On Friday, Jan. 27, at approximately 6 p.m., Evanston firefighters responded to reports of a house fire in a single-family residence at 814 Grey Avenue.
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Update: CTA lines back after power loss and evacuation on Yellow Line – cause unknown
Evanston firefighters helped evacuate seven people from a Yellow Line train car stuck north of the Howard CTA station Thursday night, according to Evanston Fire Department Division Chief Kimberly Kull. […]
Posted inPublic Square
Tyre Nichols case: EPD chief sees ‘crisis of confidence’ in police, stresses commitment to protecting rights
Statement from Evanston Police Chief Schenita Stewart: Highly publicized police-citizen encounters over the past few years have garnered the attention of the nation. The recent arrest of five Memphis Police […]
Posted inSports
Born into Evanston basketball, Zuri Ransom is now a star of it
Back when Zuri Ransom was a third grader, at the end of her school day she would make her way to Evanston Township High School. In those days she’d yet […]
Posted inCity News
Rats, safety dominate Eighth Ward community meeting
Rats, trash and safety dominated discussion at the Eighth Ward’s community meeting Thursday, Jan. 26, in which residents packed the virtual forum to quiz city officials. Evanston’s Health and Human […]
Posted inArt & Life
The story behind Evanston’s ‘Stitch’
One of the most prominent pieces of Evanston public art is Stitch, at the intersection of Green Bay Road, Emerson Street and Ridge Avenue. The intersection is a complicated one, […]
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Evanston moves up to medium Covid risk, Cook County stays at medium
The seven-day average of new Covid cases in Evanston was 13.9 on Jan. 25, up from 11.6 in the prior week. The chart below, prepared by the City of Evanston, […]
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Red, Purple and Yellow Line service delayed at Howard
The CTA announced Thursday night that Red, Yellow and Purple Line trains were delayed or suspended due to track conditions at Howard Street. No further reasons were given. “Red Line service […]
Posted inSchools
Metal detectors, academic gaps, teacher morale: Q&A with ETHS Superintendent Marcus Campbell
After longtime Evanston Township High School Superintendent Eric Witherspoon retired at the end of the 2021-2022 school year, a familiar face – Principal and Assistant Superintendent Marcus Campbell – stepped […]
Posted inReports & Analyses
Understanding Evanston’s achievement gap: Study finds money-mind connection
In considering Evanston’s achievement gap, one of the largest in the country, there are many things known: that the gap between racial and ethnic groups occurs between birth and third grade, that academic growth happens at similar rates between grades three and eight regardless of race or income, and that the reasons for the gap are socioeconomically driven. For the poor, opportunity is too expensive, and those disparities have lifelong, adverse effects on their children.