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National Weather Service issues Flood Watch through Saturday morning
The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch from late Friday night through Saturday morning for portions of northern Illinois, including Evanston. What to expect A Flood Watch means flash flooding is possible, but not certain. Residents should monitor weather conditions…
Peggy Tarr: Fear is not respect
I made the comment “Fear is not respect” to a close friend. She disagreed and said, “That’s not true.” I decided not to argue with her since I did not think I could convince her that she was wrong. I wondered if her religion made her connect the two words for the god she…
‘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…
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…