Evanston’s downtown retail vacancy rate hovers at around 6%, according to the city. The trend has prompted city officials and local business leaders to look for ways to support businesses and cut down...

Lively chatter and the smell of warm soup paired with fresh sourdough drifted out of a packed photography studio as Souper Simple held a dinner Thursday.  Since March, Souper Simple, a community organization...

Some businesses on Noyes Street are counting on the success of Ryan Field as the stadium prepares to enter a new chapter. Martin Stadium, Northwestern football’s temporary home for the last two seasons,...

Evanston officials are set to launch a pop-up and pilot incubator program in October, aiming to address downtown storefront vacancies. The program will offer selected applicants affordable short-term retail...

Rebecca Zikakis never anticipated leaving her corporate job to open a needlepoint business. But that changed after Zikakis — who built a career working for tech companies such as LinkedIn and Cars.com...