Smith joined the department in February 2006. Fire Chief Paul Polep says Smith has built a distinguished career marked by ...

The appeals court ruled on two orders from U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Cummings in response to a lawsuit alleging Trump’s ...

Pritzker initially seemed hesitant to sign the law, saying it was not a bill he anticipated would be voted on during the fall ...

Gov. JB Pritzker signed into law this week the Bivens Act, which increases immigrant protections in sensitive locations like daycares, schools and courthouses. The bill was co-sponsored by State Sens.

Overall, for the entire student population (all demographic groups), chronic absenteeism decreased from 30% in 2021-22 (the ...

Residents offered a few suggestions on where the police and fire departments could move, including into the Civic Center (along with the city government), or possibly the Kingsley Elementary School ...

Evanston police say a 43-year-old homeless man has been charged with kidnapping and sexually abusing a 14-year-old Evanston ...

The site govsalaries.com says ETHS had 708 employees in 2024. Assuming that is correct, laying off 12 people would be about 1 ...

Gov. JB Pritzker signed Senate Bill 8, known as the Safe Gun Storage Act, in late July, which prohibits gun owners from ...

Penelope Sachs, a violist with ESO, and the principal organizer of the event, said she was inspired to undertake the project ...

The Evanston Land Use Commission unanimously supported zoning changes Wednesday night for a proposed residential care home ...

Evanston’s Economic Development Committee gave an initial nod Wednesday night to a plan that would award a $400,000 ...