Evanston News

Jurors sided with the real estate mogul-turned-TV showman in a weeklong civil trial focused on Jacqueline Goldberg's claim that Trump cheated her in a bait-and-switch scheme connected to condos in a Chicago skyscraper he built.

The last time La NA©ca Ross saw her cousin Blake Ross, he was standing outside the Fleetwood-Jourdain Center in Evanston on Tuesday, May 7, with a couple of friends.

A jury decided against an Evanston woman who sued Donald Trump, alleging that he sold her two $1 million condos in the Trump Tower in a bait-and-switch deal, according to Crain's . Jacqueline Goldberg, 87, told the jury that Trump had promised her a share of the building's profits if she purchased the two condos, then reneged on the deal, Crain's ... (more)

Love, deception, murder and betrayal come to Northwestern University's Evanston campus this weekend via a modernized version of L'incoronazione di Poppea .

Gov. Pat Quinn honored an Evanston police officer Wednesday for saving a 7-year-old boy from drowning in the icy Des Plaines River while off duty , Daily Northwestern reported.

Evanston Public Library will hold a Falcon Banding Ceremony May 30 to attach identification rings to the four peregrine falcons that recently hatched at the library.

While sifting through an archival box at Northwestern University four years ago, Jason Nargis lifted the lid on a few hundred years of history.

A 14-year-old boy sprained his ankle jumping from the second story of a west Evanston home Tuesday afternoon after a fire broke out on the first floor of the residence, according to Evanston Fire Chief Greg Klaiber.

The following arrests and incidents were reported by the Evanston Police Department : Man Charged With Disobeying Police William Hendrix Adams, 41, of the 2800 block of West Lunt Street in Chicago, was arrested and charged with disobedience to police at 5:54 p.m. Tuesday, May 21, in the 1200 block of Chicago Avenue, according to police.

Farmhouse co-owner TJ Callahan says he expects to open an Evanston location of the "farm-to-tavern" restaurant in June.

A post-Father's Day photography exhibition at Northwestern University in mid-June will showcase the works of an Emmy Award-winning filmmaker and his soon-to-graduate "shutterbug" daughter.

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.

A 14-year-old boy suffored minor injuries Tuesday afternoon when he jumped from a second story window of a burning building in the 1400 block of Fowler Avenue.

The Kearney Police Department is pleased to announce that Sgt. R. A. Cordova will graduate from the School of Police Staff and Command at Northwestern University - Center for Public Safety in Evanston, Illinois on May 24, 2013.

In the early morning hours of Mother's Day, Blake Ross, 20, was shot and killed on the south side of Chicago .

Carolyn Murray, whose son Justin was shot and killed at age 19 in November 2012, is this week's guest on the ECTV show 'The Reporters.' Speaking to Jennifer Fisher of Evanston Patch and Ciara McCarthy of the Daily Northwestern, Murray talked about her efforts to prevent future gun violence, including a gun buyback program she organized in December ... (more)

The following arrests and incidents were reported by the Evanston Police Department : Gunfire Reported On Grey Avenue Police investigated a report that someone fired a gun in the 1700 block of Grey Avenue at 10:14 p.m. Friday, May 17, according to police.

Evanston residents could be able to swipe their credit cards at parking meters throughout the city as early as the end of this year, according to parking manager Rickey Voss.

An Evanston grandmother suing Donald Trump over two condos she purchased at the Trump Tower testified Monday that she's suing because " somebody had to stand up to him ," Chicago Tribune reported.

The burr oak tree in Cook County Commissioner Larry Suffredin's backyard is roughly 600 years old, according to Evanston city arborist Mark Younger.