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Students exit Evanston Township High School after the final bell Friday, March 13, 2020, in Evanston. The school has since resumed in-person classes on a limited basis.

With planned full-time return this fall, Evanston Township High School will adjust schedule and eliminate semester exams

May 6, 2021 at 12:31 p.m.

When students at Evanston Township High School return to in-person classes, full-time classes this fall their schedules will look a bit different. The commitment to bringing students back also coincides...

Evanston-Skokie School District 65 board member resigns

May 4, 2021 at 4:59 p.m.

A member of the Evanston-Skokie School District 65 board has resigned from her post, and the district is taking applications from those who wish to replace her. Rebeca Mendoza resigned...

Evanston City Manager Wally Bobkiewicz, left, is seated next to Mayor Steve Hagerty during a special meeting of the Evanston City Council Saturday, October 28, 2017 at the Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center in Evanston. The mayor and city manager said the Nov. 10 furlough is necessary to help balance the city's 2017 budget.

Evanston city staff to shift away from use of ‘aldermen’ in favor of gender-neutral ‘alderpersons’

May 4, 2021 at 11:54 a.m.

Evanston city staff will likely soon move away from using the term "aldermen" in favor of the gender neutral terms "alderperson" or "City Council members" after the City Council last...

Community members, aldermen named to Evanston Reparations Committee

May 6, 2021 at 5:30 a.m.

Evanston aldermen last week approved naming four residents to the city's Reparations Committee, along with aldermen from the 2nd, 5th and 9th Wards. The committee members were recommended by Mayor...

Gilo Kwesi Cornell Logan works in his basement office at his family's Evanston house April 13, 2021.

For residents of low-lying neighborhoods in Evanston and Chicago, more intense storms fueled by climate change raise flooding risks despite sewer improvements

April 28, 2021 at 12:40 p.m.

As a longtime chronicler of Black history on the North Shore, historian Morris "Dino" Robinson Jr. runs into a recurring snag while documenting generations of life in Evanston. "I always...

The Harley Clarke Mansion in Evanston is pictured on May 16, 2019.

Evanston City Council gives initial approval of 40-year Harley Clarke mansion lease to Artists Book House

April 27, 2021 at 3:37 p.m.

Evanston aldermen on Monday gave first approval to a 40-year lease that would allow Artists Book House to move into the historic Harley Clarke mansion. The item, which was unanimously...

With final ballots officially counted, four newcomers elected to Evanston City Council

April 20, 2021 at 6:03 p.m.

With all absentee ballots counted, the new Evanston City Council will be made up of a mix of newcomers and veteran aldermen. While the results still have to be certified...

Evanston Police Chief Demitrous Cook pictured during a news conference on Jan. 9, 2021.

Evanston to pay $90,000 to settle lawsuits after police chief’s Snapchat post of old booking photos

April 22, 2021 at 3:36 p.m.

Evanston aldermen last week approved paying $90,000 to settle a lawsuit brought against the city and the police chief after old police booking photos were posted on the social media...

Lake Michigan water is treated at the Evanston water treatment plant on Oct. 14, 2017.

After years of court battles, Evanston and Skokie reach settlement over water rates

April 21, 2021 at 7:15 a.m.

Evanston and Skokie have reached an agreement on a new water contract after a yearslong dispute over water rates that led to a prolonged court fight. Once the agreement is...

Erika Storlie, Evanston's interim city manager, discusses the city's COVID-19 pandemic response during a virtual city council meeting on March 26, 2020.

Evanston expects to receive $45.8 million as part of federal COVID-19 stimulus plan

April 15, 2021 at 12:18 p.m.

The city of Evanston is in line to receive $45.8 million in federal dollars as part of the American Rescue Plan Act, an effort in part meant to stabilize local...

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