In 2005, Eric Witherspoon was in his eighth year as superintendent of Des Moines Public Schools in Iowa. He ran the largest public school district in the state, with more […]
Author Archives: Duncan Agnew
Duncan Agnew covers Evanston public schools, affordable housing, City Hall and more for the RoundTable. He also writes long-form investigations, features and the morning email newsletter three times a week. You can reach him at duncan@evanstonroundtable.com.
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Federal COVID money may help renovate YMCA residences
An Evanston City Council committee voted Tuesday night to recommend using $3 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act money – Evanston’s largest allocation of those funds to date – […]
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Latest news from Evanston: Your Tuesday daily digest
Good Tuesday morning, Evanston.
Here are the latest news and feature stories from around the city.
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Evanston NAACP, religious and political leaders rally against racism
More than 100 people showed up in downtown Evanston Monday to raise their voices against racism in light of Saturday’s attack in Buffalo by a white supremacist that killed 10 […]
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Latest news from Evanston: Your Monday daily digest
Good Monday morning, Evanston. Decades of advocacy, research and planning came to fruition May 14, when the first two of eight markers of the city’s Heritage Sites Program were unveiled […]
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Skokie Police say slain nine-year-old was from Chicago
A nine-year-old boy was shot and killed early Saturday morning in a shooting in Skokie, officials there said. Just after midnight on Saturday, a nine-year-old staying in a Skokie apartment […]
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Latest news from Evanston: Your Sunday daily digest
Good Sunday morning, Evanston.
Here are the latest news and feature stories from around the city, as well as a recap of top articles from the last week.
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Horton: Three nooses found hanging in trees between Haven and Kingsley
According to a late Friday afternoon email from Superintendent Devon Horton to District 65 families, parents at Kingsley Elementary School reported finding three nooses hanging from trees in the area […]
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Haven students organize protest against involuntary teacher transfers
Early Friday afternoon hundreds of Haven Middle School students walked out of class and started a peaceful sit-in protest in the hallways to support teachers who have received involuntary transfers […]
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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.