1+ hour, 40+ min ago  (176+ words) A Flood Watch is also in effect through this evening." What you should know: The National Weather Service has also announced a Beach Hazards Statement in effect from this afternoon through late evening, due to high wave action and dangerous…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (396+ words) Evanston will host its annual "Evanston Recycles" event from 9 a. m. to noon'on'Saturday, June 27, at Evanston Township High School, 1600 Dodge Ave. Each year, this'free "drive-up, drop-off" event'gives'residents the opportunity to recycle and donate a variety of items, as well as securely shred…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago  (422+ words) A mix of rain, high winds and lightning caused tree damage across Evanston Wednesday " with storms continuing Thursday under a tornado watch in effect until 9 p. m. The National Weather Service issued the tornado watch for the area encompassing Evanston at 2: 02 p. m. Thursday…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (277+ words) Thanks to a $4, 500 grant from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, the area behind the Dempster Street Beach Office now supports local pollinators and is more ecologically sound. In October 2025, Timothy Carter, Lakefront and Athletics Division Manager, worked with the…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (1066+ words) When Evanston adopted its 2018 Climate Action and Resilience Plan, District 65 was among the city's eight big employers that pledged to help advance the plan's goals." Within five years, the district had fulfilled its promises " replacing compact fluorescent bulbs with LEDs,…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (263+ words) More than 50 million birds will migrate through Cook County this spring, and on Saturday, which was designated as World Migratory Bird Day by the U. S. and Canada, a group of Evanston paddlers set out to see some of them. The Evanston…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1037+ words) After a 24-hour shift, Evanston firefighter Zach Carascano hangs up his helmet and grabs a rake, torch or whatever else the North Shore Channel bank may demand that day. Over the last three years, this has been his routine " balancing…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (550+ words) NASA's Artemis II mission made history this month, sending four astronauts around the Moon and back for the first time in more than 50 years. The crew " three Americans and one Canadian " set the record for the farthest any human has…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (192+ words) As part of this achievement, both the Church Street Boat Ramp and the Dempster Street Beach Launch Facility have been designated as certified Clean Marina sites. The'Illinois Clean Marina Initiative'is a voluntary, incentive-based program that encourages marina and boat launch…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (101+ words) Evanston Round Table Stay in the know with our free newsletters! Join more than 10, 000 Evanstonians already receiving the Round Table newsletter in their inbox each morning. - Raising Evanston 1 X week: everything E-town for families Already signed up? Just close out…...