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Sometimes Santa gets it wrong. However, many retailers in Evanston are more than happy to help you get the gift you really wanted this holiday season. Here are some policies for local sto...

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Were you lucky enough to get a fun new smartphone or tablet for the holidays? If so, let us know what you got and tell us in the comments what you love about it. And don't forget tha...

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Lucky enough to get a mobile device this holiday season? Let's put it to work learning about your community.  Patch has apps for iPhones and Android phones, and also makes it easy f...

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1. The term "Xmas" is not is not a secularized version of the word Christmas. People might assume that taking the "Christ" out of the word "Christmas" was done in an attempt to make ...

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Patch.com is launching a nationwide contest to find the best dressed home in its Patch communities, and the winner’s school district will receive $100,000, no strings attached.Here’s h...

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The winter holidays are a perfect time for movies. Frigid temperatures and snow flurries make a bowl of popcorn and the warm glow of a television screen all the more enticing. Generations...

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Nearly 40 Jewish residents from Evanston and neighboring cities gathered alongside several elected officials in Fountain Square Thursday night, braving freezing rain to celebrate the thir...

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For nearly three hours Wendesday evening, one CTA purple line train turned into the Santa Express Holiday Train and rolled through Evanston. Santa and his elves handed out candy cane...