Evanston

Eli Coustan is just 13, but the teen from Evanston is helping older residents, including his grandparents, schedule appointments to get the COVID-19 vaccine. NBC 5’s Regina Waldroup has his story, and the link to his website can be found here.

A suburban teenager is helping Chicago area residents book vaccines to receive the coronavirus vaccine, and he says that he’s simply doing it to “make a positive change” in the world. Eli Coustan, 13, designed the website to be a simple and intuitive way for all area residents, especially older residents, to navigate the complex pathways to getting an appointment…

Evanston is embarking on next steps in the city’s reparations plan to provide more housing for Black residents. NBC 5’s Christian Farr reports.

Some parents of Evanston Township High School students are questioning why their teens will continue to learn remotely five days a week when other Chicago-area high schoolers are heading back to the classroom on hybrid learning models. NBC 5’s Chris Coffey reports.

Cook County opened a pop-up vaccination clinic at an apartment complex in Evanston Monday, operated by the county housing authority in partnership with Walgreens. More than half of the residents of the complex are Black or Latino, but most had not been vaccinated, despite being eligible. Sandra Torres reports.

The ex-girlfriend of the Chicago man who went on a deadly shooting rampage in February broke her silence in an exclusive interview with NBC 5. Natalie Martinez reports.

Evanston residents and officials worked to clear heavy snow Tuesday following a major winter storm that sent over a foot of snow through the Chicago area. NBC 5’s Christian Farr reports.

A 15-year-old girl who was one of seven people shot last month in a spree that spanned from Chicago to Evanston has died, and new 911 tapes have been released from that fateful night. NBC 5’s Alex Maragos has the story.

Dramatic footage released by the Evanston Police Department shows the chaotic scene after a man wanted in connection to four separate shooting deaths in Chicago and Evanston was shot and killed after exchanging gunfire with police outside of a suburban store earlier this month. In the footage, released through a Freedom of Information Act request, Jason Nightengale, 32, is shown…

Dramatic footage released by the Evanston Police Department shows the chaotic scene after a man wanted in connection to four separate shooting deaths in Chicago and Evanston was shot and killed after exchanging gunfire with police outside of a suburban store earlier this month. NBC 5’s Alex Maragos has the story.

Two days after three people were killed in a shooting rampage spanning from Chicago to Evanston, one of the victim’s families opened up to NBC 5 and voiced their frustrations about the police response to the series of horrific events.

A fourth victim in Saturday’s shooting rampage from Chicago to Evanston has died, Evanston’s police chief confirmed Monday night.

A family expressed heartbreak Sunday night after their loved one was killed in the weekend shooting rampage in Chicago and Evanston. NBC 5’s Christian Farr reports.

A man who police say killed three people and wounded four others during a series of shootings in and around Chicago posted nonsensical and expletive-laced videos in the days and hours leading up to the attacks.

Family members and neighbors gathered at a vigil Sunday night to honor Anthony Faulkner, the 20-year-old who was among three people killed in a shooting rampage that stretched from Chicago’s South Side to Evanston.

Police in Chicago and suburban Evanston say that at least four people are dead, including the gunman, and at least four others were critically injured during a shooting spree across both cities on Saturday. Originally, police had reported that four victims had died in the shootings, but a woman who was shot in Evanston inside of an IHOP restaurant is…

Police on Sunday continued to investigate why a gunman went on a shooting spree in Chicago and Evanston, killing three people and injuring several others. NBC 5’s Christian Farr reports.

Three people were killed and four people suffered injuries when a man went on a shooting rampage Saturday in Chicago and Evanston.

A 32-year-old man was shot and killed by police after he allegedly shot seven people in a series of attacks Saturday, killing three of them. NBC 5’s Lisa Chavarria has all the latest details.

One week after a Black Lives Matter sign outside Evanston’s Northminster Presbyterian Church was vandalized, the church was attacked once again. Sandra Torres reports.