2nd Ward
Man charged in early morning robbery
Friday, August 20, 2010, at 9:30 pm by Bill SmithA 19-year-old Chicago man has been charged with robbing an Evanston man in the 800 block of Brown Avenue early this morning.
Antoine Walker of the 6200 block of N. Claremont is due in court Saturday for a bond hearing.
Police say Walker and an accomplice approached the 22-year-old Evanston man about 1 a.m. as the man walked west on Main Street from Dodge Avenue.
Library opens west side outpost
Wednesday, July 7, 2010, at 3:35 pm by City of EvanstonThe Evanston Public Library has opened a temporary summer outpost at the Evanston Plaza shopping center on the city's west side.
The facility, called the "Summer Reading Stop," is located in a storefront at 1958 Dempster St., just four doors south of Panino’s restaurant.
Beating leads to two arrests
Tuesday, July 6, 2010, at 3:42 pm by Bill SmithEvanston police have arrested two men in connection with an incident that left a Fowler Avenue resident beaten up early on the Fourth of July.
West End Market 'freshens up' neighborhood
Thursday, July 1, 2010, at 9:03 am by Naomi Daugherty
Evanston’s West End Farmers Market, now in its third year, is expanding its efforts to bring fresh produce and more to the neighborhood.
The market is open from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. every Saturday through Oct. 30 at the corner of Church Street and Dodge Avenue.
West End Market opens third season
Saturday, June 5, 2010, at 6:59 am by Bill Smith
Evanston's West End Market this morning opens its third season of bringing farm-fresh produce to the city's west side.
The market will be open 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. every Saturday through Oct. 30. Today there'll also be live entertainment at the market at the intersection of Church Street and Dodge Avenue from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. And the market also offers west side entrepreneurs a chance to sell baked goods, handmade products and other items.
William Logan, chairman of the Evanston Community Development Corporation, which runs the market, says a new focal point this year will be Second Chance Produce, a collaborative effort of ECDC, the Boocoo cultural center and local churches.
Neighbors to meet about shooting
Saturday, May 22, 2010, at 11:13 am by Bill SmithEvanston officials are planning a community meeting Tuesday evening at which police will update neighbors about the shooting incident late Thursday that left one man dead and another injured.
Fight leads to fatal shooting
Friday, May 21, 2010, at 11:04 am by Bill SmithOne man is dead and another hospitalized with gunshot wound after an argument broke out in front of a home at 1039 Darrow Ave. late last night.
Evanston police say that when officers arrived on the scene they found Craig Romon Smith Jr. dead of a gunshot wound to the head.
Mayor: No more housing cost overruns
Friday, May 7, 2010, at 9:01 am by Bill SmithEvanston housing group leaders complained Thursday they've been frozen out of the city's $18 million federal rehab grant. But Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl said the groups lacked the track record to do the work.
Plaza receiver to meet with tenants
Thursday, April 29, 2010, at 8:43 am by Bill SmithCity officials say the court-appointed receiver for the Evanston Plaza shopping center will meet with business owners in the plaza next month.
The city's planning division chief, Dennis Marino, told members of the Economic Development Committee Wednesday night that the meeting is tentatively scheduled for May 20.
Tot lot funding vote postponed
Thursday, April 29, 2010, at 8:12 am by Bill SmithMembers of the city's Economic Development Committee, after about 90 minutes of debate Wednesday night, postponed action on a request for city financial support for development of a playground on a vacant lot at 1125 Dewey Ave.
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