Police responded to the shooting in the 1900 block of Dempster Thursday afternoon.
The candidates include deputy chiefs from Chicago and East Dundee as well as the Cook County State's Attorney investigations bureau chief.
Prosecutors said Dejuan Richardson fired over a fence into a teenager's birthday party, leaving the now-14-year-old girl paralyzed.
Firefighters were called to Bent Park early Friday morning, fire officials said.
He was one of two who clutched their waistbands and took off running from detectives dispatched by live video monitoring, authorities said.
Police are still investigating the July 25 shooting.
A federal jury found two former Evanston residents guilty of conspiring to possess over 500 grams of methamphetamine, fentanyl and cocaine.
Dominque Jones was charged with the burglary of Autobarn Collection in Evanston after showing up to court for another pending burglary case.
Officers were called to the playground at Clyde-Brummel Park on Monday morning, according to Evanston police.
The robber who struck Evanston Wednesday appeared to be in his early 30s, less than 5' 10'' tall and more than 200 pounds, authorities said.
The man shot to death in front of his daughter recorded a video of his half-naked accused killer having sex just minutes before his death.
Evanston fire crews rescued several people from the second floor of the burning building early Tuesday morning, officials said.
Someone reached over a fence and opened fire at a group of teens on Fowler Avenue, police said.
Servando Hamros, 29, was shot multiple times after someone confronted him Thursday in a park near the North Shore Channel, authorities said.
A camper who brought a loaded gun to show his friends and did not intend to harm anyone, police said.
Two men face felony charges after police got a call about a hit-and-run earlier Monday morning.
The man's attorney said police have targeted the man because of his brother. But the DEA alleges they run a drug ring together.
Detectives arrested the 53-year-old Indiana man Thursday evening after getting a call of gunfire on Foster Street.
City officials will allow the 19-year-old to keep his public works department job after his arrest, his attorney said.
It was the second shooting in six hours Tuesday outside a Madison Street home.
The 18-year-old pleaded no contest last month to weapons charges in Wisconsin, records show.
Surveillance video shows someone pour fuel on two cars before setting them on fire.
After being shot twice during an argument, the 21-year-old walked about a block to the Evanston Police Department lobby.
Prosecutors said Saturday's fatal stabbing followed an argument over housework.
A Maywood man has been charged with predatory criminal sexual assault in connection with an August 2021 incident at Mason Park in Evanston.
A store manager identified a since-fired staffer on footage from a recording device found in a unisex bathroom last week, authorities said.
Officers were told a gunman who had been riding one of the shared bicycles approached while his victim was retrieving items from an SUV.
A 23-year-old who had out on bail awaiting trial for burglary has been charged with misdemeanor weapons and assault charges.
The Evanston resident was found dead in Lake Michigan on Thursday. The cause of her death has yet to be determined.
A death investigation is underway to determine if the body belongs a prominent trans activist reported missing from Evanston last week.
Fire officials said the homeowner was found unresponsive at the bottom of the basement stairs of his burning house. (Updated)
A group of at least six burglars twice returned to the Autobarn Collection in Evanston to steal more cars after breaking in Monday morning.
A 62-year-old Rogers Park resident with a previous sex assault conviction has been charged with aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a child.
No residents were hurt in Monday afternoon's blaze, but one firefighter suffered a minor injury.
After testifying against Wyndham Lathem in his murder trial last year, Andrew Warren got the 45-year sentence recommended in his plea deal.
Police said a 911 caller suffering from dementia claimed her son had taken multiple hostages at knifepoint.
Julius Francellno and Malik Caswell pleaded guilty to reduced charges — both were charged with murder in the 2018 killing of Yakez Semark.
Wyndham Lathem, a former associate professor of microbiology and immunology at Northwestern University, was sentenced to 53 years in prison.
The FBI said a gunman in a tan fedora, trench coat and scarf struck a Bank of America shortly before noon Wednesday.
An armed robber threatened to cut off the finger of a CTA Purple Line patron last week, prosecutors said.