Evanston artist Julie Cowan said her most recent exhibit embraces a simpler purpose of art: beauty. “I’m very interested in art offering people some kind of respite into beauty,” Cowan said. “I...

It is not common to see two U-Haul trucks parked end to end on quiet Ashland Avenue, which is why Evanston resident Brianna Pizarek stopped by with her husband and child to check out what was inside. “We’re...