A new quick-service pizza restaurant will open in Evanston on Thursday, adding an additional pizza option to Sherman Avenue. Blaze Pizza, 1737 Sherman Ave., uses a build-your-own, assembly-line format,...

An Evanston fried chicken restaurant was recently named one of the 21 best fried chicken spots in America for 2015 by the website Thrillist. Chicken Shack, 1925 N. Ridge Ave., received praise from...

Education Week’s Quality Counts 2015 report gave Illinois a “C” in education in its annual assessment of states’ public K-12 schools.  The education report produced grades for the 50 U.S....

Gameday Not too long ago, cornerback was a problem position for Northwestern. Last season — when the Wildcats allowed 256.2 passing yards per game, 102nd out of 124 Football Bowl Subdivision teams...

Local artists will be working throughout the next few weeks to create a mural surrounding empty lots on the corner of Davis Street and Oak Avenue, where a fire in December 2013 destroyed three local...