4+ hour, 41+ min ago  (461+ words) A beautiful, sunny morning at the lakefront greeted hundreds of people participating in Opal's Walk for Freedom, which was organized in observance of the Juneteenth holiday Friday. In past years, Evanston's Juneteenth celebration featured a street parade that ended with…...

12+ hour, 7+ min ago  (228+ words) Ald. Tom Suffredin (6th) says one of the two tennis courts at Bent Park was damaged this week, apparently by fireworks. In a message to 6th Ward residents Thursday evening, Suffredin said the court was damaged Wednesday evening after fireworks were set…...

12+ hour, 17+ min ago  (148+ words) Roycemore School's board of trustees announced Friday that the school will remain open for the coming school year. The board, in an email message to Roycemore families, said the school has made "incredible progress" in fundraising and strategic planning and…...

14+ hour, 53+ min ago  (364+ words) As demand in the housing market remains high, home prices in Evanston and in other nearby communities continue to climb. Home values in Evanston rose 7. 1% in May, with the typical median price at nearly $484, 026, according to the latest data released…...

19+ hour, 2+ min ago  (216+ words) Cook County property tax delays, which have hindered public agencies over the past two years, are expected to impact the Evanston Public Library again, the EPL's board said Wednesday night. The delays, which Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle said are…...

18+ hour, 11+ min ago  (479+ words) Mayor Daniel Biss will ask the Evanston City Council Monday to fill four vacancies on the library board " including naming Ald. Shawn Iles (3rd) to one of the slots. Two library board members sharply criticized the city government Wednesday in announcing…...

18+ hour, 44+ min ago  (393+ words) Defending the city's reparations program, which is now being challenged by the Trump administration in federal court, Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss said Thursday night the city's first-in-the-nation program is "repaying a debt" the city owes. During an interview on CNN,…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (332+ words) Nearly two weeks after Evanston Township High School was hit with a cyber-security breach and ransomware demand, phone service is still unavailable. The attackers targeted the high school's computer, internet and phone services on June 7. Summer school and other ETHS…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (471+ words) An administrative judge for the Illinois Department of Public Health said at a preliminary hearing on Thursday that he anticipates a "pretty unprecedented and quite lengthy affair" to determine Albany Care's fate. "I do think we're going to allocate significant…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (653+ words) Summertime in Evanston is here, and with it, there is no shortage of things to hear, do and see across the North Shore. Evanston was chosen as Illinois" best host city for the nationally organized walk, Opal"s Walk for…...