Lake Street Church of Evanston’s Rummage Sale, “Repurposing for a Purpose,” will be held October 8th and 9th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thrift vintage and unique finds, with […]
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Evanston seeks members for new Youth Advisory Committee
The City of Evanston is in the process of creating a Youth Advisory Committee. “We are hoping this Committee will bring important new perspectives to the work of the City,” […]
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Governor, nonprofits put spotlight on unmet diaper needs
Governor J.B. Pritzker has proclaimed the week of Sept. 27-Oct. 3 as National Diaper Need Awareness Week in Illinois. Evanston diaper pantry Bundled Blessings and six other nonprofit organizations across […]
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Opinion: Haiti and the border
The Evanston/North Shore Branch of the NAACP condemns actions occurring on the border in Del Rio, Texas, aimed at over 12,000 Haitian immigrants seeking a better life for themselves and […]
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Nominations invited for “Mayor’s Awards for the Arts”
The Evanston Arts Council is seeking nominations for its annual Mayor’s Awards for the Arts, which recognize and honor artists or arts organizations who have made significant contributions to the […]
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We are Water | Evanston residents largely support free beach access
We are Water Evanston is a community-based participatory research project that explores our relationship with and concerns about water. Local water activists and educators from Citizens’ Greener Evanston’s Watershed Collective […]
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Letter to the editor: ETHS grad shows gift for music
ETHS class of 2001 grad Alex Rubin (the youngest son of retired ETHS Spanish teacher Marianne Rubin) has been quietly rebranding himself as an artist since he left Chicago to […]
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District 65 to hold hearing on replacing snow days with e-learning
Evanston/Skokie School District 65 will host a public hearing 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 27, on an e-learning proposal for students that could be enacted on days school is closed due […]
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Reminder: 2022 wheel tax due Sept. 30
As a reminder, the deadline to pay the 2022 City of Evanston Wheel Tax is Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021. All vehicles registered through the Illinois Secretary of State to an […]
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FAN webinar to focus on communicating with kids
The Family Action Network is sponsoring a webinar, “What Do You Say? How to Talk with Kids to Build Motivation, Stress Tolerance, and a Happy Home,” with authors William Stixrud, […]