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Haven, Nichols District 65 feedback meetings focus on walkable schools, questions about cost savings
More than 120 community members gathered at meetings Wednesday and Thursday to discuss the Evanston/Skokie School District 65 preliminary proposal to cut $20 million from its budget and close two more schools. An official plan outlining this proposition will be presented by…
Residents pitch in for 25th annual Wheelchair Wash
Dozens of volunteers came out to lend a hand on Thursday at the Over the Rainbow Association, 2040 Brown Ave., for this year’s Wheelchair Wash. They gloved up and spent the evening hand-washing wheelchairs for residents of the independent living facility for people with…
After pleading guilty, man sentenced to 7 years for painting hate symbols at Northwestern University earlier this year
A Niles man was sentenced Thursday to seven years in prison after he pleaded guilty to painting hate symbols on the Northwestern University campus earlier this year. Shahid Hussain, 43, of Niles, pleaded guilty Thursday in court in Skokie to two counts of hate and one count of…
Committee backs a half-price deal on the cost of outdoor dining permits
Evanston’s Economic Development Committee backed a proposal Wednesday to slash costs in half for outdoor dining cafe permits, in an effort to draw more businesses into the program and activate the city’s business districts. EDC members voted unanimously in support of a one-year…
Wells Fargo opens downtown branch, provides $25,000 grant to Reba Place Development Corporation
The new branch of Wells Fargo Bank in downtown Evanston officially opened Thursday, Sept. 24, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and a $25,000 grant to Reba Place Development Corporation, a nonprofit that works to provide stable, affordable housing for diverse communities. We depend…
How local groups cleaning up Evanston beaches can raise awareness
International Coastal Cleanup Day is held annually on the third Saturday of September, spurring volunteers globally to organize and contribute to beach cleanups. Lake Michigan beaches have been part of this global effort since the Alliance for the Great Lakes launched its…
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…