The city's Environment Board agreed to support a ban on plastic bags Thursday. City council will review the proposed ordinance in a special meeting May 19. Evanston sustainable programs coordinator...

A consulting firm presented the latest draft of a citywide bike plan on Saturday that would add features to make bike travel safer on some streets and prohibit it on others. The plan would add safety...

An Evanston police officer has been honored again for rescuing a young boy from the Des Plaines River while off duty, a heroic act that has earned him accolades from the Chicago area to the nation's capital. The...

Police said they took a person into custody this afternoon after a botched drug deal led to a car chase near Main Street. They recovered a handgun, crack cocaine and more than $1,000 in the process,...

A 45-year-old man was fatally hit by a Metra train early this morning near Main Street, according to authorities. Metra spokesman Michael Gillis said Train 301 was traveling along the Union Pacific/North...