Teen fatally struck by CTA Yellow Line train near Howard; service resumes

CTA Yellow Line service was suspended for more than two hours Friday morning after a teenager was struck and killed by a train near Howard in Evanston.

Evanston alderman on why she voted against housing-centric reparations
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Evanston Ald. Cicely Fleming explains why she voted against housing grant reparations for Black residents and why she thinks the program does not go far enough.

Evanston, Illinois becomes 1st city in US to pay reparations to Black residents

Evanston, Illinois, on Monday became the first U.S. city to make reparations available to its Black residents for past discrimination and the lingering effects of slavery.

2 dead, 1 hurt in shooting near Evanston Township High School

Three men were shot, two of them fatally, Friday afternoon in north suburban Evanston, about a block from Evanston Township High School.

Lovin' Local: Bluestone Restaurant in Evanston
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John Enright from Bluestone Evanston talk about how his business has adjusted since the COVID-19 pandemic.

2 displaced in Evanston house fire

Two people were displaced from their home after a fire broke out in their attic Friday in north suburban Evanston.

11 people displaced in Evanston apartment fire

Eleven people were displaced after a fire broke out in an apartment kitchen Friday evening in suburban Evanston.

Northwestern cheerleader claims donors and fans groped her during university events

Cheerleader Hayden Richardson says Northwestern University forced her and other women to mingle with donors who groped her breasts and buttocks, and that administrators tried to cover up the harrassment.

Bodycam video shows end of shooting spree that left 4 dead in Chicago, Evanston

Newly released police video shows Evanston officers fatally shooting a man suspected of killing four people and wounding three others during a shooting spree in Chicago and the north suburb earlier this month.

Evanston woman killed in shooting spree 'dedicated her life to teaching'

Marta Torres, 61, died Saturday evening, days after she was shot by a gunman at an IHOP in Evanston, near the end of a senseless shooting spree which spanned from the South Side of Chicago to the north suburb.

Woman critically injured in Evanston fire

A woman was critically injured in a fire at an apartment building Thursday in north suburban Evanston.

5 dead, 25 hurt in Chicago weekend gun violence

Five people were killed in Chicago this weekend; three were the random victims of a man on a shooting rampage. At least 24 others were wounded in gun violence across the city.

Shooter in deadly, random rampage across Chicago posted bizarre videos online before death

Jason Nightengale -- the man who rampaged across Chicago's South Side on Saturday, killing three people and wounding four others -- posted bizarre videos on social media in the days and hours leading up to the rampage. In one video just two days before the shooting rampage, he held a gun to the camera and muttered, "no music, no music, I don't need no seatbelt, I'm coming, girl."

One man responsible for 3 random murders and other shootings in Chicago, Evanston, police say

A man named Jason Nightengale randomly killed three people in Chicago, wounded several others, shot a woman at an IHOP in Evanston, and got into a shootout with police before he was shot and killed Saturday night, police said.

Shooting rampage in Chicago and Evanston ends with suspect dead
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A man named Jason Nightengale randomly killed three people in Chicago, wounded several others, shot a woman at an IHOP in Evanston, and got into a shootout with police before he was shot and killed Saturday night, police said.