Evanston community plans gatherings to mourn, heal after gun violence
Content Warning: This story contains mentions of gun violence. Community members will gather to mourn and heal after five teenagers were shot at an Evanston gas station Sunday. Niles Township High...
View ArticleHow to donate to the families of two teenagers hospitalized after Evanston...
Content Warning: This story contains mentions of gun violence. Two teenagers remain hospitalized after a Nov. 28 shooting at an Evanston gas station. Here’s how to donate to their families. Michael...
View ArticleChicago man charged with first degree murder in Evanston shooting
Content Warning: This story contains mentions of gun violence. Evanston police and the North Regional Major Crimes Task Force on Thursday charged 19-year-old Chicago resident Leonard Galvez with first...
View ArticleInterim Evanston Police Chief Aretha Barnes to retire in early January
Interim Police Chief Aretha Barnes will retire from the Evanston Police Department, effective Jan. 3, 2022, the city announced Saturday. Barnes was appointed in June by former City Manager Erika...
View ArticleEvanston Township High School under lockdown after two guns found
Evanston Township High School is under lockdown after police found two guns in the school Thursday morning. No one can enter or exit the school at this time. There is no active shooter in the school,...
View ArticleETHS lockdown concludes: 2 handguns found, 8 students detained
Evanston Township High School was under lockdown for about three hours after police found two guns in the school Thursday morning. An Evanston Police Department School Resource Officer and ETHS safety...
View ArticleEPD hosts catalytic converter marking event to deter theft
To curb the recent rise in catalytic converter thefts, Evanston Police Department got creative this weekend. With bright orange spray paint and a stencil, EPD officers marked “EPD” on around 300...
View ArticleEvanston residents provide input at town hall as new police chief search...
Evanston residents said they hope to see responsiveness, empathy, approachability and community engagement as key traits of the new Evanston police chief at a Wednesday Police Chief Town Hallas the...
View ArticleMan shot on Dempster Street Thursday afternoon
Content warning: this story contains mentions of gun violence. A man was shot in the McDonald’s parking lot on Dempster Street Thursday afternoon. The 23-year-old victim was shot just after 4 p.m. and...
View ArticleFive-year-old Willard Elementary student dead after shooting in Roger’s Park
Content warning: this story contains mentions of gun violence. A five-year-old Willard Elementary School student died Thursday evening after being shot in the head earlier this week, police and the...
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