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Police assessment committee holds first meeting, plans to reform complaint process

October 13, 2017

At the first Citizen Police Complaint Assessment Committee meeting Thursday, many community members requested the improvement of what they called a “highly unstructured” police complaint form. On...

Blotter: Man charged with DUI in downtown Evanston

October 3, 2017

A Chicago man was arrested Sunday in downtown Evanston in connection with driving under the influence. Around 3:30 p.m., the Evanston Police Department received a call about a disturbance at the intersection...

Blotter: Man arrested in connection with aggravated domestic battery

August 14, 2017

An Evanston man was arrested in connection with aggravated domestic battery in west Evanston on Tuesday. Officers arrived to the 1400 block of Pitner Avenue after a woman reported her husband had taken...

New ramen restaurant Furious Spoon opens in downtown Evanston

August 4, 2017

College students love ramen. It’s an age-old fact that Chef Shin Thompson, owner of the Furious Spoon restaurant that opened Thursday night in downtown Evanston, was well aware of when bringing his...

Brunch spot Ovo Frito Cafe opens on Maple Avenue

August 4, 2017

Evanston welcomed Ovo Frito Cafe, a breakfast, lunch and brunch restaurant, to town in July. Zinnia Iglesias and her husband Roberto Flores own the cafe, which opened July 6 and is located at 1936 Maple...

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