In his two decades as Evanston’s head golf coach, Jed Curtis has created a family type of culture in which the journey matters more than any outcome at

ETHS varsity chess team with its awards. From left, front row: Nimish Vats, Yusuf Bilgic. Back row: Shane Asbra, Jules Guerrero, Max Tornheim, Felix de

Friends Frank Hamilton and Jim Newcomb didn't love the way big-box music stores operated. So they opened their own. The pair's new shop for boutique and

Walkers complete the half-mile Step Up for Recovery course along the lakefront. PEER Services, the local substance use prevention and recovery clinic,

More than 100 Northwestern University students, faculty and community members attended a Monday afternoon panel on a collaborative journalism project

Police presence on Oakton Street and Pitner Avenue at approximately 7:45 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1. Dale D. Peterson, 71, of Allen, Texas, has been arrested

The City of Evanston released a preview of City Manager Luke Stowe’s draft 2027 budget Monday, providing highlights of tax hikes and spending shifts

Lucas, the Evanston Fire Department’s automatic CPR machine, seemingly takes a break atop a mannequin at the department’s open house. The machine delivers

The giant American elm in the middle of our backyard is coming down this week.  While this towering beauty looks fine from a distance, at least to

Ten years ago, Mohammad Alkareem and his family left Amman, Jordan and immigrated to Evanston. They were among the more than 1,000 Syrian refugees who

Former Evanston/Skokie District 65 Superintendent Devon Horton pleaded guilty Monday to three counts of wire fraud, embezzlement and tax evasion for

A new bar and grill called The Fringe has opened at Canal Shores Golf Club, featuring a seasonal menu managed by Madden Restaurant Concepts ahead of a community Fall Fest scheduled for October 17.

Alpha School, the for-profit private school that has expanded across the country and is considering opening at the former Roycemore School building at

1265 Hartrey Ave., where a 20,000 square foot data center is being proposed. Evanston Councilmember Krissie Harris is proposing a formal one-year

Football teams with zero or one loss at this point in the season can be certainthey’ll land a spot in the Illinois High School Association state playoffs.

Northwestern University's Cahn Auditorium, 600 Emerson St., will host a staged reading on Oct. 6 of the play, OCTOBER 7. Irish journalists, documentary

PJ Vaughn and Nate Marshall were married July 18 at Alice Millar Chapel in Evanston. Kim Shambrook and Jeannie Lukow, aunts of the bride, officiated the

Northwestern students packed the Wildcat Wall section behind the south goalpost Friday night at the new Ryan Field. In their first game at the new Ryan

Shorefront Legacy Center board, staff and speakers at Mapping Black Evanston: Project Review. About 80 residents came out to the historic Lula B. Sherman

From left, Youth Council members Lila Muboyayi, Londyn Hill, Varsity Corbinns, Count Corbinns and Randy Dedeaux. The Robert Crown Community Center hosted

An Evanston man died Friday night after a rollover crash at Simpson Street and Sherman Avenue, according to the Evanston Police Department.  At about 6:30

Evanston's Wafflavor will close this Sunday. A new Korean-inspired tenant is scheduled to take over the vacant space.

Event organizer and Oakton Elementary School parent Sarah Rand places a bike helmet on her son Jude (5) as her son Asher (7) looks on. “We just want to

Natika Washington and Danny Orrock are both running for the Evanston/Skokie School District 65 board, they told the RoundTable Friday. The two candidates

Police presence near James Park at approximately 7:45 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1. Following a hit-and-run Thursday evening, a female pedestrian struck by a

The northwest entrance of the new Ryan Field football stadium during the second quarter of its inaugural game Friday night. One hundred years to the day

Space to Place, a retail incubator for local Evanston businesses, kicks off this weekend at Bookman's Alley. Visit 1712 Sherman Ave.

Theater director Daniel King moved to Evanston from Rogers Park less than a year ago, and he is enjoying the residential feel of his new neighborhood.

Dozens of people fill Animal Records as the store celebrates its second anniversary and grand reopening. The vintage record (and CDs) store moved to a new

Ryan Field in the rain on Thursday, Oct. 1. The New Ryan Field officially opens for business Friday, Oct. 2. Northwestern kicks off New Ryan Field in its

Almost 40 years later, Evanston native and former Illinois State Police Sgt. Doug Whitmore still vividly remembers the first fatal crash he responded to.

Boca Brava plans to open a new Mexican restaurant at 1557 Sherman Ave. in Evanston by early 2027, taking half of the former Reza's space.

The Larry Gray Trio will perform Friday at Studio 5. The musical harvest in Evanston this fall is bountiful! There will be many great concerts, and it is

Evanston’s golf team has fallen short of winning an Illinois High School Associationstate championship by the slimmest of margins for two years in a row.

Editor’s note: This is the English version of the RoundTable’s 2026 general election voting guide. The Spanish version can be read here. Nota del editor:

The Kovacs family came to Dawes Park to celebrate the Jewish festival of Sukkot by seeking out Jewish passersby and inviting them to shake the lulav and

Editor’s note: This is the English version of the RoundTable’s 2026 general election ballot guide. The Spanish version can be read here. Nota del editor:

Lolo's Bowls is set to open its fourth acai and smoothie shop in downtown Evanston during the first week of November.

The Downtown Evanston Residents Association (DERA) continued to press its opposition to the 900 Clark St. high-rise Wednesday, less than a week after the

Mayor Daniel Biss' empty seat and nameplate after the end of Monday's City Council meeting. In one of his last acts before leaving the city government,

At a marathon meeting Monday night, the Evanston/Skokie District 65 school board unanimously approved a budget for the 2027 fiscal year (school year

Ryan Field's south goalpost and "Wildcat Wall" student section pictured during a media tour in July 2026. Almost three years after winning city approval,

In a pretrial conference Wednesday, former Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Superintendent Devon Horton's lawyer said that the former district chief

Back row: ETHS swimmers Nina Gatchell, Vanya Gojakovic. Front row: Taccy Jamison and Annika Wartowski. Gatchell captured the individual title in the

Sunset Boulevard movie poster Sunset Boulevard is an iconic and classic film. But the film that audiences know and love was not the film its director,

Survey finds most consumers trust AI only for grammar checks, as local news subscriptions drop to a record low of 14 percent.

In an effort to increase transparency, Councilmembers Bobby Burns (5th Ward) and Krissie Harris (2nd) have hosted two tours of the WM waste transfer

The entryway past the first gate at the Dog Beach, as seen in May 2026. A paved ramp goes straight down to a second unlocked gate, past which it

Friends gather after completing the inaugural Homecoming Hustle 5K. Evanston Township High School hosted its first Homecoming Hustle 5K walk/run Sunday

Not a car was in sight as bikers, skateboarders, runners and walkers took over Ridge Avenue Sunday morning and early afternoon from Howard Street north to