Joerg Metzner

The Evanston Fire and Police departments sponsored a First Responder Open House on Sunday at Fire Department Headquarters, 909 Lake St.

Donovan's Garage returns to the church next month with a progressive jazz quintet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12.

The soft launch of the Arrington Lagoon cafe on Saturday drew a good-sized crowd of local residents, eager to taste-test coffee drinks and pastries

Beloved Evanston independent bookstore Bookends & Beginnings, led by owner Nina Barrett, opened “Middles Used Books” on Wednesday at 1620 Orrington Ave., in what used to be CloseKnit.

Nervous about the upcoming presidential election? You're not alone. Hoping to help people cope with campaign anxiety over the next 10 days, Evanston's

The cafe at Arrington Lagoon officially opened to the public on Saturday to the delight of dozens of customers. For now, the cafe will provide window

Joseph, Tanya, Adrian and Gabriel at the decorated Fountain Square. Downtown Evanston hosted a trick or treat stroll through downtown for local families

Julie and Corey Nunnally, who are in their seventh year of decorating their Ridge Avenue home, are putting on a spooktacular Halloween display this year.

Alonzo Vasquez with his mask. Evanston celebrated Día de los Muertos ("Day of the Dead") over the weekend with arts and crafts for local families on

The Brian Gephart Quartet performs Sunday night at Sketchbook Brewing's Skokie taproom. A dose of live music was just the right distraction ahead of