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Candance Chow elected president of Evanston/Skokie School District 65 board

May 12, 2019 at 9:35 p.m.

Candance Chow was elected president of the Evanston/Skokie School District 65 board of education at meeting held last Monday. Chow, chair of the board's finance committee, succeeds board member Tracy...

Dozens attended a public hearing on proposed zoning changes and a new land use plan in Niles Monday night hosted by the village's Plan Commission and Zoning Board of Appeals.

Dozens of Niles residents attend hearing on zoning code, land use plan

May 9, 2019 at 6:44 a.m.

Dozens of residents packed the Niles Village Hall Monday night for a public hearing hosted by the village's Plan Commission and Zoning Board of Appeals on a proposed revamp of...

Records: Evanston high school staff failed to report claim of gun in backpack

May 12, 2019 at 9:35 p.m.

Three Evanston Township High School safety department staff members have been fired and one has resigned since late April over allegations including theft from students' lockers and failing to tell...

2 ETHS students receive National Merit Scholarships

May 12, 2019 at 9:35 p.m.

Two Evanston Township High School seniors were chosen from among thousands of finalists to receive a $2,500 scholarship through the National Merit Scholarship Program. ETHS seniors Adrian Lafont Mueller and...

Sports Authority of Niles (7233 Dempster St.) photographed May 19, 2016 in the late afternoon.

Sports Authority in Niles to close after company’s bankruptcy filing

May 9, 2019 at 6:44 a.m.

Sports Authority is set to close all of its 450-plus stores across the country, including the location on Dempster Street in Niles, after the bankrupt company wasn't able to secure...

The Niles Public Library Board of Trustees and staff members at a board meeting held Wednesday.

Niles library to decide on alternative to Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund

May 9, 2019 at 6:44 a.m.

Niles library officials are expected to make a decision next month on whether or not to enroll employees in a state pension fund. Business manager for the library district, Greg...

Niles Public Library District Board of Trustee Carolyn Drblik voted against a policy amendment to allow patrons from outside the district to participate in the library's programs. The change was approved in a 4-1 vote.

Non-residents now welcome to participate in Niles Public Library programs

May 9, 2019 at 6:44 a.m.

Patrons from outside the bounds of the Niles Public Library District are now welcome to participate in its programs after the library's board of trustees voted Wednesday night to amend...

Niles Public Library District Trustee Carolyn Drblik.

Niles library director seeks diversity on ‘homogenous board’

May 9, 2019 at 6:44 a.m.

The director of the Niles Public Library District said she'd like to see more diversity among the membership of the library's board of trustees. Susan Lempke told trustees at a...

Chicago man hit with gun charges after Mother’s Day dispute outside Evanston bar

May 12, 2019 at 9:35 p.m.

A 31-year-old Chicago man was arrested on gun charges stemming from a fight outside an Evanston bar in which a gun was fired outside the establishment during a private Mother's...

This file photo taken on May 5, 2016 shows a gender neutral bathroom at a restaurant in Washington, DC.

Evanston, Niles Township high schools respond to federal transgender bathroom directive

May 12, 2019 at 9:33 p.m.

Niles Township High School District 219 does not automatically allow transgender students access to bathrooms and other gender segregated facilities that correspond with the gender they identify with, according to...

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