Evanston, IL
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Evanston families still have a full week of Halloween events ahead, from the Harley Clarke Mansion's haunted trick-or-treating to a free festival at New Ryan Field and official neighborhood trick-or-treat hours on Saturday, Oct. 31.
Local Government
Evanston residents paying city fees by credit card will face a minimum 2.23% surcharge or $1 starting Monday, Nov. 2, beginning with police, fire and City Clerk transactions, with more departments phasing in through spring 2027.
Local Government
About 50 dog owners and their pets rallied at Evanston City Hall on Monday, Oct. 26, to protest the planned Dec. 1 closure of the dog beach, driven by a four-year impasse over building an ADA-compliant access ramp.
Sports
The Evanston Township High School Wildkits shut out Naperville North 5-0 on Wednesday, Oct. 21, extending their winning streak to seven games and advancing to the state field hockey quarterfinals against Glenbrook North on Saturday in Antioch.
Sports
Evanston Township High School lost 42-28 to New Trier in the first high school football game at Northwestern's rebuilt Ryan Field on Friday, Oct. 16, as nearly 27,000 tickets sold for what is believed to be the largest regular-season high school football crowd in Illinois history.
Community
Evanston's fifth annual Recycling Truck Design Competition will award two winners instead of one, thanks to a new partnership with SWANCC and an EPA-funded regional recycling campaign. Student designs are due Oct. 16.
Community
Evanston Community Fridges opened its fifth and first downtown location on Sept. 22 at the Woman's Club of Evanston, bringing a free food pantry to the alleyway near the Evanston Public Library off Church Street.
Community
Evanston's Crisis Responder Team started operations Sept. 14, building on the CARE program that has handled more than 3,500 calls since 2024, with full deployment expected by Nov. 2.
Community
Evanston police arrested Kobe M. Wilson, 27, at Robert Crown Community Center on Sept. 17 after a series of incidents in which he allegedly approached juveniles and offered a child candy and cannabis, leading to two misdemeanor trespass charges and increased patrols near the center and surrounding schools.
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