Aldermen held off Monday night on selecting a volunteer animal organization to take over operations at the Evanston Animal Shelter. The additional time will allow city staff to sort out specifics for...

As part of an ongoing winter program series, the city held an event Sunday where attendees attempted to fold 1,000 origami paper cranes to promote a wish for peace. The Evanston Arts Council sponsored...

A performance from S.O.U.L. Creations Inc. and a reading from an August Wilson play led the wrap-up celebration of the Evanston Public Library’s African-American program series. The program “11...

Aldermen voted Monday to recommend to City Council extending the Evanston Art Center's lease of the Harley Clarke Mansion, allowing it to stay an extra four months until the end of May 2015. In...

Two Northwestern professors discussed Thursday the ways in which slavery and race are depicted on screen, in both films and television ranging from "12 Years a Slave" to the "Roots" miniseries. In...