Jamie Lynn Harris experienced the traumatic loss of her son Jaylyn in 2008, when he passed away at 4 years old of myocarditis, a rare heart disease. “At that time, […]
Author Archives: Debbie-Marie Brown
Debbie-Marie Brown is a reporter and Racial Justice Fellow at the Evanston RoundTable. They cover the local reparations initiative, Black life in Evanston, and the 5th ward. Contact Debbie-Marie at dmb@evanstonroundtable.com and follow them on Twitter @debbiemarieb_.
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Evanston July 4th committee still deciding how to move forward after cancellations
The volunteer and community-funded group that organizes Evanston’s July 4th celebrations will meet next week to discuss rescheduling the Palatine Community Band concert and evening fireworks show canceled in the […]
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‘It happened in a minute,’ eyewitnesses said of the Highland Park parade shooting
Editor’s note: For more of our coverage, here is our story on the volunteers who had to shut down today’s parade and here is the main story on the shooting […]
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Judge Lionel Jean-Baptiste honored by colleagues, friends and family
When Lionel Jean-Baptiste and his family members tried to tug the string attached to the brown paper wrapping concealing the judge’s new honorary street sign, the string snapped before it […]
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Fifth ward debates ranked-choice voting, discusses city manager search
Council member Bobby Burns told his Fifth Ward constituents during his June 30 ward meeting about the difficulties of hiring a city manager, yet there are resumes coming in to […]
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Midnight Sun brings the funk to its Starlight debut in Baker Park
The Midnight Sun set ablaze the Starlight crowd of more than 400 at Baker Park in Evanston in the evening hours on Tuesday. People danced, listened, swayed and sang to […]
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State, federal leaders and Evanstonians react to Roe v. Wade being overturned
Update: Here is the latest tonight of what states banned abortion today, Friday, as a result of the decision and what states will likely do the same soon. Reactions poured […]
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Evanston honors life and legacy of Bill Logan, city’s first Black police chief
UPDATE: While Friday’s event went on as planned, events on Saturday ended up being cancelled due to rain. But read below about Logan’s legacy as well as the plans that […]
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First day of summer brings severe heat, so many Evanstonians stay home
For the first official day of summer, people in Evanston seemed to be staying inside to escape the heat. The National Weather Service predicted hazardous weather temperatures of more than […]
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Documentary on Evanston reparations debuts to national attention
When the film crew of The Big Payback, a documentary on reparations, started shooting the opening scenes in June of 2019 at Juneteenth hearings in Washington D.C., they didn’t yet […]