September 2019 - Evanston Now

Pickpocket grabs purse at Goodwill on Dempster

A pickpocket bumped into a 60-year-old Chicago woman in the Goodwill store in the 1900 block of Dempster Street and took her purse with $300 in cash. This among the

By Charles Bartling on September 30, 2019 - 10:58 pm

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Business

Aldermen to vote on event space tax break

Evanston aldemen tonight will hold a special meeting to vote on a proposed county property tax break to help turn the the vacant commercial property at 611-621 Howard St. into an

By Bill Smith on September 30, 2019 - 10:35 am

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Sports

Nicholson’s return helps Kits end losing streak

Homecoming weekend wasn’t the only cause for celebration for Evanston’s football team Saturday. The Wildkits welcomed back star running back Quadre Nicholson off the injured list and crushed Glenbrook North

By Dennis Mahoney on September 28, 2019 - 10:39 pm

Homeless man’s clothes are missing

A homeless man, living out of his car in a grocery store parking lot, reported to police that some of his clothes were missing from the 2004 Hyundai Sonata that

By Charles Bartling on September 27, 2019 - 6:58 pm

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Government

Plan Commission OKs rezoning on Howard

Evanston's Plan Commission this week moved to open up a one-block strip of Howard Street for multi-family housing. But the change leaves housing bans in place in well over a

By Bill Smith on September 27, 2019 - 5:41 pm

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Government

Skokie water suit tossed by federal judge

A federal court judge today dismissed Skokie's suit challenging rates in a new Evanston water contract -- saying that because the village has so far refused to pay the new

By Bill Smith on September 27, 2019 - 5:18 pm

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Government

Plans set to manage Friday night NU-OSU game traffic

Evanston Alderman Eleanor Revelle told residents at her 7th Ward meeting Thursday night that officials have been meeting for many months to develop plans to deal with crowds expected for the upcoming

By Bill Smith on September 27, 2019 - 1:35 pm

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Sports

Victory sets up winner-take-all soccer showdown

Freshman standout Martin Torres-Moreno had a hand in all 3 goals Thursday night in the second half of a 3-1 victory over Glenbrook South at Lazier Field. That effort set

By Dennis Mahoney on September 27, 2019 - 4:34 am

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Business

Food beat: Philz, Litehouse Grill and more

Workers were busy inside the new Philz Coffee location at 1030 Davis St. in Evanston this morning, getting the shop ready for an opening early next month. The San Francisco-based

By Bill Smith on September 26, 2019 - 9:00 pm

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Cops find handgun behind car’s tinted windows

A 21-year-old Evanston man faces a felony weapons charge after police stopped him for driving a car with illegally tinted windows. Police Cmdr. Ryan Glew says tactical detectives were on

By Bill Smith on September 26, 2019 - 8:26 pm

Shoplifters active in local stores

A number of Evanston stores were victims recently of shoplifters. These among the stories in today’s daily crime bulletin from Evanston police. Theft 2200 Howard Miscellaneous merchandise was taken from

By Charles Bartling on September 26, 2019 - 8:11 pm

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Savoyaires stage ‘The Yeomen of the Guard’

Returning to the Savoyaires stage for the first time in nearly two decades, Gilbert & Sullivan’s "The Yeomen of the Guard" combines Gilbert’s razor-sharp wit with Sullivan’s richest score in

By Evanston Now on September 26, 2019 - 3:15 pm

$20K in jewelry taken from apartment on Main

A burglar pried open the back door of an apartment in the 900 block of Michigan Avenue and made off with jewelry valued at $20,000. This among the stories in

By Charles Bartling on September 25, 2019 - 7:19 pm

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Business

Skokie restaurateur has plans for two Evanston sites

The co-owner for the past eight years of the Skokie restaurant Libertad has plans to open two new restaurants in Evanston -- including one in the city-owned former Cafe Coralie

By Bill Smith on September 25, 2019 - 4:06 pm

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Government

Free buses? More Sunday service?

Evanston's Transportation and Parking Committee is scheduled tonight to discuss the limited Sunday bus service in town and the free bus service provided by the Village of Niles. Maps that

By Bill Smith on September 25, 2019 - 2:40 pm

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Sports

Frosh strikes twice in last six minutes for soccer win

Franz Calixte has made nothing but good decisions since he took over the Evanston soccer program. But the veteran head coach’s best move may have been this year when he

By Dennis Mahoney on September 25, 2019 - 4:50 am

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