News across Greater Chicago
How a Syrian refugee family made a life in Evanston
Ten years ago, Mohammad Alkareem and his family left Amman, Jordan and immigrated to Evanston. They were among the more than 1,000 Syrian refugees who came to Illinois in 2016 amid the civil war in Syria. The family includes Mohammad, his four siblings, his father Ahmad and his…
NAACP Evanston Youth Council Get out the Vote event sparks dialogue on voting rights
The Robert Crown Community Center hosted the NAACP Evanston Youth Council’s Get Out the Vote event on Friday, designed to educate young people on the power of the ballot box and the importance of voting. Led by NAACP Youth Council members, ages 12 to 20, the presentation explored…
Residents get preview of Mapping Black Evanston project
About 80 residents came out to the historic Lula B. Sherman United Methodist Church, 2214 Ridge Ave., on Saturday morning for a preview of the Mapping Black Evanston project that has been in the works for over a year. The Mapping Black Evanston project, a collaboration between…
Irish playwrights use survivors’ words in ‘OCTOBER 7’ to show horrors, heroes
Northwestern University’s Cahn Auditorium, 600 Emerson St., will host a staged reading on Oct. 6 of the play, OCTOBER 7. Irish journalists, documentary filmmakers and playwrights Phelim McAleer and Ann McElhinney, who are married, researched and wrote the play. Jeff Gurner…
Theaster Gates bets on fine china
The famed Chicago-based artist's career is taking a new direction with the purchase of Pickard China, the sole remaining maker of fine china in the United States.
Porter County Sheriff’s Office hosting winter clothing drive
The Porter County Sheriff's Office is holding a winter clothing drive. They are asking for donations of men’s and women’s new to gently used sweatshirts, pants, coats, shoes, hats, and gloves. The Porter County Sheriff's Office says if you are interested, reach out to Allison at…
Indiana Dunes National Park Releases 1600 Lab Grown Native Mussels into the Little Calumet River to Improve Water Quality
PORTER, Ind. — Indiana Dunes National Park recently celebrated the release of more than 1,600 native fatmucket mussels (Lampsilis siliquoidea) into the East Branch of the Little Calumet River. The individually tagged mussels are the first group raised from larvae to subadult size…
Café au Lake sets fall hours, will close Oct. 31
Café au Lake, the city-run cafe at Arrington Lagoon in Dawes Park, 1647 Sheridan Road, has announced its fall hours: After Oct. 31, the cafe will close for the fall and winter, except on weekends when ice skating is available at Arrington Lagoon. Regular operations will resume in…
The Fringe now open at the Canal Shores Golf Club patio
A new bar and grill called The Fringe has opened at Canal Shores Golf Club, featuring a seasonal menu managed by Madden Restaurant Concepts ahead of a community Fall Fest scheduled for October 17. The Fringe now open at the Canal Shores Golf Club patio is from Evanston RoundTable…
Fisher/GCMS soccer ties 1-1 with Reed-Custer
GIBSON CITY – The Fisher/Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley soccer team tied 1-1 with Braidwood Reed-Custer on Saturday. After allowing a free-kick goal with 11:06 left in the first half, Thomas Davis scored the match-tying goal via a Drew Iverson assist with 18:56 left in the second…
TechRise competition awards $25,000 to AI police training startup
Judges at the third annual TechRise pitch competition awarded the winning startup, VOYSSES Inc., a $25,000 prize at EnterpriseWorks, the University’s startup incubator Thursday. P33 Chicago’s competition platformed the founders of five early-stage startups with links to the…
Scenes from Wildcats win in new Ryan Field
In their first game at the new Ryan Field, the Northwestern Wildcats ran wild over Penn State for a 34-13 win. NU (3-1, 1-1 Big Ten) never trailed and rushed for 413 yards, its most in a single game since pulling in 444 against Illinois on Nov. 22, 2003. See below for scenes from…