Richard Requena

Richard Requena is a former Pioneer Press reporter.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security arrested an individual in Evanston on Sept. 11, 2025.

Federal agents arrest one in Evanston Thursday, police say

September 11, 2025 at 5:03 p.m.

Department of Homeland Security arrested a person in Evanston Thursday, Evanston Police Department confirmed.

The Skokie Fire Department Honor Guard adjusts flags to half mast to honor the lives lost during 9/11. The ceremony was hosted at Fire Station 16 on Sept. 11, 2025. (Richard Requena/Pioneer Press)

‘My heart is always with them;’ Skokie remembers 9/11

September 11, 2025 at 3:31 p.m.

The Skokie Fire Department held a 2025 ceremony to honor those who died as a result of the 9/11 terror attack on the United States.

Food items are neatly stacked at the Niles Township Food Pantry. Director of General Assistance Ruth Orme-Johnson anticipates more families will need more groceries from the pantry, pending spending cuts to social safety networks. (Richard Requena/Pioneer Press)

As SNAP cuts loom, north suburban food pantries dread hunger

September 12, 2025 at 4:50 p.m.

Food pantries in Skokie, Northbrook, say Trump megabill cuts to SNAP benefits will result in people going hungry or skipping health care.

Federal agents’ vehicles arrive in Evanston to serve warrant

September 11, 2025 at 12:12 p.m.

Federal agents arrived in Evanston to serve a warrant; they agreed to notify city of future operations. They received parking tickets.

Laura and Steve Yates had rented out this Morton Grove home as an Airbnb, but the Morton Grove village board voted to ban such short-term rentals. Skokie is considering regulating short-term rentals or banning them in residential neighborhoods. Photo courtesy of Laura Yates.

Skokie Mayor Ann Tennes leaning against Airbnb-type short-term rentals

September 9, 2025 at 3:12 p.m.

Although the previous Skokie Village Board may have wanted to impose some basic limitations on how Airbnb-like short-term rentals operate in the village, the current Village Board appears to favor...

Residents gather during a community vigil on Monday, June 30, 2025, to stand in solidarity with an immigrant family after ICE agents detained Rosalina Luna Vargas on Saturday, June 28, in front of her children, in Pasadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Evanston braces for immigration ‘blitz,’ DHS helicopter reportedly circles lakefront

September 9, 2025 at 5:02 p.m.

Evanston braces for federal immigration crackdown as a Homeland Security helicopter flew over the lakefront Monday afternoon.

Federal agents hold back protesters while removing detainees on June 4, 2025, from an Intensive Supervision Appearance Program office run by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the South Loop. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)

Evanston City Council looks to ban masks on ICE, other law enforcement agents

September 3, 2025 at 4:34 p.m.

Evanston preliminarily OKs resolution urging Illinois, Congress to bar ICE, federal agents from wearing masks, hiding identities.

Evanston’s City Council voted to table a developer's proposal in hopes to downsize it. The tower would have been among the tallest in all of Chicago’s suburbs. (City of Evanston)

Evanston commission rejects proposed 31-story apartment tower

September 2, 2025 at 3:00 p.m.

The Evanston Land Use Commission voted against a proposed 31-story, 430-apartment residential building in downtown Evanston on Aug. 27 at the end of a five-hour meeting. The tight 3-4 vote...

The Evanston Police Department is using its drone to search for missing Northwestern Professor Nina Kraus along the lakefront. Kraus was last seen on Sept. 1 outside of her home in Evanston. (Evanston Police Department)

Evanston police found missing woman, took her to hospital

September 2, 2025 at 5:59 p.m.

Evanston police are searching for missing Northwestern University professor Nina Kraus, who was last seen on Sept. 1.

The city of Evanston ordered its staff to cover Flock Safety license plate reader cameras in the city after it terminated its contract with the company, followed by Flock reinstalling the cameras. (Flock Safety)

Evanston halts license plate reader cameras after Illinois data shared with feds

September 2, 2025 at 9:50 a.m.

Evanston deactivated license plate tracking cameras after an audit found federal agents might have accessed Flock Safety data.

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