The Latest Breaking News from Evanston

Friends of Elise Malary gathered for a vigil in Andersonville to honor her and call for better protections for Black trans women.

CHICAGO — Family and friends of Elise Malary, 31, sought answers on the Evanston activist’s whereabouts when she stopped responding to them on March 9.

Malary, 31, was reported missing by family on March 11, who had not heard from her for days, Evanston police said.

Elise Malary, 31, last had contact with her family last Wednesday, police said.

Lindsay Percival has been a child care provider in Evanston, Illinois, for decades. She loves her job, but that passion is not enough to pay the bills. Every time she admits a new child into the Learning Bridge Early Education Center, she knows there’s an 80% chance that she’s taking…

A law firm’s investigators, hired by the suburb, found that officials badly mishandled young, female lifeguards’ complaints of abuse and harassment by supervisors.

A look at Friday’s top games.

The Spartans held on to beat Taft 57-56 in a Class 4A regional semifinal game at Evanston. They did it at the free-throw line, shooting 8-for-8 in the final 25 seconds.

The decision comes one week after a south suburban Catholic school principal was fired after he refused to comply with the archdiocese’s mask mandate.

The sexual misconduct scandals at the Chicago Park District and Evanston beaches have revealed that young female lifeguards and beach workers are often surrounded by predatory supervisors and co-workers.

In text messages to a manager, a former lifeguard described being assaulted by him while unconscious. More than 50 female current or former beach workers came forward last year with accusations of sexual abuse and harassment.