Your RoundTable hasn’t forgotten to post pictures, nor have its editors been asleep at the wheel. It’s that just a lot has been happening.

But we’ll catch you up in this edition. And don’t stop sending us your pictures! Especially during this holiday celebration. We would love to see what moves you these days and how you and your family are enjoying your traditions in Evanston.

Send them to news@evanstonroundtable.com. Please put “Week in photos” in the subject line and we’ll share them with the community. Thank you.


Looking from his terrace last Thursday night, John Straus was able to see the moonrise through the belfry at Hemenway United Methodist Church, 933 Chicago Ave. Lucky for us, he was also able to capture this beautiful and eerie photo.

Moonrise through the belfry
Moonrise through the belfry at Hemenway United Methodist Church, 933 Chicago Ave. Credit: John Straus

This writer caught the Northwestern University campus bus in mid-turn (nope, not midterms, people!). Stopped at the light on a cold evening, it seemed a warm site turning at the corner from Grove Street on to Sherman Avenue. And yes, we have the added layer of my rearview mirror.

The Northwestern University campus bus makes the turn from Grove Street on to Sherman Avenue.
The Northwestern University campus bus makes the turn from Grove Street on to Sherman Avenue. Credit: Susy Schultz

Coming home after school is one step, but this crew is coming home from one of the many YMCA after school programs. They are headed for family pick up on a fall day just after Halloween and before daylight savings time.

  • Walking from the YMCA after school program, getting ready for pickup.
  • Walking from the YMCA after school program, getting ready for pickup.
  • Walking from the YMCA after school program, getting ready for pickup.

Fountain Square turned on the holiday white lights, brightening up downtown Evanston with a crisp, cool, clear look that complemented the colder temperatures.

  • The holiday lights were turned on in Evanston's Fountain Square, yet not all of nature was willing to say that it is winter.
  • The holiday lights were turned on in Evanston's Fountain Square.
  • The holiday lights were turned on in Evanston's Fountain Square.
  • The holiday lights were turned on in Evanston's Fountain Square.
  • The holiday lights were turned on in Evanston's Fountain Square.
  • The holiday lights were turned on in Evanston's Fountain Square.

As Evanston and the Chicago area welcome its first measurable snowfall Tuesday, Nov. 15, let’s all take a few looks back at fall via these pictures from Les Jacobson, Bee Cox and Mike Roche, who we saved for last, so you could walk away with a smile.

  • The library on Northwestern University campus surrounded by fall colors.

Susy Schultz is the editor of the Evanston Roundtable. She has been a journalist for more than 20 years, and is the former president of Public Narrative, a nonprofit dedicated to teaching journalists and...