These days a lot of people are looking for jobs. Recent college graduates are toiling in the land’s finest coffee shops and retail stores, waiting for their laser-printed diplomas and résumés […]
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Four Fluffy Peregrine Falcons Banded and Named
The four peregrine falcons that hatched last month in a nest outside the third floor of the Main Library were banded and named on May 27. With a bicycle helmet […]
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General Dawes Is Back in the Saddle at 225 Greenwood
The Evanston History Center (EHC) will soon hold the title to Dawes House, its home since 1960. The 28-room, lakefront mansion once belonged to Charles G. Dawes – a World […]
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‘Honor Thy Mother’ Benefit
Over the past nine years, Literature for All of Us (LFAOU) has celebrated mothers, daughters, grandmothers, sisters, mentors, caretakers and friends – not to mention the organization’s own wonderfully talented […]
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New Public Art Will Light Up Custer Avenue Bridge
On April 27, City Council approved funding to build a sculpture on the Custer Street bridge that crosses the Yellow Line CTA tracks. The steel structure will replace the bridge’s […]
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‘Once on This Island’ Opens June 13
Caribbean traditions, mystical gods, tropical heat, well-established class lines and a hurricane collide in the haunting legend of love, “Once on This Island,” opening June 13 at the Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre, […]
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Saint Francis Hospital Honors Retired Mayor Lorraine H. Morton With Community Service Award
On June 2, Saint Francis Hospital honored Lorraine H. Morton, recently retired mayor of the City, with its first annual C.A.R.E.S. award. The award honors one Evanston community member who […]
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Start Training Now: The First YMCA Youth Triathlon is July 26
The first McGaw YMCA Youth Triathlon will be held at Northwestern University‘s Norris Aquatics Center and surrounding area on July 26 beginning at 7:30 a.m. Youth ages 7 – 14 […]
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‘Terminator Salvation’
I cannot surmise whether “Terminator Salvation” will bring new fans to the monstrous, decades-old franchise that has spawned four films, a television series and a California governor. One thing I […]
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A Perfect Summer Day for Dads
This article is the second in a summer-long series titled “A Perfect Summer Day.” With Father’s Day this weekend, the RoundTable thought it would be appropriate to offer this suggestion […]