1+ week, 4+ day ago   (653+ words) After hearing feedback from the local school districts Wednesday, the City of Evanston’s Finance and Budget Committee voted 6-0 to table discussion of the West Evanston and Chicago-Main tax increment financing districts until the Jan. 6, 2027, meeting of the committee. Last week,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (250+ words) But I’m happy to report that I bravely retracted my name from the list of parents volunteering to feed the kids’ football team dinner. It’s very minor, but when the boundaries are so few and far between, they must be…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1152+ words) Evanston/Skokie District 65 Chief Financial Officer Eric Miller presented a tentative budget for fiscal year 2027 to the school board Monday. That budget — which is not final — came with a $5.1 million operating deficit at the end of the year. The deficit…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (215+ words) News Editor Bob Chiarito has reported extensively for the National Desk at The New York Times, writing several front page stories and sharing in a team Pulitzer Prize for COVID coverage in 2020. Bob also has reported for the Chicago Sun-Times,…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (327+ words) We had a lot of fun chatting with parents and kids at the Family Fun Fest last week and hearing about what’s on people’s minds. I’m sending good vibes to the kids starting at new schools because their former schools…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (427+ words) A beautiful Monday morning marked the return to school for Evanston/Skokie School District 65. Families kicked off the new year, in many cases, at new schools. Foster Elementary School opened its doors to students for the first time Monday. “I’m…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (983+ words) There have been many transitions in central administration at Evanston/Skokie School District 65 coming into the 2026-27 school year — including in the top jobs of superintendent and chief financial officer. In recent years, District 65 has struggled to retain its high-level leaders....