From the vendors behind their tables to the residents rocking the dance floor, everyone moved to the groove of music playing at Fiesta Hispana, Evanston Pride’s annual fall event for the city’s Latine community Thursday evening. Music could be heard all around Fountain Square, whether from Evanston/Skokie...
Evanston Police Department announced in a Friday statement that EPD, along with other neighboring police departments, had received several bomb threat calls in recent weeks — all of which were determined to be “unsubstantiated hoaxes.” “Our ongoing investigation suggests that these threats are not coordinated actions but rather a decentralized effort aimed at causing disruption,” the statement reads. “Notably, these hoax calls exhibit discernible characteristics and patterns that indicate their lack of credibility.” Friday’s statement comes after two bomb threats were called into the Evanston Public Library in mid-September. Libraries across the Chicago area have reported...
