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Chicago-area doctor sexually abused more than 300 patients and hospitals ignored it, lawsuit claims

Google News - Evanston - 2 hours 7 min ago
Skokie Northshore Hospital is seen in Skokie Illinois, on March 29, 2020. ... Plaintiff Jane Doe 300 visited a NorthShore facility in Evanston, Illinois ...

Northwestern acceptance rate increases to 7.5%

Daily Northwestern - 5 hours 35 min ago

Northwestern’s acceptance rate is expected to be 7.5% after receiving more than 50,000 first-year applications during the 2023-24 admissions cycle, according to University spokesperson Jon Yates. The University admitted about half of these applicants during Early Decision, Yates said in a statement to The Daily. After announcing Early Decision application results on Dec. 15, NU...

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Carol Garrity Obituary - Donnellan Family Funeral Services - 2024 - Legacy.com

Google News - Evanston - 10 hours 33 min ago
... Evanston, Illinois. Legacy invites you to offer condolences and share ... 10:00 a.m.. Saint John Henry Newman Parish-Saint Joan of Arc Church. 3698 ...

Unemployment rates marginally up in all 14 Illinois metropolitan areas, per latest government data

Daily Northwestern - Thu, 03/28/2024 - 22:29

Unemployment rates have slightly increased across all 14 metropolitan areas in Illinois since last February, according to data released Thursday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Illinois Department of Employment Security. The annual unemployment change was the highest in the Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights metropolitan area, which includes Evanston, rising from a 4.3% unemployment...

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City of <b>Evanston</b> to begin Main Street renovations in early April - The Daily Northwestern

Google News - Evanston - Thu, 03/28/2024 - 22:27
Evanston is managing the project alongside the Illinois Department of Transportation on the improvement project. The project will also be funded by ...

Ryan Field zoning lawsuit parties clash after NU moves to dismiss - The Daily Northwestern

Google News - Evanston - Thu, 03/28/2024 - 22:27
The city and University also argue that Illinois' rule on how to approve a resident-contested zoning amendment does not apply because Evanston is a ...

City to begin Main Street Corridor Improvement Project in April after delay

Daily Northwestern - Thu, 03/28/2024 - 22:19

Evanston will start the Main Street Corridor Improvement Project during the first week of April, according to the city’s Public Works Agency. The project will involve roadway resurfacing and reconstruction; curb, gutter and streetlight replacement; streetscape improvements; traffic signal modernization; pavement markings and landscaping. Senior Project Manager Sat Nagar said the project will give Main...

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Ryan Field zoning lawsuit parties clash after NU intervenes to dismiss case

Daily Northwestern - Thu, 03/28/2024 - 21:45

Ahead of a mid-April court hearing, Ryan Field neighbors and the Most Livable City Association have pushed back on Northwestern and Evanston’s motion to dismiss three of four counts from their lawsuit over the stadium’s zoning change, which allows public-facing concerts at the venue. MLCA and 13 stadium neighbors filed a civil complaint against Evanston...

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Studio 22 hosts Emily Gerson Saines as a muse for creative film production

Daily Northwestern - Thu, 03/28/2024 - 21:07

Emmy Award-winning producer Emily Gerson Saines (Communication ‘86) imparted wisdom and inspiration to aspiring student producers and screenwriters in Q&A form at a Studio 22 Zoom event Wednesday evening. Communication sophomore and Studio 22 Industry Co-Chair Ananya Paul spearheaded the event for the student-run film production company. Paul said she was especially thrilled to host...

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WAVE’s ‘Birthday Candles’ play creates rich emotional journey

Daily Northwestern - Thu, 03/28/2024 - 20:36

The smell of vanilla wafts over the audience as Ernestine, played by Communication junior Rachel Rubin, makes a real golden butter cake throughout “Birthday Candles,” WAVE Productions’ spring play. The show follows Ernestine’s 17th to 107th birthdays and explores traditions that bring people together through time. “Birthday Candles” will have four total showtimes Friday and...

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NU ISGMH faculty member Madison Shea Smith speaks on the importance of relationship science for sexual and gender minority health

Daily Northwestern - Thu, 03/28/2024 - 20:20

Feinberg Prof. Madison Shea Smith discussed her research in LGBTQ+ health at a Thursday speaker event titled “Relationship Science as a Vehicle for Sexual and Gender Minority Health.” The event was held at the Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing. To Smith, relationship science is “the scientific study of interpersonal relationships,” but...

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Humans of McCormick highlights interests beyond engineering

Daily Northwestern - Thu, 03/28/2024 - 20:00

When McCormick senior Anika Gupta was nominated to be featured on the Humans of McCormick Instagram account, she had only heard of it in passing.  Now, the biomedical engineering major said she thinks it’s a nice way to tell people’s stories.  The McCormick Student Advisory Board started the page in 2020 to highlight McCormick School...

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Northlight gets $3M gift

EvanstonNow - Thu, 03/28/2024 - 16:54
Nears preconstruction fundraising goal for new theater in Evanston.

NU may play football on lakefront

EvanstonNow - Thu, 03/28/2024 - 16:14
Could fill the stadium gap while the new Ryan Field is under construction.

<b>Evanston</b> residents paid 38th-largest sum in sales taxes per municipality in <b>Illinois</b> during 2022

Google News - Evanston - Thu, 03/28/2024 - 14:13
The Municipal Sales Tax accounted for the largest share of sales taxes paid by Evanston residents in 2022. As of 2021, Illinois was the highest taxed ...

Land Use Commission recommends tattoo shop proposal - <b>Evanston</b> RoundTable

Google News - Evanston - Thu, 03/28/2024 - 13:19
David assured the commission that he would abide by all safety and sanitation protocols for tattoo businesses set down by the Illinois Department of ...

Throwback Thursday: Former Notre Dame Fighting Irish Football Player - Oscar McBride

Google News - Evanston - Thu, 03/28/2024 - 10:47
Notre Dame v Northwestern EVANSTON, IL - SEPTEMBER 15: Oscar McBride #80 ... Evanston, Illinois. Photo by Chris Covatta/Getty Images. Last week, I ...

<b>Illinois</b> faces educator shortage in two-thirds of schools - The Daily Northwestern

Google News - Evanston - Thu, 03/28/2024 - 10:22
It found that 36% of education agencies reported no vacancies. For Evanston/Skokie School District 65, staffing issues have stemmed from constraints ...

Gambling in Evanston: Not a smart bet

EvanstonNow - Thu, 03/28/2024 - 10:12
Evanston's Human Services Committee is to vote Monday on an ordinance to permit video gambling terminals in the city.

NU Wildside looks to keep the ball rolling after unprecedented student game attendance

Daily Northwestern - Thu, 03/28/2024 - 06:00

Before student athletes take the court and students pour into the bleachers, Northwestern Wildside members dutifully prepare free merchandise and distribute team information sheets inside Welsh-Ryan Arena. Wildside has become a Northwestern Athletics mainstay, almost on par with graduate student men’s basketball player Boo Buie’s signature giant-killing floater. The group’s rise to prominence was not...

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