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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

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Blotter: iPhone stolen from middle school girl

March 3, 2019

A woman reported on Friday that a 14-year-old girl’s phone was stolen at Nichols Middle School. The 49-year-old woman who reported the incident said the girl’s gold iPhone 7, valued at $700, disappeared...

Blotter: Woman arrested, charged with DUI among other charges

October 25, 2018

A 62-year-old woman was arrested south of downtown Evanston Wednesday after she crashed her car in the 1500 block of Dempster Street. At 10:20 p.m. on Wednesday, the Evanston Police Department responded...

Mental Health Board chair Karin Ruetzel speaks at a Human Services Committee meeting. At Thursday’s Mental Health Board meeting, a panel of middle and elementary school social workers discussed the inequality of mental health services in Evanston.

District 65 social workers discuss inequity in mental health at board meeting

May 10, 2018

Margaret Rothe, a social worker in Evanston/Skokie District 65, said she has never seen the rate of mental health-related hospitalization among middle school students as high as it is now. This year, she...

Nichols Middle School principal Adrian Harries speaks with two students. Following claims that his faculty training practices were discriminatory, the Organization for Positive Action and Leadership and the school board expressed support for Harries, calling the criticisms “mischaracterizations.”

OPAL, District 65 express support for Nichols principal after claims of discriminatory practices

April 16, 2018

The Organization for Positive Action and Leadership announced its support of the equity work at Nichols Middle School, following a piece in Crain’s Chicago Business that claimed the separation of faculty...

Author John Diamond speaks at Nichols Middle School. He and Amanda Lewis presented to District 65 community members about racial inequality in school districts.

Authors evaluate racial inequities in schools, address District 65 community members

March 7, 2018

Authors and professors Amanda Lewis and John Diamond evaluated the causes of persistent racial inequality in school districts like Evanston/Skokie School District 65 in front of an audience of parents...

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