At 8:05 a.m., traffic crawled to a stop just outside of entrance one. Students dart out into the street, shielding their eyes from the rain, and the most palpable sounds are the squeak of windshield...

Just two blocks east of ETHS on Church Street, standing tall against the urban backdrop, two large, vibrant murals capture the attention of passersby due to their dualling color schemes—one side ablaze...

At the Fat Shallot on Central St. in Evanston, laughter fills the room as customers bite into their truffle BLT’s and sip on ginger lemonade during the weekly Wednesday trivia nights. The Fat Shallot’s...

At 8:00 a.m. every morning, an hour before the official school day begins, around thirty students file into the gym of Lincolnwood Elementary school—and seven other district 65 schools. These students...

Deep in the corners of the vacant arts wing is a room full of ETHS kitchen staff working in aprons and hair nets. Early in the morning, they are already hard at work, pushing around carts, laying out food...

On a blustery morning at the Evanston Farmers’ Market, patrons with arms full of produce stopped to listen to a beautiful sound drifting through the air on the wind. It floated past canvas tents displaying...

Across the line of Noyes Street’s lively shops and delis stands Evanston’s historic, ivory-bricked Noyes Cultural Center. And inside the Center lies the Actors Gymnasium, an animated and exciting organization...

As long-term district initiative conversations began last school year, many ideas were on the table, from policy changes to implementations of new programs. The Board of Education had plenty of issues...

Claire McFadden can make you laugh.  As a professional comedian who performs at Second City, Chicago’s premier improv and sketch institution, it’s her job.  McFadden is a member of Second City’s...