Howard Street’s Best Buy will close March 1, leaving customers to browse the electronics retailer’s website or drive outside the city to other locations in Skokie and Norridge. The shutdown comes...

Downtown cafes like Colectivo Coffee, Egg Harbor Cafe and Le Peep are just a few of the establishments looking to add warmth to winter with new menu specials.  Several restaurants in Evanston feature...

The office vacancy rate in downtown Evanston recently hit 18.9%, reflecting new office space additions to the commercial real estate market, the city’s Economic Development Manager Paul Zalmezak said. Yet...

To make way for a 27-story tower on Church Street, Chili’s, Dogtopia and some of the AMC movie screens will be demolished and transformed into residential units and retail space.  Developers have...

Evanston businesses took the Jan. 1 Illinois minimum wage increase to $15 an hour in stride.  January’s increase — a $1 growth from last year — capped the gradual rise of Illinois’ minimum...