Genevieve Bookwalter

Jay Rivera, Joliet chief water plant operator, walks away after checking the water level at well 24D in Joliet on Feb. 23, 2021. He said 24D is drilled to a depth of 1,500 feet and measured the water level at 970 feet below the ground.

Despite surge in online attention, Skokie synagogue that serves deaf community struggling during pandemic

August 3, 2021 at 10:40 p.m.

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, leaders of a Skokie synagogue serving the deaf community hope the online outreach they grew while people were largely stuck at home will translate into...

Chef Q Ibraheem works in her kitchen in Evanston on June 13, 2021.

Evanston’s Chef Q, hailed as pandemic hero, looks to keep up her fight against food insecurity

June 29, 2021 at 8:37 p.m.

For more than a year, Chef Q. Ibraheem has been preparing hundreds of meals, multiple days a week, for families in need during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. She was recently...

Evanston City Council rejects retroactive pandemic hazard pay measure

June 18, 2021 at 8:05 p.m.

Evanston City Council members June 14 rejected a proposal from Ald. Devon Reid to require large employers within the city to retroactively pay their pandemic essential workers an additional stipend....

Evanston names veteran member of Police Department interim chief

June 11, 2021 at 10:37 p.m.

Evanston city leaders on Friday named Deputy Police Chief Aretha Barnes as interim chief of the city's Police Department, according to a news release. Barnes replaces former Chief Demetrius Cook,...

New Trier High School student dies after fall on Evanston CTA tracks

June 11, 2021 at 9:15 p.m.

A 16-year-old New Trier High School student died early Wednesday after she fell on the CTA Purple Line tracks in Evanston, according to police. Samantha Cerrone was pronounced dead at...

‘Explosive device’ thrown through window of Evanston home late Tuesday night

June 9, 2021 at 8:18 p.m.

Evanston police are investigating a late Tuesday night house explosion. Police and firefighters responded to calls of a house explosion in the 1400 block of Brown Street around 11:30 p.m.,...

Evanston-Skokie District 65 names Marquise Weatherspoon new board member

June 8, 2021 at 7:53 p.m.

Evanston resident Marquise Weatherspoon on Monday was appointed to fill the latest vacancy on the Evanston-Skokie District 65 School Board, district officials announced. Weatherspoon was sitting board members' top choice...

Evanston Police Chief Demitrous Cook announced his retirement June 7, effective immediately. He is shown at the One Battle Won in the War on Racism prayer vigil on April 21, 2021 in the parking lot of 1800 Maple Ave. in Evanston.

Evanston police chief announces retirement, effective immediately

June 7, 2021 at 10:47 p.m.

Evanston police Chief Demitrous Cook on Monday announced his abrupt retirement from the department, effective immediately. Cook has led Evanston's police department since 2019, when he left his job as...

Evanston launches community solar program

June 1, 2021 at 5:39 p.m.

About 600 Evanston residents will be accepted into the city's new Residential Community Solar Program, which allows residents and small businesses to support rural solar power projects without installing the...