Evanston police say the gun buyback program held at the Unitarian Church today in partnership with Moms Demand Action took in 59 guns -- 20 long guns and 39 handguns.
Next week will mark the start of a big transition in Evanston's Police Department. City Manager Wally Bobkiewicz is scheduled to announce the city's new police chief on Tuesday and retiring chief Richard Eddington will be honored on Friday.
A flu bug cost two starters for the Evanston basketball team --- Jaheim Holden and Jaylin Gibson --- a few missed practices this week and neither one started Friday night, per team rules.
Despite recent efforts by the federal government to define a person’s gender as a biological fact determined at birth, Northwestern University is reiterating its commitment to policies that affirm gender identity and expression and prohibit any kind of discrimination on that basis.
Hygiene products were stolen from a supermarket on Chicago Avenue and a man was charged with shoplifting from the downtown Target. These are among the stories in today’s daily crime bulletin from Evanston police.
Take a break from holiday stress with a variety show at SPACE, a cappella carols at Nichols Concert Hall or a free concert at the Levy Center. Or step over to Evanston Rocks for instrumental rock Christmas music or a Big Band Christmas. Those are some of the musical options this week in Evanston.
When Evanston Township Athletic Director Chris Livatino realized he had to replace the most successful softball coach in school history --- Katie Perkins --- he didn’t have to look too far to find her successor.
Police stopped two drivers in the early hours this morning and charged one with driving under the influence and the other with a traffic violation. Unsecured cash was stolen from a home on Emerson. These are among the stories in today’s daily crime bulletin from Evanston police.
With construction continuing on the nine-story apartment project at 811 Emerson St., the management company CA Ventures has launched a website for the development and is preparing to open a leasing office two blocks away.
An unattended phone and keys were stolen from an office on Chicago and cash was stolen from an unlocked car on Princeton. These are among the stories in today’s daily crime bulletin from Evanston police.
Northwestern University's executive director for Neighborhood and Community Relations says a pair of beavers have made their home on the school's Evanston campus.
This weekend brings a lot of ways to celebrate the holiday season, with two versions of “The Nutcracker,” a holiday panto by Piccolo Theater and “A Christmas Carol” told from Jacob Marley’s perspective at Studio5. Theo Ubique opens its new location on Howard Street with “The Full Monty.” Those shows and more are on stage in an around Evanston this weekend.
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