As Illinois schools begin preparations for a new assessment that students will take in the spring, staff at both Evanston school districts expressed concerns last week about the test’s implementation. The...

Youth Organizations Umbrella, a local youth development agency, hosted a discussion Tuesday on its pilot program of the "community school" model, which aims to engage Evanston and Skokie parents in their...

Update, 3:30 p.m. on Oct. 6 A fifth person was arrested Monday morning in connection with the shooting of two 17-year-old Skokie residents on Sept. 28., police said. ​Four other men were arrested...

District 65 officials are calling on the public to weigh in on the district's new five-year strategic plan, which will take effect at the start of the 2015-16 academic year. The plan will detail the...