Edmund Moran has been 6th Ward alderman since 1991 when he defeated tax-cut activist Bernard Schmidt for the open seat created by Margaret Wold’s decision not to run for re-election. That makes him the Evanston alderman with the longest continuous service and gives him the ceremonial honor of reading off the council’s consent agenda at […]
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ETHS wins top credit rating from Moody’s
Moody’s Investors Service this week issued its top Aaa credit rating to Evanston Township High School District 202. This is an upgrade for ETHS, which for years has carried an Aa1 rating, just one step below the Aaa rating. ETHS is now among only seven Illinois school districts and one of 24 total in the […]
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Janetske to head emergency unit
Evanston Fire Chief Alan Berkowsky has announced the promotion of Firefighter/Paramedic Thomas Janetske to division chief of Fire Prevention/Emergency Preparedness. Janetske will begin his new position on June 23. Janetske has served with the Evanston Fire Department for 18 years and has a total of 25 years in the public safety field. Over the last […]
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Damp start for Starlight concert series
Evanston’s summer-long starlight concert series got off to a damp start Thursday evening when the Brooklyn-based group, Cordero, had to play inside the Levy Center rather than out in James Park because of rain showers. But spectators of all ages still got up to dance to the band’s blazing blend of Latin and rock music. […]
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Nichols students take WordMasters honors
Two teams of students representing Nichols Middle School recently won highest honors in the WordMasters Challenge-a national language arts competition entered by over 230,000 students annually, which consists of three separate meets held at intervals during the school year. Competing in the difficult Blue Division of the Challenge, and coached by Terri Umland, the school’s […]
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Burglary suspect nabbed in north Evanston
The sound of breaking glass at 2 a.m. led to burglary charges against an Evanston man this week. Police say residents of the 2100 block of Pioneer Road in northwest Evanston called police after they heard the glass breaking early Tuesday morning and saw a man acting suspiciously in a car parked on the block. […]
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Artist’s studio on Simpson gets plan board OK
Despite continued objections from some neighbors, the Evanston Plan Commission and its Zoning Committee voted Wednesday to rezone a vacant store-front building at 1829-1831 Simpson St. to permit its use as an artist’s studio. 1829-1831 Simpson St. The change would switch the 25-foot-wide property from R3, a medium-density residential zone, to the MU transitional manufacturing […]
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Plan board shoots down condo project
The Evanston Plan Commission, acting with unusual speed, voted unanimously Wednesday to reject a proposed six-story condo project at 1031 Sherman Ave. during its first hearing on the development. The project, proposed by developer Michael Dalton, called for building 45 condo units on a lot now occupied by a vacant home and an abandoned commercial […]
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Roadside safety checks planned this weekend
Evanston police will conduct a roadside safety check Friday night and early Saturday morning in a high volume traffic area in the city. The safety checks are designed to reduce traffic crashes and the liability associated with violations of vehicular safety laws. Polilce say they’ll be on the look out for impaired driving and seat […]
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Drinking party preceded student’s death
Evanston police say tonight the Northwestern student found dead in his dorm room around noon on Tuesday had participated in an alcohol drinking party in the dorm the night before. Police say fellow students helped Matthew S. Sunshine back to his room after the party. The students also reporteldy checked back on him during the […]
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Dog digs beach; soon you can too
A local pooch found Evanston’s dog beach the perfect place to dig in the sand Tuesday as its owner watched from the rocks at the Church Street boat launch. The city’s five beaches for people open for the season on Saturday, which means this week is your last chance to buy season tokens at a […]
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NU student found dead in dorm room
Evanston police say they’re investigating the death of a Northwestern University student found dead in a campus residence hall today. Police say they were called to the Foster House dorm at 2253 Sheridan Road shortly after noon today, where they found the body of a student identified as Matthew S. Sunshine in his dorm room. […]
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Patching project closes major street
Evanston public works crews had Forest Avenue between Lake and Davis Streets blocked off this afternoon as they did some long-awaited major patching of the roadway surface. Forest at that point handles Sheridan Road traffic along the lakefront. The city is scheduled to take over control of Sheridan from the state next year, after a […]
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Evanston man arrested in shooting
A 19-year-old Evanston man is scheduled to appear in Skokie District Court Wednesday on charges stemming from a weekend shooting incident on a west side street. Police Commander Tom Guenther says Antoine Bouzie of 1109 Pitner Ave. is facing charges of aggravated battery with a handgun in connection with the shooting of a 22-year old […]
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LA Fitness reopens after water leak
LA Fitness, the health club in the Sherman Plaza development in downtown Evanston, is back open. A club member who went to work out there early this morning says she found the place shut, with a note posted saying the club was closed due to water leaking in from the condos above. A club employee […]
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Principals named for Oakton, King Lab
The Evanston/Skokie District 65 school board Monday named Churchill Daniels principal of Oakton School and Michael Conran principal of King Lab School. Daniels, a veteran District 65 employee, has served as Oakton’s interim principal this year. Before that he was assistant principal at Oakton, interim assistant principal at Chute Middle School and a 6th and […]