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Downtown Chinese restaurant to close

9 hours 35 min ago

Shutting with short notice.

Cops: Teen had ghost gun in car

Fri, 08/29/2025 - 14:08

16-year-old petitioned to juvenile court.

Feds award $10M Chicago Avenue grant

Fri, 08/29/2025 - 10:54

Project will add nearly two miles of separated bike lanes in Evanston and make traffic signal and street lighting improvements.

Church Street bike planning back in gear

Fri, 08/29/2025 - 10:32

Public meetings resume next week — after a four year gap.

Killer of local mailman arrested in Poland

Thu, 08/28/2025 - 12:35

Driver fled the U.S. after causing fatal car crash five years ago.

LUC narrowly rejects 605 Davis tower

Thu, 08/28/2025 - 05:57

Thirty-one story project will advance to City Council with a negative recommendation.

Travis and Taylor cookies are a hit

Wed, 08/27/2025 - 18:55

Bennison’s has engagement cookies with picture of Kelce and Swift.

District 65 fires principal

Wed, 08/27/2025 - 10:45

Head of Rice Children’s Center let go shortly before first day of school.

City budget looking good, for now

Wed, 08/27/2025 - 09:36

But officials say many challenges loom for next year.

Staff: Double GO bonds to $20M

Wed, 08/27/2025 - 06:09

Finance panel asks for details on how that would impact city tax rates.

Evanston cancels Flock camera contract

Wed, 08/27/2025 - 05:34

Acts after reports company gave access to federal border agents

UL signage finally going UP

Tue, 08/26/2025 - 15:39

Previous effort to install business logo on downtown high rise didn’t work.

Softball stadium vote delayed

Tue, 08/26/2025 - 10:16

Davis wants ban on nighttime practices.

Alders move to keep grocery tax

Tue, 08/26/2025 - 05:53

Majority see it as least bad response to political hot potato tossed them by state legislature.

Last ‘first day’ at Bessie Rhodes

Mon, 08/25/2025 - 13:37

Kids return to magnet school which will close at the end of this academic year.

Deadline looms for grocery tax decision

Mon, 08/25/2025 - 10:37

Action has to be taken next month to avoid revenue loss.

City to set flag display rules

Mon, 08/25/2025 - 05:56

City’s flag poles only for “official city-endorsed messages.”

Transit chaos preview?

Sun, 08/24/2025 - 15:15

Fiscal cliff cuts take effect in Philadelphia. Chicagoland could be next.

Street fair offers a taste of Armenian specialties

Sun, 08/24/2025 - 05:13

Armenian community shares its food and culture at annual street fair.

City to upgrade south side of Fountain Square

Sun, 08/24/2025 - 05:00

South plaza to get seating, lighting upgrades.

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