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Police apprehend man with a knife at Evanston apartment complex

April 3, 2026 at 10:35 a.m.

Evanston police responded to a disturbance involving a man with a knife in the elevator at 415 Premier Apartments on Thursday.

The Rev. Kenneth J. Anderson, pastor of St. John Henry Newman Parish in Evanston, has been asked to step away from handling parish finances after the Archdiocese of Chicago said questions arose. (Claire Murphy/Pioneer Press)

Evanston pastor removed from managing church’s finances after ‘serious concerns’

April 3, 2026 at 3:05 p.m.

Evanston's St. John Henry Newman Catholic Rev. Kenneth Anderson will step down from financial management after 'serious' questions.

Local cycling enthusiasts and community members alike gathered to share their original cycling-related stories as part of the Skokie Bike Network's "Tails from the Trails" event in July 2025. (Charlie Saxe)

Skokie Bike Network plans community rides, ‘Tales from the Trails’ storytelling event

April 2, 2026 at 12:50 p.m.

Speakers are invited to share their cycling-related stories at the open mic event this July, sponsored by the Skokie Bike Network.

A Skokie police car. (Pam DeFiglio/baiduhai)

Skokie police investigating string of vehicle burglaries

April 1, 2026 at 10:11 a.m.

The Skokie Police Department is investigating a string of vehicle burglaries that occurred overnight on March 31, in central Skokie, according to the police report. Police said at least two...

A pro-reparations sign sits outside a home in the 5th Ward on March 23, 2021, in Evanston. In March 2026, the Reparations Committee partnered with Oakton College to award business development grants to African American entrepreneurs. (Armando L. Sanchez/ChicagoTribune)

Evanston, Oakton College launch Reparations Kickstarter program for Black entrepreneurs

April 3, 2026 at 3:48 p.m.

Evanston’s Reparations Committee launched a hybrid grant/training program for Black residents looking to grow their businesses.

A person walks a dog past a street sign reading "Welcome to Evanston" in the predominantly Black 5th Ward in Evanston, Ill., Tuesday, May 4, 2021. The Chicago suburb was at that time preparing to pay reparations in the form of housing grants to Black residents who experienced housing discrimination. (AP Photo/Shafkat Anowar)

Federal judge rules lawsuit against Evanston’s reparations program can proceed

March 31, 2026 at 4:01 p.m.

An initiative hailed as a national first in repairing the harms of housing discrimination against Black residents is now facing a reckoning in court, as a federal lawsuit challenging Evanston’s...

Evanston City Council members debate a one-year circuit breaker pilot program, which proposes the city allocate $500,000 from the Affordable Housing Fund to provide a “direct credit” to eligible homeowners on their property taxes, equal to 20% of the total bill, March 9, 2026. (Claire Murphy/Pioneer Press)

Evanston City Council delays property tax relief proposal after divided discussion

March 31, 2026 at 4:31 p.m.

Evanston City Council postponed a discussion to approve a new ordinance aiming to reduce property taxes for long-time homeowners.

Helena Naidan, a neighbor of Lilly Bova, recalled on March 30, 2026, Bova helping her pick up trash after her garbage bag ripped apart earlier this year at the Salem Walk Apartments in Northbrook. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Northbrook community mourns shooting of 16-year-old Lilly Bova as authorities investigate

March 30, 2026 at 7:06 p.m.

Lilly Bova, 16, died of a gunshot wound near her home in the 3600 block of South Salem Walk in unincorporated Glenview/Northbrook.

The prospective Bent Park Homes project aims to convert a vacant plot of land at 3233-3249 Central Street into an 11-unit, three-story townhome development. The land was purchased by Krosha Properties LLC in October 2024. (City of Evanston)

Evanston rejects 11-unit townhome project on Central Street

March 30, 2026 at 11:50 a.m.

After nearly a decade of land being vacant and a series of failed development attempts, Evanston’s Land Use Commission dealt another blow to a prospective developer seeking to build an...

Middlefork School, one of two Sunset Ridge School District 29 elementary schools, will get a facility renovation and rebuild now that a $23.5 million bond referendum passed on the March 17, 2026 primary election ballot. (Sunset Ridge School District 29)

Voters OK renovation, rebuild plans for Sunset Ridge D29 school in Northfield

March 27, 2026 at 3:28 p.m.

Voters approve a $23.5 million bond referendum to renovate Middlefork School in Sunset Ridge D29, in Northfield, Illinois.

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