9+ hour, 16+ min ago  (146+ words) Evanston Pride, the city's original LGBTQIA+ activist organization, is now "on hiatus," according to the founders. In a message on the organization's website, Patty Finney and Rada Yovovich say "You may have noticed a dramatic drop in activity from Evanston…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago  (821+ words) A defense attorney for one of the "Broadview Six" immigration protesters alleged in court Tuesday that he had "reason to believe" that U. S. Attorney Andrew Boutros had personal contact with members of the grand jury who indicted the group in October....

6+ day, 18+ hour ago  (353+ words) About a dozen former employees of the Guzman y Gomez fast-casual Mexican restaurant in Evanston stood in front of the shuttered business Saturday, holding signs protesting the very fast and arguably too casual way the eatery closed its doors. The…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (490+ words) In a stunning reversal, federal prosecutors said Thursday that they would drop all remaining charges against former 9th Congressional District candidate Kat Abughazaleh and her co-defendant protesters, just days before the case was set to go to a high-stakes federal trial....

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (321+ words) A new estimate released by the U. S. Census Bureau Thursday indicates Evanston's population has changed very little over the past four years. The Census estimates Evanston's population as of July 2025 was 76, 380, just slightly below the 2024 estimate but above estimates for 2022 and…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (289+ words) With draft plans for sustainability, transportation and safety at Ryan Field due in less than a month, Ald. Parielle Davis (7th) told Northwestern officials and consultants Wednesday night she would try to "stall the start date" at Ryan Field if consultant…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (870+ words) The legal battle over how federal immigration agents can be investigated and charged by local prosecutors " namely Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke " won't be resolved for a little while longer. A Cook County judge on Monday pushed off…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (503+ words) Let the record state that at 1: 24 p. m. on Sunday, May 3, in the 56th minute of the match between the Chicago Stars and the Portland Thorns, something happened which has not been seen much this professional soccer season at Martin Stadium. The sun…...

4+ week, 18+ hour ago  (177+ words) Over a hundred demonstrators protesting near Kingsley Elementary School Friday afternoon drew dozens of supportive honks from passing motorists. The protest, organized by Indivisible Evanston, was one of what were predicted to be thousands of May Day demonstrations nationwide, which…...

1+ mon, 9+ hour ago  (350+ words) As Evanston and nearby communities have faced federal immigration activity over the past year, one immigrants" advocate is telling residents to stay anything but silent. On Wednesday, the YWCA Evanston/North Shore held its Unite Against Racism program, an annual…...