Richard Requena

Richard Requena is a former Pioneer Press reporter.

Library workers represented by AFSCME Local 1891 protest a proposed split between the Evanston Public Library and the city of Evanston ahead of a library board of trustees meeting Aug. 20. The union represents about 100 employees. (Richard Requena/Pioneer Press)

Evanston Library union workers protest proposed city, library split

August 28, 2025 at 3:13 p.m.

Evanston Library union workers protested a proposed library/ city split; library says city not providing adequate services, finances.

Evanston Township High School main building. (Victor Hilitski/for the Chicago Tribune)

Adults beat two teens outside of Evanston Township High School, per police

August 26, 2025 at 9:44 a.m.

Two adults beat two students outside of Evanston Township High School at the end of the school day on Aug. 15, according to Evanston Police Commander Ryan Glew.

Sameer Quadri, 17, of Skokie, drowned at an Evanston beach August 20. Quadri, a senior at Niles North High School, was a guard on the varsity basketball team. (Niles North High School)

Family, coach remember Skokie 17-year-old Sameer Quadri

August 29, 2025 at 3:32 p.m.

The 17-year-old Niles North High School student Sameer Quadri drowned at an Evanston beach Aug. 20, 2025.

The Clove Indian and Nepali restaurant in Glenview serves an assortment of Indian and Indo-Chinese cuisine. (Richard Requena/Pioneer Press)

Indian, Indo-Chinese restaurant The Clove opens in Glenview

August 21, 2025 at 10:15 a.m.

The Clove restaurant, featuring an Indian-Nepali and Indo-Chinese dishes, opened in Glenview and will offer entertainment.

A Wilmette man will continue to serve on the Wilmette Park District Board of Commissioners after an independent law firm verified his residency, while a former board president has resigned due to her impending move out of Wilmette. Pictured is Wilmette Park District's Howard Park.

Wilmette Parks commissioner survives residency challenge, former board president moves away

August 20, 2025 at 9:35 a.m.

Michael Murdock stays on, Kara Kosloskus leaves Wilmette Park District Board of Commissioners over residency rules.

Skokie's Backlot Bash is coming back on Aug. 22.

Skokie’s Backlot Bash fest to return Aug. 22-24 with bands, 5K

August 19, 2025 at 12:45 p.m.

Cool and sunny weather is predicted for this year's Backlot Bash end-of-summer celebration in Skokie this weekend, Aug. 22 through 24. The Backlot Bash returns to its usual time and...

Evanston Land Use Commission Chair Jeanne Lindwall speaks at a public hearing on Aug. 13, 2025. Lindwall said the commission previously mistakenly prevented six residents from giving testimony against a proposed 31-story, 430-apartment building in downtown Evanston. (Richard Requena/Pioneer Press)

Evanston commission corrects error after preventing citizens from speaking on controversial project

August 19, 2025 at 12:10 p.m.

Evanston course-corrected after blocking citizens from speaking on a proposed 430-unit apartment tower with 80 parking spaces.

Texas state Rep. Salman Bhojani, D-92nd, left, takes a photo with other Texas House members after attending Friday prayer service at the Muslim Community Center in Morton Grove, IL, on Aug. 15, 2025. The representatives left their state for Illinois in order to prevent the GOP from redrawing the state’s U.S. House maps. Bushra Amiwala, a candidate running to represent Illinois’ 9th Congressional District, is in the first row center wearing a light colored blouse. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune)

Texas House Democrats accept Skokie official’s invite to north suburban mosque

August 15, 2025 at 6:10 p.m.

Exiled Texas State Democratic legislators, who fled to Illinois to block gerrymandering, visited a mosque with a Skokie official.

Priests at St. John XXIII Parish in Evanston face challenges in their immigration status as they have spent years waiting for residency and may have to leave the U.S. before it comes through. St. Mary's Catholic Church is part of the parish, which welcomed in Rev. Jose Manuel Ortiz and Rev. Koudjo J. Jean Phillipe Lopko in 2022. (Richard Requena/Pioneer Press)

Two priests who serve the poor at Evanston church could be forced to leave US, parish fears

August 15, 2025 at 3:10 p.m.

Two Catholic priests in Evanston who are immigrants might be forced to leave the United States due to immigration bureaucracy.

Endeavor Health and Oakton College partnered to share the cost of a new Health Careers Education Center at 2500 Ridge Ave., Evanston. Students will be able to enroll in a two-year program, and become qualified to work in a health care setting. (Richard Requena/Pioneer Press)

Students can prep for health care careers as Oakton College opens campus in Evanston

August 12, 2025 at 8:00 a.m.

Students interested in a wide variety of health care careers can prepare for well-paying jobs at Oakton College, which recently opened a health care campus in Evanston. Oakton partnered with...

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