The Evanston man who died after a house fire last week never hesitated to lend a hand at the church across the street from his home, congregation members said. Retired city worker Freddie Davis was...

A former city employee died Wednesday after a house fire in west Evanston, city manager Wally Bobkiewicz said. The blaze broke out shortly after 5 p.m. in the 1900 block of Hartrey Avenue, and the...