The Friday evening event at Ridgeville Park featured live music, local breweries and patio games for adults 21 and over.
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Would you attend a local park district festival like Flannel Fest this fall?
Evanston news covers city government, Cook County, school districts, Northwestern University and civic affairs in this lakefront college city. Reporting reaches neighborhoods and surrounding counties.
Authorities are searching for 85-year-old Jose Avila, who was last seen Wednesday morning in Evanston.
The Hawkeyes earned their seventh win of the season with a road victory over the Wildcats.
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Do you think parole gives formerly incarcerated people a real chance to rebuild?
Advocates from Project Sound Off and the National Parole Transformation Project addressed limits of parole at a Northwestern University event.
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Should Evanston require existing buildings to meet strict emissions targets, even at owners' expense?
Evanston's Healthy Buildings Accountability Board discussed which nonresidential buildings should receive equity prioritization but could not vote without a quorum.
Northwestern researchers found an asthma drug reduced severe allergic reactions in mice exposed to peanut extract.
This section follows Evanston city hall and the Cook County government, Evanston/Skokie School District 65 and Evanston Township High School District 202, and Northwestern University alongside the education, health care and professional services employers that define the local economy. From Downtown and Central Street to Main Street, Dempster Street and Howard Street, neighborhood reporting runs through the city and extends into Lake County, DuPage County, McHenry County and Will County where a story crosses the line. Northwestern University's research enterprise, real estate footprint and lakefront campus make it the dominant institutional force in Evanston, and university development decisions regularly intersect with city planning, tax structure and community benefit debates. Evanston's history as an early adopter of reparations policy has drawn national attention to its local government and made the city a reference point in discussions about municipal approaches to historical equity.
