Seventy-year-old musician Tony Toneji Garrett grew up in a time before Kwanzaa came into existence.  He said his family instead celebrated what they called “Little Christmas,” where they exchanged...

From jumping into the frigid Lake Michigan waters to watching Christmas classics and enjoying local radio stations on a precise timeline, Ald. Jonathan Nieuwsma (4th) takes the holiday season very seriously. Evanston’s...

Evanston residents flocked to the polls Tuesday despite a deluge of rain. Many voters were driven by two main issues in the 2024 presidential election: preserving democracy and protecting reproductive...

With just six days to go until the 2024 general election, having a voting plan can save you time and energy on the day of.  Although only the Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center is open as an early voting...

Adam Eberhardt, the program coordinator at Robert Crown Community Center and “hype man” of the city’s annual Zombie Scramble, counted down from five and opened the gates at the Ladd Arboretum. Hoards...