1+ hour, 51+ min ago   (262+ words) The Perseids are waning, the dog days have faded, and lifeguards are returning to school. At the end of this damp summer, there’s a rain story everywhere. With high temperatures, fallen branches, micro-bursts and steady rain, it’s a time of…...

20+ hour, 51+ min ago   (450+ words) For more than 20 years, Chute Middle School has hosted a student gardening club. First called the Healthy Eagles, then the Chute Gardening Club, it’s now known as the Green STEAM Club, and Wendy Mohrenweiser has been its proud faculty adviser…...

21+ hour, 51+ min ago   (580+ words) When the COVID pandemic hit, grocery shelves emptied almost overnight. Local food pantries saw a surge in demand as fresh produce vanished, and food access soon became an even larger issue. Neighbors, volunteers and gardeners across the city looked at…...

21+ hour, 52+ min ago   (857+ words) With the recently announced closing of retailer Guitar Works, which has been an Evanston staple for 47 years, some fear that it could be a canary in a coal mine for other retailers like Dave’s Down to Earth Rock Shop. Additionally,…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (424+ words) Former Seventh Ward Ald. Jane Grover announced Friday that she will run for mayor in next year’s crowded special election to succeed departing Mayor Daniel Biss, staking out a return to municipal office after leaving over a decade ago to…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (451+ words) An experimental establishment will soon serve quality tea by day and craft tea beer by night. Owner Shaolong Jiang announced the business on social media in July, hinting at a soft opening soon. The tea house, at 1709 Benson Ave., will…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (919+ words) After more than 15 years in downtown Evanston, the city’s first coworking space will soon be under new ownership. Creative Coworking owner and founder Angela Valavanis is stepping back to focus on Colvin House, a renovated historic mansion in Edgewater that…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (269+ words) Parents looking for bus route information for their children must fill out and submit the District 65 Power School Portal sign-up form by Friday in order to receive route information by the start of school on Aug. 24, according to an email…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (586+ words) Good Friday morning, Evanston. It looks like a rainy weekend ahead, but it’s still a weekend. And for Evanston Township High School students, it’s summer vacation’s last gasp. For fun ideas, check our weekend roundup below — but before heading out,…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (164+ words) To support local families and individuals as the colder season approaches, the City’s Crisis Alternative Response Evanston (C.A.R.E.) team will host the C.A.R.E. Closet Fall Drive, an initiative dedicated to collecting essential items. The C.A.R.E. Closet provides clothing, hygiene items,…...