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Intro to Evanston Dad and Mom bands
Take a moment and think back to your high school’s social structure and its collection of sub-cultures. There were the Jocks. Those young men and women joined the teams and competed with other schools. There were the Brains – the academic over-achievers. There were the Gamers. Don’t forget the...
Metra train hits pedestrian in Palatine; line halted
CHICAGO (CBS) -- The Union Pacific Northwest Metra line was halted Friday afternoon after a train hit a pedestrian in Palatine.Metra said Train No. 654 struck a pedestrian at the Smith Street right-of-way near the Palatine station.Initial reports indicated that the person struck was conscious and awake upon being taken to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge from the scene. The person's condition was not immediately available.Inbound and outbound trains were stopped near the scene, and extensive delays were expected.As of about 4:10 p.m., the train was being backed away from the Smith Street crossing where the collision happened. But Smith Street remained closed.CHECK: Metra updates
‘A piece of the puzzle to Evanston’: City welcomes only tattoo shop
Since 2010, Tia Ng has gotten 84 tattoos. Her most recent — an outline of a goose holding a knife from a popular meme — was the first-ever tattoo done at Evanston’s only tattoo shop: Sweetheart Ink Tattoo. Ng learned of the shop’s opening when the owners,...
Will’s Place carves out a space for adults with disabilities in Skokie
A restaurant in Skokie called Will’s Place is serving up more than pastries and lunch — and it’s the subject of this week’s Difference Maker. Will’s Place employs about 25 people who don’t have an easy time finding work.
YEA! shifts to Main Street, combining with Open Studio Project
Evanston’s annual outdoor YEA! (Young Evanston Artists) Festival, which has always taken place on this May weekend, is changing shape again, and its location as well. Instead of familiar Raymond Park, it will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. this Saturday, May 18, at 727 Main St., a city parking lot between Sherman Avenue and the train tracks.
Men brandishing guns arrested after Palatine crash; man arrested for attacking driver, injuring cop
While the driver of an SUV, that was driving recklessly and whose occupants pointing handguns at people, was being taken into custody, a man whose girlfriend's vehicle was hit by the SUV attempted to attack the driver. A police officer attempted to intervene and was injured.
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