City moves to settle NU vacancy citations over councilmember’s objections
Scaffolding along the wall of 629 Haven St. in August 2026. This Northwestern-owned home, along with seven others, were cited by the city for failing to be registered as vacant. Credit: Ruixin Zhang...
View ArticleFormer District 65 superintendent admits to receiving at least $81,700 in...
Former Evanston/Skokie District 65 Superintendent Devon Horton pleaded guilty Monday to three counts of wire fraud, embezzlement and tax evasion for participating in a kickback scheme using district...
View ArticleRyan Field fire alarm testing to continue through next week
Credit: Heidi Randhava The city understands that the ongoing fire alarm testing at Ryan Field has created significant noise impact for nearby residents and businesses. We recognize that the repeated...
View ArticleETHS flag football: Kit girls shake off rust in 54-6 regional romp
KyNia Hunt heads into the end zone as the Kits take an 18-0 lead during a September win over New Trier. The Wildkits dominated Chicago Amundsen in a regional romp Monday. Credit: Richard Cahan...
View ArticleJournalists talk Deportation Stories project with Northwestern students
More than 100 Northwestern University students, faculty and community members attended a Monday afternoon panel on a collaborative journalism project published in September detailing the Trump...
View ArticleETHS chess: Team gets off to fast start in season opener
ETHS varsity chess team with its awards. From left, front row: Nimish Vats, Yusuf Bilgic. Back row: Shane Asbra, Jules Guerrero, Max Tornheim, Felix de Warren, Josh Beatty, Ziad AbuZayyad. Credit:...
View ArticleFormer District 65 Superintendent Devon Horton pleads guilty to wire fraud,...
Former Evanston/Skokie District 65 Superintendent Devon Horton pleaded guilty Monday to three counts of wire fraud, embezzlement and tax evasion for participating in a kickback scheme using district...
View ArticleAlpha School is an AI school with big promises — and big critics
Alpha School, the for-profit private school that has expanded across the country and is considering opening at the former Roycemore School building at 1200 Davis St. by fall 2027, has made big claims...
View ArticleIrish playwrights use survivors’ words in ‘OCTOBER 7’ to show horrors, heroes
Northwestern University’s Cahn Auditorium, 600 Emerson St., will host a staged reading on Oct. 6 of the play, OCTOBER 7. Irish journalists, documentary filmmakers and playwrights Phelim McAleer and...
View ArticleScenes from Wildcats win in new Ryan Field
Northwestern students packed the Wildcat Wall section behind the south goalpost Friday night at the new Ryan Field. Credit: Todd Thomas In their first game at the new Ryan Field, the Northwestern...
View ArticleNU debuts new Ryan Field with packed house, big ceremony — and a Wildcats win
The northwest entrance of the new Ryan Field football stadium during the second quarter of its inaugural game Friday night. Credit: Alex Harrison One hundred years to the day after its predecessor...
View ArticleTwo more candidates to run for District 65 school board
Natika Washington and Danny Orrock are both running for the Evanston/Skokie School District 65 board, they told the RoundTable Friday. The two candidates are not running in affiliation with one...
View ArticleReady to ride: Oakton Elementary hosts its first ‘bike bus’ event
Event organizer and Oakton Elementary School parent Sarah Rand places a bike helmet on her son Jude (5) as her son Asher (7) looks on. “We just want to make Evanston a better place for people to walk...
View ArticleNew Ryan Field ready for its close-up
Ryan Field in the rain on Thursday, Oct. 1. Credit: Heidi Randhava The New Ryan Field officially opens for business Friday, Oct. 2. Northwestern kicks off New Ryan Field in its Big Ten home opener...
View ArticlePelosi to deliver Northwestern Prison Education Program commencement address...
Credit: Shane Collins 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...
View ArticleHorton’s lawyer says former District 65 superintendent will change his plea...
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...
View ArticleThe new Ryan Field debuts this Friday — here’s what you can expect
Ryan Field’s south goalpost and “Wildcat Wall” student section pictured during a media tour in July 2026. Credit: Richard Cahan Editor’s note: This article has been updated with new information...
View ArticleHorton co-defendant pleads guilty, will testify against former superintendent
Devon Horton, former District 65 superintendent, arrives for his October 2025 arraignment at the Dirksen Federal Building with his lawyer. Credit: Richard Cahan A co-defendant accused of running a...
View ArticleDistrict 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....
View ArticleLocal news readers around Chicago wary of AI, Northwestern survey finds
Many local news consumers distrust newsrooms’ use of artificial intelligence, even just to rewrite or summarize content, according to the latest local news survey conducted by Northwestern...
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