Jennifer Fisher

Custer Fair was held in Evanston June 15-16, 2019.

Use of county Homeland Security vehicle at Evanston street fair sparks outcry amid threats of ICE raids

June 27, 2019 at 5:47 p.m.

More than 500 people have signed a petition calling on the city of Evanston to ban the use of a mobile command vehicle provided by Cook County's Department of Homeland...

Pedestrians cross Elgin Road at the northern end of downtown Evanston on June 24, 2019. City officials are planning to hold a community meeting to address ways to improve pedestrian safety along the street.

Proposal to close Elgin Road in Evanston draws strong opposition from condo residents

June 25, 2019 at 7:46 p.m.

Residents may see Elgin Road as busy with car and truck traffic and dangerous for pedestrians who sometimes jaywalk across the grassy median — but that doesn't mean the city...

Neighbors are upset that mature oak trees at 819 Busse Highway in Park Ridge are being removed and the site is being marketed for development.

Felling old oaks riles Park Ridge neighbors

June 24, 2019 at 6:58 p.m.

At the corner of busy Busse Highway and Shibley Avenue in Park Ridge, several ducks swim in a patch of standing water near a stand of tall oak trees and...

Janet Tamer of Lake Forest holds a sign while she marches with the Lake Forest Concerned Citizens from Franklin Park to Market Square protesting the development of Franklin Park to condominiums.

Neighbors march against park sale for new development

May 23, 2019 at 2:45 p.m.

As she marched from Franklin Park to Market Square, Janet Tamer held a sign reading, "If the city can sell Franklin Park, then no park is safe." She was among...

This March 2014 photo shows shoppers in the produce section at the the Whole Foods Market in Woodmere Village, Ohio.

Whole Foods drops Lake Forest plans; pursues Vernon Hills site

May 23, 2019 at 2:45 p.m.

Whole Foods — which was planned for an 8.5-acre development at Route 60 and Saunders Road in Lake Forest — has decided to pursue a site in Vernon Hills instead,...

Woman killed by Amtrak train in Deerfield

May 23, 2019 at 7:12 a.m.

A pedestrian was killed by an Amtrak train Tuesday afternoon in Deerfield, according to police. Deerfield Police Chief John Sliozis said the pedestrian died after being struck at the Deerfield...

Vernon Hills author’s mom inspires ‘Chicken Soup’ story

May 20, 2019 at 2:14 p.m.

Last summer, Suzanne Brazil had a conversation with her mother that transported her back to age 19, when she had dropped out of college and moved back home with her...

Vernon Hills author’s mom inspires ‘Chicken Soup’ story

May 20, 2019 at 2:14 p.m.

Last summer, Suzanne Brazil had a conversation with her mother that transported her back to age 19, when she had dropped out of college and moved back home with her...

Chris Soules (left) visits Whitney Bischoff (right) at aParent IVF Laboratory in Highland Park, where she works as a fertility nurse, on ABC's "The Bachelor."

‘Bachelor’ fiancee back to work at Highland Park lab

May 14, 2019 at 7:05 a.m.

During the season finale of "The Bachelor" March 9, one Highland Park fertility lab put all its eggs in one basket: "Team Whitney." Chicago contestant Whitney Bischoff, who took home...

Highland Park comedian tackles the humor in science

May 14, 2019 at 7:05 a.m.

For the first time in his long career as a comedian, Aaron Freeman's jokes are being fact-checked. "I've never had anyone fact-check my jokes," says the Highland Park resident. "It...

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