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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…
City of Crown Point
Published September 24Senior Discount Applications Open!
The City of Crown Point is accepting applications for senior citizen community service bill discounts.
Nearly two weeks after returning, the Davis Street post office beep goes on
Twelve days after the beep returned to the U.S. Postal Service office on Davis Street, the piercing sound was continuing to echo through the lobby and it was unknown when it would be fixed. The beep, which city officials have said resulted from a trouble signal from the…
Music First concert series brings local tunes to Evanston children
Eighteen-month-old Luca plays among the bubbles at a children’s concert at the First Congregational Church of Evanston. It is part of the church’s Music First free concert series, which promotes local musicians. It featured the Jeanie B! Trio. (Photos by Richard Cahan.) Music…
Squeezebox Books & Music to host free birthday bash for longtime Evanston author, filmmaker
Forty-three years ago, Paul McComas moved from Milwaukee to Evanston to pursue a master’s degree in film at Northwestern. Evanston has been home base for the multimedia artist ever since. As McComas turns 65, Tim Peterson’s Squeezebox Books & Music will host a free multimedia…
Jade Carpenter becomes first to exit Evanston mayoral race
Business attorney and political newcomer Jade Carpenter, one of the first candidates to enter Evanston’s 2027 mayoral race, became the first to exit it Monday, announcing that she has “decided not to move forward” with her campaign. She explained her decision in a statement…