Evanston Beacon

02/15/2026

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11/05/2025

https://evanstonroundtable.com/2025/11/04/evanston-federal-agents-use-force-lawsuit/

Lawsuit against Chicago-area immigration operations alleges agents used excessive force in Evanston, in violation of court restraining order.

11/05/2025

Keep filming and posting real Live ICE activity, and it will get picked up nationally.

Rachel Maddow salutes the bravery and resourcefulness of people of Evanston, Illinois, who have not only activated to help protect their neighbors against the abuses of Donald Trump's ICE agents, but have rallied to collect food to help struggling neighbors as Trump's Republicans try leverage food a...

07/12/2022

If your water is not running clear, at first, simply run the faucets on cold for a few minutes.

The Evanston Fire Department has begun flushing fire hydrants throughout the city and will continue through October. Each fire hydrant takes about one hour to flush. Once the hydrants in your area have completed their flushing, please run the faucet on cold for a few minutes until the water turns clear.

Update: Due to the inconsistency of the fire department’s schedule based on calls that come in last minute, an accurate schedule cannot be provided. If you notice your water running brown, please make sure to run your water for 3-5 minutes until it runs clear.

06/18/2022

Greenwood beach closed, indefinitely.

Out of an over abundance of caution and to ensure proper coverage on our more heavily populated beaches, the City has closed Greenwood Street Beach to swimming until further notice.