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The Land Use Commission approved renovations for Three Crowns Park but voted not to recommend a plan for additional parking at the retirement community in its nearly four-hour meeting Wednesday. Commissioners first unanimously approved the plan to build 23 independent living units in the Pioneer Place building but then rejected the new 28-space parking lot...

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Evanston residents strolled in and out of businesses downtown, sipping everything from champagne to milkshakes at Downtown Evanston’s annual Sip + Stroll event Thursday evening. The event invited community members to explore the Downtown Evanston business district, offering beverages, snacks and special sales.  Attendance was free, but $10 donations were encouraged to benefit Kitchen to...

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This review contains spoilers.  Admittedly, when I told people I was watching “Not Suitable for Work,” it raised some eyebrows. But I watched the show not because of its name, but for its South Asian talent. “Not Suitable for Work” is Mindy Kaling’s take on post-college life with an ensemble cast featuring Desi icon Avantika. ...

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This review contains spoilers. “I Will Find You” may be the next binge-worthy show. The series, which dropped June 18, stars Sam Worthington as convicted child killer David Burroughs and Britt Lower (Communication ’08) as Rachel Mills, a journalist and Burroughs’ ex-sister-in-law. The show is adapted from the 2023 novel of the same name by...

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Nick Martinelli was selected by the Los Angeles Clippers as the 55th pick in the NBA Draft’s second round on Wednesday. After four years at Northwestern, Martinelli is headed out West to continue his basketball career on the biggest stage. The 55th pick, which originally belonged to the New York Knicks, is being routed to...

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Adrian Randolph, dean of the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, will step down at the end of the 2026-27 academic year, outgoing Provost Kathleen Hagerty announced in a Wednesday news release.  Randolph has held the role since 2015, overseeing about 60 departments and programs. He helped create four new majors — Asian American Studies,...

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In Today’s Crossword, 7-Down, 7 letters: What the U.S., Canada and Mexico are to the World Cup

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Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss announced he will resign from office October 18 after serving as mayor for five years in his State of the City Address at Evanston SPACE Tuesday afternoon.  He said the purpose of resigning in October is to trigger a special election in the spring in order to minimize the amount of...

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Five years ago, Anna Grant-Bolton joined Evanston Community Fridges as a senior at Evanston Township High School. Now a master’s student at the University of Chicago, she still works with the organization to feed the Evanston community. “I was the third member (to join), and we really had no idea what we were doing to...

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Fourth Ward residents expressed concerns about the future of the Evanston Police/Fire Headquarters located at 1454 Elmwood Ave./909 Lake St. and posed questions to Putting Assets to Work team members about how potential decisions could affect the neighborhood during a virtual meeting Tuesday night. Ald. Jonathan Nieuwsma (4th) invited 4th Ward residents to discuss their...

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City Council delayed action on the proposed 30-unit housing development at 1103-1105 Emerson St. at its Monday night meeting, amending the resolution in response to community feedback. The proposed development by PM Properties LLC would replace two older residential buildings, more than doubling the lot’s number of units. Council gave preliminary approval of the development at...

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The Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Board of Education will pay Superintendent Angel Turner $191,000 as part of its mutual separation agreement with her, the district announced Tuesday.  The board voted 5-1 to approve the separation at its Monday meeting.  Turner’s last day at the district will be June 30. Her previous contract had an expiration...

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I didn’t expect to cry while watching “Toy Story 5.” Maybe it was because the day before, I went on a trip with my former next-door-neighbor who I became best friends with at age 4. Perhaps moving back into my childhood bedroom after my first year of college made me emotional. Nevertheless, watching Bonnie, a...

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The Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Board of Education voted 5-1 to mutually separate with Superintendent Angel Turner at its Monday meeting. Board member Andrew Wymer voted against the separation, and board member Sergio Hernandez was not present at the meeting.  The board also voted 6-0 to approve Eric Witherspoon, who previously served as Evanston Township...

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As Ryan Field nears its reopening date, more details are being released about Northwestern’s new stadium on Central Street. Ryan Field will feature the Wildcat Wall, the first European-style supporters’ section in college football, according to CEO of Ryan Sports Development Pat Ryan Jr. (Kellogg ’97, Pritzker ’97). The stadium will also feature the ETHS-New...

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City Council postponed action on appointing new members to fill vacancies on the Evanston Public Library Board of Trustees at its Monday night meeting. After a series of resignations at the EPL board’s June 17 meeting, the board will only have two out of its nine seats filled as of June 30. Mayor Daniel Biss...

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The sound of shoes hitting the pavement echoed across the streets of Evanston as people ran, walked and cheered in the 27th annual Ricky Byrdsong Memorial Race Against Hate on Sunday morning. The race, hosted by the YWCA Evanston/North Shore each year on Father’s Day, drew more than 2,000 athletes from all over the Chicago...

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About 14,000 people spilled onto the streets of downtown Winnetka throughout Friday and Saturday for the Winnetka Music Festival, featuring headliners Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue and Father John Misty. Celebrating 10 years of the festival, this year’s event spanned 30 acts across four stages and several genres, in addition to seven Just Listen Sessions,...

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Out of 419 players, two winners emerged in a campuswide game marked by bright, neon water pistol guns and goggles. NU’s Senior Assassin 2026 brought the graduating class into close quarters before its members headed their separate ways after commencement. Sarah Kim (Medill ’26) and Will Montgomery (Weinberg ’26) won this year’s Senior Assassin game,...

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This review contains spoilers. If I had a nickel for every time Hugh Jackman played an aged action hero who winds up taking care of a little girl on the run, I’d have two nickels, which isn’t a lot, but it’s definitely weird that it happened twice. A24’s “The Death of Robin Hood,” directed by...

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