Exotic pet lovers celebrated the grand opening Friday of the new Evanston Pet Center at 820 Dempster St., home to snakes, guinea pigs, rats and lizards. The shop, owned by 27-year-old Alex Dowd, ...

Tauya Scott and her sister, Tiana Mason, sat on the bench in front of the Evanston Police Department on Tuesday afternoon, a bench placed there to honor their mother, Tanya Gowans. Gowans’ daughters ...

The City Council voted Monday night to include language favoring upzoning in the Envision Evanston 2045 comprehensive plan, but not without some conditions. Faced with draft language from the Land Use ...

Oakton College and Endeavor Health Evanston Hospital officially cut the ribbon on the new Oakton College Health Careers Education Center at 2500 Ridge Ave. Tuesday afternoon. In a ceremony with over a ...

Developers of the transit-adjacent housing development at 910-938 Custer Ave. in the 4th Ward hope to break ground next month on the 230-unit apartment building. The building gained unanimous support ...

Election season 2026 is in full swing on the North Shore, with more than a dozen candidates beginning to circulate petitions Tuesday to gain ballot access for the primary election next March. In ...

Endeavor Health signs taking the place of NorthShore signs at Evanston and other locations.

The Evanston City Council Monday continued its crack down on vacation rentals. Two weeks ago it approved one application and deferring action on another. Monday night it rejected two and approved just ...

Northwestern University’s proposal to renovate its softball stadium adjacent to Ryan Field was unanimously approved by Evanston City Council Monday. The proposal was part of the Ryan Field planned ...

The Evanston City Council approved an edit to its draft comprehensive plan Wednesday night that calls for eliminating parking minimums for downtown developments and “right-sizing” them along transit ...

Northwestern University announced Tuesday afternoon that it will eliminate about 425 staff positions, half of them now vacant. A spokesperson confirmed the announcement Tuesday afternoon, writing in a ...

Two alders tried, but failed, Monday night to derail a contract to renovate Twiggs Park. On July 14, the City Council had unanimously approved spending $327,623 to buy playground equipment for the 5th ...