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ETHS Foundation head will leave organization this month
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (232+ words) Jeff Hammock, who has led the Evanston Township High School Foundation since 2024, will leave the organization this month. In an email to donors, Hammock said he will be moving to North Carolina to be the fundraising lead for the Atrium…...
City finance board delays TIF decisions until January that could impact school districts
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,…...
District 65 tentative budget projects $5.1 million operating deficit
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…...
AI-powered school looking at moving into Roycemore site
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,…...
Evanston Art Center to host fourth annual Portfolio Day on Sept. 20
2+ week, 3+ day ago (144+ words) Evanston RoundTable The Evanston Art Center is excited to welcome the public to its upcoming event, the fourth annual Portfolio Day. The free event will take place Sept. 20; registration is required. To view the full Portfolio Day schedule and to…...
Northwestern completes maintenance at several vacant off-campus houses
2+ week, 5+ day ago (307+ words) Northwestern University has completed maintenance and board-up work at several off-campus houses now registered as vacant with the city, a university representative reported to a town-gown committee Tuesday evening. Larry Blouin, NU’s senior director of capital programs, discussed recent work…...
Help Evanston design a new playground at Clyde-Brummel Park
2+ week, 5+ day ago (139+ words) A brand-new playground is coming to Clyde-Brummel Park, and the city wants your voice in the process. The City of Evanston has partnered with KABOOM!, a national nonprofit dedicated to building kid-designed, community-powered play spaces, to create a playground inspired…...
District 65 faces leadership shifts amid budget crisis
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....
Guest essay: District 65 ready for year of growth
3+ week, 2+ day ago (311+ words) The start of a new school year is a time of joy and excitement in every community, particularly for families with school-aged children, but it’s also a time for celebration throughout the entire community. We are all invested in educating…...
The Traffic Guy 2.0 hears??? news of buses, a wheel tax deadline and scary injuries for e-bike-riding kids
3+ week, 3+ day ago (260+ words) … that Mark Twain was once said to have once said, “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness.” OK. We’ll bite. How come? And, what with social media and all putting the whole wide world at our fingertips, is it…...