#evanston

#evanston

A George Maher-designed Prairie-style home in Evanston, IL has come on the market for the first time in over five decades.

The home, built in 1909, has original features including hardwood flooring, leaded- and stained-glass windows, and fireplaces.

Buyers are attracted to the home's integrity and are not looking to renovate the whole thing. [ more ]

A three-alarm fire in Evanston displaced all residents of a commercial building.

Firefighters responded to reports of the blaze at 1402 Greenleaf St. and used multiple fire lines and master streams to contain it. [ more ]

Nearly two dozen people were taken to the hospital after a CTA Yellow Line train struck a piece of agency equipment on the tracks near Evanston and Chicago.

Thirty-eight people were seen by paramedics, including seven CTA employees, with 23 taken to the hospital, including four children.

Three people were in serious-to-critical condition, but their injuries were not believed to be life threatening. [ more ]

Black Chicagoans may receive reparations soon through a task force investigating past harms and drafting recommendations, similar to other U.S. cities like Evanston's reparations program. [ more ]