13+ hour, 25+ min ago  (195+ words) Downtown workers, customers, and residents looking for a coffee shop since the recent closing of Peet's on Chicago Avenue will get a new place to check out in a few weeks. Land & Lake Cafe is set to several blocks away,…...

16+ hour, 54+ min ago  (470+ words) SPRINGFIELD " Gov. JB Pritzker is calling on Congress to allow the permanent year-round use of E15 gasoline " a blend of 15% ethanol and 85% gasoline that is cheaper than regular fuel and increases demand for corn. In a letter to members of the…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (573+ words) Geoffrey Baer swears he is not a "foamer." A "foamer" is a railfan so enthusiastic that he "foams" at the mouth whenever sees a train. The term, used by professional railroaders to describe those who stand trackside, watch, wave and…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago  (150+ words) A new restaurant specializing in a'a" bowls is in the works for Downtown Evanston. The fruit of the a'a" palm tree that grows in the Amazon rain forest and Lolo's describes it as "a healthy super food." Lolo's Bowls started…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago  (592+ words) After leading "Go U Northwestern" something like 15,000 times, you'd think Dan Farris would get "numb" from hearing the school's fight song so often. But in this case "numb" is good " as in "NUMB" " Northwestern University Marching Band. And, after 26 years…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago  (296+ words) Evanston's "Housing4All" strategic housing plan, under development for roughly two years, heads to City Council for debate next month after several last-minute changes. The latest draft of the plan, issued late last week, removes a call for creating a legal requirement…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago  (603+ words) Evanston and Oak Park. Both close to Chicago, both considered transit-friendly and both known for their progressive politics. And both are looking to update their zoning codes. In Oak Park, officials are considering eliminating single-family zoning entirely in an effort…...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago  (216+ words) Saint Errant Brewing officially opened Friday on Dempster Street in Evanston. The microbrewery is operating at the former site of Temperance Beer Co. at 2000 Dempster. On tap are 10 different beers, all made in-house at the Dempster Street site, where they…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (234+ words) SPRINGFIELD " With gas prices surging to a national average of just under $4 per gallon due to the U.S. bombing of Iran, a yearslong policy standoff over ethanol-blended fuel threatens to push prices even higher in Illinois for a second straight year....

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (197+ words) The city's renovation of the playground at Eggleston Park is approaching its final stage, with a final pair of designs shown by the city's Parks and Recreation Department Tuesday night. In a presentation, the city's project manager, Stephanie Levine, said…...