decades of service.

Northwestern University named NCAA administrator Derrick Gragg as the new athletic director on Friday.

An Evanston boy was found safe after being reported missing Thursday evening.