Marriage counselor recommends practice of hygge in relationships
Maddy Daum, Assistant City Editor
February 20, 2019
Filed under Arts and Technology (City), City, Latest Stories
Monica Isaac, a family, marriage and individual counselor, offered a new take on relationship advice Tuesday night: to practice hygge through receptive listening, empathy and self-awareness. Isaac spoke at shared office space Industrious Evanston, located at 909 Davis St., as a part of Downtown Evanston’s...
Illinois residents express concern over rollout of J.B. Pritzker’s minimum wage law
Catherine Henderson, City Editor
February 19, 2019
Filed under Business, City, Latest Stories, Politics, State
Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill Tuesday morning to increase the minimum wage in Illinois to $15 by 2025, but Illinois residents expressed concern over the rollout of his law. Illinois will be one of the first states to set a minimum wage this high, joining California, Massachusetts, New Jersey and...
Books and movies vending machine at Robert Crown previews new library
Sophia Scanlan, Reporter
February 19, 2019
Filed under City, Education, Latest Stories, Local
While traditional vending machines typically offer snacks like candy and chips, a “book-lending machine” provided by the Evanston Public Library gives city residents the option to borrow books and DVDs. Located at the current Robert Crown Community Center, 1701 Main St., the EPL’s vending machine...
Evanston deputy city attorney appointed to regulate state’s real estate industry
Clare Proctor, Assistant City Editor
February 19, 2019
Filed under City, Latest Stories, Local, Politics, State
Gov. J.B. Pritzker appointed Evanston’s deputy city attorney Mario Treto, Jr. to the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation Tuesday, as part of his most recent wave of personnel appointments. Treto will serve as the department’s director of real estate, where he will regulate...
Evanston man arrested for damage to property
Ashley Capoot, Reporter
February 19, 2019
Filed under City, Crime, Latest Stories
An Evanston man was arrested Friday after he damaged property at his apartment complex in the 1400 block of Howard Street. Multiple residents of the complex called the police Friday to report sounds of glass breaking and fighting near the rear of the building, said Perry Polinski, the 911 communications...
Police, fire departments boast decrease in crime, efficient response time
Sneha Dey, Assistant City Editor
February 19, 2019
Filed under City, Latest Stories, Local, Politics
The Evanston Police Department and Evanston Fire Department presented their yearly updates to City Council at a meeting Monday, reporting an increase in emergency calls and a decrease in crime in 2018. According to the EPD report, crime went down 2.7 percent and use of force decreased by 3 cases....
Aldermen accept first streetlight modernization, standardization plan since 1979
Cassidy Wang, Reporter
February 19, 2019
Filed under City, Latest Stories, Local, Top City Stories
At Monday’s City Council meeting, aldermen voted 7-0 to accept both the January 2019 Street Light Master Plan, which standardizes and modernizes the city’s lighting system, as well as the Tallmadge streetlight proposal request. In alignment with Evanston’s strategic vision to create the “most...
Lecturer talks Middle East, tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran
James Pollard, Reporter
February 19, 2019
Filed under City, Education, Latest Stories, Politics
Author and scholar Simon Mabon described the rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran as much more complex than it is often portrayed, and he fears uprisings like the Arab Spring in 2011 will occur again within the next three years. Northwestern’s Middle East and North African Studies Program and the...
Man arrested for aggravated assault and possession of controlled substance
Ashley Capoot, Reporter
February 18, 2019
Filed under City, Crime, Latest Stories
A 45-year-old man reported Saturday that his co-worker threatened him with a gun after they had a business dispute in the 1800 block of Washington Street. The man said the two had an argument about the vehicles they were selling, and his co-worker retrieved a revolver handgun from his vehicle and...
Evanston Art Center exhibits explore industrial design in new series
Sneha Dey, Assistant City Editor
February 17, 2019
Filed under Arts and Technology (City), City, Latest Stories, Local
Artist Karl Johnson said people do not stop to look at the Earth enough. “We put blinders on ourselves,” Johnson said. In his work featured as part of a new series at the Evanston Art Center, Johnson built sculptures to resemble natural elements using “discarded” industrial materials from...
Pastries, warm bevies, Danish vocab: Downtown Evanston kicks off inaugural Hygge Fest
Ashley Capoot, Reporter
February 17, 2019
Filed under City, Latest Stories, Top Stories
In the back room of Bookends & Beginnings on Saturday, Evanston residents kicked off Downtown Evanston’s first-ever Hygge Fest, cozying up with warm beverages and practicing the pronunciation of the tricky Danish word. There is no direct English translation for hygge, but it encompasses the...
Evanston Police report 13 percent reduction in crashes on Ridge Avenue
Catherine Henderson, City Editor
February 17, 2019
Filed under City, Latest Stories, Local
The Evanston Police Department announced last week a 13 percent reduction in crashes on Ridge Avenue in 2018, following efforts from the city and the EPD to reduce danger on the road. According to a news release from the city, 241 crashes occured in 2018 from Howard to Emerson Streets, compared to...
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