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Police Chief Stewart Takes on Acting Deputy City Manager Role Amid Dual Leadership Vacancies
Evanston Police Chief Schenita Stewart has been named acting deputy city manager, giving her oversight of additional city departments while the city interviews candidates for the permanent position and searches for a new fire chief during the FY2027 budget season.
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Fleetwood-Jourdain to unveil first public mural after year of community workshops
Fleetwood-Jourdain Community Center will reveal its first public mural on Friday, Aug. 7, a work created by artists Alfonso "Piloto" Nieves Ruiz and Andrew Walker III with Fifth Ward residents, kids and nonprofits over a year of community workshops.
Local Government
Police Chief Stewart Takes on Acting Deputy City Manager Role Amid Dual Leadership Vacancies
Evanston Police Chief Schenita Stewart has been named acting deputy city manager, giving her oversight of additional city departments while the city interviews candidates for the permanent position and searches for a new fire chief during the FY2027 budget season.
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Police Chief Stewart Takes on Acting Deputy City Manager Role Amid Dual Leadership Vacancies
Evanston Police Chief Schenita Stewart has been named acting deputy city manager, giving her oversight of additional city departments while the city interviews candidates for the permanent position and searches for a new fire chief during the FY2027 budget season.
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Police Chief Stewart Takes on Acting Deputy City Manager Role Amid Dual Leadership Vacancies
Evanston Police Chief Schenita Stewart has been named acting deputy city manager, giving her oversight of additional city departments while the city interviews candidates for the permanent position and searches for a new fire chief during the FY2027 budget season.
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City Clerk Stephanie Mendoza enters Evanston mayoral race as fifth candidate
Evanston City Clerk Stephanie Mendoza, 33, announced Aug. 5 that she is running for mayor, becoming the fifth candidate and first sitting elected official in the special election to replace Daniel Biss, with a platform focused on housing affordability and fiscal responsibility.
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NorthShore Evanston Hospital ties for fourth in Illinois in U.S. News rankings
Endeavor Health NorthShore Hospitals, anchored by the Ridge Avenue campus in Evanston, tied for fourth in Illinois and fourth in the Chicagoland region in the 2026-2027 U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals rankings, earning national recognition in three specialties.
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Guitar Works closing after 47 years on Main Street
Guitar Works, the 47-year-old music shop at 709 Main St. in Evanston, will permanently close Sept. 1 after owner Terry Straker cited post-COVID unprofitability, rising property taxes, and import tariffs.
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Inside the finished Ryan Field: $875 million, 35,000 seats, and a century in the making
Northwestern's $875 million Ryan Field is functionally complete, with Pat Ryan Jr. giving media their first look inside the 35,000-seat stadium on July 31 ahead of September soft-opening events and the Friday, Oct. 2 inaugural game against Penn State.
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Ryan Field season tickets go on sale to public Tuesday, August 4
Northwestern Football confirmed through a countdown campaign that general public season ticket sales for the new $875 million Ryan Field open Tuesday, August 4, ahead of the stadium's October 2 inaugural game against Penn State.
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Fleetwood-Jourdain to unveil first public mural after year of community workshops
Fleetwood-Jourdain Community Center will reveal its first public mural on Friday, Aug. 7, a work created by artists Alfonso "Piloto" Nieves Ruiz and Andrew Walker III with Fifth Ward residents, kids and nonprofits over a year of community workshops.
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Evanston opens $50,000 in Bloomberg-backed climate grants for young residents
The City of Evanston is accepting applications from residents ages 15 to 24 for grants of $1,000 to $5,000 through Bloomberg Philanthropies' Youth Climate Action Fund, with $50,000 total available and a second-round deadline of Aug. 27.
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Evanston's 2026-27 school year starts August 17 for ETHS, August 24 for District 65
ETHS District 202 opens the 2026-27 school year on Monday, August 17, with District 65 following a week later on August 24. Here are the key calendar dates, breaks, and conference weeks for Evanston's public and private schools.
Education
District 65 fills two leadership vacancies with Gordon, Plaza appointments
District 65 named Evanston resident Maggie Gordon as assistant superintendent of academics and promoted 10th-year staffer Jess Plaza to director of schools management, filling vacancies left by a wave of resignations and former Superintendent Angel Turner's buyout.
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Ellie Nevel is an Editor overseeing local news outlets. She holds a marketing degree from Illinois State University and brings that background to her work shaping how communities receive their news. Ellie is committed to delivering accurate, community-focused reporting on the issues that matter most to local readers.
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Ellie Nevel is an Editor overseeing local news outlets. She holds a marketing degree from Illinois State University and brings that background to her work shaping how communities receive their news. Ellie is committed to delivering accurate, community-focused reporting on the issues that matter most to local readers.
Ellie Nevel
Ellie Nevel is an Editor overseeing local news outlets. She holds a marketing degree from Illinois State University and brings that background to her work shaping how communities receive their news. Ellie is committed to delivering accurate, community-focused reporting on the issues that matter most to local readers.