The April 14 meeting of the City’s Plan Commission will continue its hearing on the planned development at 2715 Hurd Ave. – a two-story Kensington daycare center and preschool with an outdoor play area. An unused building of Second Church of Christ, Scientist, sits on the property, and Kensington has offered the $1.8 million asking […]
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Evanstonians and Special Olympics Success
The Special Olympics were held in Chicago July 17-21. Local Evanstonians attended and participated, and someone could argue whether home-field advantage had something to do with the athletes’ success. The 11 Special Olympians received multiple medals in individual and team events. The athletes are: Courtney Larimer, Kirk Nelson, Lisa Kaya-Noble, Liz Litvak, Courtney Krueger, Stephanie […]
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Police and NAACP Affirm Shared Principles
In an attempt to address the mistrust of police by people living in minority communities, the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police has affirmed their Shared Principles. These principles were reaffirmed earlier in the year by 177 leaders from law enforcement and communities of color in an attempt to answer the question “Where do we […]
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Produce Mobile is the Easy Option on a Tight Budget
While there is enough food to go around, people always want food, and by 10 a.m. on a sunny Tuesday morning 176 people had either full bags or baskets of food or were waiting to get food such as bananas, radishes and loaves of bread. Few realize that sixteen percent of the population in Evanston […]
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Library in the Parks: Where Children Play and Read While At Camp
At Fleetwood-Jourdain Community Center on June 19, nearly 60 campers and three families were building structures from toothpicks and marshmallows. Some 20 families were at Robert Crown the day before when it was 94 degrees doing the same thing. If the weather is good, many take full advantage of Library in the Parks, especially those […]
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Falcon Banding Draws a Squawking Spectacle at EPL
Typically, the reference section of the Evanston Public Library is quiet enough to hear a pin drop. But on June 12, there was quite a bazaar with nearly 60 people huddled in a small section behind the shelves. At 10:30 it was time to band the four newborn peregrine falcons. Climbing the ladder to reach […]