The two Evanston/Skokie School Boards each have an open position for which they are now taking applications. The vacancy on the District 202 School (Evanston Township High School) Board was the result of too few candidates in the April 6 general election. Four positions were open but only three candidates, all incumbents, filed for the position. […]
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A Weighty Agenda and Some Potential Snags in the May 10 City Council Meetings
A Chicago attorney says new City Council members and City Clerk must be sworn in at 4:30 meeting. Evanston’s Corporation Counsel disagrees.
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District 202 Board Elects Officers, Recognizes Retirees
The District 202 Board on May 3 elected its previous year’s officers to another term: Pat Savage-Williams, President; Monique Parsons, Vice President; Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction Pete Bavis, Secretary; and Chief Financial Officer Mary Rodino, Treasurer. The Evanston Township High School student body elected Barbara Tomaradze as the new Student Board representative and […]
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A Little Less Grass, a Little More Shade
Volunteers Plant 11 Native Trees at ETHS Leslie Shad keeps her eye out for trees. The founder and co-leader of Natural Habitat Evanston, not only does she help watch over Evanston’s trees, she looks for ways to bring more trees to the community. A grant of $1,000 from Iowa-based Treesforever.org required a match in labor, […]
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‘Early Exposure’ Series at Perspective
The Early Exposure Series brings together 16 senior students from the photography program at Columbia College Chicago in four curated group exhibitions. Each exhibition features four photographers and is curated by another student from a different group. These exhibitions give these students exposure to the world of fine art exhibitions and experience to the curators. It also […]
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Cool Spring, Gray Skies, Dazzling Blossoms
Despite many 50-degree mornings and evenings, Evanston is alive with the beauty of spring. Tulips and daffodils brighten gardens throughout the community, trees and shrubs are flowering, and early vegetables may soon peep through the soil. Mary Mumbrue found peace and beauty in the Shakespeare Garden at Northwestern University. Carol Mullins has a garden of […]
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Moonlight on the Water
The warm evening and the opportunity to see the full moon drew many to the lakefront on April 26. At Lighthouse Beach, children dug in the sand and threw stones into the lake, while adults chatted in small groups – on the beach, along the riprap, around a fire in the council ring, and in […]
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Volunteers Help Give the Community a Fresh Look for Spring
Although the weather was not always spring-like, volunteers of all ages took some time this week to tidy up their corner of the community. On April 23, Ridgeville Park District enticed people with camaraderie and a concert to help clean up the area. The next day, about 30 volunteers picked up trash and debris around […]
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Gathering Marks a Sliver of Justice Done
About 100 people stood in the cold evening sun on April 21 to mark a sliver of justice in the prior day’s conviction of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin in the killing of George Floyd. Reverend Dr. Michael Nabors, pastor of Second Baptist Church, convened the gathering, which he named “One Battle Won in […]
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City Council Recommends RFP for Alternatives to Emergency Response Team
At the March 22 City Council meeting, aldermen accepted the report from the Alternatives to 911 Subcommittee and directed staff to draft and issue a request for proposals for an Alternative to Emergency Response team. The City’s Human Services Committee and the Alternatives to 911 Subcommittee presented a report at that meeting on their work […]