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ICE said to seize three in south Evanston

Fri, 10/31/2025 - 13:45

Witnesses claim one person was beaten. Incidents happened near Oakton and Asbury.

D65, ETHS close campuses amid ICE reports

Fri, 10/31/2025 - 13:00

Mayor Daniel Biss says federal agents were “all over Evanston” Friday.

Lawmakers OK $1.5B for transit

Fri, 10/31/2025 - 05:44
Raises Chicago area sales tax and tolls but avoids new statewide taxes included in previous proposals.

Lawmakers OK sweeping energy reform

Fri, 10/31/2025 - 05:27
Governor pledges to sign package that incentivizes battery storage.

State lawmakers try to limit ICE arrests

Fri, 10/31/2025 - 05:16
New law would ban civil immigration arrests in and near state courthouses.

Alders, school board pitch ‘partnership’

Fri, 10/31/2025 - 04:55

On building closures, Ald. Krissie Harris says a “siloed approach has not worked.”

NU hosts ‘Truck-or-Treat’ on Halloween eve

Thu, 10/30/2025 - 18:32

City to hold its own event Friday.

D65 and D202 top state test averages

Thu, 10/30/2025 - 09:01

But change in testing practices complicate comparisons over time.

Dumbing down or wising up?

Thu, 10/30/2025 - 09:00

Illinois issues latest School Report Cards with new proficiency calculation.

Dems condemn indictment of Abughazaleh

Thu, 10/30/2025 - 05:25

“I hope these frivolous charges are dropped immediately,” Daniel Biss says.

House passes energy bill

Thu, 10/30/2025 - 05:00
Debate centers on cost to consumers of increasing the reliability of the electric grid.

Food drive planned for Sunday at ETHS

Wed, 10/29/2025 - 18:41

SNAP benefits to end Saturday, federal government says.

Ecology Center celebrates grand re-opening

Wed, 10/29/2025 - 18:34

Opening shows off first major renovation in a half century

Pritzker pans latest transit funding bill

Wed, 10/29/2025 - 16:33
It's "not going forward" with new tax on billionaires and other revenue streams never seen before, governor says.

Abughazaleh among six charged for impeding ICE

Wed, 10/29/2025 - 12:38

Candidate calls it a “political prosecution.”

90 days same as cash

Wed, 10/29/2025 - 05:29

Or why District 65 needs more money in the bank.

Bill would let officials hide personal data

Wed, 10/29/2025 - 05:20

Backers say measure would protect them from threats and harassment.

New bill filed to fund mass transit

Tue, 10/28/2025 - 23:21

Measure would tax entertainment and billionaires’ investments and raise the sales tax.

Missing Wilmette youth found

Tue, 10/28/2025 - 22:49

13-year-old reported missing at mid-afternoon Tuesday.

Evanston food pantries brace for SNAP cutoff

Tue, 10/28/2025 - 20:28

“The scale of this is unimaginable to providers like us,” Connections for the Homeless CEO says.

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