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Bulked up Bolich finds bigger is better on the mat
Since the end of the wrestling season last year, Charlie Bolich certainly hasn’t missed any meals. But the Evanston senior is still hungry for success even though he’s facing a […]
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ETHS boys swimming coach: New season looks promising
Asking the current members of the Evanston boys swimming and diving team to live up to what some of their predecessors accomplished last year is a tall order. But ask […]
Posted inCity News
COVID-19 Dec. 1 update: Evanston and Cook County at ‘medium’ risk level
In Illinois, the seven-day average of new cases was 2,666 on Dec. 1, up from 2,104 in the prior week, a 27% increase. In Evanston, the seven-day average of new […]
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ETHS girls basketball: Ukaj can’t miss, sparks Kits to first victory of season
Dafina Ukaj wore an ear-to-ear grin after scoring a career high 23 points for the Evanston girls basketball team Monday night. But Ukaj was only the second-happiest person in the […]
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City revises 2023 budget proposal as vote nears
A revised 2023 budget proposal will be presented Monday, Nov. 21, to the Evanston City Council with the overall price tag reduced by about $12 million. This third set of […]
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Equity and Empowerment Commission to support Black employees at City Council
The Equity and Empowerment Commission decided this week it will attend Monday, Nov. 21 City Council meeting to support Black city employees, who have publicly complained about systemic racism in their workplace.
Posted inSchools
Third graders decorate gifts for Vet Center
In honor of Veterans Day Nov. 11, Washington Elementary School third graders donated more than 75 pounds of toiletries to the Evanston Vet Center at 1901 W. Howard St. They […]
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Downtown Evanston movie theater finally reopens
The AMC Evanston 12 opened Wednesday, replacing the Century 12 Evanston/CinéArts 6, which went dark during the first days of the pandemic. Cinemark, the former operator, ended its long-term lease […]
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Evanston Running Club hosts race, shoe drive on Thanksgiving Day
The Evanston Running Club, in partnership with the Evanston Flying Turkey Race, is please to announce its 7th Annual Shoe Drive on November 24, Thanksgiving Day. Race participants, Evanston residents and friends can drop off shoes of any purpose (running, dress, etc.), any size (men’s, women’s and children’s), and in any condition (new or used) on Race Day/Thanksgiving Day at the Evanston Running Club tent.