As attendees strolled up to the ribbon cutting of the Dr. Jorge and Luz Maria Prieto Community Center on Saturday, more people greeted each other with hugs than handshakes, exchanging “it’s-nice-to-see-you”s...

Detroit writer and filmmaker Perry Janes visited Bookends & Beginnings on Monday to discuss his debut poetry collection “Find Me When You’re Ready: Poems,” which he published in September.  Sam...

Evanston’s infrastructure includes more than 7,000 public lead pipes, which can cause cancer and other illnesses. Like many Chicago area suburbs, Evanston is full of lead service lines. Many of Evanston’s...

Illinois Rep. Robyn Gabel (D-Evanston) became Illinois House of Representatives majority leader Thursday. Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch (D-Hillside) selected Gabel for the role. Gabel will replace...

Northwestern donated $800,000 to Evanston in December to fund the purchase of a new fire engine.  The fire engine will be the second purchased from University-donated funds. In 2009, NU donated $550,000...