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Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge adds epilepsy monitoring unit
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge has opened a six-room Epilepsy Monitoring Unit, and administrators say it’s the first unit of its kind in the Advocate hospital group in the state. According to Dr. Stacia Rouse, M.D. an epileptologist and medical director of epilepsy for Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, epileptic patients who visit the unit will typically stay between two to ...
Endeavor Health's Glenbrook Hospital opens state-of-the-art cardiac care facility
GLENVIEW, Ill. - An aging population is one reason why doctors at Endeavor Health are taking cardiac care to a new level. They did so by opening a "hospital within a hospital." In a Fox 32 special report, Sylvia Perez gives us an inside look at what they are doing...
President Schill addresses vandalism on Deering Meadow
University President Michael Schill released an email statement on Monday addressing recent acts of vandalism on Deering Meadow. In the email, Schill brought up a Sunday incident in which several Israeli and American flags planted on Deering Meadow were defaced with red paint overnight. A small group of students originally...
How does Lake Michigan water become Evanston’s drinking water?
Living on the shores of Lake Michigan has glorious aesthetic benefits, but more essentially, it generates an average of 46 million gallons per day of reliable, affordable and safe drinking water for Evanston and Chicagoland residents. The Evanston Water Treatment Plant (just past the northernmost point of Northwestern’s campus on...
Exhibit focuses the lens on women 40 and older, opening May 17
Celebrate mature women of all shapes, sizes, lifestyles and backgrounds at the 40 Over 40 portrait exhibit, created and developed by local photographer Jennifer Schuman. Schuman will unveil the results of her project at 6 p.m. on Friday, May 17th, in the Horizon Photography studio at the Noyes Cultural Arts Center.
Softball: Former players reflect on Northwestern’s winning legacy ahead of NCAA tournament
Drawing from Seth Godin’s “Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable,” coach Kate Drohan fashioned a new motto for what she deemed a special 2006 team. With three NCAA tournament berths in her first four years as Northwestern’s head coach, she was convinced that with the right rallying cry, this team had the potential to propel the program to unprecedented success.
Property damaged after shots fired in Streamwood: police
STREAMWOOD, Ill. - Shots were fired in suburban Streamwood Monday afternoon. At about 1:14 p.m., the Streamwood Police Department responded to the area of Kingston Court and Club Tree Drive for a report of gunshots being fired. When officers arrived, they located evidence of gunfire and property damage. Police then...
Schaumburg Boomers welcome Opening Day with new ballpark features, promotions
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. - Monday is opening day for the Schaumburg Boomers baseball team and Wintrust Field is ready to go. The 2024 season will be filled with excitement, thanks to a combination of renovations and fun promotions, according to Michael Larson, executive vice president and general manager. "Well, we spent...
Evanston Police Dept. joins Illinois Memorial Day ‘Click It or Ticket’ campaign
Summer is just around the corner, and while travel plans may vary, one thing remains constant: the need to wear your seat belt. With this in mind, the Evanston Police Department today announced that now through Memorial Day weekend it is stepping up enforcement efforts to remind motorists to “Click It or Ticket.”
Photos: E-Town aurora
In an extremely rare occurrence, much of the world could see the aurora borealis – the northern lights – after sundown Friday and Saturday nights May 10 and 11. Evanston residents flocked to the city’s beaches and parks both nights for a chance to see the sky lit up in shades of green and purple. You can check out the photos people took over the weekend in the slideshow below.
City offers one-week grace period for Wesley Avenue tenants to move out
Evanston will allow a weeklong grace period for the remaining tenants at 2014 and 2024 Wesley Ave. to move out of their apartments, Ald. Bobby Burns (5th) told The Daily Sunday. In February, city officials informed tenants at the two properties and 2018 Wesley Ave. that structural deterioration in the...
Van Gogh For All opens at Kohl Children's Museum in Glenview
GLENVIEW, Ill. - Kohl Children’s Museum opens a new attraction this weekend, "Van Gogh For All," featuring works of the great master and inspiring the artist within. Stephanie Bynum, Vice President of Programming said children can immerse themselves in his art, such as Vincent Van Gogh’s painting, "Starry Night," the background used for a blue screen CG effect.
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