Evanston Review

Evanston teen charged in shooting near Old Orchard mall

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:40:25 -0500

An Evanston teenager has been charged in the shooting of a boy near Old Orchard mall last week. Rayshawn Taylor, 17, of the 1900 block of Jackson Avenue in Evanston, was charged with one count each of aggravated discharge of a firearm and unlawful use of a weapon, according to Skokie police. He is accused of shooting a boy about 9:45 p.m. on Friday, May 17, in the 4800 block of Golf Road in Skokie, police said. Emergency personnel found the boy lying on the ground with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to the abdomen area. In court Wednesday, Taylor was …

Family of worker killed at Northwestern University site suing contractor

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:27:14 -0500

EVANSTON — The son of an Indiana man killed last Thursday when a beam fell on him at a Northwestern University construction site is suing the project’s general contractor.

Evanston trainers work with all fitness levels

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:40:00 -0500

Craig Strong is a swimming, running and triathlon coach who runs marathons, and who competes in Ironman races across the country. JP Bordeleau is a personal trainer, spin instructor and Nike Pacer who does the same.

Woman suing Trump: “Somebody had to stand up to him”

Tue, 21 May 2013 02:11:51 -0500

An 87-year-old woman who is suing Donald Trump testified Monday morning that she’s doing so because “somebody had to stand up to him.”

Filmmaker working on Sandifer documentary

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:18:09 -0500

Shaiking Mathis, 26, an independent filmmaker from Skokie and the eldest of seven children raised on the South Side of Chicago, says, “My sole purpose is to influence the youth, everyone around me, and share my vision with the world through film. It is my belief that a carefully created work of art using film can evoke a spiritual response.”

Man shot outside Westfield Old Orchard Mall

Mon, 20 May 2013 23:14:15 -0500

SKOKIE — Skokie Police Chief Tony Scarpelli said Sunday police still have no suspect in custody in connection with a shooting Friday night near the 4800 block of Golf Road, just outside of Westfield’s Old Orchard Shopping Center. Scarpelli said the police are continuing to follow all investigative leads in the case. A young man was wounded in a shooting outside the Old Orchard Shopping Center. Skokie police responded about 9:45 p.m. to a 911 call of shots fired near the 4800 block of Golf Road, a release from police said. When officers got to the scene they found a …

Popular Mustard’s Last Stand employee touched many lives

Mon, 20 May 2013 07:15:05 -0500

For nearly a quarter of a century, visitors to Mustard’s Last Stand in Evanston looked forward to talks with employee Keith Woods. When he wasn’t at the grill, he could be seen standing by the register in his tight red Mustard’s tee-shirt, holding forth on a wide range of subjects.