5th Ward
Park improvement meetings: Want a rain garden?
Friday, March 12, 2010, at 12:44 pm by Bill SmithEvanston officials will hold two meetings next week to gather public comment on possible improvements to two city parks.
Questions raised about housing grant
Friday, February 12, 2010, at 12:58 pm by Bill SmithAs Evanston officials rush to implement the recently announced $18 million federal housing grant, some residents are raising questions about the program's impact on one of the targeted neighborhoods.
Two arrested for shooting at car
Monday, February 8, 2010, at 6:06 pm by Bill SmithEvanston police say two men have been charged with weapons violations after allegedly shooting at a car early Saturday morning.
Police Commander Tom Guenther says the incident apparently began at a party in the 1700 block of Dodge Avenue.
Big promises for housing grant impact
Friday, February 5, 2010, at 3:51 pm by Bill SmithEvanston officials staged a roadshow event for Sen. Dick Durbin and U.S. Rep Jan Schakowsky this morning, taking them on a tour of the west side neighborhood that's targeted for rehab work under a $18 million grant the city recently received from the federal government.
After touring the home of a local resident who says she can't sell the two-family house she and two siblings inherited from their parents because of how the foreclosure crisis has decimated property values on the block, the politicians talked to reporters about what they hope the program will accomplish.
Bouzi sentenced to 35 years in prison
Wednesday, January 27, 2010, at 12:23 pm by Bill SmithAntoine Bouzi, found guilty last February of attempted murder in a July 2008 shotgun attack on an Evanston police officer, was sentenced earlier this month to 35 years in prison.
Suspect charged in string of robberies
Tuesday, January 12, 2010, at 10:43 pm by Bill SmithEvanston police have arrested one man and are looking for at least two others in connection with a string of three armed robberies on the west side last month.
Lorenzo Lee Garcia, 18, of 2018 Lake St. is scheduled to appear in Skokie district court on Jan. 20 to face armed robbery and firearms charges.
Police say the incidents all happened late at night.
Two charged in convenience store holdup
Wednesday, December 23, 2009, at 1:57 pm by Bill SmithTwo Chicago men are facing aggravated robbery charges after a holdup Monday afternoon at an Evanston convenience store.
Police say officers were called to Hanan Finer Foods at 1942 Maple Ave. about 1:10 p.m., where a clerk told them that two men entered the store and approached the counter as if to pay for a purchase.
Teen shot on Emerson Street
Saturday, December 19, 2009, at 1:34 pm by Bill SmithEvanston police say an 18-year-old Evanston man was shot multiple times early this morning in the 1900 block of Emerson Street.
Police Chief Richard Eddington identified the injured victim as Demarcus Curtis, who's address wasn't immediately available.
GED classes offered on west side
Tuesday, December 1, 2009, at 5:16 pm by Bill SmithThe Evanston Community Development Corporation is offering free GED, or general educational development, classes starting next month at Boocoo, 1823 Church St., on Evanston's west side.
Market season ends with free pumpkins
Thursday, October 29, 2009, at 6:15 am by Bill Smith
Evanston's West End Market will wrap up its season with a Halloween party on Saturday.
The first 100 youngsters at the market will get free pumpkins and goody bags as part of the harvest celebration, which also will include face painting, arts and crafts and live entertainment.
The market, a project of the Evanston Community Development Corporation, will be open rain or shine from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday in the Evanston Township High School parking lot at the corner of Church Street and Dodge Avenue.
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