November 2016 - Evanston Now

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Retailers score an ‘A’ on tobacco sales

Not one of Evanston’s 33 retailers failed a semi-annual check yesterday by Evanston police on selling tobacco products to under-age buyers. Because the city ordinance prohibits sales of tobacco products

By Charles Bartling on November 30, 2016 - 11:01 pm

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Burglars force entry to home on Ridge, take jewels

Burglars forced their way into a home in the 2400 block of Ridge Avenue and stole jewelry. This among the stories in today’s daily crime bulletin from Evanston police. Burglary

By Charles Bartling on November 30, 2016 - 9:39 pm

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Lakeshore Arts Festival — dead at age 40

It turns out last summer's 40th edition of Evanston's Lakeshore Arts Festival will be its last. Parks Director Lawrence Hemingway told aldermen this week that a plethora of summer arts

By Bill Smith on November 30, 2016 - 4:47 pm

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Government

Budget passes despite fog house fuss

A last-minute dust up over plans to renovate the fog houses at the Grosse Point lighthouse complex failed to derail adoption of the City of Evanston's 2017 budget this week.

By Bill Smith on November 30, 2016 - 3:45 pm

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Sports

Bench boosts ETHS girls to 6th straight triumph

Once Brittanny Johnson made it clear that even with 5 starters back from last year’s girls basketball team, that all positions were wide open, the first-year Evanston head coach created

By Dennis Mahoney on November 30, 2016 - 4:38 am

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Government

Four file petitions for mayor’s race

All four announced candidates for next year's Evanston mayoral race have filed their petitions with the city clerk's office. Clerk Rodney Greene says that by Monday afternoon he had received

By Bill Smith on November 29, 2016 - 9:36 pm

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Seat belts, cell phones most popular citations

Evanston police, participating in a statewide “Click It or Ticket” mobilization, issued more than 100 citations for seat belt or cell phone violations from Nov. 14-27, according to a department

By Charles Bartling on November 29, 2016 - 8:28 pm

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2 charged in DUI arrests

Two persons have been charged with driving under the influence. These among the stories in today’s daily crime bulletin from Evanston police. Traffic 1315 Main Magdalen Martina Chungu-Samuels, 25, was

By Charles Bartling on November 29, 2016 - 7:56 pm

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Government

Strong backing for sanctuary city ordinance

Evanston aldermen Monday night voted unanimously to introduce a sanctuary city ordinance, proclaiming that the community welcomes immigrants, regardless of their legal status. During public comment several speakers, including Father

By Bill Smith on November 29, 2016 - 4:22 pm

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Candidate’s arrest sparks review of police policy

Evanston aldermen promised a review of police procedures Monday night in the wake of the arrest Sunday of a candidate for city clerk while he was seeking petition signatures in

By Bill Smith on November 29, 2016 - 3:11 pm

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How the candidate’s arrest played out

A review of police dispatch audio tapes sheds some light on the incident in which a candidate for Evanston city clerk, Devon Reid, was arrested while circulating his nominating petitions

By Bill Smith on November 29, 2016 - 3:10 pm

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Education

Schools financial crisis is topic of public sessions

For some months now, Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Superintendent Paul Goren has been warning the board, teachers, and community about unprecedented structural financial deficits facing the district in coming years.

By Charles Bartling on November 28, 2016 - 10:03 pm

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Flag, recording gear stolen from Dempster rooftop

An American flag and a video recording device were taken from the rooftop of an office building in the 600 block of Dempster Street. This among the stories in today’s

By Charles Bartling on November 28, 2016 - 8:50 pm

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Government

Candidates confused over petition deadline

Some would-be candidates in next April's Evanston municipal election have been having an anxious past few days after a dispute broke out over the filing deadline for petition signatures. The

By Bill Smith on November 28, 2016 - 7:59 pm

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Cops placed on leave after arresting candidate

Two Evanston police officers have been placed on administrative leave after they arrested a political candidate who was seeking petition signatures outside the Panera Bread downtown on Sunday evening. City

By Bill Smith on November 28, 2016 - 5:56 pm

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Business

Aldermen to get brewery plan tonight

The long-brewing plan to lease Evanston's former recycling center as a brewery is scheduled to come before the City Council for introduction tonight. In July 2015 aldermen approved negotiating a

By Bill Smith on November 28, 2016 - 4:18 pm

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