March 2017 - Evanston Now

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Apartment burglary on Hovland

Burglars pried the door open to enter an apartment in the 1800 block of Hovland Court. This among the stories in today’s daily crime bulletin from Evanston police. Burglary 1800

By Charles Bartling on March 31, 2017 - 6:51 pm

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Occupants flee car crash on Emerson

Witnesses say four youths fled from the scene after the car they were riding in crashed into parked cars on Emerson Street near Grey Avenue in Evanston about 9 o'clock

By Bill Smith on March 31, 2017 - 2:27 am

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Burglary on Sherman; Theft on Oak

Credit cards and cash were taken from a vehicle in the 600 block of Sherman Avenue. Also, a bicycle part was stolen from an apartment common area in the 1500

By Charles Bartling on March 30, 2017 - 5:51 pm

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Government

Fountain Square work starts next week

Construction on improvements to Fountain Square in downtown Evanston is scheduled to start next week and continue through December. The project is funded through tax increment financing district revenue and

By Evanston Now on March 30, 2017 - 3:29 pm

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Business

Evanston-based firm gets new owner

Evanston-based Legacy.com, a provider of online digital memorials, has been sold by Boston-based Great Hill Partners to Pamplona Capital of London. Headquartered at 820 Davis St. and led by Founder

By Evanston Now on March 30, 2017 - 10:35 am

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Business

Roof-top solar potential rather limited here

A new project aimed at estimating the potential for roof-top solar panel installations across the country shows Evanston getting rather mediocre scores. The Project Sunroof mapping tool from Google estimates

By Bill Smith on March 29, 2017 - 8:06 pm

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Business

Upstairs Café at Central Street Metra may close

Customers at the Upstairs Café at Evanston’s Central Street Metra station have launched an email and telephone campaign to persuade Union Pacific Railroad to let them stay in business. The

By Charles Bartling on March 29, 2017 - 3:56 pm

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Bandsaw stolen from construction site on Maple

A Milwaukee bandsaw, left unattended at a construction site in the 1500 block of Maple Avenue, was reported missing. This among the stories in today’s daily crime bulletin from Evanston

By Charles Bartling on March 29, 2017 - 2:47 pm

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Education

School referendum group mistakenly lists board as donor

Update 4:40 p.m.: The Evanston Skokie School District 65 board was mistakenly listed on state records as among the big-dollar donors who have made the current school tax hike referendum one

By Bill Smith on March 29, 2017 - 1:44 pm

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Sports

Softball squad plans to build on past success

How does Evanston’s softball team plan to build on the best season in program history? One day at a time, of course. With 8 seniors --- and 4 underclassmen who

By Dennis Mahoney on March 29, 2017 - 3:54 am

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Laptop stolen from Kia on Brummel

A laptop computer was taken in the burglary of a 2005 Kia in the 1000 block of Brummel Street yesterday. This among the stories in today’s daily crime bulletin from

By Charles Bartling on March 28, 2017 - 9:04 pm

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Government

Cabot fan calls foul over Fiske fliers

A supporter of 1st Ward aldermanic candidate Lee Cabot has filed a complaint with the state board of elections objecting to the use of a photo of her in campaign

By Bill Smith on March 28, 2017 - 2:26 pm

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Education

New exhibit coming to Noyes Arts Center

An opening reception on Sunday, April 9, at Evanston's Noyes Cultural Arts Center, 927 Noyes St., will herald “Stories in Images and Words,” an exhibition that will be on display

By Charles Bartling on March 27, 2017 - 9:06 pm

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Sessions issues warning to sanctuary cities

U. S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions today warned states and cities, such as Evanston and Chicago, that their desire to be “sanctuary cities” to illegal immigrants could make them less

By Charles Bartling on March 27, 2017 - 8:33 pm

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Workman disappears with floor tiles

A victim claims that the workman he hired over the internet ran off with $658 worth of floor tiles the victim purchased at Home Depot.This among the stories in today’s

By Charles Bartling on March 27, 2017 - 7:26 pm

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Government

Challenge planned to Suffredin

Four-term Cook County Commissioner Larry Suffredin can look forward to a primary challenge if he seeks to retain his seat next year. Bushra Amiwala, a freshman at DePaul University who

By Bill Smith on March 27, 2017 - 7:01 pm

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