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I attended college at the University of Chicago, where I majored in English and wrote for the school newspaper, The Maroon. I went on to earn a master of science degree from the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University.
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The District 65 board of education formally appointed interim principal Concepcion Calderon as principal of Lincoln Elementary School on Monday, April 8.
The following arrest information was supplied by the Evanston Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Evanston police executed a search warrant at a home in the 8700 block of N. Trumbull Avenue in Skokie on Monday afternoon, and arrested two men.
Election workers and candidates reported seeing low voter turnout compared to most elections, particularly ones involving state or presidential contests.
Evanston Township High School District 202 school board candidates Bill Geiger, Gretchen Livingston, Doug Holt and Patricia Savage-Williams had the greatest number of votes with 60 of 61 precincts reporting.
Evanston Township supervisor candidate Gary Gaspard had 56.88% percent of the vote, according to unofficial election results.
Ald. Judy Fiske (1st Ward), Ald. Delores Holmes (5th Ward) and Ald. Mark Tendam (6th Ward) appear to have won re-election to the city council, according to unofficial results from the Cook County Clerk's Office.
Police issued multiple traffic citations to an 81-year-old Evanston woman who crashed her car into a Wilmette liquor store last week, according to Wilmette Life.
Ruzbasan was born in Evanston and became a teacher at St. Thomas School in Crystal Lake. She is survived by her husband of 25 years, her son and two daughters.
A woman and the seven-year-old child she was caring for evacuated a home in the 1700 block of Dempster Street in Evanston after a fire broke out in a basement dryer.
The polls are open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. in Evanston, when voters will choose between several city council candidates, township supervisor and school board candidates in District 202 and District 65.
See who's on the ballot and read about the issues facing voters in city council races, school board races and the contest for township supervisor.
Ten “emerging Buddhas” around the city are designed to promote peace and are part of a public art project that also includes a series of community workshops this spring.
A 56-year-old man sustained first and second degree burns and smoke inhalation following a fire at a three-story apartment complex in Evanston.
A 56-year-old Evanston man sustained first and second degree burns and smoke inhalation following a fire at 730 Noyes Street, a three-story apartment complex in Evanston.
Evanston resident Kendra Morrill says voters should choose candidates who support the future of earned-honors classes at Evanston Township High School, and recommends three she knows personally.
Future Evanston Township High School parent Sandra Sullivan-Dunbar says the slate of District 202 candidates she supports have the most measured approach to the future of the school's "earned honors" program.
One incumbent and three new challengers are running for four spots on the Evanston-Skokie District 65 board of education. Find their answers to our questions here.
The Evanston Township High School senior won the USAW Girls Folkstyle National Championships last weekend.
ETHS parent Rhonda Present says residents should vote for Gretchen Livingston for District 202 because "she does her homework, she is resourceful, she asks tough questions and she's not afraid to challenge the status quo."
