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Evanston Township High School junior Jexa Edinberg said learning about climate change made them feel “hopeless” in fourth grade. “I was like – ‘Oh my god, the world is going to die,’” Edinberg said. “I didn’t feel like there was anyone really doing much about that. Now I’m more involved in the action and it’s...
Two years ago, Chicago-based graphic designer JJ Blanco faced the familiar choice of deciding on a new company car. He ultimately landed on his first electric vehicle: a Chevrolet Bolt. Blanco said he finds the car’s maintenance more convenient and appreciates its lower noise levels, quicker acceleration and smoother ride compared to gas vehicles. Blanco...
With District 65 set to pave over the tennis and basketball courts next to Fleetwood-Jourdain Community Center for a Fifth Ward school parking lot, and
Earlier this year, Evanston/Skokie School District 65’s Head Start Program, an early childhood learning center, received a $230,000 grant to upgrade a diesel-fueled school bus to an electric one. The district received the grant from the state’s Driving a Cleaner Illinois Program, but the program did not receive more money to grow District 65’s electric...
Marquise Weatherspoon has resigned from the Evanston/Skokie School District 65 board as of Monday. Weatherspoon joined the board in 2021 for a two-year term, filling the vacancy left by Rebeca Mendoza. In April 2022, she was elected vice president, succeeding Elisabeth “Biz” Lindsay-Ryan. While on the board, she co-chaired the Special Education Parent Advisory Council...