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Incumbents retain Second, Ninth Ward seats, while voters elect mixture of existing, new members to D202, D65 school boards

Incumbents retain Second, Ninth Ward seats, while voters elect mixture of existing, new members to D202, D65 school boards

Tarek Anthony, Staff Writer April 5, 2023

Last night brought a close to Evanston’s turbulent, contentious special elections for the Second and Ninth Wards in addition to District 202 and District 65’s school board elections.  Biss' appointees...

2023 Evanston Municipal and School Board election results

2023 Evanston Municipal and School Board election results

April 4, 2023

With all precincts reporting, election results for the 2023 Evanston school board and municipal election results are in. District 202 School Board Ballots cast: 9,962 Turnout: 17.16 percent Results...

Dr. Devon Horton is set to become superintendent of DeKalb County School District in Georgia.

District 65 superintendent set to leave, run Georgia school district

April 4, 2023

On April 4, District 65 released a statement that shared the news that its superintendent, Dr. Devon Horton, was the sole candidate to run the Dekalb County School District outside of Atlanta. "It’s...

Dempster St. Starbucks reopens after school following meeting of community, business leaders

Dempster St. Starbucks reopens after school following meeting of community, business leaders

Rosie Witt, Staff Writer March 27, 2023

In early February, the Starbucks on Dempster and Dodge announce that it would be closing except for mobile orders and drive thru orders from 2-5 p.m. on Monday and 3-6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday "due...

ETHS Thrift Shop returns to The Hub, offering fun, affordable shopping experience

Elliot Hoffner, Staff Writer March 26, 2023

This past week, the ETHS Thrift Shop returned to The Hub after closing for several months. Tuesday through Friday, the Thrift Shop was open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and students could shop through the many...

Second Ward candidate Krissie Harris addresses large donations to campaign

Tarek Anthony, Staff Writer March 23, 2023

With Evanston’s municipal elections just under two weeks away and early voting beginning, concerns have been raised over two large campaign donations made to Second Ward incumbent council member Kristian...

Reparations Committee amends pre-existing reparations program, removing rules dictating how reparation money should be spent

Tarek Anthony, Staff Writer March 21, 2023

On Thursday, March 16, in a historic vote, Evanston’s Reparations Committee unanimously approved an amendment to Evanston’s pre-existing reparation program, allowing for $25,000 cash reparation payments...

March 13 City Council meeting heralds talk about ETHS summer lunch program

Mackenzie Greco, Staff Writer March 21, 2023

The Evanston City Council meeting on March 13 touched on many topics, including credit card activity, new building construction on Church Street, special events in the 2023 calendar and many more items....

Mayor Daniel Biss endorses, asks residents to reelect his Second and Ninth Ward appointees

Tarek Anthony, Staff Writer March 15, 2023

With Evanston’s April 4 election day looming near and the battle for office heating up; Evanston Mayor Daniel (Dan) Biss is taking extreme measures to ensure the two candidates he appointed to the council...

Ninth Ward

Hazel Hayes and Katherine Schober March 15, 2023

The Ninth Ward of Evanston is one of the southern most wards in the city. It neighbors the Second, Third, Fourth and Eighth Wards, and it contains Chute Middle School. “We’re neither the poorest...

Local rep. Gabel becomes Illinois House Majority Leader

Ethan Ravi, Assistant News Editor March 15, 2023

Robyn Gabel has been in the politics business for a long time. For the past 12 years, she has served the 18th District, which includes Evanston, in the Illinois House of Representatives. On Jan. 13,...

District 65

District 65

Coming out of the worst of COVID-19, Evanston / Skokie Community Consolidated School District 65 has since been faced with multiple challenges. From lagging literacy rates, to decreasing enrollment, as...

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