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Evanston parents weigh priorities ahead of $20M D65 cuts
Thrive 65 leaders told dozens of Evanston residents to identify their priorities before Interim Superintendent Eric Witherspoon presents $20 million in District 65 budget cuts, including two school closures, at the Oct. 13 board meeting; three public input sessions at middle schools run Tuesday through Thursday this week.
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Patisserie Coralie vandalism renews downtown Evanston safety concerns
Planters outside Patisserie Coralie in downtown Evanston were vandalized over the weekend, prompting the shop to say on Facebook that doing business downtown feels "increasingly like a liability," less than three weeks after smash-and-grab burglaries hit three nearby businesses.
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Evanston parents weigh priorities ahead of $20M D65 cuts
Thrive 65 leaders told dozens of Evanston residents to identify their priorities before Interim Superintendent Eric Witherspoon presents $20 million in District 65 budget cuts, including two school closures, at the Oct. 13 board meeting; three public input sessions at middle schools run Tuesday through Thursday this week.
Education
Evanston parents weigh priorities ahead of $20M D65 cuts
Thrive 65 leaders told dozens of Evanston residents to identify their priorities before Interim Superintendent Eric Witherspoon presents $20 million in District 65 budget cuts, including two school closures, at the Oct. 13 board meeting; three public input sessions at middle schools run Tuesday through Thursday this week.
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Federal agents detain, injure U.S. citizen in Evanston
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Evanston Library Board proposes 3.15% property tax increase
The Evanston Library Board directed staff to prepare a 2027 property tax levy with a combined 3.15% increase, including a 14.45% jump in the debt service levy, with a public hearing set for Oct. 21 and a final vote Nov. 18.
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Patisserie Coralie vandalism renews downtown Evanston safety concerns
Planters outside Patisserie Coralie in downtown Evanston were vandalized over the weekend, prompting the shop to say on Facebook that doing business downtown feels "increasingly like a liability," less than three weeks after smash-and-grab burglaries hit three nearby businesses.
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New gastropub The Addled Bunny opens on Church Street
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No. 1 Northwestern field hockey faces three-game California test
The No. 1 Northwestern Wildcats (6-0) head to California for three games against Stanford (6-0), No. 18 Cal (5-0) and UC Davis to close non-conference play, riding back-to-back ranked wins anchored by goalkeeper Juliana Boon and four returning All-Americans.
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Northwestern Opens Big Ten Play Dec. 1 Against Wisconsin
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Evanston police arrest man at Robert Crown after trespass incidents
Evanston police arrested Kobe M. Wilson, 27, at Robert Crown Community Center on Sept. 17 after a series of incidents in which he allegedly approached juveniles and offered a child candy and cannabis, leading to two misdemeanor trespass charges and increased patrols near the center and surrounding schools.
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Heather Headley headlines Evanston benefit concert Nov. 1
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Evanston parents weigh priorities ahead of $20M D65 cuts
Thrive 65 leaders told dozens of Evanston residents to identify their priorities before Interim Superintendent Eric Witherspoon presents $20 million in District 65 budget cuts, including two school closures, at the Oct. 13 board meeting; three public input sessions at middle schools run Tuesday through Thursday this week.
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District 65 launches superintendent search amid $20M in planned cuts
Alma Advisory Group CEO Monica Santana Rosen presented the superintendent search timeline to the District 65 board on Monday, Sept. 14, with community input sessions set for October and a hire expected by early 2027, as the district simultaneously confronts $20 million in planned budget cuts and more school closures.