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Robert James Johnson’s ‘OUR / SELVES’ on display at Noyes Cultural Arts Center through Nov. 3
“OUR / SELVES,” an exhibition of paintings by artist Robert James Johnson, is now on view through Nov. 3 at the Noyes Cultural Arts Center’s Second Floor Gallery. The arts center is located at 927 Noyes St. Admission is free. The collection brings together emotionally and…
Bookends & Beginnings to host Black Voices: Who Gets to Tell the Story on Sept. 30
On Wednesday, Sept. 30 at 6 p.m., join six of Evanston’s Black writers for an engaging conversation where we’ll ask questions centering Black perspectives on who gets to tell our stories, who documents them, who publishes them, who reports them, whose stories become part of the…
Letter: Losing schools means losing walkability
District 65 is talking about closing two more schools (that will be four total). This will eliminate a walkable elementary school in some sections of the city. This concept is a significant positive of the current schools. At this time the city is trying to increase walkability…
High‑speed chase ends in Illinois after suspect rams ISP patrol vehicle
LAKE COUNTY – For the second time in as many days, a high‑speed pursuit involving violent felons led Indiana State Police Troopers into Illinois before...
A ‘mouse,’ not an ‘elephant’: Evanston developer pitches small-scale data center on Hartrey Avenue
The man behind the proposed data center in Evanston said his proposal is nothing residents should be alarmed about, nor what most people think of when the term data center is mentioned. Reed Beidler, 78, president of Lark Management, the company that manages the vacant industrial…
Mya Wilkins will not seek reelection to District 65 board
Evanston/Skokie District 65 board member Mya Wilkins will not run for reelection, she confirmed to the RoundTable Thursday. “I feel that I’ve done my duty and it is time to give someone else a chance to serve,” Wilkins wrote in an email to the RoundTable. Wilkins, who’s the…
900 Clark high-rise goes to City Council despite neighbors’ objections
The city’s Land Use Commission Wednesday approved a recommendation to the City Council for the high-rise development at 900 Clark St., after lengthy opposition from residents, with many living in the neighboring Optima Views condo tower at 1720 Maple Ave. Commissioners ultimately…
Purdue University Northwest hosts College Goal Sunday on Oct. 4
HAMMOND and WESTVILLE, Ind. — Financial aid professionals will be on-site at Purdue University Northwest’s (PNW) Hammond and Westville campuses during the statewide College Goal Sunday programs on Oct. 4. The free event will take place from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. CDT and will help…
Franciscan Health, Cedar Lake partner for Monday Wellness Walking Club
CEDAR LAKE, Ind. – Franciscan Health is partnering with the Cedar Lake Parks Department to provide a new walking club this fall. The weekly Monday morning Wellness Walking Club sessions will include health education, a light walk and fun movement activities to help participants…
ETHS flag football: Defense rests in flag loss to unbeaten Glenbrook South
When Evanston’s flag football team scored on the first possession of the secondhalf Wednesday night against Glenbrook South and cut their deficit to 12-6 atLazier Field, Wildkit fans had a glimmer of hope that they could spoil GBS’unbeaten season. That hope lasted just a few…
Qualifying buildings face 30% renewable energy target by 2040
The city’s Healthy Buildings Technical Committee approved interim targets for renewable energy sources and final 2050 targets for energy use intensity at its meeting Tuesday, held at Lorraine H. Morton City Hall. Final approval will still need to come from City Council to instate…
NU adjuncts and faculty without tenure eligibility move to unionize
Nontenure-eligible and adjunct faculty held a rally and took steps Wednesday to establish a union, United Academics of Northwestern University (UANU), through the Illinois Federation of Teachers (IFT). Stephanie Knezz, an associate professor of instruction in the chemistry…