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A firefighter works on opening up the roof of a residential building in the 900 block of Judson Avenue in Evanston on Thursday morning. 13 people were displaced and two cats died in a fire. (Evanston Fire Department Photo)
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3rd fire in weeks displaces 13 from Judson Ave apartment complex

February 9, 2023 at 7:55 p.m.

Investigators on Thursday were trying to determine what started a fire in an Evanston apartment building earlier in the day that displaced 13 people and took the life of two...

On February 6, 2023, at approximately 11 a.m. the Evanston Police Department responded to Chute Middle School in the 1400 block of Oakton for a handgun recovered from a student. The initial investigation revealed that a student was displaying a handgun to other students. A student then alerted school officials about the handgun. School officials made contact with the armed student and recovered the loaded handgun without incident. Officers took custody of the handgun and transported the student to the police station for further investigation.

The student is a 13 year-old male resident of Evanston. The school was initially put on soft lockdown, however the lockdown has been lifted.

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Student brings gun to Evanston’s Chute Middle School

February 6, 2023 at 4:49 p.m.

Evanston's Chute Middle School was put on soft lockdown Monday after an eighth grade student brought a loaded gun to the school, authorities said. "It is alarming," said Evanston police...

Due to higher water levels and erosion, the Evanston Dog Beach was closed for several years. It reopened for public use in early 2023. (Brian O'Mahoney/for Pioneer Press)

Evanston to reopen dog beach in March after 3 years of high water levels

February 10, 2023 at 2:41 p.m.

News spreads fast in Evanston's dog community so when the city recently announced it's reopening its popular dog beach, dog owners were exuberant. "We couldn't be happier that it's reopening,"...

Vehicle thefts continue to plague Evanston; police

January 30, 2023 at 1:20 p.m.

The following items were taken from the Evanston Police Department bulletin. An arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt. Vehicle Theft A 2011 GMC truck rented from a U...

Alec Baldwin on the" Rust" set immediately following the shooting of Halyna Hutchins and Joel Souza.

Northwestern University film professor talks ‘Rust’ set and Alec Baldwin: ‘Procedures were not followed’

January 26, 2023 at 11:48 a.m.

Northwestern University film professor Spencer Parsons is looking for answers after criminal charges were filed earlier this month against actor Alex Baldwin, who shot and killed a cinematographer on the...

Evanston police investigating possible attempted kidnapping

January 24, 2023 at 5:43 p.m.

Evanston police on Tuesday were continuing to look for two men wearing ski masks who tried to abduct a woman off the street on Monday afternoon as she was walking...

Vehicle thefts continue in Evanston; police

January 16, 2023 at 3:36 p.m.

The following items were taken from the Evanston Police Department bulletin. An arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt. Motor Vehicle Theft A 2018 Chevy with the FOB inside...

The Fifth Third Bank in Evanston was robbed by two masked suspects on Jan. 9 after also robbing another Fifth Third location in Northbrook.

FBI investigating string of bank robberies in Chicagoland

January 10, 2023 at 2:44 p.m.

The FBI on Tuesday released security camera images of two men that robbed a Fifth Third Bank in Evanston on Monday a half-hour after robbing another Fifth Third Bank in...

Rented vehicle not returned, reported stolen to Evanston police

December 30, 2022 at 4:58 p.m.

The following items were taken from the Evanston Police Department bulletin. An arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt. Battery Brian P. Smith, 29, in the 2600 block of...

Cocaine traffickers operating in Evanston sentenced to 7 years in federal prison

December 23, 2022 at 1:44 p.m.

A drug trafficker who worked with his father and others running a cocaine delivery service selling what a U.S. Attorney said is "poison" in Evanston, Skokie, Lincolnwood, Palatine and Des...

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