The city’s response to a recent shooting in Evanston reminds us of this parable: “Once upon a time there was a small village on the edge of a river. The people there were good and life in the village...

The 45-year-old man who was shot in central Evanston earlier this week died Friday afternoon from a gunshot wound to his head, police said. Cesario Cox Sr., an Evanston resident, was shot Tuesday at...