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The former Roycemore School at 1200 Davis Street, Evanston, was a North Shore private school for more than 100 years before closing in mid 2026. It was photographed Thursday, July 16, 2026. Alpha School, an AI-based learning institution without teachers, is seeking to operate a new school under the existing special use permit approved for Roycemore. (Nate Swanson/for the Pioneer Press)

An AI school without teachers looks to move into Evanston’s former Roycemore building

September 23, 2026 at 1:14 p.m.

Alpha School students are taught core subjects by AI for two hours every day, and there are no teachers, only 'guides."

An outside shot of Hometown Coffee & Juice, located at 700 Vernon Avenue, Glencoe, after a juvenile driver crashed into the front entrance of the coffee shop, injuring four people on Sept. 22, 2026. (Hometown Coffee & Juice)

Driver crashes through window of Glencoe coffee shop; four injured, per police

September 28, 2026 at 12:44 p.m.

The juvenile driver was attempting to reverse, but the car instead traveled forward and crashed into the coffee shop's building.

Legionella bacteria, depicted under a microscope. (Francis Chandler/CDC via AP)

Health officials confirm Legionella bacteria in hot tub of Evanston Hilton Garden Inn

September 21, 2026 at 4:58 p.m.

Legionella bacteria causes a "pretty bad" type of pneumonia, and likely hospitalization, but not all who contract it get sick.

An ICE agent in Park Ridge, Illinois on Sept. 19, 2025. Law enforcement appearing to be from ICE briefly detained an Evanston man and U.S. citizen Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026 in Evanston, according to Evanston police, who added that the agents said they mistakenly identified the man as a fugitive they were seeking. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Man beaten by ICE agents in Evanston in possible case of mistaken identity, per police

September 21, 2026 at 3:34 p.m.

The victim, an Evanston resident and U.S. citizen, reported ICE agents injured his head, neck and teeth. He was taken to hospital.

Toni Preckwinkle, Cook County Board president, listens to speakers at a press conference Sept. 8, 2026, in Chicago. Preckwinkle’s office awarded stopgap loans to 32 villages, library and school districts worth $191 million in an effort to dull the impact of this fall’s property tax delay. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Cook County awards $191 million in loans to bridge property tax payout gap

September 20, 2026 at 10:51 a.m.

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle’s office awarded stopgap loans to 32 villages, library and school districts worth $191 million, an effort to dull the impact of this fall’s property...

Evanston Police Chief Schenita Stewart speaks at the June 23, 2025 City Council meeting. (Richard Requena/Pioneer Press)

Major crime in Evanston falls 13% over past year, police chief says

September 19, 2026 at 8:05 a.m.

The city hasn't experienced a homicide since 2023, when three people were shot, one fatally, at Clark Street Beach in Evanston.

Parents and community members from Evanston/Skokie School District 65 react to the December 2025 Board of Education impasse vote resulting in no school closures at the end of the 2025-26 school year. On Sept. 14, 2026, district administrators recommended cutting $20 million and closing two schools. (Richard Requena/Pioneer Press)

Evanston District 65 proposes cutting $20 million, closing two schools to end budget crisis

September 19, 2026 at 8:05 a.m.

Interim Evanston-Skokie D65 Supt. Witherspoon told the Board Sept. 14 a dramatic change is needed to end D65's budget crisis.

An Evanston police car, pictured Sept. 13, 2026. (Claire Murphy/Pioneer Press)

Evanston man arrested after offering kids ‘candy and cannabis’ at community center, per police

September 18, 2026 at 7:00 p.m.

Evanston police have arrested a man accused of approaching juveniles at the Robert Crown Community Center after being told numerous times he was not permitted on the premises, according to...

A U.S. Coast Guard boat stationed at Wilmette Harbor. (Gina Grillo/Pioneer Press)

After Lake Michigan deep sea dive turns tragic, nonprofit defies hurdles to recover Naperville diver

September 18, 2026 at 1:59 p.m.

'Wilmette is the hero,' said rescue group Bruce's Legacy after locating the missing diver in Lake Michigan by underwater technology.

Evanston City Manager Luke Stowe listens during a 2025 City Council meeting. On Sept. 14, 2026, Council considered how to reduce the city's budget deficit, but decided against offering staff buyouts and early retirement plans. (Richard Requena/Pioneer Press)

Despite pressure to trim budget deficit, Evanston Council nixes idea of offering staff buyouts

September 18, 2026 at 3:51 p.m.

City Council members said incentivizing city staff to retire early should not be the first step to reduce a budget shortfall.

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