3+ hour, 40+ min ago  (408+ words) Mung Chiang, Northwestern University's 18th president, officially took office Wednesday, closing out his first day on the job serving ice cream to soccer fans at the city and Northwestern's joint World Cup watch party at Robert Crown Community Center. Chiang, the…...

3+ hour, 34+ min ago  (189+ words) Several hundred soccer fans, old and young alike, braved the heat Wednesday evening and crowded Robert Crown Community Center's fields for a FIFA World Cup watch party, as the United States defeated Bosnia and Herzegovina in the round of 32 knockout…...

3+ hour, 45+ min ago  (434+ words) Evanston's CARP Implementation Task Force is looking to present its report on progress of the city's Climate Action Resilience Plan goals during the second City Council meeting in September. The CARP plan, adopted in 2018, lays out dozens of climate-related action…...

17+ hour, 9+ min ago  (291+ words) The annual migration is under way. The migration, that is, of lawn chairs along Central Street, to get prime viewing spots for the annual Fourth of July Parade. It's definitely "first come, first served." Chairs, blankets, and small children (OK,…...

16+ hour, 27+ min ago  (289+ words) A pair of longtime friends have brought a trendy, fizzy drink to Evanston. Michelle Farra and Richa Coredero started the Pop Shop Soda Bar back in April, serving up dirty sodas at events throughout the city. Dirty sodas, which originated…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (1023+ words) As America celebrates its 250th birthday, there has been no shortage of commentary about what has changed since the Bicentennial. Reading some of it, you'd think the country's best days were behind it. America in decline, the argument goes. I don't…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (1215+ words) Construction is fully underway for several housing projects in Evanston, with other expected to start building in the near future. Meanwhile a few proposed projects await final City Council approval, and others will likely begin going through the city's approval…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (1318+ words) Artificial intelligence-generated images and videos are ushering in a new era for political campaigns and Republican Darren Bailey is leading its introduction in Illinois during his second run for governor. From showing Gov. JB Pritzker wearing a Green Bay Packers…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago  (578+ words) As the country reaches its 250th birthday, I can't help look back to its 200th in 1976 and think about how much has changed, not only in daily life, but more importantly in the very essence of America. In 1976, The United States was…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago  (471+ words) For 16 years, Eric Witherspoon headed District 202/Evanston Township High School through a relatively, for a school district, turmoil-free time. Now, he'll be heading a district which has defined turmoil for the past several years, as the interim superintendent at Evanston…...