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Not Much Progress in Meeting School Districts’ 2014 Joint Literacy Goal
In January 2014, the School Boards of Districts 65 and 202 adopted a Joint Literacy Goal. The goal states: “District 65 and District 202 will ensure that all students are […]
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Unofficial Results: Biss Wins Mayoral Race, Aldermanic Incumbents Lose
Unofficial results from the Cook County Clerk’s office show Daniel Biss with a such a strong lead in the mayoral race that there may be no need for a general […]
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Feb. 23 Primary Could Determine Next Mayor, But Who Else Is on the Ballot?
The Feb. 23 primary election will determine the names on the April 6 general election ballot. In all but one of the contested races, the names of the top two […]
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Church Moves a Step Closer to Creating Housing on Nearby Lot
Mount Pisgah Church leaders’ decades-long hope to create housing at a vacant City lot just east of the church moved a step closer to being realized last week, though some […]
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School District 65 to Consider New Assignment System, New School Boundaries, New School in Fifth Ward
At the District 65 School Board meeting On Feb. 8, Sarita Smith, Manager of Student Assignments at School District 65, laid out a process to revise the District’s student assignment […]
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Mayoral Candidates Agree on Most Matters, Differ on Approach
Not “whether” but “how” to address the serious issues facing the City was one distinction among the three candidates for Mayor of Evanston at the Jan. 30 League of Women […]
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Overall, Students Report a Mixed Experience with Remote Learning at District 65
A recent update on the status of remote learning in School District 65 raised some concerns about the pace of instruction and the level of student engagement (the “Report”). The […]
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Evanston Restaurants Holding On As City Enters Another Phase in Recovery
Forget what T.S. Eliot said about April being the cruelest month. For those in the restaurant business, February is hard enough. “Just the worst,” said Michael Smylie, the owner of […]
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Plowing Through Winter
The winter storm system that hit California with rain, snow and mudslides last week left a thick blanket of white in Evanston as it moved through the Midwest, developing into […]