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Free Museum Days In Illinois During September
If you're looking for some family fun but are on a tight budget, there are opportunities available for free days at some Illinois museums. During September Some Illinois Museums Offer Free Days. I was pretty lucky growing up. My parents liked to do activities as a family so I got...
Live Radar: Track rain, thunderstorms as they sweep across Chicago area
Use the live interactive radar below to track what's happening in your area. Our latest weather story can be found here. A hot and humid day is expected to fuel showers and thunderstorms Tuesday, some of which could be severe as they push across the Chicago area. A severe thunderstorm...
Latest news from Evanston: Your Wednesday daily digest
If images are missing, read this online. For more coverage, visit our website. You’re reading the RoundTable’s free email newsletter — we publish it every weekday and on Sunday. It’s easy to sign up, and you can cancel at any time. Good Wednesday morning, Evanston. Last...
Council OKs exploring second round of Participatory Budgeting in 2025
Evanston’s participatory budgeting (PB) program may find a second wind next year, as City Council voted unanimously Monday to refer a discussion on potential funding in the 2025 budget to the Finance and Budget Committee next month. The program, which sees residents develop and vote on proposals to receive...
ETHS girls field hockey: Wildkit squad faces stiff test in opener
Just in case there are skeptics in the Illinois high school girls field hockey community who don’t believe Evanston’s run to the Final Four last year makes them a program to be reckoned with – and not just a one-year wonder– those doubters won’t have to wait long to find out just how legit the Wildkits are.
Human remains found in 1993 near Illinois border identified; homicide investigation underway
Wisconsin officials have identified human remains found in 1993 near the Illinois border as Ronald Louis Dodge, who was originally buried as an unidentified John Doe. The Kenosha County Medical Examiner's Office and Pleasant Prairie Police Department have reopened the investigation into Dodge's death, which has been determined to be a homicide.
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (08/27/2024)
(SPRINGFIELD) The legal team representing a former Sangamon County Sheriff’s Deputy charged with fatally shooting an unarmed woman in her home last month laid out its plans yesterday to appeal a pre-trial detention order to the appellate court. Sean Grayson is charged with the murder of Sonya Massey after she called 9-1-1 to report a prowler. Since being arrested, Grayson has been held in jail and a Sangamon County judge has rejected two attempts by his legal team to get him released pending his full trial in Springfield.
Photos: Thunderstorm topples trees across Evanston, hits beach boat storage
Tuesday night’s severe thunderstorm wrought havoc across town, downing trees and blocking off roads. Scroll down to see more storm damage. (Tree photos by Richard Cahan.) In addition to downing trees and branches, the storm also knocked around some boats in storage at the Dempster Street boat launch. (Photos by Joe Moos.)
$9.2 million jackpot-winning Lotto ticket sold at Jewel-Osco
A grocery shopper is living the dream: becoming a multi-millionaire.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchOver the weekend, a player bought a winning ticket on Saturday at a Jewel-Osco at 140 West Lake St. in Addison.The player matched all six numbers in Saturday's drawing to score the $9.2 million jackpot prize.For selling the winning ticket, the store will receive one percent of the prize amount. For Jewel-Osco in Addison, that means $92,000.The winning numbers were: 2-15-21-29-42-44.Winners have one year from the date of the winning draw to claim their prize.READ ALSO | Self-dubbed 'King of Cash' wins $3 million on scratch-off ticket in Bellwood
Illinois Supreme Court sides with GOP, upholds unconstitutionality of ban on slating candidates
In a setback for Illinois Democrats and Gov. JB Pritzker, the Illinois Supreme Court has upheld a downstate judge’s ruling that found unconstitutional a Democrat-passed law preventing the slating of legislative candidates for the November election in races where political parties did not field contenders. The high court’s ruling Friday was not typical of the seven-member body, which is made up ...
Former superintendent used District 65 credit card for moving expenses, resort stay
On June 20, 2023, then-District 65 Superintendent Devon Horton made his final public appearance in Evanston before moving to DeKalb County, Georgia, to take the same position there. Hundreds of Evanstonians came together that sunny summer afternoon 14 months ago to dedicate Foster Field as the site of the new...
Proviso teachers buy own supplies for back to school
Teachers at Proviso Township High School District 209 were prepping for the return of students to their classrooms, which included finding ways to provide their own school supplies after the district lagged on requests. “I can confidently say that we often exceed average spending to ensure our classrooms and overall...
Abortion took center stage during the DNC. But here’s why access could be in jeopardy.
Abortion took center stage during the Democratic National Convention last week, and Illinois was celebrated for welcoming thousands of women needing care since access has vanished across much of the South and Midwest. But abortion funds that are essential for so many people traveling to states like Illinois — paying...
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