1+ hour, 20+ min ago  (361+ words) Think of someone taking piano lessons and what comes to mind? Perhaps a five-year-old, either lightly tapping, or pounding away at the keys? How about a ten-year-old, complaining to mom and dad that "My friends are all playing outside. I…...

5+ hour, 52+ min ago  (549+ words) Evanston's Finance and Budget Committee delayed action on a proposed $872, 000 expansion of the proposed Pathways to Wellness program, instead asking the Evanston Health Advisory Council to weigh in on the program and its cost. Most of the proposed program expense…...

6+ hour, 23+ min ago  (162+ words) Matthew has covered politics and local government for Evanston Now since 2024. He has written stories for the New York Times, USA Today network, Brookline. News and several other outlets. He grew up in Cleveland and has a journalism degree from…...

18+ hour, 45+ min ago  (643+ words) SPRINGFIELD " Illinois drivers who have their license suspended for speeding or reckless driving violations could have an alternative under legislation being considered in the Statehouse. Rep. Marti Deuter, D-Elmhurst, is pushing a bill that would allow drivers to have a…...

19+ hour, 51+ min ago  (205+ words) Developer City Pads hopes to purchase the vacant property at 801-809 Main St. and construct housing on the site Ald. Jonathan Nieuwsma (4th) told residents during a ward meeting Tuesday night that a sale of the city-owned property was pending with the…...

20+ hour, 36+ min ago  (570+ words) Evanston's Economic Development department is preparing to present the Finance and Budget Committee with a litany of options for the city's five Tax Increment Financing districts after a push from alders to reconsider, and potentially dissolve, the districts. On Wednesday…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (217+ words) An Evanston-based mobile karaoke business is looking to establish a private-room karaoke space downtown. Karaoke Camper is proposing the venue at 1707 Benson Ave. One of the owners, Brook Lieon, says they are in the middle of negotiating a lease for…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (1342+ words) In downtown Chicago, people have been spotting Google's Waymo automated vehicles testing and mapping the Windy City's streets. For now, the autonomous vehicles must be driven by a human, as the industry seeks the endorsement of state lawmakers. For the…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (294+ words) Amber Samuels, principal at Lincoln Elementary School since academic year 2024-25, will not be back for 2026-27. A resolution approved last month by the District 65 Board of Education, but just made public following a Freedom of Information Act request by Evanston Now…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago  (454+ words) Evanston's Finance and Budget Committee will review a request Wednesday to expand the city's planned Pathways to Wellness program aimed at improving health outcomes for underserved populations. The program, first proposed in 2023 and approved in September 2024, was funded as a…...