'Sexting' ends ETHS baseball season early
28 min ago

Evanston Township High School reportedly has cancelled the remainder of the varsity baseball team's season after a 'sexting' scandal developed at the school.

Foundation awards $240K in grants to 29 groups
9 hours ago

The Evanston Community Foundation awarded a record $240,850 in grants Thursday to 29 organizations and programs at its annual Responsive Grant Awards event at the North Shore Retirement Hotel.

City lists Memorial Day weekend schedules
15 hours ago

A number of city facilities in Evanston will be closed over the Memorial Day weekend, and waste and recycling collections will be affected next week.

Evanston's population growing, Census Bureau says
16 hours ago

New estimates of population figures released today by the U.S. Census Bureau indicate Evanston's population grew by nearly 0.6 percent last year.

1833 Lincoln Street. Open Sunday 12 to 2 p.m.
Home of the week: 1833 Lincoln St.
15 hours ago

This three-bedroom, three-and-a-half bath townhome is listed with Steven Sims of Coldwell Banker for $750,000, and will be open to tour Sunday from noon to 2 p.m. 

EVANSTON CRIME: 2 computers taken in burglary on Washington
17 hours ago

Two computers, a video game system, and a camera were among items taken in a burglary at a home in the 1800 block of Washington Street. This and other stories in today's daily crime bulletin from Evanston police.

EDC backs aid for five business districts
20 hours ago

Evanston's Economic Development Committee voted Wednesday night to support requests from five neighborhood business district groups for financial help from the city.

Woman's Club makes $100K in grants
1 day ago

The Woman’s Club of Evanston today announced recipients of its 2013 community grants. Two dozen nonprofit organizations received more than $100,000 in support.    

Evanston teen charged in Skokie shooting
1 day ago

A 17-year-old Evanston youth has been charged in connection with a shooting incident Friday near the Old Orchard Mall in Skokie.

District 65 kids approached by strangers
1 day ago

Evanston/Skokie School Superintendent Hardy Murphy says three Walker Elementary School students and one from Chute Middle School were approached by suspicious persons Tuesday afternoon.

EVANSTON CRIME: Rash of garage breakins
1 day ago

Garage breakins were reported on Nathaniel Place, Fowler Avenue, Pitner Avenue, and Dewey Avenue. These were among the stories in today's daily crime bulletin from Evanston police.

Oakton gets nanotechnology grant
1 day ago

The National Science Foundation has awarded Oakton Community College a $374,279 grant to introduce community college and high school students to nanotechnology and potential careers in this emergin

‘Flipped classroom’ is gaining at ETHS
1 day ago

In some math classes at Evanston Township High School, students are watching the lectures on their electronic devices at home and then discussing the material with teachers and classmates at school, a concept known as “flipped classrooms.”

Developer plans phased approach to Kendall site
1 day ago

Representatives of the new developer of the former Kendall College site told Evanston Preservation Commission members Tuesday that they plan to build out the 19 lots on the block one home at a time

Lagoon sign: How's it look to you?
1 day ago

Plans for a new sign at Evanston's lakefront lagoon to honor the family who's donated $500,000 to renovate it came in for sharp criticism at Tuesday's Preservation Commission meeting.