Toy shop to open second store on Main Street
2 weeks ago

Main Street in Evanston won't be without a toy store for long. Oliver's Trains and Toys which opened last year on Central Street is planning a second store on Main Street -- just across the street from an existing toy shop that's closing.

ETHS students attend youth summit
2 weeks ago

Nearly 150 students from 15 Chicago-area high schools joined the Constitutional Rights Foundation Chicago last Friday for the 2013 Illinois Youth Summit.

EVANSTON CRIME: Wine haul at restaurant on Sherman
2 weeks ago

A thief made off with several bottles of wine from a restaurant in the 1500 block of Sherman Avenue early Sunday. This and other stories in the weekend roundup of crime from Evanston police.

Man charged with firing shots at car
2 weeks ago

A 23-year-old Evanston man has been charged with firing shots at a Chevy Blazer near Simpson Street and Darrow Avenue last week.

Sink hole repair to close Dobson until Wednesday
2 weeks ago

Remember the truck that fell into the sink hole on Dobson Street in Evanston back on April 18? Well repairing the street is going to take a couple more days yet.

Final push for Grandmother Park funds
2 weeks ago

It's been four years in the making, but an initiative that began with two grandmothers out for a walk with their grandsons, is just a few thousand dollars short of a goal that will make Grandmothers Park in west Evanston a reality.

4th of July planning session tonight
2 weeks ago

The Evanston 4th of July Association and the City of Evanston will hold a community meeting to gather public input on Independence Day activity ideas at 7 p.m. tonight at the Fleetwood-Jourdain Community Center, 1655 Foster St.

Police offer rewards for tips on illegal guns
2 weeks ago

Evanston Police have expanded the text-a-tip program to receive anonymous tips on people illegally carrying firearms.

Evanston's tallest building back on the market
3 weeks ago

Evanston's tallest building, formally known as the Orrington Plaza, but more commonly referred to as the Chase Bank tower, is back on the market.

Three dozen open houses Sunday
3 weeks ago

With more seasonable temperatures, checking out the latest open houses will be a breeze this weekend. Here are some of the homes available to tour on Sunday:

YWCA holds 'Stand Against Racism'
3 weeks ago

Hundreds of Evanstonians stood along Church Street and Ridge Avenue early this afternoon to take a stand against racism.

Schools to open before Labor Day
3 weeks ago

Both Evanston Township High School District 202 and Evanston/Skokie District 65 schools will begin the next school year on Monday, August 26, which is a week before Labor Day.

Burglar gets 20 years
3 weeks ago

A 45-year-old Chicago man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to two Evanston burglaries.

EPD chief meets with families of murder victims
3 weeks ago

Evanston police reported Friday that Chief Richard Eddington and members of the investigative services division met Thursday night with family members of victims of unsolved murders in the city.

EVANSTON CRIME: 'She pointed a gun at me'
3 weeks ago

Police investigated a report that a black female in a 2007 Cadillac pointed a gun at her victim in the 1500 block of Brummel Street Thursday evening. This and other stories in today's daily crime bulletin from Evanston police.