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Evanston-Skokie District 65 launches committee to modernize district, address inequities

March 2, 2021 at 1:47 p.m.

Officials with Evanston-Skokie School District 65 are looking for parents, staff, caregivers and community members to serve on a Student Assignment Advisory Committee. The group will help advise the district...

Improvements to Howard Street in Evanston to begin in March

February 28, 2021 at 10:17 a.m.

Evanston and Chicago drivers should prepare for work to resume on the Howard Street Corridor Project in March, according to a city of Evanston news release. The construction work includes...

Students exit Evanston Township High School after the final bell Friday, March 13, 2020, in Evanston. Students have not returned to the building for in-person classes due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Evanston schools officials hear from community members on both sides of the in-person debate

February 26, 2021 at 4:21 p.m.

As Evanston high school students returned recently for "in-person experiences" and some elementary students continue with in-person learning, almost 60 parents, staff and community members voiced their feelings during a...

With assistance from polling place technician, Debbie Burton, Kirsten Daurelio casts her ballot at the Nichols Middle School polling place Tuesday, February 23, 2021.

With some mail-in ballots and write-in votes still to be counted, Evanston aldermanic primary races could come down to the wire

February 25, 2021 at 6:42 p.m.

Primary voting is over in Evanston, but residents are still waiting to learn who exactly will be on their ballots for city clerk, 4th Ward alderman and 8th Ward alderman...

Biss declares victory in Evanston mayor’s race; incumbents appear to hold off primary challenges in Waukegan, North Chicago

February 24, 2021 at 1:03 p.m.

Former state legislator Daniel Biss declared victory Tuesday in the election for Evanston mayor. Meanwhile, incumbent mayors appeared to have held off primary challenges in Waukegan, North Chicago, Berwyn and...

Daniel Biss declares victory in Evanston mayor’s race; results tight in aldermanic primaries

February 24, 2021 at 6:51 a.m.

Former state senator and gubernatorial candidate Daniel Biss claimed victory Tuesday night in the race for Evanston mayor. As of 10 p.m., with all 50 precincts reporting, Biss leads the...

With looming budget deficit, Evanston-Skokie District 65 to explore possible cuts

February 18, 2021 at 8:56 p.m.

The Evanston-Skokie District 65 school board will be tasked with cutting $1.9 million from the district's budget next month, the district's superintendent said last week. The news comes as school...

Dino Robinson speaks during a meeting on reparations at the First Church of God in Evanston on Dec. 11, 2019.

Evanston street named for Dino Robinson, local chronicler of Black history

February 24, 2021 at 4:42 p.m.

Evanston aldermen last week approved naming a section of Church Street in honor of Morris "Dino" Robinson Jr., a historian and longtime Evanstonian dedicated to documenting, preserving and educating others...

Evanston man charged with murder in shooting death at Skokie hotel denied bond

February 12, 2021 at 5:18 p.m.

An Evanston man was charged Wednesday with the murder of another Evanston resident at a Skokie hotel last month. Patrick Jenkins, 24, of the 900 block of N. Sherman Ave.,...

Mixed-use development approved for Vogue Fabrics site in Evanston

February 12, 2021 at 4:40 p.m.

Evanston aldermen have approved a five-story, mixed-use development on Main Street where Vogue Fabrics now stands. Aldermen voted 8-1 Feb. 8 to approve the special use permit for a planned...

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