At 8:00 a.m. every morning, an hour before the official school day begins, around thirty students file into the gym of Lincolnwood Elementary school—and seven other district 65 schools. These students...

Deep in the corners of the vacant arts wing is a room full of ETHS kitchen staff working in aprons and hair nets. Early in the morning, they are already hard at work, pushing around carts, laying out food...

On a blustery morning at the Evanston Farmers’ Market, patrons with arms full of produce stopped to listen to a beautiful sound drifting through the air on the wind. It floated past canvas tents displaying...

Across the line of Noyes Street’s lively shops and delis stands Evanston’s historic, ivory-bricked Noyes Cultural Center. And inside the Center lies the Actors Gymnasium, an animated and exciting organization...

As long-term district initiative conversations began last school year, many ideas were on the table, from policy changes to implementations of new programs. The Board of Education had plenty of issues...

Claire McFadden can make you laugh.  As a professional comedian who performs at Second City, Chicago’s premier improv and sketch institution, it’s her job.  McFadden is a member of Second City’s...

On a windy November evening, the chill in the air did not deter a family of four from gazing at the colorful ice cream flavors on display at Hartigan’s Ice Cream Shoppe. After several minutes spent deciding...

Two years ago, ETHS senior Foster Pratt walked into Alley Gallery in downtown Evanston sporting a shirt that read ‘shut up and sit down,’ the name of a popular board gaming company. One of the owners...

As Taylor Thurston drives from her home in Glenview to volunteer on the border of Wilmette and Evanston, she passes through quintessential Chicago suburbia. Magnificent properties line the streets while...

On a brisk October morning, the waves were particularly strong as they crashed against the coast of Northwestern campus, but this did not deter the students from climbing atop the boulders to get a better...

In his first year as a varsity athlete, Sam Darer had to make several sacrifices. He parted with his after-school free time, his other activities, and most noticeably, his hair. When the ETHS boys soccer...