When WTTW set out to document democracy in the Chicago area, the first place they looked was not a City Hall or a ballot box. They walked into a classroom at Evanston Township High School. Miten Patel,...

      Editor’s note: This story was reported in collaboration with The Daily Northwestern. Evanston Township High School senior Alexa Renteria had one goal going into a...

With the first semester of the 2025-2026 school year coming to a close, students’ focus has shifted from projects and tests to preparing for finals. After experimenting with two different final exam...

Susannah Keller swims the Butterfly stroke.

After nearly two and a half decades in office, longtime Democratic Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky has announced that she will not run for another term representing Illinois’ 9th Congressional District...

With several contentious races for Mayor, D65 School Board, and alderman positions coming to a close, the results paint a clear picture of the city's current political landscape. With Envision Evanston,...

In an extraordinary demonstration of generosity, the Lewis-Sebrig Foundation has donated more than $2.5 million to the ETHS Foundation, which is earmarked for the expansion of the school's arts and innovation...