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WEBSeven years ago an explosion in Evanston’s southwest Ninth Ward rocked the homes of some nearby residents. Highly flammable and combustible materials were densely packed behind the…. The Evanston RoundTable is the leading source of news on government, schools, the arts, culture and social justice in Evanston, Illinois.
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WEBThe Evanston Green Homes pilot program is offering free health, safety, energy efficiency and electrification improvements to eligible households and properties in census tracts 8102 and 8092. You can check your eligibility by clicking on the blue eligibility button on the top right corner of the webpage (as seen below).
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WEBDistrict 65 heading to insolvency without ‘bold’ cuts, consultant says. The Evanston/Skokie District 65 school board on Monday night adopted a budget for the 2025 fiscal year with $177.3 million in revenue and $190.5 million in non-capital expenditures. If …
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WEBETHS girls flag football: Wildkits blank New Trier in first matchup. As one of seven seniors on Evanston’s varsity flag football roster, Hannah Honore won’t be around long enough to see whether or not head-to-head matchups with New Trier’s girls will blossom into a …
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WEBThe RoundTable team. The Evanston RoundTable celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2023. While the RoundTable became a not-for-profit corporation in 2021, many of our editors, reporters, photographers and designers have worked for the RoundTable for many years. In the last 10 years, they have received over 200 journalism awards from journalism ...
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WEBRyan Field rebuild shows positive signs on hiring targets, but no concrete data yet. by Ann Vettikkal and Alex Harrison September 10th, 2024. In the months since Evanston’s City Council approved the Rebuild Ryan Field project, Northwestern University has been busy making its stadium visions a reality. On Central Street, the old stadium […]
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WEBSep 11, 2023 · The beginnings of a homeless shelter in Evanston. by Larry Gavin September 18th, 2024. Connections for the Homeless, originally known as the Center for Public Ministry, will be celebrating its 40th anniversary in October. To mark the occasion, the RoundTable is reprinting this story […] Art & Life.
Downtown Evanston movie theater finally reopens
WEBNov 9, 2022 · Downtown Evanston movie theater finally reopens. by Richard Cahan November 9th, 2022. Emm and Gerry Hubbarth watch as the big screen comes to life. Credit: Richard Cahan. The AMC Evanston 12 opened Wednesday, replacing the Century 12 Evanston/CinéArts 6, which went dark during the first days of the pandemic. Cinemark, the former operator ...
Evanston’s historic reparations program: A 101 guide
WEBAug 23, 2022 · The first local reparations program in a series of programs to come is called the Restorative Housing Program (37-R-21), and it was passed in March 2021. The application period for it closed November 2021. The program reserves $400,000 of the $10 million commitment for 16 housing grants of $25,000 to be awarded.
‘Concerns have been ignored, dismissed, minimized’: Inside the …
WEBApr 15, 2022 · The teachers said only about 30 students whose needs are not being met are causing the fighting and interrupting classes. “We’re coming as their [all Haven students’] advocate, and those concerns have been ignored, dismissed, minimized,” said Elizabeth Jackson, a Haven language arts teacher. “We just …