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International Dragon Boat Festival returning to Chicagoland
CHICAGO — A festival that blends ancient culture with the excitement of sport and competition is making a return to Chicagoland in July. The 11th annual Chicago International Dragon Boat Festival will be held on Saturday, July 27th. The event, which is hosted by Great White North (GWN) Dragon Boat, is bringing Major League Dragon […]
Controversy brews in Wilmette over new fees, fence at Gillson's South Beach
WILMETTE, Ill. - Controversy is brewing in Wilmette over a new fence and fee system implemented at Gillson's South Beach. Some residents of Wilmette are against the move and rallied at the Wilmette Park District's board meeting on Monday. With the new fence and system, residents and non-residents have to...
Born without right forearm, NU’s Kunickis beats odds, inspires coaches & teammates
Albert Kunickis, a junior at Northwestern University, has been praised for his can-do attitude and his ability to overcome adversity. Born without a right hand or forearm, Kunickis has been taught to take ownership and work hard, which has earned him the respect of his teammates and coaches.
Crowds fill Mason Park for kickoff of First Friday events
The city’s First Friday program kicked off on June 7 at Mason Park, Church Street and Florence Avenue, where an intergenerational crowd enjoyed music, free food and outdoor games. Many of Evanston’s nonprofit agencies that serve the community were on site, offering giveaways and sharing information about their services.
Endeavor Health — formerly NorthShore — embarks on a new approach to primary care for Medicare patients
(Editor’s Note: This story was reported by Mark Miller and originally published in the Evanston Roundtable, a neighboring independent newsroom. It was shared with The Record as part of an ongoing collaborative parntership.) The letter from my doctor’s office set off an alarm bell. No dire health news, thankfully; instead, it was a notice about a new approach to […] The post Endeavor Health — formerly NorthShore — embarks on a new approach to primary care for Medicare patients appeared first on The Record.
Northwestern University receives $32.4 million for healthy aging
Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, has announced a five-year, $32.4 million award from the Riyadh, Saudi Arabia-based Hevolution Foundation to study healthy aging. The gift will support the Proteostasis Consortium—a group of investigators from Northwestern, the University of California San Francisco, the Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease, Stanford University, Scripps Research, Harvard Medical School, and the Health Research Institute of Asturias in Spain—in the study of proteostasis, the processes by which cells maintain protein health for good overall health, and to prevent diseases of protein misfolding.
Cast Set For Highland Park Players' THE PROM
Highland Park Players will present the seven time Tony Award nominated musical, The Prom!, running August 16th through August 25th at the McGrath Family Performing Arts Center, 3424 Illinois Road, Wilmette, IL. Performances are August 16, 17, 23, 24 at 7:30 pm and August 24, 25 at 2:00 pm. A preview performance will be on August 15 at 7:30 pm.
District 65 names new chief financial officer
The Evanston/Skokie District 65 school board voted unanimously Monday, June 10, to appoint Tamara Mitchell as the district’s next chief financial officer. Mitchell, the assistant superintendent for business and financial services at Joliet Public Schools District 86 for the last eight years, will start her new role July 1. District 65 Business Manager Kathy Zalewski, who’s worked in the business office for the last 23 years and helped oversee district finances after the departure of former CFO Raphael Obafemi in August 2023, will step down June 30.
Council delays rental ordinance updates over lease renewal policy
After nearly two years in development, an overhaul of Evanston’s Residential Landlord Tenant Ordinance (RLTO) is being held for at least another month as council members work out lingering issues landlords raised with a provision setting fair notice periods for lease renewal and non-renewal. After discussing the overhaul for...
Northwestern President Michael Schill on hot seat as calls for resignation rise
No university president is facing more pressure to resign over campus antisemitism than Northwestern's Michael Schill, and that was before last weekend's anti-Israel graduation walkout.
Police Reports: Wallet taken from shopping cart, multiple bike thefts
These reports were pulled from the latest police summaries provided by departments in our coverage area (Wilmette, Winnetka, Highland Park, Northfield, Kenilworth and Glencoe). WILMETTE June 9 • An unlocked bicycle reportedly was stolen from near Isabella Street and Girard Avenue. June 7 • An unlocked bicycle reportedly was stolen from the 700 block of […] The post Police Reports: Wallet taken from shopping cart, multiple bike thefts appeared first on The Record.
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