The nationwide Wild & Scenic Film Festival is returning to play a selection of environmental films in Evanston on Friday. Organized by the South Yuba River Citizens League, the touring festival...

Evanston's unemployment rate improved last year, dropping from 6.5 percent to 4.2 percent, the city announced Wednesday. In a 2014 year-in-review, released by the city’s Economic Development Division, staff...

The Evanston Community Foundation announced Monday three new capacity-building grant recipients for this year. The new root2fruit grant recipients include Books & Breakfast, a before-school...

Northwestern’s Center for Civic Engagement will host a program exploring the work of Martin Luther King Jr. in Chicago as an opportunity to celebrate Black History Month. The program, called "MLK...

Teenager robbed at gunpoint A teenager was robbed at gunpoint in south Evanston on Tuesday night, police said. The 15-year-old Evanston resident was walking home near the intersection of Hull Terrace...