

Community
Celadon Company formally submitted its $29 million redevelopment plans for Evanston's historic Harley Clarke Mansion on July 28, triggering a city review that could last through year's end, with construction targeted for fall 2026.

Education
Multiple ETHS students received phishing emails from compromised student accounts offering a fake $550 part-time job and requesting personal and banking information, in a separate incident from the June 7 ransomware attack that continues to disrupt school operations.

Community
Celadon Company formally submitted its $29 million redevelopment plans for Evanston's historic Harley Clarke Mansion on July 28, triggering a city review that could last through year's end, with construction targeted for fall 2026.

Community
Celadon Company formally submitted its $29 million redevelopment plans for Evanston's historic Harley Clarke Mansion on July 28, triggering a city review that could last through year's end, with construction targeted for fall 2026.

Local Government
The Evanston Public Library board swore in three new trustees on Thursday, July 16, but a discrepancy over numbered seat positions has kept three outgoing officers in place through key budget and governance decisions, while City Council weighs whether to end the library's independent status.

Local Government
Medill professor Steven Thrasher filed a 12-count federal lawsuit against Northwestern University and four government officials, alleging his tenure denial and scheduled termination are retaliation for pro-Palestinian activism on the Evanston campus.

Business
Evanston Township High School District 202 is considering an $11.75 million Honeywell-backed energy-efficiency and solar project financed through 20-year debt certificates, with the contractor guaranteeing roughly $400,000 in annual savings. The board plans to vote August 10.

Business
Nearly two years after demolishing seven houses on a one-acre site at Emerson Street and Jackson Avenue, Evanston has yet to launch the community engagement process for the city-owned land despite multiple self-imposed deadlines from 5th Ward Ald. Bobby Burns.

Sports
Season tickets for Northwestern football's inaugural year at the new $875 million Ryan Field in Evanston go on sale around Tuesday, August 4, with a discounted program planned for local residents ahead of the October 2 opener against Penn State.

Sports
Northwestern shortstop Ryan Kucherak and center fielder Jack Lausch were selected in the 2026 MLB Draft on Sunday, July 12, becoming the first Wildcats drafted since 2021.

Community
Celadon Company formally submitted its $29 million redevelopment plans for Evanston's historic Harley Clarke Mansion on July 28, triggering a city review that could last through year's end, with construction targeted for fall 2026.

Community
A suspicious package with protruding wires outside Endeavor Health Evanston Hospital triggered a multi-agency bomb threat response on Tuesday evening, July 28, shutting down Ridge Avenue for over two hours before authorities determined the item posed no danger; no injuries were reported and the investigation remains active.

Education
Multiple ETHS students received phishing emails from compromised student accounts offering a fake $550 part-time job and requesting personal and banking information, in a separate incident from the June 7 ransomware attack that continues to disrupt school operations.

Education
Roycemore School's Board of Trustees announced July 15 that the 111-year-old Evanston private school will not open for 2026-27, reversing a June announcement that the school had been saved, and leaving enrolled families to find new schools weeks before fall.