It’s a running joke in Evanston that people can’t buy a pair of socks or underwear in the downtown area, Annie Coakley said. Coakley, the executive director of Downtown Evanston said the new addition...

2017 Holiday Guide ‘Twas the month before Christmas, and all through Evanston, the search was on for the right spot to light the city’s holiday tree. In past years, the city has held its annual...

Eve Alfillé’s path to owning Eve J. Alfillé Gallery & Studio — which marked its 30th anniversary last month — was neither simple nor direct. The 82-year-old jewelry maker from Paris, France,...

RadioShack, 716 Church St., will soon close its downtown Evanston store, after a banner in the window announced the news last week. The closing comes as the Fort Worth, Texas-based electronics retailer...

Così, a fast-casual restaurant in downtown Evanston, closed Monday after its parent company declared bankruptcy last September. The chain of restaurants filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in...