News in Evanston
2026 Lead Service Line Replacement Project to begin week of Sept. 14
The City of Evanston’s Public Works Agency will begin work on the 2026 Lead Service Line Replacement Project the week of Sept. 14. Construction is expected to continue through July 2027. The project will replace water mains and lead service lines at 17 locations throughout…
ETHS football: Glenbrook South runs past Wildkits in CSL South opener
Maybe another day of film study would have helped Evanston’s defense this week. Maybe not. But a shorter week of preparation left the Wildkit football team at the mercy of Glenbrook South’s running game Thursday night at Lazier Field. The Titans piled up 404 yards on the ground…
MashUp 2026 returns to the big tent on campus
More than 500 leaders and members of Evanston’s business, civic, nonprofit and Northwestern University communities came together at MashUp on Thursday, from 5:30-9 p.m., hosted by the Evanston Chamber of Commerce. After several years off campus, the annual event returned to…
Inaugural September Together hosted by musician/producer Tukkiman
Known professionally as Tukkiman, Tukki Diao is an internationally recognized singer, songwriter and producer who has called Evanston home since moving from Paris in 2017. Reflecting on the deep bond he feels with Evanston and its residents, Diao said, “I like the peace, the…
Main Street Mural gears up for official opening on Sept. 19
After a year of planning, painting and countless rounds of clay tile firing, the Open Studio Project is days away from officially unveiling its Main Street Mural. The mural, located behind the Open Studios office in parking lot No. 27 at 727 Main St. is a mixed-medium piece,…
‘Anything can change at any minute’: Evanstonians remember Sept. 11 on its 25th anniversary
As the country collectively experienced the horror of the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, for Evanston firefighter and paramedic Tom Moon, that day was especially terrifying because for a good portion of the day he did not know if his mother, a United Airlines flight…
Madigan’s Guitar Works will take over former Davis Shoe and Luggage Repair location
Madigan’s Guitar Works, a guitar repair and lessons shop run by Guitar Works’ former repair head, will take over the space previously occupied by Davis Shoe and Luggage Repair at 1608 Maple Ave. The shoe and luggage repair shop closed earlier in 2026 when owner Paco Villagomez…
City invites community to help name new cafe at Prieto Community Center, which will open this fall
A new cafe is coming this fall to the Dr. Jorge & Luz Maria Prieto Community Center, and the Evanston Parks and Recreation Department and Councilmember Juan Geracaris (9th Ward) are inviting the community to help name it. The new cafe will feature brewed and espresso coffee…
Pro Frisbee team leaving Evanston for Elmhurst next year
The Chicago Union, a professional Ultimate Frisbee Association team that has called Evanston home for its last three seasons, is packing up and moving back to Elmhurst University’s Langhorst Field in the west suburbs starting next year, the team announced Sept. 4. “We’ve loved…
‘Break Right Through That Line,’ exhibit on all things NU football opens Sept. 14 at Deering Library
If you don’t know a wall of Wildcats from a Fighting Methodist, a new exhibition at Northwestern University’s Deering Library will set your helmet straight about Northwestern football. Drawing on photos, programs, uniforms, game balls and other memorabilia from University…