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New state e-bike law prompts Evanston to draft its own ordinance evanstonroundtable.com/2026/…
New state e-bike law prompts Evanston to draft its own ordinance - Evanston RoundTable

New state e-bike law prompts Evanston to draft its own ordinance - Evanston RoundTable

The City of Evanston is drafting an ordinance to comply with a state law taking effect Jan. 1 that will regulate who can use electric bikes and scooters,

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Evanston hired Crystal Lake police chief as private investigator to probe Motor Fuel Tax funds use evanstonroundtable.com/2026/…
Evanston hired Crystal Lake police chief as private investigator to probe Motor Fuel Tax funds use...

Evanston hired Crystal Lake police chief as private investigator to probe Motor Fuel Tax funds use...

The City of Evanston hired Thomas Kotlowski, the Crystal Lake police chief, as a private investigator months ago to probe Evanston’s use of Motor Fuel Tax

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Healthy Buildings board weighs equity priority status for District 65, District 202 buildings evanstonroundtable.com/2026/…
Healthy Buildings Board debates nonresidential equity - Evanston RoundTable

Healthy Buildings Board debates nonresidential equity - Evanston RoundTable

Evanston's Healthy Buildings Accountability Board debated if school districts should get equity priority status during its Nov. 6 meeting.

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Owl talk includes birding do’s and don’ts evanstonroundtable.com/2026/…
Owl talk includes birding do's and don'ts - Evanston RoundTable

Owl talk includes birding do's and don'ts - Evanston RoundTable

Amateur birder Daniela Herrera led a conversation about owls on Nov. 5 at the Harley Clarke Mansion coach house. Herrera, of Chicago BIPOC Birders Group,

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Federal attorney who led reparations lawsuit resigns; no changes expected from DOJ evanstonroundtable.com/2026/…
Federal attorney who led reparations lawsuit resigns; no changes expected from DOJ - Evanston...

Federal attorney who led reparations lawsuit resigns; no changes expected from DOJ - Evanston...

One of the federal attorneys spearheading the Department of Justice’s involvement in the lawsuit against the city’s reparations program resigned Thursday,

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District 65 releases another boundary proposal, shrinking Foster back to current area evanstonroundtable.com/2026/…
District 65 releases another boundary proposal, shrinking Foster back to current area - Evanston...

District 65 releases another boundary proposal, shrinking Foster back to current area - Evanston...

Evanston/Skokie School District 65 released the third version of proposed attendance boundaries for the 2027-28 school year Friday afternoon, making a

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District 65 board will not vote on budget plan Monday evanstonroundtable.com/2026/…
District 65 board will not vote on budget plan Monday - Evanston RoundTable

District 65 board will not vote on budget plan Monday - Evanston RoundTable

The Evanston/Skokie District 65 school board will not vote Monday to advance the district's budget plan, according to an email sent to the community late

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Knowing your limits an important skill on Evanston pickleball courts evanstonroundtable.com/2026/…
Knowing your limits an important skill on Evanston pickleball courts - Evanston RoundTable

Knowing your limits an important skill on Evanston pickleball courts - Evanston RoundTable

Jimmy Signorelli didn't think much of the fall at first. The 76-year-old Evanston resident was in the middle of a pickleball game at the McGaw YMCA a few

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Review: Generations and identities clash in ‘The Niceties’ evanstonroundtable.com/2026/…
Review: Generations and identities clash in 'The Niceties' - Evanston RoundTable

Review: Generations and identities clash in 'The Niceties' - Evanston RoundTable

The words of the Declaration of Independence loom over the Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre’s production of The Niceties. The words declaring all men are

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Two Evanston men in custody for gun incident near Park School evanstonroundtable.com/2026/…
Two Evanston men in custody for gun incident near Park School - Evanston RoundTable

Two Evanston men in custody for gun incident near Park School - Evanston RoundTable

Two men from Evanston were in custody Thursday for an incident near Park School the day before, Evanston Police said. Around 11:20 a.m. Wednesday, a

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November, the new beach season evanstonroundtable.com/2026/…
November, the new beach season - Evanston RoundTable

November, the new beach season - Evanston RoundTable

Nov. 3rd wasn't just a pivotal Election Day, it also turned out to be quite the enjoyable beach day with temperatures in the low 70s, It was a reminder of

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Finance & Budget Committee: No endorsement on city manager’s budget with staffing issue still unclear evanstonroundtable.com/2026/…
Finance & Budget Committee: No endorsement on city manager’s budget with staffing issue still...

Finance & Budget Committee: No endorsement on city manager’s budget with staffing issue still...

City Manager Luke Stowe: “It brings me no joy'' to reduce a pay raise. "But I think just given the financial headwinds that we’re facing, I feel like it’s

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District 65 now says financial projection off by $27.35 million, school closure savings less than previously forecasted evanstonroundtable.com/2026/…
District 65 now says financial projection off by $27.35 million, school closure savings less than...

District 65 now says financial projection off by $27.35 million, school closure savings less than...

Evanston/Skokie School District 65 has revised its financial projections — upping the estimated $17 million error disclosed last week to $27.35 million,

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District 65 lawyer calls parent suit threat ‘premature,’ says no final decisions have been made evanstonroundtable.com/2026/…
District 65 lawyer calls parent suit threat ‘premature,’ says no final decisions have been made -...

District 65 lawyer calls parent suit threat ‘premature,’ says no final decisions have been made -...

An attorney for Evanston/Skokie District 65's law firm, Franczek, said in a partial reply to parents who threatened to file suit against the district that

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District 65 will not cut School Age Child Care evanstonroundtable.com/2026/…
District 65 will not cut School Age Child Care - Evanston RoundTable

District 65 will not cut School Age Child Care - Evanston RoundTable

Evanston/Skokie School District 65 will not cut the School Age Child Care (SACC) program as part of its sweeping budget cuts. According to a press release

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City announces free holiday parking promotion will begin Nov. 25 evanstonroundtable.com/2026/…
City announces free holiday parking promotion will begin Nov. 25 - Evanston RoundTable

City announces free holiday parking promotion will begin Nov. 25 - Evanston RoundTable

The city is making local holiday shopping easy again this year with its Holiday Parking: Free for 2026 promotion. Community members and visitors to

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How Café Au Lake’s success may brew food service expansion to other city spaces evanstonroundtable.com/2026/…
Cafe Au Lake success sparks city food service expansion - Evanston RoundTable

Cafe Au Lake success sparks city food service expansion - Evanston RoundTable

Evanston’s Café Au Lake, which faced some early challenges, nearly doubled its profit in its second year of operation. The success of the lakefront cafe

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Six mayoral candidates cemented after ballot lottery, no objections evanstonroundtable.com/2026/…
Six mayoral candidates cemented after ballot lottery, no objections - Evanston RoundTable

Six mayoral candidates cemented after ballot lottery, no objections - Evanston RoundTable

Six candidates are locked in for the Feb. 23 primary in Evanston’s special mayoral election after no objections were filed against their petitions and a

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The mood was all Miles evanstonroundtable.com/2026/…
The mood was all Miles - Evanston RoundTable

The mood was all Miles - Evanston RoundTable

Orbert Davis brought his sextet to Evanston SPACE this week to play a tribute to Miles Davis. Davis played Davis. “It was magical,” said Orbert. “It felt

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EngAging Illinois aims to make the state a great place to grow old. What could it mean for Evanston? evanstonroundtable.com/2026/…
EngAging Illinois aims to make the state a great place to grow old. What could it mean for Evanst...

EngAging Illinois aims to make the state a great place to grow old. What could it mean for Evanst...

Evanston resident and AARP volunteer John Straus gives the group five stars. “These guys have their act together,” he said. “I’m not stuffing envelopes.

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