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Scattering kindness - Evanston RoundTable The theme of love extends well beyond Valentine's Day on the corner of Gray Avenue and Seward Street.
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Chute Middle School principal set to retire at the end of the school year - Evanston RoundTable Chute Middle School principal Ann Riemenschneider will retire at the end of this school year. “It has been a great honor to be a part of District 65 and
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Jeff Yang's 'Myths & Legends' wows Chicago audience - Evanston RoundTable Jeff Yang, left, and Jean Hatmaker at the Myths and Legends performance on Feb. 28 at the Chopin Theater in Chicago. Musician, creative and Evanston
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Land Use Commission denies townhome development on Central Street - Evanston RoundTable The city’s Land Use Commission on Wednesday denied a developer’s request to build an 11-unit townhome building, primarily due to the plan’s excessive use
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New three-story mural coming to Main Street this summer - Evanston RoundTable The mural in city parking lot No. 27 at 727 Main St. will be replaced this summer, hooray. Open Studio Project (OSP) won a grant of $156,860 from Cook
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Evanston downtown retail vacancy rate holds steady - Evanston RoundTable Discover the changing landscape of downtown Evanston with the latest survey on retail storefront vacancies. Find out which areas have seen the most changes.
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Analysis: Who votes the most in the 9th Congressional District? - Evanston RoundTable Evanston is just one community of many in the current bounds of the 9th Congressional District, a sprawling area that starts in Chicago's far north side
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Preservation Commission unlikely to recommend Lincolnwood for landmark status - Evanston RoundTable The Preservation Commission closed their meeting Tuesday night with most members against voting to recommend that the City Council designate Lincolnwood
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Hold on to your hat — gusts of 55 to 60 mph possible Friday - Evanston RoundTable Early Thursday, the National Weather Service placed much of Northeast Illinois and Northwest Indiana, including Evanston, under a high wind watch from

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Michael Coxhead, devoted family man and creative tech guy, dies at 69 - Evanston RoundTable Michael G. Coxhead was born Sept. 29, 1956 in Rockford, Illinois. He died in the hospital early in the morning on March 7, 2026. The family is grateful
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Upcoming film festival, plant sale, garden walk planned to help boost Evanston Environmental Association goals - Evanston RoundTable The Evanston Environmental Association (EEA) is hosting a series of events this spring and summer to support various initiatives by the organization,
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Caught between seasons - Evanston RoundTable George Koons is ready for just about any spring weather, wearing a flannel shirt, puffy jacket and armed with an umbrella. Koons had just left Patisserie
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Good Neighbors: How Kevin Nguyen builds community one bánh mì at a time - Evanston RoundTable Kevin and Gnoc Nguyen after the lunch rush at the Central Street location. Photo: Claire Zulkey Good Neighbors is an ongoing series introducing readers to
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Democratic 'kingmaker,' South Carolina Congressman Clyburn blends history, memoir at ETHS - Evanston RoundTable On Tuesday night at Evanston Township High School, the Family Action Network hosted U.S. Rep. James E. Clyburn of South Carolina's 6th Congressional
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Back to our regularly scheduled winter programming - Evanston RoundTable Above, Dempster Beach on Wednesday just a couple days after temperatures hit the 70s under blue skies and sun on Monday. It sure felt more like winter on
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On the issues: What 9th District voters say their top concerns are heading into the primary - Evanston RoundTable In a new poll commissioned by the Evanston RoundTable, the largest share of voters again picked "threats to democracy" as the most important issue to them
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ETHS boys water polo season preview: Experience counts - Evanston RoundTable The Evanston High School boys water polo team celebrates winning the Schaumburg varsity tournament in March 2025. Things have changed a lot in high school
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Flavor faves: Taste-boosting ingredients to elevate your cooking - Evanston RoundTable I’m often asked what ingredients I can’t do without. The easy answer is fresh, seasonal produce and organic proteins, dairy and grains. Is there anything
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ETHS girls water polo preview: A fresh start - Evanston RoundTable Maggie Hatcher’s first two years as a coach for the Evanston Township High School girls water polo program included back-to-back trips to the Elite Eight
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One Rotary Center awarded LEED Gold for 4th time for environmental excellence - Evanston RoundTable Evanston-based commercial office space, One Rotary Center was re-certified in December with LEED Gold by the U.S. Green Building Council for its positive
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RoundTable releases video interviews with Democrats running for state senate - Evanston RoundTable Patrick Hanley (left) and Rachel Ruttenberg. The RoundTable's video interviews with the two Democrats competing for Evanston's state senate seat in the
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New Northlight Theatre to open with "The Front Page" in 2026 - Evanston RoundTable Rendering of the Northlight Theatre building from Eckenhoff Saunders. Northlight Theatre announced its 2026-2027 season Tuesday — the inaugural season at
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District 202 board criticizes Loyola's apology - Evanston RoundTable District 202 Board of Education denounces racial comment made at basketball game. Concerns raised about Loyola Academy's response and investigation.
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RoundTable poll: Abughazaleh narrows gap behind Biss, while Fine falls behind in congressional primary - Evanston RoundTable One week out from the 9th Congressional District primary, a second poll commissioned by the Evanston RoundTable shows content creator Kat Abughazaleh
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A day to reach for the sun - Evanston RoundTable “I had to run outside as soon as I got out of school,” said Destini Brown, who set up her yoga mat among the trees in Patriots Park on a balmy Monday
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The man who would be mayor: Longtime leader Donald Borah dies at 85 - Evanston RoundTable Don Borah played a key role on the Evanston City Council in the 1970s and early '80s. Don Borah, a Wilbur Wright College political science professor, got
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Evanston History Center, YWCA celebrate International Women’s Day - Evanston RoundTable From left: U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky, Marjorie Craig Benton, Gloria Bond Clunie and filmmaker Susan Hope Engel. In celebration of International Women’s Day
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District 65 board members express differing views on moving forward amid financial strain - Evanston RoundTable The Evanston/Skokie District 65 school board spent about half of its Monday, March 9 meeting discussing how to move forward as the district continues to
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14 ETHS students named National Merit Scholarship finalists - Evanston RoundTable Evanston Township High School has 14 finalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program, recognized for academic excellence.
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District 65 debates classroom iPad use - Evanston RoundTable The Evanston/Skokie District 65 school board engaged in an extensive debate about classroom iPad use at Monday’s meeting after district administrators
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