EPD

Blotter: UUW arrest, stolen car

August 4, 2020

An Evanston man was charged with an unlawful use of a weapon Sunday afternoon. The man was riding in a car “traveling at a high rate of speed” heading west on Greenwood Street, Evanston Police Cmdr. Brian Henry said. The...

Blotter: Theft on Metra line, at Target

Grace Wu, Reporter

August 3, 2020

A backpack and its contents were stolen from a Metra train Sunday night. A 48-year-old man was riding on the northbound Union Pacific Metra Line around 10 p.m., according to Evanston Police Cmdr. Brian Henry. The man then reportedly...

Blotter: Alleged assault at Hilton Orrington Hotel, attempted break-in of apartment mailboxes

Grace Wu, Reporter

July 29, 2020

Two Evanston men were charged with assault Tuesday evening. The two Evanston men were in the lobby of the Hilton Orrington/Evanston, located at 1710 Orrington Ave., Evanston Police Cmdr. Brian Henry said. At approximately 6:17...

Protestors call for nationwide police reform in Evanston on May 31. City Council will discuss the possibility of defunding the Evanston Police Department at Monday’s meeting.

With slight majority, Evanston City Council could move toward defunding

July 26, 2020

One dead from Emerson Street shooting; shooting incident near Hartrey Avenue

Emma Edmund, Summer Editor