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District 65 to focus on scenarios modeling 2 to 4 school closures
The Evanston/Skokie District 65 school board met Monday night for more than four hours to discuss school closure criteria, test scores and deferred maintenance on the district’s buildings. “We...
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ETHS board approves $118.4 million budget
Following a summer of uncertainty around federal funding, the Evanston Township High School District 202 Board of Education unanimously passed a $118.4 million budget for the 2026 fiscal year at its...
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Council Bytes: NU softball stadium gets approval
Two weeks after holding the project up over concerns with night lighting and construction traffic, Evanston’s City Council gave Northwestern University the green light Monday to build a new softball...
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Northwestern University names former President Henry Bienen as interim leader
Northwestern University announced Tuesday that Henry Bienen, the school’s former longtime president, will serve in an interim president role starting next week, following the resignation of President...
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15 Evanston high schoolers are National Merit semifinalists
The National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced semifinalists in a press release Wednesday — including 15 high schoolers in Evanston. The 14 semifinalists from Evanston Township High School...
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Old NU properties draw fresh scrutiny at town-gown panel
The former Roycemore School building, 640 Lincoln St., which is owned by Northwestern University. Credit: Thshriver/Wikipedia.org Older properties on the fringes of Northwestern University’s campus...
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At Wine Walk, bites, beats and ‘great vibes’ benefit Books & Breakfast
Members of the nonprofit “Black Women of Evanston” attend Thursday’s Evanston Wine Walk. Credit: Heidi Randhava Evanston residents and visitors filled walkways along Chicago Avenue, Main Street, and...
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District 65 on leaked school closure data: ‘What was shared was not...
Evanston/Skokie School District 65 released a statement Friday afternoon after a presentation slide was leaked that included a list of possible school closure scenarios. The full presentation,...
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Power restored at NU following outage due to thunderstorms
Power has been restored to the Evanston campus. While power is back, some systems will take time to become fully operational. Network connectivity has resumed. Other functions — including hot water,...
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FOX Sports Big Noon Kickoff comes to town, but NU falls 34-14
FOX Sports hosted its Big Noon Kickoff national pregame show at the NU lakefront before the NU-Oregon game. Credit: Todd Thomas Big Noon Kickoff, FOX Sports’ nationally-televised Saturday morning...
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Public Works launches recycling truck design competition for Evanston middle...
As America Recycles Day approaches on Nov. 15, the City of Evanston, in partnership with District 65, is launching its annual Recycling Truck Design Competition for middle school students. This year’s...
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NU’s Block Museum to host free ‘Pouring, Spilling, Bleeding’ reception on...
Join The Block Museum of Art at Northwestern University on Thursday, Sept. 18, from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. to celebrate the radiant beauty of Helen Frankenthaler’s artistic experiments.This free gathering...
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ETHS moves 10th student-built house to its permanent home
A team of movers lifted a house built by Evanston Township High School students onto a flat-bed truck in the school parking lot on Monday and hauled it about a mile and a half to its new home at 1222...
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What top dermatologists say in NU skincare study
In this new age of Instagram and TikTok video promos showcasing perfect skin achieved through skincare formulas, the landscape is awash with products that proclaim miraculous results. To help navigate...
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NU begins school year with neighborhood ice cream social
C&W Market and Ice Cream Parlor Cashier Troy Moseley serves ice cream to Sawyer Madison, a Northwestern junior. Credit: Sydney Johnson Northwestern University off-campus students and Evanston...
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Preliminary test scores from District 65 show mixed results
Evanston/Skokie District 65 presented the 2025 Achievement and Accountability Report at Monday’s school board meeting. It showed few gains from last year, though students continue to exceed...
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Half of adults consume local news every day, Chicago-area survey indicates
A survey commissioned by the Medill Local News Initiative at Northwestern University, completed this year, showed that half of Chicago metropolitan area people surveyed consume local news at least...
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Academy at St. Joan of Arc petitions Trump administration for reinstatement...
The chair of the board of The Academy at St. Joan of Arc, an independent Catholic school in Skokie’s Skevanston neighborhood at 9245 Lawndale Ave., has written a letter to President Donald Trump...
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Boosterpalooza raises money for ETHS sports, fine arts and clubs
The Evanston Township High School Booster Club hosted its annual Boosterpalooza fundraiser on Saturday night at the Custer Oasis off Main Street and Custer Avenue. The event brings ETHS parents...
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Middle schooler struck by car outside Haven
A Haven Middle School student riding a bicycle was hit by a car in the crosswalk crossing the intersection of Prairie and North McCormick Boulevard on Monday morning. Principal Chris Latting and...
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