Skokie, IL

When Skokie resident Martina Macias voted early in the 2026 midterm elections, she brought Injustice Watch’s four-page judicial election voting guide with her to the polling station.  Macias, who follows political news primarily through “alternate news” such as Substack and Patreon, said her knowledge of Cook County’s judicial elections was “absolutely zero” before consulting Injustice... The post Despite a full ballot, Illinois’ judicial elections fall

Evanston/Skokie School District 65 and the Evanston Association of Childcare Professionals reached a tentative agreement to preserve the district’s School Age Childcare program, according to a Thursday news release from the Illinois Education Association. District 65 administrators initially proposed cutting the SACC program — which provides before- and after-school care to district families — at... The post D65 reaches tentative agreement to preserve SACC appeared first on The

Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Board of Education candidate Zoki Tasić is campaigning to improve administrative transparency and reevaluate the district’s proposed budget cuts.  Tasić, a Washington Elementary School parent and antitrust litigator at Wexler Boley & Elgersma LLP, announced his candidacy earlier this month. He is vying for one of the three board seats up... The post D65 board candidate Zoki Tasić calls for transparency, alternatives to school closures

A group of Evanston/Skokie School District 65 community members are threatening to sue the district, barring a withdrawal of administrators’ comprehensive plan or a delay of its Nov. 9 vote, according to a demand letter sent to interim Superintendent Eric Witherspoon and the district’s Board of Education.  The current proposed plan would entail significant cuts... The post D65 parents threaten to sue district barring changes to comprehensive plan appeared first on The Daily Nort

It’s 1 p.m. on the Wednesday before Halloweekend. I’ve just finished my data science midterm, which I think went pretty well. The skies are blue, and the temperature is just right. I smile to myself because I’m seeing “Wildwood,” LAIKA Studio’s latest stop-motion film, at Skokie’s AMC. What better way to cap off a beautiful... The post Reel Thoughts: ‘Wildwood’ is an artistic feat, but lacks character development appeared first on The Daily Northwest

Este artículo fue traducido por Micaela Rivera Porras. Aquí está el artículo original en inglés  Padres, estudiantes, maestros y miembros de la comunidad protestaron contra la propuesta de cierre de Dewey y Lincolnwood Elementary Schools ante la reunión del Consejo de Educación del Distrito Escolar 65 de Evanston/Skokie el lunes por la tarde.  La manifestación... The post Padres, vecinos de Dewey y Lincolnwood protestan ante propuesta de clausura

Community members fiercely defended before- and after-school childcare and early childhood education programs during the Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Board of Education’s Monday meeting. That night, board members also weighed the implications of a $17 million financial miscalculation.  The meeting followed a community protest against administrators’ proposed closures of Dewey and Lincolnwood Elementary Schools. Following... The post D65 parents oppose eliminating SACC, boa

Parents, students, teachers and community members protested the proposed closures of Dewey and Lincolnwood Elementary Schools ahead of the Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Board of Education’s meeting Monday evening. The rally was organized by newly-formed advocacy group For A Brighter Evanston. Protesters gathered outside the Joseph E. Hill Early Childhood Center, chanting and holding signs... The post Dewey and Lincolnwood parents, community members protest proposed school closures app

Evanston/Skokie School District 65 released a revised elementary school boundary proposal Friday due to widespread parent opposition to its initial proposal. Among other changes, the revised boundaries would give Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Literary and Fine Arts School a neighborhood attendance area while keeping its status as a K-8 magnet school. The district introduced... The post D65 revises school boundaries map after parent criticism appeared first on The Daily Northwestern.

Biura trojga kongresmenów z aglomeracji chicagowskiej w ciągu tygodnia drugi raz dostały podejrzaną przesyłkę. To część ogólnokrajowej fali listów wysyłanych przed wyborami 3 listopada do polityków i urzędów wyborczych. W środę 21 października podejrzane listy trafiły do biur Jan Schakowsky w Skokie, Mike’a Quigleya w Chicago i Brada Schneidera w Lincolnshire. Na miejsce przyjechały policja, […]