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Letter: Property taxes are out of control; let your leaders know you’ve had enough
I moved to Evanston in 1989. Then, as now, Cook County homeowners’ property taxes were out of control. Assessments and real estate levies were in double digits, far beyond inflation. Irate taxpayers fought back. We must fight back now. Everyone can take seemingly small actions…
Community members urge District 65 to ‘do the hard thing’ at Chute meeting
More than 50 people gathered Tuesday at Chute Middle School for the first of three community engagement sessions hosted by Evanston/Skokie District 65 this week. The meetings are part of a public input process to prepare for another round of school closures and budget cuts. The…
Residents sound off on potential data center in 2nd Ward
At Tuesday’s Second Ward meeting, residents took the opportunity to speak out against a data center’s potential move into West Evanston, though Councilmember Krissie Harris said it’s too early to make any decision on the matter. Tuesday’s meeting followed the RoundTable reporting…
Residents push for stronger traffic-slowing measures along Asbury
A proposal to lower the speed limit on Asbury Avenue sparked a larger conversation about ways to slow traffic along the busy corridor and other city streets during Tuesday evening’s Ninth Ward meeting. A couple dozen residents gathered at the Prieto Community Center, which sits…
Feds say Evanston man injured by ICE agents ‘refused to identify himself’
The Sunday morning confrontation between federal immigration agents and an Evanston resident — a U.S. citizen — started because the man “refused to identify himself,” the Department of Homeland Security alleged in a Tuesday statement to the RoundTable. U.S. Immigration and…
District 65 forensic audit to be completed this week
The forensic audit ordered by the Evanston/Skokie District 65 school board back in January will be finished this week before being first shared with board members and later with the public at large, according to a district spokesperson. The board hired accounting firm Crowe LLP…
The Ettin rolls into third year with more games, more players
What started with about 35 people gathered around tables at an Evanston American Legion post is getting a bigger playing field this year. The Ettin, an Evanston tabletop role-playing game convention, will return for its third year Sept. 25 and 26, moving to the Holiday Inn in…
Little Big Top: Midnight Circus returns to its roots at Tallmadge Park
It’s the Midnight Circus in the Parks. Sixteen performers — clowns, jugglers, acrobats and more — took their Little Big Top and their show to Tallmadge Park on Sept. 19 and 20. It was a return to the circus’s roots. It was at the neighboring Noyes Cultural Arts Center that the…
Northwestern to host series of Ryan Field events as stadium prepares for official opening Oct. 2
As the new Ryan Field gets ready for its first home game on Friday, Oct. 2, Northwestern is hosting a series of opening events at the stadium this week. Most events take place inside the stadium or on its plazas. The largest is the Season Ticket Holder Watch Party on Friday,…
Hearings in Albany Care shutdown appeal could begin by mid-November
Formal hearings for Albany Care’s fight against a state shutdown order could begin as soon as mid-November and continue through February 2027 or beyond, as attorneys for the facility and the Illinois Department of Public Health inch closer to an agreed schedule for the lengthy…
Walgreens offering free flu shots at Evanston Public Library on Oct. 3
On Saturday, Oct. 3, Walgreens pharmacists are administering free flu shots, with most insurance, at the Evanston Public Library from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event will take place at the main library, located at 1703 Orrington Ave. Registration is required; call (847) 448-8630 to…
Latino community celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month at Levy Center
People of all ages filled the gym at the Levy Senior Center on Sunday afternoon for a Hispanic Heritage Month celebration hosted by Latinos en Evanston Northshore, a nonprofit that aims to create a thriving local Latino community where all families and older adults are connected.…