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NU to break ground June 17 on Cohen Lawn
On April 30, a private groundbreaking was held to celebrate a project that’s been in the works for approximately two years – the reimagining of the Norris Center east lawn and the creation of a new...
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Grimm reaches big boy territory in Wildkit romp
Braden Grimm batting last spring for the Wildkits. Credit: Mark Brokowski Braden Grimm would be the first one to admit to the fact that he looks more physically like a baseball player than someone who...
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Schill testifies in Congress, faces fierce questioning
Northwestern University President Michael Schill testified in front of the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Thursday morning, facing intense scrutiny of his handling of last month’s...
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Northwestern pro-Palestinian organizers hold press conference as Schill...
Viewing of Northwestern President Michael Schill’s testimony before Congress, at the Gaza Solidarity Camp on Deering Meadow. Credit: Joerg Metzner As Northwestern President Michael Schill testified on...
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Ryan Field suit plaintiffs seek to restore voting claims
Vote thresholds could stay relevant to the lawsuit seeking to stop public concerts at the rebuilt Ryan Field, as a group of plaintiffs have requested to file an amended complaint that reintroduces...
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‘The future grows brighter’: District 65 celebrates eighth grade graduates
Evanston/Skokie District 65 is celebrating eighth grade graduation this week, with ceremonies on both Tuesday and Wednesday. This year, 746 eighth graders are graduating from the district. Chute...
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‘Chabad House Gaza’ parade float with model tank raises concerns
The Great Jewish Family Festival of Metropolitan Chicago, held May 26 in Evanston, featured a parade float with a model tank and a dreidel carrying missiles atop a flatbed truck, along with the phrase...
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Summer Food Program at McGaw YMCA offers free meals to Evanston kids
Summer break is here, and for many children, it means losing access to the nutritious meals they rely on during the school year. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, while over 30 million...
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District 65 inches closer to Fifth Ward school groundbreaking
Evanston/Skokie District 65 is publishing the first of three bids for construction work on the new Fifth Ward school Tuesday morning, June 4, Superintendent Angel Turner confirmed at Monday...
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Guest essay: The case for a consolidated Evanston school district
By Tom Hayden, Third Ward resident, parent and writer for the blog FOIA Gras Consider the facts: In the 2021-22 school year, local taxpayers funded ETHS $22,942 per pupil During that same period,...
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NU to run commencement shuttles to Chicago Sunday morning
Northwestern’s 166th commencement will take place at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, June 9 at the United Center in Chicago. The ceremony typically takes place at Ryan Field in Evanston, but had to be moved this...
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City providing free meals for youth through Summer Food Program beginning...
Beginning Monday, June 10, the city’s Parks and Recreation Department will provide free cold breakfasts and lunches to youth ages 1 to 18 at locations throughout Evanston as part of the Summer Food...
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Emails: NU mulled outside police help for student encampment
A flag of Palestine is planted on Deering Meadow in April during the pro-Palestininan campus encampment. Credit: Sofia Sorochinskaia Northwestern University considered “additional law enforcement...
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Civil rights group seeks delay on Bessie Rhodes closure vote
Days before taking a vote to close the Dr. Bessie Rhodes School of Global Studies, the Evanston/Skokie District 65 superintendent and school board received a letter from the Chicago Lawyers’ Committee...
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District 65 names new chief financial officer
The Evanston/Skokie District 65 school board voted unanimously Monday, June 10, to appoint Tamara Mitchell as the district’s next chief financial officer. Mitchell, the assistant superintendent for...
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District 65 school board votes to close Bessie Rhodes
Many parents and children brought signs to protest the school closure. Credit: Richard Cahan Tension quickly turned into tears Monday night at the Joseph E. Hill Early Childhood Center. There, at...
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Oakton College students embark on fully funded study abroad trip to Ghana
Five Oakton College students and alumni have set out to Ghana for a study abroad adventure. With eager anticipation, the students bid farewell to their familiar surroundings on June 7, venturing for...
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ETHS: Student mental health keeps improving post-pandemic
Recently announced survey data from Evanston Township High School found that both the number of students marked at risk for suicide and the severity of their risk for suicide decreased in the...
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ETHS to issue press passes, update website, launch newsletter
The Evanston Township High School communications department will be updating the school’s website, initiating a weekly newsletter and introducing press passes for media covering school events for the...
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Simone Larson: When kids miss too much school
Last week, a friend of mine sent me an amazing NPR story on one school district in California’s successful efforts to address the student absenteeism crisis – one that has ballooned in the United...
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