The Washington Post released its annual national public school ranking called “America's Most Challenging High Schools,” placing Evanston Township High School (ETHS) as 14th in the state and in the top 2 percent in the nation.
A phone was taken from the victim's hand on a bus at Main Street and Asbury Avenue. This and other stories in today's daily crime bulletin from Evanston police.
A truck driver for Ashley Furniture got the surprise of his life early Thursday afternoon when he brought his truck to a halt at a stop sign at Dobson Street and Custer Avenue in south Evanston.
The Illinois Senate today approved a bill introduced by Sen. Daniel Biss of Evanston that would require law enforcement officers to obtain a warrant before using a remote-controlled aircraft or drone to gather information.
The founder of Teach for America told an Evanston audience Wednesday that naivete and inexperience were largely responsible for helping her create an organization of college graduates to make a difference for inner city kids.
Update 2:05 p.m. Showers and thunderstorms faded away to drizzle this afternoon across Evanston after over four inches of rain fell overnight and into the morning. City officials reported reported dozens of flooded basements.
Evanston aldermen this week voted to spend nearly $2.3 million to replace the little grey boxes that report how much water residents use -- because some of the existing ones have stopped working.
State Sen. Daniel Biss of Evanston persuaded a Senate committee today to advance his plan to abolish the local electoral boards that decide whether challenged candidates stay on the ballot.
An employee of a store on Howard Street says he approached an apparent shoplifter who pulled out a knife and threatened to pepper spray him. This and other stories in today's daily crime bulletin from Evanston police.
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. on Monday, April 29.
Some merchants are objecting to plans for a bike lane in the 500 block of Davis Street in downtown Evanston because it will eliminate diagonal parking there -- reducing by 10 the number of on-street parking spaces.
The new pedestrian lights installed along Church Street downtown came under attack from some aldermen Tuesday night as the Evanston City Council debated whether to expand the lighting project to Davis Street.
