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Free Halloween fun draws crowds to Trunk or Treat at Robert Crown
City vehicles were dressed up for Halloween and parked in the lot at Robert Crown Center on Friday for the annual Trunk or Treat hosted by Evanston Parks and Recreation. Dozens of costumed city staff and representatives of local nonprofits were on hand to greet young…
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Steve Hagerty: Democrats should expand ballot access here, too
Last fall, I signed petitions for several Democratic candidates seeking to succeed Jan Schakowsky in Congress. There was only one seat, to fill but there was more than one person worth hearing from. Signing their petitions did not mean promising each of them my vote. It meant…
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Scenes from Fall Fest at the AUX
Halloween started early on Saturday afternoon at The AUX, where kids and families were invited to collect candy, show off their costumes and enjoy activities ahead of Evanston’s trick-or-treat hours. Highlights of the event included Halloween-themed celebrations in AUX spaces,…
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District 65’s proposed elimination of School Age Child Care spotlights parent concerns about Right At School
Evanston/Skokie District 65 administrators unveiled a budget-cutting plan to eliminate the School Age Child Care Program (SACC), drawing criticism from parents over equity and quality concerns regarding the district's third-party provider, Right at School. District 65’s proposed…
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City Council to give full focus to 2027 budget at special Monday meeting
Evanston’s City Council will meet at 6 p.m. Monday in the Council Chambers at Morton City Hall, 909 Davis St., for a special budget-focused meeting featuring a second public hearing on a proposed property tax increase and discussions of the proposed 2027 budget’s full…
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Northern Illinois Transit Authority prepares to release first regional transit budget
Northern Illinois Transit Authority is getting ready to release something that Chicago-area public transit has never had: a single budget for NITA and the three transit agencies it supervises, CTA, Metra and Pace. The three agencies used to develop their own budgets in…
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Evanston chef Michael Salzinski, culinary instructor, dishes on his role in ‘The Bear’
Chef Michael Salzinski is currently a chef instructor at National Louis University’s Kendall College. He did not grow up with a burning desire to be a chef. A serendipitous choice He grew up in Evanston, attended Dewey Elementary and Nichols Middle School and graduated from ETHS…
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ETHS girls swimming: Gojakovic defends 2 titles as Wildkits take second at CSL South meet
Evanston Township High School swim coach Kevin Auger’s idea of a Halloween trick was to move senior standout Vanya Gojakovic into the 400-yard freestyle relay race against favorites New Trier and Maine South. But Gojakovic delivered a couple of treats even before that race.…
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District 65 adds virtual superintendent search meeting; survey extended
Evanston/Skokie School District 65 has added a virtual community gathering to its search for a new superintendent. It is for people who have not yet taken part in the earlier sessions. The school board and search firm Alma Advisory Group will host the gathering from 6:30 to 8…
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EPD offers ‘No Tricks, Just Treats’ this Halloween
Dozens of costumed characters stopped by the Evanston Police Department, 1454 Elmwood Ave, on Saturday to snag fruit snacks and chat with members of the EPD. This was the first year for the “No Tricks, Just Treats” initiative, designed to offer a healthier alternative to candy…
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Peggy Tarr: Níłch’its’ósí (Navajo for November)
November is Native American Heritage Month. “United States President George H. W. Bush declared the month of November as National American Indian Heritage Month in 1990 …This landmark bill honoring America’s Native people represented a major step in the establishment of this…
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ETHS field hockey: Wildkits record season ends
A record season for Evanston’s field hockey team ended with a bit of a thudSaturday at the Illinois High School Field Hockey Association state tournamenthosted by Glenbrook North High School. But a 2-0 loss to Loyola Academy in the third-place game, and a 3-0 loss to NewTrier in…
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Remembering 2025 confrontation with ICE agents
About 50 residents gathered Friday afternoon in the parking lot of the Prieto Community Center near the intersection of Oakton Street and Asbury Avenue, site of the Oct. 31, 2025, confrontation by ICE agents with local protesters, to remember what happened. “A year ago during…
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Former Northwestern chaplain sues university, alleging discrimination for her support of Palestinians, Muslim students
A longtime Muslim chaplain at Northwestern University filed a federal lawsuit this week against the school, alleging it demoted her and singled her out for her advocacy work in support of Muslims and Palestinians in Gaza. Tahera Ahmad, who worked for Northwestern’s department of…
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ETHS celebrates opening of center for performing arts, music tech studio, gallery, theater
Wildkits pride took center stage on Thursday as Evanston Township High School and the ETHS Foundation celebrated the grand opening of the Leonard D. Schaeffer Center for the Performing Arts, Lewis-Sebring Gallery, the Arlen Music Technology Studio and the newly constructed Black…
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ETHS boys soccer: Wildkits work overtime for sectional title
Evanston Township High School’s boys soccer coaches joked about the latest computer rankings by the website MaxPreps on the bus ride to the Class 3A DePaul Prep Sectional tournament Friday. That site listed the Wildkits far back in the pack at No. 33 in Illinois, behind teams…
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Chicago man faces 14 felony charges after Evanston police drug investigation
A Chicago man faces 14 felony charges after an Evanston Police Department investigation turned up more than 500 grams of suspected methamphetamine, four firearms and several suspected homemade incendiary devices at his home, police said. Ernest W. Pentek, 48, was arrested…
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District 65 parents threaten lawsuit over school closure plans
A group of Evanston/Skokie District 65 parents and attorneys sent a demand letter to the school board Friday evening threatening a lawsuit over the district's plan to close Lincolnwood and Dewey elementary schools. District 65 parents threaten lawsuit over school closure plans…
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Calling all trick-or-treaters
Hundreds checked out Evanston’s newest Halloween attraction, the Harley Clarke Mansion, 2603 Sheridan Road. The historic lakefront house was thrown open for free for the first time in years for trick-or-treaters and will be open again from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday for Halloween.…
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Evanston Community Cares to host a food and gift card drive on Nov. 7
Neighbors helping neighbors is what makes Evanston special. Responding to urgent local needs, Evanston Community Cares is mobilizing the community for its fourth and largest seasonal essentials, food and gift card drive, taking place Nov. 7 and 8 in partnership with Evanston…