Woman shot within Evanston IHOP after being taken hostage

A girl was once shot Saturday night time after she was once in short taken hostage by means of a gunman within an IHOP eating place in Evanston. Police spoke back to a choice of a person with a gun at 5:38 p.m. within a CVS retailer at 101 Asbury Ave. within the north suburb after which chased the gunman when he ran out of the pharmacy and into the eating place around the boulevard, in keeping with initial data from Evanston police. The lady was once taken hostage and was once shot, police mentioned. She was once taken to St. Francis Hospital in Evanston, however her situation was once now not in an instant identified. After

Evanston home hearth kills canine

A fireplace at an unoccupied residence killed a household canine Wednesday in north suburban Evanston. Firefighters had been referred to as to the house within the 1000 block of Mulford Street about 4:25 p.m. for studies of smoke coming from the roof and home windows, Evanston hearth officers mentioned. When they arrived, they discovered a hearth within the first ground kitchen that had already begun to unfold to the second ground, officers mentioned. No one was residence on the time, however a pet canine trapped in the home died of smoke inhalation, officers mentioned. No different accidents to civilians or firefighters had been reported. The reason for the hearth continues to be underneath investigation. The

Police: 2 wounded in pair of Evanston shootings

A person and a lady have been wounded in considered one of two shootings in north suburban Evanston. On May 25, officers responded to studies of photographs fired about 4:44 p.m. in an alley within the 1800 block of Darrow Avenue, Evanston police stated. They didn’t discover any folks damage on the scene however witnesses stated somebody in a silver SUV had fired at a blue Audi sedan, police stated. Officers discovered 10 shell casings within the alley. Wilmette officers situated the bullet-riddled Audi a short while later at seventh avenue and Elmwood Avenue in Wilmette, police stated. The driver, a 33-year-old man, suffered a minor wound to his shoulder and was handled