Photos: Early morning at NU Gaza encampment
View a gallery of images taken Friday morning at the “Gaza Liberation Encampment” set up in Deering Meadow at Northwestern University.
Evanston’s Best: Bubble Tea
National Bubble Tea Day is April 30, so what better time to develop your newest obsession? It seems Evanston has a veritable glut of Bubble Tea spots, and to help you delineate between them, I’m going out on a limb.…
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Latest news from Evanston: Your Friday daily digest
Good Friday morning, Evanston. Here are the latest news and feature stories from around the city.
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Panel discusses race and solidarity at the YWCA’s Unite Against Racism
The YWCA Evanston/North Shore’s Equity Institute hosted “Unite Against Racism:…
Committee approves ARPA funding for business districts
Evanston Economic Development Committee members backed allocating some of the…
John Herron, a gifting and gifted watercolorist
At the northeast corner of Church Street and Darrow Avenue…
ETHS cites safety concerns about ‘Gotcha’ game
Evanston Township High School reminded students that all weapons, including…
Evanston resident gives new life to old bikes
For new arrivals and others in need, a functioning bicycle…
Photos: Ryan Field demolition diary
Watch Ryan Field disappear, as the RoundTable keeps tabs on…
Evanston to get new fast-casual restaurant this spring
Evanston is getting a new Mexican fast-casual restaurant this spring:…
Theater review: ‘How to Know the Wild Flowers: A Map’ at NU travels back to a gentler time
At the start of each indoor Northwestern University event, someone…
Hiromi’s Sonicwonder leaves sold-out SPACE audience in slack-jawed amazement
Once in a while, a group of musicians visit Evanston…
Maria Pappas: Senior citizen exemptions help give homeowners a break on big tax bills
Senior citizens can get a break on their property tax…
Upcoming events
First Presbyterian hosts panel discussion on Gaza and role of religion on May 5
At 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 5, First Presbyterian Church…
Moran Center gala to feature Grammy awarded artist, benefit community legal aid lifeline
The James B. Moran Center for Youth Advocacy will hold…
2024 Starlight Series: Free Outdoor Movies and Concerts at Evanston Parks
Evanston’s 2024 Starlight Concert & Movie Series will feature nine…
Deadline to file for Cook County Property Tax Exemptions is April 29
The deadline for homeowners to apply for property tax exemptions…
artruckish exhibition at Union Pizzeria through April 27
For artruckish 2024, over 64 artists contributed works on a…
Junior League of Evanston-North Shore celebrates century of service
The Junior League of Evanston-North Shore celebrates its 100th Anniversary…
Kids can take a peek behind the Waa-Mu curtain
Do you know any burgeoning theater fans between the ages…
Theater review: Felder brings Frederic Chopin’s music to life
In Monsieur Chopin, Hershey Felder transforms the Writers Theatre into…
City to contract dredging services of Church Street Boat Launch beginning April 22
Over the next several weeks, the city will be contracting…
Exhibit celebrating Jo-Anne Hirshfield coming to library
Jo-Anne Hirshfield, 1956-1978, grew up in Evanston as part of…
Bach Week Festival’s 50th anniversary will be finale
“We just thought it was time,” said Richard Webster, longtime…
Downtown Evanston Farmers’ Market to return May 4
The Downtown Evanston Farmers’ Market will kick off its 49th…
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CITY NEWS
Downtown property with city’s first liquor store is up for sale
The downtown property that houses Evanston 1st Liquors, 1019 Davis St., is listed for sale with a $2.37 million asking price, according to real estate broker Horvath & Tremblay. Online listings posted on March 27 tout the property as “extremely well positioned” in downtown to provide…
City voids Etta’s food license application amid bankruptcy filings
Less than a year after Etta – a highly rated restaurant with multiple Chicago locations – signed a deal with developer Trammell Crow to take over the first floor of the new Evanston Labs building at Clark Street and Orrington Avenue, its Evanston future appears dead…
South Boulevard affordable housing site could face delays
The Housing Authority of Cook County project to replace four townhomes at 504-14 South Blvd. with a 60-unit, five-story affordable housing development may soon run into delays – all because of one tenant. HACC is working with the Cleveland-based firm of PIRHL Developers to build the…
Water intake replacement continues, mobilizing heavy equipment
The replacement of the oldest water intake at the Evanston Water Utility continues, with work remobilizing on site on April 23 and continuing through December as lake conditions permit. The existing intake, built in 1909, is being replaced by a 60-inch diameter pipeline that extends into…
Bar, restaurant owners say city liquor tax hurts businesses
If you’ve ever bought alcohol in Evanston, you may have noticed an extra 6% added to the total cost. This is from Evanston’s 6% liquor tax, collected on the sale of liquor for both on- and off-premise consumption. Though most Chicagoland communities have either a food…
ART & LIFE
Three Crowns Park hosts apprenticeship program to address demand for health care workers
When Angel Archaga graduated from high school last year, he was not entirely certain what his future might hold. That is, until he learned about a new apprenticeship program offered through Covenant Living Communities and Services and one of its senior living communities, Three Crowns Park in Evanston. …
At This Time: Lifetime learners
“History is all around us,” said Laurice Bell, Shorefront Legacy Center executive director, at a ceremony marking the completion of an oral history project where 16 high school students interviewed 13 Evanston residents who qualified for city reparations. “When we interact, it can make a world of…
Picturing Evanston: Road work
For now, you can’t drive west on Main Street from Chicago Avenue. Construction continues in phases through September. To aid shoppers and businesses, the city is offering up to four hours of free parking at Lot 24, 727 Main St. (Photo by Joerg Metzner)
A decade later, local author revisits Big Pharma with updated book
When longtime Evanston resident Martha Rosenberg, who served as the RoundTable’s editorial cartoonist for two decades, considered updating her 2012 book on Big Pharma and Big Food, she especially focused on marketing. “DTC [Direct to Consumer] advertising has become so ubiquitous that it is a primary, if not…
Evanston native brings indie bookstore to Highland Park
Editor’s note: This article first appeared in The Record North Shore, a nonprofit community newsroom that covers six suburbs north of Evanston. Books and Gayle Brandeis have been connected for a long time, and for the writer’s newest project, she’s taking it back to her oldest novel.…
SCHOOLS
ETHS ranked among top high schools in the nation
U.S. News & World Report released its “Best High Schools” rankings for 2024, placing Evanston Township High School at 39 in Illinois and 933 in the nation. Overall, ETHS received a score of 94.72 out of 100 on the national rankings scorecard. The…
Beacon Academy Science Olympiad team finishes fifth in state
For the second year in a row, the Beacon Academy Science Olympiad team earned a bid to the Illinois State competition at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. The event was held this past weekend, with 25 high school teams in Division A…
‘Another historic harm’: Families plead with District 65 to reconsider Bessie Rhodes closure
In many ways, Monday afternoon’s march from the Dr. Bessie Rhodes School of Global Studies to the Joseph E. Hill Early Childhood Center felt like a celebration. More than 100 Bessie Rhodes students, parents, staff and their supporters chanted, sang, danced and…
Chute, Orrington, Dawes schools score in city chess championship
A total of 139 students in kindergarten through eighth grade wrapped up their scholastic chess season by competing at last Saturday’s Evanston Scholastic Chess Championships. The tournament was organized by Evanston Scholastic Chess, a nonprofit that serves young chess players and school-based…
Six Northwestern faculty named 2024 Guggenheim Fellows
Six Northwestern University faculty are among the 2024 Guggenheim Fellows recently named by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. The faculty members are Mike Cloud, Nina Kraus, Chad Mirkin, Teri Odom, Krista Thompson and Petia Vlahovska. This year, the foundation awarded 188 Guggenheim Fellowships to…
PHOTOS
At This Time: On the front line
Not all the demonstrators supporting Palestinians were Northwestern University students. Evanston homeowners Laura Paz (left) and Timi Papas joined more than a hundred protesters on Deering Meadow. “We are not anti-Jewish by any means,” said Paz. “We support Jewish people. We just think the Palestinians should not suffer.” Papas, a member…
At This Time: Ten-year celebration
Books & Breakfast, the before-school program that offers homework help and a meal to students at eight District 65 schools, celebrates its tenth anniversary at the Fleetwood-Jourdain Center. The non-profit serves 225 children and works with more than 300 volunteer tutors. It also provides students with an intensive summer reading program.…
At This Time: Lasting tribute
“We are doing this in honor of our late son who died a year and a half ago,” said Aaron Shimer (top row, second from left). Aaron and wife Jeanine (bottom row, right) gathered family and friends to pick up trash near the Dempster Street L Station on Earth Day. Their…
At This Time: Earth Day prayer
The Rev. Grace Imathiu, senior pastor of First United Methodist Church of Evanston, helps lead an interfaith Prayer for the Planet, part of the Earth Day celebration. About 70 people filled a section of Raymond Park with the leaders of nine religious institutions. They read from the Quran and the Bible as well…
At This Time: For the Earth
Fiona Rey and other Girl Scouts of Brownie Troop 47273 pick up debris around the Main Street L Station on Chicago Avenue during the Main-Dempster Earth Day cleanup. Nineteen second and third graders from the Washington Elementary School troop also donated 20 boxes of Girl Scout cookies to community fridges across…
PUBLIC SQUARE
Peggy Tarr: Mutual admiration
I spent last week in a downtown Chicago high-rise condo. The condo belongs to Lou, a friend who retired and officially moved back to Nebraska. However, thinking ahead, Lou knew that he would spend time in Chicago periodically. He decided to keep his condo, which assures him of…
Letter to the editor: Air quality and the Ryan Field rebuild
As a longtime resident of Evanston, I’ve been watching with a mix of dismay and disbelief as the historic Ryan Field is torn down, not by sleek, futuristic machinery, but by a relentless caravan of diesel-belching dump trucks. Each truck rolls out, leaving behind a cloud of dust…
Guest essay: March with Bessie Rhodes
By Melissa Rosenzweig, Bessie Rhodes parent Editor’s note: This essay is translated into Spanish below. The opinions expressed reflect the values and views of the author, not of the RoundTable. At 5 p.m. Monday, April 22, Bessie Rhodes families and supporters will gather at Dr. Bessie Rhodes School…
Letter to the editor: Open Communities responds to city memo on Just Cause
At long last, Evanston’s Housing and Community Development Committee will return to discussing proposed amendments to the city’s Residential Landlord Tenant Ordinance on Tuesday, April 16. We urge the committee to promptly pass the 13 proposed updates. These include limiting late fees, providing a one-time right to pay and…
Letter to the editor: NU needs to rename its John Evans Alumni Center
Editor’s note: This letter first appeared in The Daily Northwestern on Thursday, April 11. The RoundTable is republishing it with The Daily’s permission. We are members of the John Evans Study Committee, which in May 2014 submitted its report on the Sand Creek Massacre of Nov. 29, 1864,…
SPORTS
ETHS boys track: Kleinschmit, Harvey race under state cuts
Beating the Illinois High School Association state qualifying standards in the third week of April is no guarantee of success at the state track finals…
ETHS girls soccer: New Trier set pieces lead to first defeat
New Trier High School’s soccer program has always been renowned for its emphasis on set pieces, or restarts. The Trevians converted a pair of numerous…
ETHS baseball: Grimm’s tale doesn’t have happy ending
Braden Grimm pitched the game of his life Thursday at Duke Childs Field. But all the Evanston baseball team had to show for it was…
ETHS baseball: Defense rests in ‘ugly’ 11-2 loss to Trevians
Head coach Frank Consiglio summed up Evanston’s loss to New Trier in Tuesday’s Central Suburban League South division baseball showdown in one sentence. “It was…
REPORTS & ANALYSES
Evanston’s lead pipes are everywhere, and could become a significant health risk
This series was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center. This is part 1 of the RoundTable’s three-part series: Lead pipes in Evanston: How local government inaction…
Developing a Segregated Town, 1900-1960
Evanston’s first African American residents arrived in the 1850s, and by 1880 there were approximately 125 African Americans in Evanston. The number grew to 737 in 1900.…
Fifth Ward STEM School Plan Promises Equity
The Fifth Ward of Evanston, the historic heart of the Black community in the west-central part of the City dating to the days of redlining, has not…
Ninth Ward Residents Battle Environmental Justice Issues: ‘This Area Has Really Been Abused and Neglected’
Seven years ago an explosion in Evanston’s southwest Ninth Ward rocked the homes of some nearby residents. Highly flammable and combustible materials were densely packed behind the…