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ETHS football: Minooka ends Kits’ season with second-half rally
When the Evanston Township High School football team earned a 21-7 lead early in the third quarter Friday night, there still wasn’t much buzz in the half-filled stands at Lazier Field. Maybe ETHS fans knew what was coming — again. The Wildkits missed a chance to win a...
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Emmett Van Dellen, Chicago Christian look to next year after playoff loss
Emmett Van Dellen couldn’t help but get emotional after Chicago Christian’s season ended on Oct. 23. The Knights fell 44-20 at home against Prairie Central in the Class 3A opening round. “These seniors were my best friends,” Van Dellen said. “After the handshake line, Harry Younker hugged Levi...
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District 65 revises boundary proposal, would make King Arts partially a neighborhood school
In an email to families late Friday, Evanston/Skokie School District 65 announced revised proposed attendance boundaries for its elementary schools for the 2027-28 school year. Among the biggest changes: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Literary and Fine Arts School, a magnet school, would also become a neighborhood school for kindergarten through fifth grade.
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OPRF flattens East Aurora in opening round of playoffs
It had been eight years since the Oak Park and River Forest High School football team played in the postseason. On Oct. 23 in an IHSA Class 8A opening-round game at East Aurora, the Huskies made the wait worthwhile, routing the Tomcats 58-7. “It’s great to do it for the...
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Adan Gutierrez, St. Laurence boys soccer oust Reavis in regional final
With a chance to put the Vikings up late in a matchup with neighborhood rival Reavis, St. Laurence junior Adan “Jett” Gutierrez saw his point-blank shot sail high over the bar. He didn’t have to wait long for some redemption. Closely covered by two Reavis defenders on...
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Saint Xavier University’s Town Hall Meeting Addresses Student Concerns
Saint Xavier University’s Town Hall Meeting The Xavierite. Saint Xavier University (SXU) students raised concerns about tuition costs, career opportunities, campus safety and residence hall conditions during the 2026 town hall meeting on Thursday, Oct. 15, in the Butler Reception Room. The town hall meeting gave students the opportunity...
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Lincoln Park Parents Say CPS Special Ed Kids Taught in Stairwells, Closets
Parents of special education students at Prescott Elementary School in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood say their children have been taught in offices, hallways, storage rooms, stairwells and classrooms containing asbestos since the school converted resource rooms into a dance studio and music room. Chicago Public Schools disputes that any students have been displaced, though the district acknowledges some classrooms were relocated.
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A letter from your Student Representative
Hello, good people of ETHS! I hope you all had a great first quarter of the school year. Last month, I attended my first full District 202 School Board meeting as your student representative. Our school board is composed of seven voting members, who are elected by Evanston voters, and one non-voting member (me), who is elected by the students of ETHS. The school board is responsible for voting on important school policies and approving budgets, among other things. Below is a recap of what happened at our September meeting.
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Parents say they want next superintendent to be humble, budget savvy
In a third and final public engagement feedback meeting in the search for the next Evanston/Skokie School District 65 superintendent, parents said Thursday that the person who fills the role should have humility, integrity, investment in the community and budgeting experience. At the meeting, Alma Advisory Group leaders split up...
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More than a class: Inside Biology Club
Clubs and activities are a great way for students to explore their interests, discover possible careers and find something they may want to pursue later in life. While students are required to take biology as a class, the Biology Club is an opportunity for students to explore the subject outside of the classroom. Run by Karen Johnson, the club gives students a chance to get hands-on experience, take a closer look at biology and discover whether it is a field they could see themselves pursuing.
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Pair of Chicago Elementary Schools Named Top in Illinois in New U.S. News Rankings
A pair of Chicago public schools on the city’s North Side have been named as the top elementaries in the state, according to a new ranking. U.S. News and World Report on Tuesday unveiled its individual state rankings, which listed Edison Elementary Regional Gifted Center in Albany Park and Skinner North Elementary School on the Near North Side as the top elementary schools in Illinois.