After graduating from University of Virginia, Tina Fey moved to Chicago and got a job as the front desk receptionist of the Evanston McGaw YMCA. In those hours of placating hurried parents, checking in...

Despite both a writers’ and actors’ strike, 2023 was one of the best years in recent movie history. The global box office surpassed $9 billion, the highest since the pandemic. We saw Greta Gerwig's...

During the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, many movie theaters across the U.S. shut down. This included a downtown Evanston staple, the Cinemark on Maple Street. The owners of Evanston’s only commercial...

That’s right. On Oct. 21, Tag’s Cafe, a locally-owned cafe on Central St. in northwest Evanston, held its first stand-up comedy show, featuring a lineup of five comics. The show completely sold out...

Make their pain worth it, watch the first episode of (Comp)eatin' with Ethan!

Hi! I’m Clara Gustafson, one of the Executive Editors of The Evanstonian. Every month for the rest of the school year, I’ll be sharing my thoughts on something new. For my first column, I decided to...

Claire McFadden can make you laugh.  As a professional comedian who performs at Second City, Chicago’s premier improv and sketch institution, it’s her job.  McFadden is a member of Second City’s...