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Book sale at library

Volunteers at the Evanston Public Library will hold book sales on several days this summer. The sales are held in the third floor book sale room at the main library,

By City of Evanston on July 25, 2011 - 5:33 pm

First West Nile mosquito found here

Evanston's Health Department announced today that mosquitoes collected in the city have tested positive for West Nile Virus. The mosquitoes were collected by the North Shore Mosquito Abatement District on

By Bill Smith on July 25, 2011 - 4:57 pm

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Government

The cost of cleanup after one foreclosure

Evanston has some federal housing money that's at risk of being taken back if the city doesn't find something to spend it on by the end of the month. So aldermen

By Bill Smith on July 25, 2011 - 12:56 pm

Things to do: July 25

By Bill Smith on July 24, 2011 - 11:02 pm

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Education

Cartoon: Paying for that new school

As the debate continues over whether to build a new school in Evanston, Ponzi wonders where the money will come from to keep a new school operating.

By Stuff Author on July 24, 2011 - 4:40 pm

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Old fashioned event at history center

The Evanston History Center held its annual old fashioned ice cream social this afternoon, featuring a performance by the Ridgeville Concert Band on the lawn of the Charles Gates Dawes

By Hayden Dinges on July 23, 2011 - 9:29 pm

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Business

Rolling the racks onto the sidewalks again

Merchants downtown Evanston and the Dempster-Chicago shopping district are rolling racks back onto the sidewalk this morning for the second day of their weekend-long sidewalk sale. Despite the thunderstorms, one

By Hayden Dinges on July 23, 2011 - 3:46 pm

Government

Another storm, fewer outages

Evanston city officials say the waves of thunderstorms that swept through the area overnight have left about 2,100 ComEd customers without electric service this morning. Most of the outages are

By Bill Smith on July 23, 2011 - 1:25 pm

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Crime: Too hot to offend?

After yesterday's blistering heat, Evanston police issued their shortest crime bulletin in weeks today. No bikes stolen, no cars broken into -- but a woman was arrested for domestic battery

By Hayden Dinges on July 22, 2011 - 7:55 pm

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Education

Speakers call busing an experiment that failed

A roomful of mostly African-American Evanstonians gathered at Fleetwood-Jourdain Center Thursday night to tell an Evanston/Skokie District 65 committee they want a new school in their neighborhood. 8947

By Charles Bartling on July 22, 2011 - 5:22 pm

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Lightning hits building, blows up television

In the midst of this morning's severe thunderstorm, lightning struck a small apartment building at 333 Barton Ave. and started a fire that was quickly contained by Evanston firefighters. The

By Bill Smith on July 22, 2011 - 4:36 pm

Education

New school: Will we get to vote on it?

Most Evanstonians have probably assumed that if the District 65 School Board wants a new school, it has to hold a referendum to let voters decide the issue. And that

By Bill Smith on July 22, 2011 - 3:50 pm

Education

Poll: New school — should voters decide?

An Evanston/Skokie School District 65 committee is expected to recommend to the full board soon that it build a new school at a projected cost of as much as $25

By Bill Smith on July 22, 2011 - 3:42 pm

Business

Evanston sidewalk sale starts today

Merchants in downtown Evanston and in the Chicago-Dempster shopping district are staging a sidewalk sale that runs from today through Sunday. You can find a list of participating downtown merchants

By Bill Smith on July 22, 2011 - 12:48 pm

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Government

‘Bloodletting’ of workers’ comp system begins

SPRINGFIELD — The shakeup of the Workers' Compensation Advisory Board is the first of many changes in Illinois' workers' compensation system as the state's economic environment becomes more business-friendly. 8938

By Statehouse News on July 22, 2011 - 2:16 am

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Crime: Punched downtown

Someone was punched on a downtown sidewalk and a kid was arrested for shoplifting from Target. Those among the stories in today's Evanston police daily crime bulletin.

By Hayden Dinges on July 21, 2011 - 7:48 pm

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