Hi! My name is Mack Jones, and I’m a Website Editor this year for The Evanstonian. This is my third year on staff, and previously, I have been Opinion Editor, Digital Editor, and Podcast Editor. (I was fired from all three.) This year I am eager to build the future of the paper by teaching my facilities to the next generation and ameliorating the website’s design. Beyond The Evanstonian, I play piano, guitar, and for the ETHS varsity tennis and badminton teams. I also volunteer as a referee for AYSO and am in a book group led by my incredible mom.
“The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It’s been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked...
“Severance” – the Apple TV+ thriller/mystery/office sitcom amalgamation about splitting the consciousnesses of work and personal lives – returned for its second season this January after an almost...
So, you're gonna be listening next to “Tryna Change It” by Wilmo. But before we play Wilmo, a little brief announcement. Our annual fundraiser, Phoneathon, is happening right now. This is the only...
Mack Jones, Host of The Field of Broken Dreams
• December 11, 2023
In the series finale, the city council's votes on rebuilding Ryan Field and rezoning the area to allow six concerts per year loom large after a struggle between the university, its supporters and opponents of the changes to the stadium.
Mack Jones, Host of The Field of Broken Dreams
• November 17, 2023
Most stadiums sit vacant more often than not. As Northwestern plans to find ways to put Ryan Field to use more frequently, opponents of additional events see plenty of issues with the proposal.
Mack Jones, Host of The Field of Broken Dreams
• November 10, 2023
Until 1972, Evanston was a dry town. Over 50 years later, as Northwestern has attempted to start selling alcohol at sporting events to help its bottom line, there is still a vocal set of Evanstonians who want Northwestern sporting events to stay dry.
Mack Jones, Host of The Field of Broken Dreams
• November 3, 2023
Money is king, and nothing brings the king to town like football. Northwestern is betting that a new stadium might make those visits more valuable, and many Evanston business owners agree.
Mack Jones, Host of The Field of Broken Dreams
• October 27, 2023
In many ways, a stadium is a reflection of the team that plays on its field. And in the case of Northwestern and Ryan Field, that reflection currently isn't the most flattering.
Mack Jones, Host of the Field of Broken Dreams
• October 20, 2023
There are many spaces across Evanston that have been fertile soil for debates between the city and Northwestern, but some would say there's been no greater example of the city existing at the university's whims than Ryan Field.
Mack Jones, Host of The Field of Broken Dreams
• October 10, 2023
In 1995, right around the last time the idea of improving Ryan Field came up in discussions around Northwestern and Evanston, that year's version of Wildcat football captured the heart of the town on its way to the grand-daddy of them all - the Rose Bowl.
Mack Jones, Host of The Field of Broken Dreams
• October 6, 2023
On Sept. 28, 2022, Northwestern announced plans to renovate Ryan Field. Since those plans were announced, host of the Field of Broken Dreams Mack Jones has been reporting on what he thought would be a similar story about a college field renovation that has turned out to be anything but.
Evanston’s Guaranteed Income Program, often overlooked because of macroscale projects in Chicago and Cook County, began as a pilot program around 10 months ago, with the first $500 payments sent out...
Mack Jones, Digital Content Editor and Host of Field of Broken Dreams
• September 22, 2023
In the fall of 1997, around a year and a half after one of the most successful seasons in the school’s history, Northwestern re-opened its football stadium. The expanded concourse was one of the defining...
There’s open space in the middle of ETHS, two courtyards on either side of H-Hall, and teachers love using them for a break from the monotony of linoleum flooring inside the building. In one of the courtyards,...
After 30-plus years of work at ETHS, Math and AVID teacher Caroline Cooper has decided to retire at the end of an impactful career. She started her tenure intimidated by the scale of the school, but over...
Wildkits outside linebacker Terrell Williams would sit on his couch and watch NFL and college football games with his dad as a young kid. Recognizing Williams’ interest in the sport, his father got him...
Lakeland University commit Johnny O’Brien always wanted to play in college, although not necessarily for football. The defensive back started his ETHS athletic career in basketball, but when nets were...
Aracely Canchola, the Dean of Students at ETHS for the class of ‘23, was named the new Assistant Principal for Student Services at Glenbrook South High School (GBS) during a District 225 board meeting...
If you expect the new Apple TV+ show Shrinking to reach the same peaks as some of its Apple predecessors, your opinion of the show will be negative. However, if you separate it from those and let it be...
A year after conducting the search for a new superintendent, ultimately landing on Dr. Marcus Campbell, the Evanston Township High School District 202 School Board now looks to push a new set of initiatives,...
The Second Ward contains the border between Evanston and Skokie at McCormick Blvd. Also included in the Second Ward is Evanston Township High School. Part of the job as the Second Ward Alderperson is to...
On March 8, the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) forced the Maine South High School football program to forfeit all nine of their wins from the 2022 season for using ineligible players that lived...
As John Evans lay dying in his Denver home on July 3, 1897, around 173 miles from the site of the Sand Creek Massacre, his life flashed before his weary eyes. Evans, the territorial governor of Colorado at the time of the massacre, had stated in prior interviews he bore no regrets for the tragedy that had resulted from his blinding enterprise. Born in Waynesville, Ohio, Evans had come a long way from home.
Northwestern University, in conjunction with the City of Evanston, held a screening of the film Raising the Floor at Kresge Hall on Tuesday, Jan. 31 from 6 to 8 p.m. Recently the City of Evanston implemented...
The Evanston Township High School Volunteer Fair took place on Jan. 19 during Lunch A and B in the Main Lobby. Ten tables replaced the usual furniture in the area, and they were all set up to show volunteer...
Seventh Ward Alderperson Eleanor Revelle said on Jan. 11 in an interview with Evanston Now that she would not be in favor of Northwestern University's new Ryan Field hosting concerts, if it should be built....
Content warning: This article contains references to gun violence and its after effects.
A 13-year-old Bulls fan is preparing for the next school day at Haven Middle School. It’s a Thursday, and...
On Wednesday, Dec. 7, ETHS hosted its 23rd annual Empty Bowl, a fundraiser supporting local non-profit organizations, and the fight against hunger. The charity event took place during both lunch blocks...
On Sept. 28, Northwestern University announced plans to rebuild its football stadium, Ryan Field. The choice to build a new stadium in Evanston was made after a generous $480 million donation by the Ryan...
On Dec. 16, 2021, when ETHS underwent a lockdown due to students illegally possessing guns on school property, many members of the Evanston community expressed concerns over the safety of students at...
Liam Hinkle, Assistant Sports Editor • November 21, 2025
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