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City Council to bark about local dog park Monday

September 27, 2021

In 2016, a rising Lake Michigan submerged Evanston’s fenced-off dog beach. Attempts by the city of Evanston Parks and Recreation and city of Evanston Public Works Agency to keep the fenced-off beach...

Program aims to familiarize District 65 kids with community issues

May 15, 2014

An educational program that connected Evanston/Skokie School District 65 elementary school students with their surrounding Evanston community finished its pilot run in late April. Called Project Researching...

Evanston middle school renovations to fight overcrowding issue

November 26, 2012

The Evanston-Skokie District 65 school board approved major renovations last week for two middle schools, months after the March referendum to build a new school in the 5th Ward to address overcrowding...

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