An Evanston couple fighting to keep a baby they brought home from South Korea will be allowed to keep the child at least until Monday afternoon, when the family returns to federal court.

• Video: Couple hits legal snag with adoption

Rosaland M. Crandell had a successful law practice in Evanston for 23 years before Cook County Republican leaders tapped her to become an associate judge in 1982.

A lone gunman robbed an Evanston Burger King this morning just after it opened, according to authorities.

Ascending the spiral staircase inside Grosse Point Lighthouse, the first sign that something is wrong comes from the water trickling down the walls. At the top, visitors have to jump over a puddle...

• A visit to Evanston's Grosse Point Lighthouse

Megan Kashner awoke one morning with an idea for using online social networks to connect people in need with donors.

There will be presents under Rose O'Carroll's Christmas tree this year.

Excuse Deborah Clark if she seems overly proud as she shows off her small one-bedroom apartment on Evanston's southwest side. It was just two years ago that the longtime school crossing guard faced...

Someone fired shots into an Evanston home early this morning, striking a mattress where a child was sleeping.

Evanston police arrested one of three men suspected of duct-taping a couple in April and stealing two valuable paintings, authorities said today.

The general area that is now Evanston was called "Gross Point" by French explorers in the 1830s. Later named after Northwestern University's John Evans and officially incorporated in 1863, Evanston is...

An Evanston attorney acting in a “loud or aggressive manner” was arrested at the Lake County Courthouse Wednesday after causing a disturbance in the clerk’s office while filing...

A man and his 5-year-old son, who he was walking to school, were seriously injured this morning after they were struck by a vehicle as they attempted to cross Ridge Avenue in Evanston, police said.

An Evanston Township High School student has been charged with disorderly conduct after he brought a toy gun to school this week, authorities said.

Evanston police say the shooting death early Wednesday of a 23-year-old man marks the latest eruption of violence in a feud between two families that dates to at least 2005.

• Timeline of violence

Evanston leaders' decision to host the city's first gun buyback was in large part prompted by the September shooting death of Dajae Coleman, a 14-year-old Evanston Township High School student.

A 20-year-old man was critically wounded Dec. 8 in Evanston in a shooting police said may have been in retaliation for a recent homicide.

Services have been scheduled for Saturday for a teenager shot to death in Evanston last week. Police have not announced any arrests and continue to ask for the public's help in the investigation.

For 12 years, Evanston resident Carolyn Murray said she's watched instances of gun violence skyrocket in her neighborhood. So this year, she and her alderwoman decided to take action and helped...

Police are asking for the public's help after a 19-year-old man was shot and killed in Evanston tonight.

Theodore Boggs was upset to learn the mural he helped paint 10 years ago on an Evanston wall was apparently mistaken for graffiti and illicitly removed.

A 24-year-old woman died this morning after apparently jumping into the North Shore Channel near Main Street on the border between Evanston and Skokie, according to the Evanston Fire Department.

In a two-story Victorian-style home in Evanston, about a dozen young job seekers listened to the story of "Jason," a new nurse's aide who starts off strong but soon becomes overwhelmed by his duties...

Two Chicago men were charged in Evanston after allegedly removing two tires from a parked car early this morning, authorities announced.

An Evanston teen was charged with stealing two pizzas at knifepoint from a delivery man, authorities announced today.

A stray pit bull was shot and killed by a police officer because it was attacking another dog and biting its owner this afternoon in north suburban Evanston.

• Evanston cop shoots pit bull after attacking dog, owner

Evanston police Tasered a 16-year-old who allegedly stole another boy’s skateboard, authorities said today.

The tax on pack of smokes would rise by a buck in Cook County next year, which would leave Chicago with the second-highest per-pack tax in the nation, under County Board President Toni Preckwinkle's...

• $1-a-pack cigarette tax hike proposed in Cook Co.

People who live outside of Wilmette would pay a lot more to use the village's pool next summer if officials approve the fee increases that some residents hope will decrease the number of outsiders...

Two suburban Democratic congressional challengers sought Saturday to try to portray their Republican opponents as telling voters one thing while voting the other way in Washington, while the GOP...

• 1 clash after another for Biggert, Foster in 11th District congressional race 

A Rogers Park convenience store that borders Evanston is making progress to address concerns from neighbors and police that it was contributing to the area's gang-related criminal activity.

The principal of Lincoln Elementary School in Evanston abruptly announced her retirement, effective at the end of the month, but the district says it has a transition plan in place.

Nearly 30 years ago, a teenager was killed in Evanston as a result of gang violence, galvanizing the near-north suburb to deal with the burgeoning problem.

Democratic Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle faced criticism today after floating the idea of taxing guns and bullets to help balance the budget.

Evanston police will spend the weekend canvassing the north part of the city for information as they continue a search for answers in the disappearance and death of a Northwestern University student.

• NU statement on body of missing student found

A major intersection in Evanston will be closed for several hours as police investigate a single-car accident that seriously injured a teenage girl, authorities said today.

In the aftermath of the shooting death of an Evanston teenager earlier this month, several hundred concerned community members gathered Tuesday night to revisit a difficult issue: Youth violence.

An autopsy today determined that a missing Northwestern University student found in Wilmette Harbor drowned, but the medical examiner does not know whether the death was accidental.

• Earlier: NU student reported missing after party

Evanston teen Dajae Coleman was fatally gunned down last weekend by a man who mistakenly targeted him while looking for revenge, authorities said today.

• Suspect charged in the killing of Evanston teen

An Evanston rare coin dealer who was allegedly recorded buying thousands of dollars in stolen coins, jewelry, watches and other valuables from undercover police posing as burglars has been charged...

A Northwestern professor is suing an Evanston police officer and the City of Evanston after her 13-year-old son was mistaken for a burglary suspect and briefly handcuffed last month.

A memorial fund has been established by Evanston Township High School to assist the family of Dajae Coleman, a freshman who was shot and killed Saturday.

• Video: Teen's essay was 'part of his legacy'

A Mexican drug ring in 2011 picked the wrong person to help run their heroin sales in the Chicago area, federal officials said today -- a confidential source who already had been working with the...

Across Lake County, the North Shore and near northwest suburbs, municipalities are finding savings for their residents by choosing to purchase electricity from companies other than Commonwealth...

One thing that was not officially on the menu at Evanston's Cross Rhodes restaurant was free advice.

As the Evanston Public Library evolves into its own taxing body next year, it will consider opening a new branch on the city's west side.

Zach Gilford looked more like a college student meeting for a study session than a TV actor meeting for an interview over brunch Thursday at West Town Bakery & Diner. The Evanston native and...

• Luis Gomez: Zach Gilford turns down Cubs out of loyalty to White Sox

A Des Plaines man was shot and wounded on an Evanston street early this morning, and he was not cooperating with police in their investigation, police said.

A 24-year-old Chicago man was charged with armed robbery in Elmhurst after he was accused of displaying a handgun to steal cash from a gas station, police said Thursday.

The Evanston Skokie School District 65 Board of Education this week unanimously accepted a new contract that will see teachers receive a bonus in the first year, and small pay increases in the...

After she'd earned a degree from Purdue University and spent five years working at Northwestern University, Kristen Perkins might have had enough of school.

A Chicago teen was charged as an adult in relation to one of three robberies reported over the weekend in Evanston, authorities announced today.

Evanston police are investigating a juvenile burglary ring where teenage boys allegedly forced other children to commit crimes on their behalf, authorities announced today.

A 63-year-old Evanston man died early Sunday after being struck by a car the night before as he attempted to cross a street in Evanston, police said.

A suspicious powder discovered on a package at the Evanston Post Office this morning led to a brief evacuation, but it turned out to be cooking spices, according to authorities.

An Evanston man who tried to sell his iPad on Craigslist wound up cut with a knife and bitten while trying to defend himself during an armed robbery, authorities said today.

Lynne Mapes-Riordan, of Evanston, hopes women will one day serve as Roman Catholic deacons. After 800 years, she could be one of the first. 

• Female deacons had role in early church 

A man who was jogging this morning in Lincolnwood died after being struck by a vehicle, authorities said.

An Evanston man allegedly attacked a woman he hired to perform sexual services, authorities said today.

The U.S. Coast Guard at Wilmette Harbor suspended a search for a person in the water off Elliot Park Beach in Evanston after the Evanston Fire Department saw a man leaving the water, according to...

• What you should do in a rip current

Evanston police are searching for four men involved in an armed invasion of a home on Wednesday afternoon.

At these suburban apartments, the list of features outside the front door outweighs what's inside the units.

• Towns and new apartment projects

With temperatures climbing toward 100 degrees today, Evanston residents won’t be able to escape the heat with a dip in Lake Michigan.

Residents of Evanston’s 2nd Ward objected to the flavor of a potential new hot dog stand during a community meeting Thursday evening.

Asian carp could thrive in all five Great Lakes if even a small number of the invasive species made it into the basin, according to a scientific report released Thursday.

• Asian carp to be served free at Taste of Chicago

Alex Okrent could see the November finish line to his nearly decade-long journey with Barack Obama, and was thinking about his next move.

Three teens carjacked an 87-year-old man early this morning in an Evanston parking lot, and police later found the vehicle on Chicago's South Side.

An empty gun holster led to a weapons charge against an Evanston man early today outside a convenience store, authorities said.

An Evanston woman helped thwart a burglary when she returned home this morning to find an open basement window.

Northwestern hoops got a major boost Monday when Jaren Sina, a four-star point guard from New Jersey, verbally committed.

A 13-year-old boy held a gun to the head of a cabdriver and stole $200 and a cellphone from him, Evanston police said Friday, announcing the boy’s arrest in that and another robbery this week.

If you're looking to add the freshest fruits, vegetables, baked goods, cheeses and flowers to your dinner table, look no further than in your own backyard. Don't see a farmers market near your town...

Chicago is engaged in a much-publicized debate over a proposal to ticket rather than arrest people busted with small amounts of marijuana, but in many suburbs, police have been doling out possession...

Three buildings on the Evanston campus of Northwestern University were evacuated early this afternoon because of an electrical problem in a vault outside a campus building, according to the...

Four men beat an Evanston man with a baseball bat and crowbar this week, taking $200 from him, police in the north suburb said today.

A $650,000 grant will pave the way for a new health center in Evanston that will target low-income patients, officials said today.

A 15-year-old Evanston boy was struck by a vehicle this morning while riding his bicycle to summer school, authorities said.

A Skokie man has been charged with shooting at a moving car last week near Skokie's Oakton Yellow Line station, police said.

Joe Walsh, the Grammy-winning musician with the Eagles, has snubbed the identically named Rep. Joe Walsh and endorsed challenger Tammy Duckworth.