Go on a Spirit Quest at the Full Moon Jam
In a city not known for hippie culture or pagan nature-worshiping vibes, this free summer monthly gathering stands out as one of Chicago’s neatest open secrets. A huge group of...
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Paddle a Swan Boat in the Humboldt Park Lagoon
The 200-acre park Humboldt Park is so much more than a big green oasis breaking up the dense urban landscape of the West Side. It has a picturesque lagoon (alligator...
Dozens of guns taken by Evanston police at ‘no questions asked’ buyback event
The Evanston Police Department collected 32 guns at its buyback event Saturday and sent them on their way to be destroyed. Residents of Evanston and Skokie were invited to bring...
Your CTA Seat Comes From a 125-Year-Old Company in West Humboldt Park
Freedman Seating's roots date back to the Columbian Exposition. But their big break was the 1991 Americans with Disabilities Act.
Summer meal programs open as school year comes to end in north suburbs
As serving of school lunches cease with the ending of the academic year, local feeding programs are starting up that officials say help feed children who may otherwise be impacted...
Niles Township High School District 219 approves $2,500 settlement, rules change over detention supervision grievance
The Niles Township High School District 219 school board approved a payout earlier this month to a Niles West staffer to settle a dispute with the union over which educators...
Cost estimates for Robert Crown Center in Evanston balloon to $53 million, up from original $30 million
At first thought, renovating the Robert Crown Center in Evanston would be $18 million and cheaper than the $30 million estimate to rebuild it. But city leaders revealed at the...
Skokie trustees OK construction of a ‘peace’ pathway on Illinois Holocaust Museum campus
Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center officials scored approval Tuesday from the Skokie Village Board to pave a tree-lined promenade along the museum’s rear facade. The museum is located at...
Ending CTA No. 205 bus line would be ‘burden’ to Evanston high school students: city officials
The Evanston City Council is pushing back against a proposal by regional transit planners to scrap a public bus route that serves Evanston Township High School — in order to...
Police body cameras a ‘guardian angel’: Evanston officer
A report of a petty theft crackles over Officer Random Johnson's police radio, and he flips on his overhead lights. Just as he toes the accelerator, a prolonged chirp informs...