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HARNESS RACING: Corleone the king in Tir Prince 2023-08-18

Shelli Anderson Shelli Lynn Anderson passed away on Aug. 11. A longtime Evanston resident, she was the loving wife of Max Anderson Jr., beloved mother of

WFAE's series began with the story of John, a 32-year-old man living with severe mental illness and intellectual disabilities. He was arrested more than five years ago, but he’s remained in custody and never had a trial. WFAE was finally able to speak with him a few weeks ago.

Former District 65 Superintendent Devon Horton will pay the school district $700 per month beginning Aug. 1 to return a total of $25,000.

The high school's Geometry in Construction class has completed seven affordable homes in Evanston since 2013, with an eighth on the way.

In a special meeting held Monday night, the Evanston/Skokie District 65 school board unanimously approved the current assistant superintendent of schools

HARNESS RACING: Quill runners will represent the Kingdom well 2023-05-05

Crisis describes North Carolina’s mental health system. It is harder to access mental health care here than most other states, and that affects everyone — particularly the most vulnerable. Like inmates who are too sick to stand trial. They often wait months in custody for the treatment they need just to be well enough to go to court.

When people who aren’t familiar with Northwestern ask me where I go to school, I often find myself telling them my university is in “a suburb just outside of Chicago.”  Once you’re here, though, you’ll quickly realize Evanston is a strong community of 78,000 people with a long history and many sites to explore. Here’s...

The Evanston Township High School District 202 school board approved a tentative budget of $99.2 million on Monday, a 3.5% increase from last year’s budget, for Fiscal Year 2023. The board unanimously supported the increased budget in a 6-0 vote, as board Vice President Monique Parsons left the meeting early due to a scheduling conflict....