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Video: District 65 candidates explain why they decided to run
Ahead of the April 1 election, the RoundTable partnered with the League of Women Voters of Evanston to record video interviews with all 12 candidates running for four open seats on the Evanston/Skokie...
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Evanston Public Library names 2024 Blueberry Award winners
The Evanston Public Library has named The Great Lakes: our Freshwater Treasure, written by Barb Rosenstock, illustrated by Jamey Christoph, published by Penguin Random House as the winner of the fourth...
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Here are the 15 ETHS students named National Merit finalists
The National Merit Scholarship Corporation named 15 finalists from Evanston Township High School in the National Merit Scholarship Program this week. That’s a strong jump up from last year’s six...
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From a referendum to budget deficits: How District 65 got here
Back in April 2017, Evanston voters overwhelmingly passed a referendum intended to cover growing deficits projected into the mid-2020s for Evanston/Skokie School District 65 But, as the last few years...
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How personal collections make NU’s archives invaluable
Steven Spielberg’s 1981 masterpiece, Raiders of the Lost Ark, has an unforgettable final scene. The workman wheels the Ark of the Covenant, boxed and labeled with No. 9906763, into Hangar 51, a...
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District 65 schedules 3 public meetings on criteria for school closures
Evanston/Skokie District 65 is hosting three community meetings in April to collect public feedback on how the school board should decide what buildings to close in the coming years.To address an...
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Letter to the editor: See the steel, but not the sewer
Driving down Central Street, the structural steel columns are pointing skyward above the screened fence construction enclosure. The Ryan Field construction website is all about steel and concrete, but...
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Nichols Middle School band director rocks out on stage
It’s fair to say music is important to John Carroll. He is in his second year at Nichols Middle School as the band director. Outside of school, he pursues his passion on stage as a drummer for...
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Election Day primer: School boards
For the convenience of voters heading to the polls this Election Day, the RoundTable is compiling links to all of our candidate profiles in one location so you can quickly review their platforms and...
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Council delays vote on property sale for Geometry in Construction home
Members of the City Council on Monday delayed a final vote on selling city-owned property at 1220 Washington St. to Evanston Township High School for the Geometry in Construction program.Ninth Ward...
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Northwestern touts 88% drop in reports of antisemitism
Nearly a year after Northwestern University President Michael Schill appeared on Capitol Hill for a hearing on antisemitism, the university released a report Monday touting an 88% drop in documented...
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Live election results: District 65 school board
Editor’s note: These are unofficial results as of 4 p.m. Wednesday.The 53 precincts in Evanston and Skokie where voters could cast their ballot for the District 65 school board closed at 7 p.m....
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Election results: Oakton College board of trustees
Clockwise from top left: Cheryl Brown, Micah J. Eimer, Michele Hays, Wendy B. Yanow, Marie Lynn Toussaint and Rene Mandin.Editor’s note: These are unofficial results as of 10 p.m. Tuesday.The nearly...
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District 65 election: Anderson and Pinkard pull ahead
With all 53 precincts across Evanston and Skokie reporting on Election Day, as well as early and mail-in votes received through Tuesday, two candidates for District 65 school board — Patricia Anderson...
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ETHS freshmen reading scores rebound from pandemic impact
Students entering Evanston Township High School scored higher this fall on the STAR test for reading than the last few years, with 63% of students starting the year with a score of 8.0 or higher on the...
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District 65 starts cuts with removal of two administrative positions
The Evanston/Skokie School District 65 board started the process of cutting 73 positions — including 26 from the central office — at its meeting last month, unanimously approving the “honorable...
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Coming soon to Northwestern, a ‘Man of La Mancha’ for our times
Henry Godinez is the Carlos Montezuma professor and chair of Theatre at Northwestern University, the Sabl Resident Director at Goodman Theatre and the curator of the biennial Latino Theatre Festival....
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Beacon Academy excels in recent Science Olympiad and math competitions
Beacon Academy continues to thrive in science and math, with over 25% of students participating in extracurricular STEM activities. This year, the Science Olympiad team earned 63 medals and the Spirit...
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Northwestern Dance Marathon raises $190,000
Northwestern University Dance Marathon (NUDM) returned for its 51st year over the weekend as one of the largest independent student-run philanthropies in the nation. The event took place overnight from...
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Stuttering community brings filmmaking event to Evanston
San Francisco-based filmmaker Maya Chupkov will be bringing her message of strength and resilience to the Chicagoland stuttering community in partnership with Northwestern University during a panel...
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