2nd Ward
Cops nab man running from robbery scene
Wednesday, February 10, 2010, at 10:15 am by Bill SmithA Rogers Park man has been charged with robbing a 16-year-old girl in the 1700 block of Ashland Avenue Monday evening.
Budget, trash rate decisions delayed
Tuesday, February 9, 2010, at 9:11 am by Bill SmithEvanston aldermen Monday voted to delay a vote on the city's budget after learning that telecommunications problems would make it impossible for one of their number to participate the scheduled debate.
Juvenile charged in shooting at ETHS
Monday, February 8, 2010, at 12:33 pm by Bill SmithA Lincolnwood youth has been charged with aggravated battery in connection with a shooting Friday night in a parking lot behind Evanston Township High School.
Police say the teenage suspect turned himself in at Evanston police headquarters on Saturday and that additional suspects are being sought for questioning.
Big promises for housing grant impact
Friday, February 5, 2010, at 2:51 pm by Bill SmithEvanston officials staged a roadshow event for Sen. Dick Durbin and U.S. Rep Jan Schakowsky this morning, taking them on a tour of the west side neighborhood that's targeted for rehab work under a $18 million grant the city recently received from the federal government.
After touring the home of a local resident who says she can't sell the two-family house she and two siblings inherited from their parents because of how the foreclosure crisis has decimated property values on the block, the politicians talked to reporters about what they hope the program will accomplish.
Bouzi sentenced to 35 years in prison
Wednesday, January 27, 2010, at 11:23 am by Bill SmithAntoine Bouzi, found guilty last February of attempted murder in a July 2008 shotgun attack on an Evanston police officer, was sentenced earlier this month to 35 years in prison.
Skokie man found shot to death on Fowler
Friday, January 15, 2010, at 10:03 am by Bill SmithEvanston police say a Skokie man was found shot to death in a parked car on Fowler Avenue just north of Main Street Thursday night.
Police crime scene trucks were still at Main and Fowler this noon.
'Mohawk man' hits lockers at 'Y'
Monday, January 11, 2010, at 3:20 pm by Bill SmithEvanston police say two people who left valuables unsecured in lockers at the McGaw YMCA Saturday afternoon returned to find their stuff missing.
One person lost an iPod; the other a cell phone.
Police say witnesses described the thief as a black male about 5-feet-9-inches tall and weighing 150 pounds who had a Mohawk-style haircut.
Snow brings out crooks
Friday, January 8, 2010, at 1:38 pm by Bill SmithEvanston police report three incidents Thursday in which thieves took advanage of the stormy weather.
Elderly man dies in house fire
Tuesday, December 22, 2009, at 2:34 pm by Bill SmithFire investigators say an electrical problem is believed to have caused a fire this morning that left an elderly Evanston resident dead.
Investigators say the victim apparently became trapped amid piles of clutter as he tried to flee the blaze in his home at 2121 Cleveland St. in the 2nd Ward.
Market season ends with free pumpkins
Thursday, October 29, 2009, at 5:15 am by Bill Smith
Evanston's West End Market will wrap up its season with a Halloween party on Saturday.
The first 100 youngsters at the market will get free pumpkins and goody bags as part of the harvest celebration, which also will include face painting, arts and crafts and live entertainment.
The market, a project of the Evanston Community Development Corporation, will be open rain or shine from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday in the Evanston Township High School parking lot at the corner of Church Street and Dodge Avenue.
More comments