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‘This is your garden’: Washington students celebrate carrot harvest
On Oct. 7, second grade students at Washington Elementary School harvested carrots from the school garden, a crop planted back when they were in first grade. Ellie Shevick, the lead Washington Garden volunteer the day the RoundTable…
Read MoreMeet the authors next door at Evanston Authors’ first book fair
What started as an idea to share a table at a farmers market has grown into a book fair. More than 20 local authors will sell and sign their books at the Evanston Public Library later this month. Evanston Authors, a newly formed community…
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Read MoreCartwright Park construction running behind schedule
Construction at Cartwright Park is running behind schedule, Sixth Ward Councilmember Tom Suffredin said Friday in a newsletter to residents. A delayed permit approval from the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago…
Read MoreEvanston opens comment period on five-year housing and development plans
Read MoreMount Carmel brings in former Providence coach Tyler Plantz as a volunteer assistant
Mount Carmel has brought in former Providence coach Tyler Plantz as a volunteer assistant football coach. "I’m here to help out," Plantz told the Sun-Times on Friday. "It is nothing official. I'm helping out the defense and doing whatever…
Read MoreIllinois Commerce Commission approves $81M Nicor rate hike
The Illinois Commerce Commission has approved a $81.6 million rate hike for Nicor Gas customers. The rate increase, the result of a settlement agreement, is 63% less than the $220.8 million hike Nior proposed earlier last spring year. But…
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