Kirk moved to Chicago rehab center

U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk, who suffered a stroke nearly three weeks ago, was transferred Friday to the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago.

Second Ward meeting tackles vacancies, referendums

Residents pumped one of the new owners of the Evanston Plaza Shopping Center Thursday night for details about his group’s plans to get the vacancy-ridden retail center moving again. They also had plenty of energy left over to question city and school officials about their …

Evanston police blotter for Feb. 10, 2012

A report of criminal damage to property, an incident of retail theft and a warrant arrest are among the reports listed in the Evanston Police Department’s Daily Bulletin for Friday, Feb. 10.

Snow makes its way back to the area Friday

Feeling a chill in the air? Snow will be back as soon as Friday when lake effect snow could hit the city and Northwest Indiana with six inches.

Evanston police blotter for Feb. 9, 2012

A burglary, four thefts and arrests on drug, assault and aggravated battery charges are among the reports in the Evanston Police Department’s Daily Bulletin for Thursday, Feb. 9.

Chew marks stir ‘beaver fever’ in Evanston

Some bark with chew marks found on the North Shore Channel near the Evanston Ecology Center has center staffers feeling “beaver fever.”

Evanston police blotter for Feb. 8, 2012

Three burglaries and two thefts were among the reports in the Evanston Police Department’s Daily Bulletin for Wednesday, Feb. 8

Evanston police blotter for Feb. 7, 2012

Police made one arrest on drunk-driving charges Friday, according to the Evanston Police Department’s Daily Bulletin for Tuesday, Feb. 7.

Catholic cemeteries offer to bury 300 bodies stacked at morgue

The Archdiocese of Chicago is offering to pay for up to 300 burials for the bodies being held at the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office.

Evanston denies harassment allegations in waste firm’s lawsuit

City of Evanston officials are firing back at Veolia Solid Waste Midwest’s lawsuit alleging harassment — saying the city has a duty to protect its residents from the effects of the waste site, and that steps taken, including a tax against the company for operation …

Ensemble revs up for Saturday’s Evanston Township High School Jazz Festival

The Evanston Township High School Jazz Ensemble will open the ninth annual Evanston Jazz Festival concert Saturday before trumpeter Orbert Davis and the Chicago Jazz Philharmonic take the stage. Joining Davis’ group as special guest will be Victor Goines, a saxophonist, clarinetist and composer who …

Superintendent: Survey shouldn’t be referendum on Evanston school principals

District 65 School Board members hope to induce more parents to complete a stake-holder survey in late spring by weeding out some redundant questions and allowing parents to answer specific questions related to their children’s schools.

But Superintendent Hardy Murphy stressed Monday that the school-specific …

Evanston’s downtown growth offset by neighborhood losses

A demographic snapshot of Evanston during the 2010 census found more residents living in the downtown area and fewer living in one-half of all neighborhoods throughout the city. The census captured higher headcounts in southeast and northwest Evanston than were recorded during the last official …

New this week on video

Shakespeare turns out to have been a bit of a poser in the historical drama “Anonymous” and Santa Claus turns out to be a bit of a stoner in “A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas.”

Evanston Township High School’s ‘Twelfth Night’ a win-win for director

Love and jealousy are never more complicated, or hilarious, than when William Shakespeare’s characters unwittingly fall for men disguised as women and vice versa, as happens in the madcap comedy, “Twelfth Night,” to be performed at Evanston Township High School Thursday, Friday and Saturday, just …