Evanston, IL
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Latest reporting from the Community desk.
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Dog E-Town, Evanston's new fenced off-leash dog area at Grey Park, officially opened Sunday, Aug. 30, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony led by Karen York and her dog Daphne, the park's honorary mayor.
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The ETHS Alumni Association hosts its inaugural Homecoming Hustle 5K on Sunday, Sept. 27, at Lazier Field, open to all ages with $35 registration through Sept. 20.
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Evanston's Love Your Block program hosts two crosswalk mural painting events from Friday, Aug. 28, through Sunday, Aug. 30, with volunteers welcome and street closures expected at Callan/Mulford and Elmwood/Monroe.
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Architecture writer Kristine Hansen will discuss and sign her new book on Frank Lloyd Wright's Illinois buildings at Bookends & Beginnings in Evanston on Sept. 24, with local connections including the Oscar Johnson House.
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The American Red Cross has declared only the second national blood supply crisis in its history, with type O positive blood below a one-day supply, and two blood drives are scheduled in Evanston on Thursday, Aug. 27.
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Evanston residents must vote by noon Thursday, Aug. 27, on one of two playground designs for Clyde-Brummel Park, a $400,000 project with KABOOM! that the City Council approved unanimously in July and plans to build in late October.
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Double Clutch Brewing Company's fourth annual Clutch-tober Fest returns to Evanston on Saturday, Sept. 12, with free polka, German food, stein-hoisting competitions and collectible steins at 2121 Ashland Ave.
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Evanston's new fenced off-leash dog area at Grey Park, named Dog E-Town through a community contest that drew 605 entries from 304 residents, opens Sunday, Aug. 30, with a morning celebration and a playful "mayor" campaign for pets.
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The free annual back-to-school block party returns Tuesday, Sept. 1, to ETHS's Lazier Field with marching bands, free food from C&W Market, local vendors, inflatables, and a community pep rally featuring city and school leaders.
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Evanston Fire Captain Matt Grizely retired Tuesday after 34 years of service spanning paramedic training, fire prevention and a decade as acting battalion chief, marking the fourth major departure from the department in less than a year.
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Connections for the Homeless broke ground Thursday, Aug. 13, on a $6.7 million renovation of Hilda's Place at Lake Street Church, restoring 30 overnight shelter beds lost during the pandemic, with a spring 2027 reopening target and a January rebrand to "Housing Connections."
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The Evanston Art Center opened two free exhibitions Aug. 8: John Wangendo's "Stories from Africa," featuring 10 charcoal and acrylic portraits of the African continent, and "Place and Passing," a landscape show pairing Paula Menchen and Ellen Holtzblatt.