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District 65 year-end deficit hits $3.4 million, nearly double projection
Evanston/Skokie School District 65's operating deficit for Fiscal Year 2026 came in at $3.4 million, 89% above the $1.8 million the board projected, according to a memo from the district's new CFO headed to the board's Aug. 11 meeting.
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Perspective Gallery's 'Ar•ti•facts' pairs Welsh heritage with greenhouse light
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Education
District 65 year-end deficit hits $3.4 million, nearly double projection
Evanston/Skokie School District 65's operating deficit for Fiscal Year 2026 came in at $3.4 million, 89% above the $1.8 million the board projected, according to a memo from the district's new CFO headed to the board's Aug. 11 meeting.
Education
District 65 year-end deficit hits $3.4 million, nearly double projection
Evanston/Skokie School District 65's operating deficit for Fiscal Year 2026 came in at $3.4 million, 89% above the $1.8 million the board projected, according to a memo from the district's new CFO headed to the board's Aug. 11 meeting.
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Perspective Gallery's 'Ar•ti•facts' pairs Welsh heritage with greenhouse light
Perspective Gallery's August dual exhibition "Ar•ti•facts" features Jane Feely's photographs of her ancestral Welsh fishing town and Jeffrie Chirchirillo's images of leaves on his greenhouse roof, on view through Aug. 30 with a virtual artists' talk Aug. 20.
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District 65 year-end deficit hits $3.4 million, nearly double projection
Evanston/Skokie School District 65's operating deficit for Fiscal Year 2026 came in at $3.4 million, 89% above the $1.8 million the board projected, according to a memo from the district's new CFO headed to the board's Aug. 11 meeting.
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District 65 board to vote on extending Witherspoon's interim contract through January
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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.