Evanston beaches remain closed swimming as a beach hazards statement from the National Weather Service Chicago is in effect ...

The Illinois Department of Public Health regularly tests the water to determine when beaches are safe to reopen.

There was no shortage of patriotism at one of the largest Fourth of July parades around. WGN's Emmy Victor reports from Evanston.

The National Weather Service has announced a Beach Hazards Statement in effect through this evening (Monday, July 7), due to ...

Auntie Mame” and “Marjorie Morningstar” were set in a New York City where Jews were prospering, and antisemites were out of ...

The house, on about an acre and a quarter a few doors from Evanston's Greenwood Street Beach, "feels like a cheerful, welcoming country house to me," says Julie Gordon, who with her husband ...

With Brad Underwood's Illini men's basketball team so dependent on southeastern Europe, we see confusing visa questions growing alongside a mountain of anticipated courtroom dramas. Payments to ...

Beaches were filled Monday as daytime temps reached 95, just shy of a record for the date. Some relief is in sight late Monday into Tuesday, when showers are forecast to move into the area. But the ...

Photo credit: Naperville Park District From rock quarry beaches to stretches of sand next to parks with playgrounds, there are excellent options to explore with your family just outside the city ...