Kalkidan H. Melaku, 26, of 1609 Howard St., was arrested at 138 Dodge Ave. at 9:50 p.m. Tuesday and charged with domestic battery. He is due in court on Jan. 28 at 9:30 a.m.

A resident of Evanston since 1975, Chuck Bartling holds a master’s degree in journalism from Northwestern University and has extensive experience as a reporter and editor for daily newspapers, radio...