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Evanston jobless rate climbs back to 5.4%, matching two-year high
Evanston's unemployment rate rose to 5.4% in August, erasing a brief July dip and matching the two-year high set in June, even as Illinois' statewide rate continued to fall.
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Ryan Field offers Evanston teachers, first responders $25 tickets
Northwestern is reserving 500 discounted seats per home game at $25 for public servants who live or work in Evanston, with a waitlist open for the Oct. 2 Penn State opener where standard tickets start at $141.
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Evanston jobless rate climbs back to 5.4%, matching two-year high
Evanston's unemployment rate rose to 5.4% in August, erasing a brief July dip and matching the two-year high set in June, even as Illinois' statewide rate continued to fall.
Business
Evanston jobless rate climbs back to 5.4%, matching two-year high
Evanston's unemployment rate rose to 5.4% in August, erasing a brief July dip and matching the two-year high set in June, even as Illinois' statewide rate continued to fall.
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Witness says ICE agents bloodied Evanston man in mistaken stop
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Evanston Library Board proposes 3.15% property tax increase
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Federal agents detain, injure U.S. citizen in Evanston
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Evanston committee votes to slash outdoor dining permit fees
Evanston's Economic Development Committee voted Sept. 23 to recommend cutting outdoor dining permit fees to flat rates as low as $175, down from the current $1,000-to-$4,000 range, trading about $20,300 in city revenue for what supporters call an investment in downtown vibrancy.
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DHS calls Evanston man 'not cooperative' in disputed ICE stop
The Department of Homeland Security says the Evanston man injured by ICE agents on Howard Street on Sept. 20 was "not cooperative," contradicting eyewitness accounts that describe agents pinning the man to the ground and leaving him bloodied in the street.
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Evanston jobless rate climbs back to 5.4%, matching two-year high
Evanston's unemployment rate rose to 5.4% in August, erasing a brief July dip and matching the two-year high set in June, even as Illinois' statewide rate continued to fall.
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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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Ryan Field offers Evanston teachers, first responders $25 tickets
Northwestern is reserving 500 discounted seats per home game at $25 for public servants who live or work in Evanston, with a waitlist open for the Oct. 2 Penn State opener where standard tickets start at $141.
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ETHS Flag Football Falls 38-6 as GBS Ends Eight-Game Streak
ETHS flag football lost 38-6 to unbeaten Glenbrook South on Wednesday, snapping an eight-game winning streak, as missed flag pulls and the absence of key defenders KyNia Hunt and Harper Wesenberg proved costly.
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Evanston Community Fridges opens first downtown location
Evanston Community Fridges opened its fifth and first downtown location on Sept. 22 at the Woman's Club of Evanston, bringing a free food pantry to the alleyway near the Evanston Public Library off Church Street.
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Evanston launches crisis response team for mental health calls
Evanston's Crisis Responder Team started operations Sept. 14, building on the CARE program that has handled more than 3,500 calls since 2024, with full deployment expected by Nov. 2.
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Northwestern falls to 9th in new U.S. News college rankings
Northwestern University and the University of Chicago both fell to a tie for ninth in the U.S. News 2027 Best Colleges rankings after the publication added a new graduate-earnings metric to its methodology.
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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.