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Three incumbent school board members and one newcomer are leading the race to oversee Evanston-Skokie School District 65.

Starting Monday, Evanston/Skokie School District 65 will celebrate its second LGBTQ+ Equity Week dedicated to exploring topics such as identity, family structures, gender expression, stereotyping and the contributions of LGBTQ+ people throughout history. Superintendent Devon Horton, D65 Vice President Elisabeth “Biz” Lindsay-Ryan and D65 President Anya Tanyavutti said in a March 25 letter the LGBTQ+ Equity week was created to help create an inclusive school environment. “In District 65, we take our responsibility seriously to create an inclusive, welcoming environment where every child ...

Evanston, Illinois’ Historic Reparations Program: What to Know Rita Omokha © Bloomberg The widespread demonstrations over racial injustice and policing in America last summer, spurred by the death of George Floyd, renewed calls for reparations. With this new attention to pay American descendants of slavery, many Democratic lawmakers proposed plans to address this urgency for their Black constituents. In late March, Evanston, Illinois, passed the first reparations plan to make money available to its Black residents. The proposal, which has been in the works since 2019, woul...

Reply President Joe Biden signs the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan March 11 in the Oval Office. It included $122 billion for schools, with Illinois schools districts set to receive $7 billion. (Andrew Harnik/AP Photo) HIGHLAND PARK, IL — Public school districts serving Highland Park are set to receive nearly $4 million from the American Rescue Plan, or ARP, the $1.9 trillion economic relief package signed into law last month by President Joe Biden. North Shore School District 112 is due to receive more than $2.9 million in additional funding, while Township High School District 113 will...

Also part of the project is the installation of multiple traffic lights to slow traffic, the lowering of the speed limit to 30 mph and the installation of barriers across the median in areas where pedestrians often try to unsafely cross the street. Neighborhood advocates are hopeful the work will be a catalyst for a bigger change in the Brownsville area, one that brings a sense of community back to the area by encouraging walkability and bikeability. The current plan was a compromise after FDOT initially proposed a pedestrian barrier to run the entire length of the project, forcing pedestri...