The Latest Breaking News from Evanston

Natalie Raanan, 18, and her mother Judith Raanan, 59, were kidnapped Oct. 7 and taken hostage by Hamas. They were released nearly two weeks later. The Consul General of Israel to the Midwest Yinam Cohen announced Natalie Raanan’s return to Chicago but did not mention when Judith Raanan would return…

The school faces heavy local opposition to its proposal, which was rejected by the city’s Land Use Commission but now is pending before the City Council.

Their family spoke with President Biden and State Department officials on Friday morning. It is not clear whether the two are together.

The Land Use Commission approved a planned development authorizing a new $800 million Ryan Field, but the panel rejects a request for concerts, similar events.

“We ask those who still oppose this project to consider the price of letting it fail,” write the Evanston NAACP chairman and a former mayor.

Evanston resident Allison Naval signed up for the Chicago Marathon earlier in the year — thinking she would finally get to cross something off of her bucket list.

Natalie Raanan, 18, and her mother, Judith, 59, were visiting family in Israel when they were likely captured during a raid by Hamas near the border with Gaza. “I’m just devastated by it. It’s just very sad,” said neighbor Kurt Jung.

Those who oppose Northwestern’s current plan for Ryan Field have outlined core tenets to make the proposal benefit the city, Evanston resident Sebastian Nalls writes.

Natalie Raanan, 18, and her mother, Judith Raanan, 59, have not been heard from since about noon Saturday, the day Hamas launched its offensive, according to family.