January 2015 - Evanston Now

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City crews prepare for big storm

Evanston city crews have been preparing for a storm that's expected to dump about 10 inches of snow onto Evanston this weekend for the past several days, says Assistant Public

By Bill Smith on January 31, 2015 - 8:40 pm

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Snow forecast update: Could be 10 inches or more

The National Weather Service now says there's a chance that areas near Lake Michigan, like Evanston could get up to a foot of snow from a storm that's expected to

By Bill Smith on January 31, 2015 - 4:37 pm

Sports

GBS girls hold off upset-minded Evanston

Two turnovers in the final 10 seconds prevented the Evanston girls basketball team from pulling off the upset of the Central Suburban League South division season Friday night at Beardsley

By Bill Smith on January 31, 2015 - 11:46 am

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Early morning call leads cops to burglary suspect

Police have arrested a 48-year-old Evanston man who a caller identified as the person seen rummaging through a parked car in the 2100 block of Grant Street about 1:20 this

By Bill Smith on January 31, 2015 - 2:26 am

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Religious institution broken into

A door to a religious insitution on Church Street was forced open sometime during the last few days. This among the stories in today's daily crime bulletin from Evanston police.

By Lee V. Gaines on January 30, 2015 - 11:06 pm

Government

City worker calls it quits after 46 years

The City of Evanston's longest-serving employee retired today. Archie Oliver started with the city in 1968 as a police officer and spent most of his career working the front desk

By Bill Smith on January 30, 2015 - 9:14 pm

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Could be 6 inches of snow over weekend

The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch advisory that says we could get as much as six inches of snow between Saturday evening and late Sunday night. The

By Bill Smith on January 30, 2015 - 5:04 pm

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Education

School chiefs sweating PARCC prep

Evanston's two school superintendents praised their students' performance on standardized tests but voiced anxieties about implementing a new testing regime during Thursday night's state of the schools event at Evanston Township High

By Bill Smith on January 30, 2015 - 1:03 pm

Sports

Henry pitches perfect game for Wildkits

Even though his focus at the helm of Evanston’s basketball team is on defense, head coach Mike Ellis knows that his players aren’t working on that part of their game

By Evanston Now on January 30, 2015 - 12:28 pm

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String of home break-ins

Four homes, including two single residences and two apartment units, were burglarized yesterday. These among the stories in today's daily crime bulletin from Evanston police.

By Lee V. Gaines on January 29, 2015 - 8:32 pm

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Car goes through guard rail on Sheridan

A car ended up wrapped in the cables of the guard rail when it went off Sheridan Road at Edgemere Court in Evanston shortly after 10 o'clock this morning. No one

By Bill Smith on January 29, 2015 - 8:12 pm

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Business

EDC backs $2 million city aid plan for Valli

Evanston's Economic Development Committee voted Wednesday night to support a request for $2 million in financial assistance for the city to the planned Valli Produce store at the Evanston Plaza

By Bill Smith on January 29, 2015 - 4:19 pm

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Business

Big firm seeks city relocation aid

ZS Associates -- described by Evanston officials as the city's largest for-profit, property-tax-paying company -- is seeking taxpayer assistance to relocate to new quarters at One Rotary Center. The sales

By Bill Smith on January 29, 2015 - 12:01 pm

Government

Tax bills hit Evanston mailboxes

First installment property tax bills are hitting the mailboxes of Evanston residents this week. Payments on the bills are due by Tuesday, March. 3. Property taxes are paid in two

By Bill Smith on January 29, 2015 - 12:26 am

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Rash of auto burglaries

Some eight motor vehicles, most of them unlocked, were entered by burglars in the city in the last few days. These among the stories in today's daily crime bulletin from

By Charles Bartling on January 28, 2015 - 8:48 pm

Education

Northwestern 4th in nation in college fundraising

The Council for Aid to Education says charitable giving to American colleges and universities reached a new high of $37.45 billion last year. And Northwestern University came in fourth on

By Bill Smith on January 28, 2015 - 7:40 pm

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