Parents are also questioning the future of the program without its longtime leader, Leonard Woodson. In an email to City Manager Luke Stowe, Kathleen Walker, the mother of athlete Alec Walker, wrote ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Developers of the year-old 120-unit Tapestry Station apartment building in Evanston have listed the property for sale. The listing, with Jones Lang LaSalle, says apartments in the building at 732 Main ...

If Amy Timberlake were to write a children’s book about her personal journey as a writer, she might call it “My First Typewriter.” Timberlake is an Evanston resident, and a multi-award-winning author ...

The vacation rental application for 806 Main St., which was tabled until Monday’s council meeting, is back on the Planning and Development Committee’s agenda. Ald. Shawn Iles (3rd), who sought the ...

And the ordinance creates two new entities — a technical committee and an accountability board — to carry out enforcement. Environment Board Co-chair Paula Scholl says two members of the working group ...

Evanston firefighters, police officers and community leaders met Tuesday morning for the city’s annual memorial ceremony to honor firefighters who died in the line of duty. The ceremony at Firefighter ...

The franchisee seeking to put a Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen at the corner of Dempster Street and Dodge Avenue plans to switch from a “quick-serve” to a “full-service” model for the business. The Popeyes ...

The latest federal domestic policy plan increases funding for the Low-Income Tax Housing Credit by 12%. The expanded tax credit could allow construction of 34,700 new affordable housing units in ...