Evanston residents who are income-qualified ($35,000 for household of one and $60,000 for household of two) for the Evanston Benefit Card can now receive a reduced rate for water and sewer services provided by the city effective January 1, 2023.
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Posted inReparations
‘The Big Payback’ to have PBS premiere, free downtown screening on MLK Day
Evanston’s reparations program is back in the national spotlight. The Big Payback will premier on PBS on Jan. 16, Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The documentary follows Robin Rue Simmons […]
Posted inArt & Life
Review: ‘Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody’
If you love Whitney Houston, arguably the most-gifted female singer in history, you’ll love this movie. About 98% of the vocals you hear are 100% Houston, her unmistakable, silvery, five-octave voice.
Posted inCity News
Final 2022 Fifth Ward meeting deals with ‘big ticket’ communication
Communication from city officials on major big ticket projects is not enough, according to a small group of community members at the Fifth Ward meeting Thursday. Sixteen people attended the […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the Editor: Property tax justice for E-Town
I am asking for property tax justice for Evanston as a “sayer,” and not a “nay-sayer.” I feel compelled to point out the growing and yawning capital disparity between Northwestern […]
Posted inSports
Historic day for girl wrestlers
The Evanston Township High School girls wrestling team celebrated the 50th anniversary of Title IX, the federal law that prohibits sex-based discrimination in schools. Co-captains Priscilla Hartwell and Ariana Flores […]
Posted inBudgets
Finance & Budget chair scolded for speaking against panel’s pension recommendation
Several members of the city’s Finance & Budget Committee took its chairman to task at their meeting Tuesday, Dec. 13, for sending a letter to the mayor and council members […]
Posted inSports
Rank and File | Seniors lead ETHS chess team to success
In recent years, the Evanston Township High School Chess Team has been fortunate to have a large contingent of players who began competing for the team in 2019-2020. Seniors Boaz […]
Posted inColumns
Simone Larson: A trauma-informed approach to education
Trauma is universal. It extends across color and socioeconomic lines. I highlight this fact at the risk of being labeled as “colorblind.” I highlight it to remind everyone that trauma […]
Posted inSports
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 […]