A Fuji green bicycle was stolen from the garage of a home in the 2500 block of Harrison Street. This among the stories in today's daily crime bulletin.
Most of the 2000 members of Northwestern University’s Class of 2018, along with stalwart family and friends, braved a steady Seattle-type drizzle Friday morning to conclude their years at the university with commencement exercises at Evanston’s Ryan Field.
Evanston's equity coordinator, Pat Efiom, told residents at a 2nd and 5th Ward meeting Thursday that the city needs to do more to engage minority communities in the city's decisionmaking processes.
The Village of Skokie has filed suit in federal court claiming Evanston deprived the village and its residents of due process and equal protection rights by raising the rate it charges to deliver water to the village.
In the wake of sharp criticism from some aldermen about personal attacks by supporters of preserving the Harley Clarke mansion, leaders of the group hoping to lease the mansion from the city urged their supporters this week to maintain a civil tone in their advocacy.
Volunteers with Friends of the Chicago River and the Shedd Aquarium installed nearly 400 plant plugs Wednesday in Evanston along the North Shore Channel in an effort aimed at improving fish habitat, combating riverbank erosion and beautifying the waterway.
Mosquito abatement officials warned Thursday that mosquitoes testing positive for the West Nile virus have now been found in traps in Lincolnwood and Skokie, but not yet in Evanston so far this year.
The final phase of the Chicago Avenue/Sheridan Road Corridor Project will begin the week of June 25 with construction activities on the west and south sides of Sheridan Road, from Lincoln Street to Isabella Street/Ridge Avenue.
Burglars stole a purse from a 2003 Lincoln in the 1600 block of Monroe Street, thanks to an open window. This among stories in today's daily crime bulletin from Evanston police.
A number of cars were damaged about 9:40 this morning when a driver apparently lost control while rounding a curve at the Starbucks drive thru at Dempster and Dodge in Evanston.
The National Weather Service has issued a beach hazards statement for high wave action and dangerous swimming conditions along Evanston beaches effective from this evening through late Friday night.
Evanston's Board of Ethics Tuesday evening dismissed a complaint filed by former aldermanic candidate Misty Witenberg against one of her opponents in last year's election, Alderman Robin Rue Simmons, 5th Ward.
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