Evanston resident Lois Hedman visited Ten Thousand Villages, a nonprofit fair trade chain retailer, on March 27 — the last day she would visit that location. She knew the store would be closed for two...

Following in the footsteps of many bookstores across the country, Bookends & Beginnings opened a minibar in the store’s basement last June, stocked with cocktail cans, wine and cookies. According...

Denmark-based Joe & The Juice has expanded to more than a dozen countries since its founding in 2002, but its Illinois footprint remained confined to downtown Chicago until February. Enter Evanston. “The...

Alexandros Pirillis spent over 24 years as a mechanical engineer, but just last year, he decided to take a plunge and pursue his longtime passion for music. Pirillis has been playing the violin for...

A new grant program launched in January by Evanston’s economic development office seeks to help small businesses still struggling with the COVID-19 pandemic’s long-term economic impacts. The Small...