The two-family house at 2017 Foster St. in Evanston that caught fire Sunday night had once been scheduled for demolition under a government-funded program targeting blighted properties.
U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky today introduced legislation that would permanently ban the slaughter of horses for human consumption in the United States and prohibit export of live horses to Mexican and Canadian slaughterhouses.
Due to the extreme cold temperatures forecast for Evanston, only essential vital services will operate on Wednesday. Police, Fire and Public Works staff will be on duty to address any urgent issues.
Two Evanston aldermen who've often been united in opposition to development projects ended up on opposite sides during a debate Monday about a planned new office building downtown.
Here's a recap of our live coverage of tonight's Evanston City Council meeting at which the aldermen are scheduled to consider plans to build a 13-story office building on a city-owned parking
Evanston aldermen tonight are scheduled to approve purchase of six new vehicles for the police department -- but none of them will have the green environmental credibility of a new squad car being tested in Fremont, California.
