Evanston, IL
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Latest reporting from the Community desk.
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The City of Evanston announced a Hispanic Heritage Month series running from Sept. 15 through Oct. 24, with nine events at six community venues including art exhibitions, a family game night, karaoke and flower-making workshops.
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A study led by Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine researchers found suicide-related ER visits among U.S. children ages 5 to 17 jumped 74% between 2016 and 2022, with about half occurring at lower-volume hospitals often ill-equipped for pediatric mental health crises.
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Evanston's fire and police departments host a public 9/11 memorial ceremony Friday morning at Firefighters Park, featuring survivor Mark Shore, State Rep. Robyn Gabel and former Mayor Steve Hagerty on the 25th anniversary of the attacks.
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Sandy Weisz, a 1998 Northwestern graduate who designed for The Daily Northwestern, launched the word-ladder game Raddle in March 2025 and says about 10,000 people now play it each day.
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Bennison's Bakery, Gigio's Pizzeria and CM Chicken near Davis Street and Maple Avenue were targeted in coordinated early-morning smash-and-grab break-ins on Thursday, Sept. 3.
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Dogs and their owners gathered at Evanston's Harley Clarke Mansion on Aug. 30 for Harley Barke, a free meditation and social event marking National Dog Month, part of a growing slate of community programming at the historic lakefront property.
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Downtown Evanston's first community fridge opened on the Woman's Club of Evanston property, stocked daily with nonperishable food by volunteers while organizers await electrical permits for refrigerated items.
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The Evanston Police Department is recruiting up to 20 people for Team Evanston, which will attempt to pull a United Airlines 737 weighing more than 95,000 pounds across the O'Hare tarmac on Sept. 26 to raise money for Special Olympics Illinois.
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Evanston police issued a public warning after two coordinated burglaries on Aug. 31 targeted valuable power tools from work vans, with surveillance footage showing armed suspects, and urged businesses to strengthen security.
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Evanston has opened four cooling centers as a National Weather Service heat advisory brings heat indices up to 110 degrees through at least Thursday, with the city urging residents to check on elderly neighbors.
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Guitarist Donovan Mixon's free monthly jazz improvisation series, which started in his garage during the pandemic, opens its 2026–27 season at the Evanston History Center's Dawes House on Oct. 6 with nine performances planned through June 2027.
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The Cook County Department of Public Health reported four adult West Nile virus cases in suburban Cook County on Friday, Aug. 28, classifying infection risk as high and urging residents to take precautions during peak mosquito season.