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A community is in shock after two men tried to kidnap an 18-year-old woman in suburban Evanston on Monday.

A community is in shock after two men tried to kidnap an 18-year-old woman in suburban Evanston on Monday. Evrod Cassimy has the frightening story.

Police heightened their presence at Lunar New Year’s festivities in Evanston Sunday following a mass shooting at a dance hall during Lunar New Year celebrations in California. NBC 5’s Christian Farr has the details.

The suburban Chicago home from an iconic 1984 coming-of-age John Hughes film just sold for a cool $1.6 million.

The suburban Chicago home from an iconic 1984 coming of age John Hughes film just sold for a cool $1.6 million.

Police are investigating after a woman was found dead Saturday inside a hotel in north suburban Evanston, according to authorities. Evanston police stated officers were called to the Holiday Inn on Sherman Avenue at around 11:16 a.m. after a person was found dead in a hotel room. The individual, said to be a woman in her 20s to 30s, was…

A student at Evanston Township High School has been charged with bringing a loaded gun onto the campus, but police said they found no evidence the 18-year-old was planning to shoot anyone.

A suburban woman began intravenous chemotherapy to fight a rare form of leukemia just an hour after giving birth, NBC 5’s Lauren Petty reports.

Holding her eight month old daughter Harlow in her arms, Ashley Conley says her baby girl is the reason she’s still alive.

Evanston’s first permanent female police chief was just sworn in on Monday and she already has big plans for connecting with residents, NBC 5’s Vi Nguyen reports.

The stadium would be privately-financed, and according to reports could open as soon as 2026.

The Evanston Police Department said it’s facing a staffing shortage that has led to reassignments and reduced services.

Chicago isn’t the only city dealing with a shortage of police officers, as suburban Evanston also struggles to fill positions. Down nearly 30 officers, the department has issued reassignments and reduced its services. NBC 5’s Christian Farr reports.

A man has been charged with murder in connection with a shooting that killed a man playing Pokémon Go with his 6-year-old daughter in an Evanston park earlier this month, police announced Wednesday.

A man has been charged with murder in connection with a shooting that killed a man playing Pokémon Go with his 6-year-old daughter in an Evanston park earlier this month, police announced Wednesday. NBC 5’s Christian Farr reports.

A man has been charged with murder in connection with a shooting that killed a man playing Pokémon Go with his 6-year-old daughter in an Evanston park earlier this month, police announced Wednesday.

No one is in custody, and police are still searching for the gunman.

A 13-year-old girl was transported to an area hospital after being shot Monday evening in Evanston, authorities said. Officers with the Evanston Police Department responded to the shooting at approximately 6:20 p.m. in the 1300 block of Fowler, police said in a tweet. At the scene, officers located a 13-year-old girl who had been shot. She was taken by paramedics…

A man was playing Pokémon Go with his 6-year-old daughter in an Evanston park Thursday evening when he was shot and killed, his family said, adding that the young girl FaceTimed her family while running from gunfire shouting “Daddy’s shot.” NBC 5’s Lexi Sutter reports.

A man was playing Pokémon Go with his 6-year-old daughter in an Evanston park Thursday evening when he was shot and killed, his family said, adding that the young girl FaceTimed her family while running from gunfire shouting “Daddy’s shot.”