Evanston police pepper-spray protesters who allegedly threw bricks

A protest in suburban Evanston turned violent Saturday night when officers pepper-sprayed people who allegedly threw bricks and lit fireworks at officers.

Evanston duplex fire displaces residents

Multiple residents were displaced in a house fire Tuesday in north suburban Evanston.

Evanston police host 'National Night Out' event amid pandemic

A suburban police department made its 'National Night Out' event happen, while most of the nationwide events were canceled this year because of the pandemic.

Hundreds show up to support Taylor and Blake families, push for voter turnout

Hundreds of people held a peaceful march in Evanston on Saturday to show support for the families of Jacob Blake and Breonna Taylor and to push for people to get out and vote.

Lovin' Local: Rex's Place in Evanston
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Kathy Lichtenstein talks about how her doggie daycare business has fared since the COVID-19 pandemic.

Judge: Ex-school security guard to pay $3 million in sex abuse case

A federal judge has ordered a former security guard at a suburban Chicago high school to pay $3 million in damages to the family of a former student who said in a lawsuit that he sexually abused her dozens of times.

Evanston student designs health screening app
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You?ve probably answered health-screening questions before entering a public building. With children returning to school, a new invention makes the process easier and faster.

Lovin' Local: Comida Cantina in Evanston
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Greg Carter and Eric Green of Comida Cantina talk about how their business has fared since the COVID-19 pandemic.

3 charged in Evanston murder

Charges have been filed against three men in connection to a July 26 shooting in Evanston — one of three fatal shootings to rock the north suburb this summer in a span of four days.

Suburban school district includes students of color in groups with first chance at in-person learning: report

A suburban Chicago school district has said students of color will get the first chance to return for in-person learning when schools reopen, citing "a pandemic" of "inequity and racism, and classism" that preceded COVID-19.

Evanston’s 3rd fatal shooting in a week may be retaliation for earlier homicide: police

As Evanston reels from its third fatal shooting in a week, detectives are investigating whether the latest homicide on Sunday was retaliation for a fatal shooting the day before.

Man shot dead near Red Line station: police

A 20-year-old man was killed and another man wounded early Thursday in a shooting near the CTA Howard Red Line station on Chicago’s border with Evanston, police said.