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Pelosi to deliver Northwestern Prison Education Program commencement address on Oct. 16.
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the first woman to serve as speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, will deliver the Northwestern Prison Education Program commencement address on Oct. 16. According to Northwestern, the graduation marks the first time incarcerated women…
Horton’s lawyer says former District 65 superintendent will change his plea next week
In a pretrial conference Wednesday, former Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Superintendent Devon Horton’s lawyer said that the former district chief would change his plea next week. The change is not part of a cooperation deal with the government, the attorney said. Horton…
District 65 approves budget with $5.1 million deficit
At a marathon meeting Monday night, the Evanston/Skokie District 65 school board unanimously approved a budget for the 2027 fiscal year (school year 2026-2027) with a $5.1 million operating deficit. The approved budget is the exact same as the preliminary budget presented to the…
Here in Evanston: Stand by your land
Towns to the north and west and south of us, and that beautiful lake to the east. Here in Evanston, we’re land- and lake-locked; our “sprawl” is upward. Land is scarce, valuable and irreplaceable, except on the lakeshore, where beaches increase, wane or even disappear with the…
Curious Kids: Do you need to worry about the Sun turning into a black hole?
Curious Kids: Do you need to worry about the Sun turning into a black hole? kcpnews2 Sat, 09/26/2026 - 05:00 Image (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); (The Conversation) Black holes have a gravitational pull so strong that no objects close to them can escape.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Guest essay: Questions for school administrators as cuts loom
District 65 leadership has announced it intends to present a plan to the Board of Education on Oct. 13 to recommend cutting $20 million (10% of the budget) and closing at least two schools in the coming year. The administration is hosting three public engagement sessions this…