David Fishman
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Evanston raises over $12,000 through ‘Give for the Gulf’ campaign
Evanston community members raised more than $12,000 in a month-long fundraiser for those affected by this year’s hurricane season. The fundraising effort, dubbed “Give for the Gulf,” brought together more than a dozen local businesses and organizations to raise relief funds. It also laid the framework for future natural disasters through a Facebook page called... → Read More
Northwestern 'reviewing' new Education Department sexual assault guidance
Northwestern administrators said they will review Obama-era guidelines on sexual assault following Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’ decision Friday to rescind the policies and replace them with new ones. DeVos’ decision, published online as a “Dear Colleague” letter, highlights her desire to grant accused students more protection in the Title IX process. In a statement to... → Read More
Foundation 65 to provide $275,000 to District 65 for literacy, arts
Foundation 65, a nonprofit organization that serves Evanston/Skokie School District 65, announced Tuesday plans to provide $275,000 in literacy and arts grants for the upcoming academic year. The foundation, which previously received support from Northwestern, has invested nearly $2.5 million in the district over the past decade, according to a news release. This year’s grants... → Read More
Northwestern materials center gets National Science Foundation grant
The Northwestern Materials Research Science and Engineering Center received a $15.6 million grant from the National Science Foundation, the University announced in a news release Wednesday. The six-year grant will help fund the center, which directly impacts 600 members of the NU community and provides support for 18 on-campus facilities, according to the release. The... → Read More
Northwestern student arrested in Springfield budget protest
A Northwestern student was arrested Tuesday night outside Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner’s office after joining a protest to highlight the negative ramifications of Illinois’ historic budget impasse. Medill senior Scott Brown, a former Daily staffer, was among 31 people arrested and charged with trespassing after they attempted an all-night protest at the Capitol. More than... → Read More
In Focus: As cost of living in Evanston rises, some residents struggle to keep up
Charrisse Roberson did “everything right.” She never drank alcohol or used drugs. She did odd jobs around the neighborhood as a child and went on to earn a bachelor’s degree. She even held management positions for most of her life. Then, in 2008, things took a turn for the worse. While working as a branch... → Read More
Northwestern graduate student injured in robbery, attempted sexual assault
Evanston police said a female Northwestern graduate student was robbed and injured in an attempted sexual assault Tuesday night in a residential building in west Evanston. At about 9:30 p.m., units were dispatched to a building in the 1900 block of Ridge Avenue for an attempted sexual assault, Evanston police Cmdr. Joseph Dugan said. The... → Read More
Block party shut down after concerns from neighbors, officials
City officials on Friday canceled a “pre-Dillo style” block party on Garnett Place after receiving complaints from local residents. The party, scheduled for Saturday afternoon, had reached roughly 5,000 people on Facebook and about 35 people had made requests to DJ, supply food and help out, Medill senior Dani Levy said. City officials told The... → Read More
Bobkiewicz named finalist for Tacoma city manager
City manager Wally Bobkiewicz was named a finalist for the same position in Tacoma, Washington, according to a Tuesday news release. The city, which has a population of more than 200,000, has been looking for a replacement since February, when its manager left for another position. Bobkiewicz has been Evanston’s city manager since 2009 after... → Read More
Northwestern to welcome new mayor to campus in June
Northwestern will welcome mayor-elect Steve Hagerty to campus June 8 at the new Kellogg School of Management’s Global Hub, University President Morton Schapiro told The Daily last week. He said he had previously met Hagerty at Evanston MashUp, a community event that brings together more than 500 individuals for an annual gala. Schapiro said he... → Read More
Popular EPL librarian says she has received 15-day unpaid suspension
Lesley Williams told The Daily on Thursday she had been suspended without pay from the Evanston Public Library after a disciplinary hearing last week — for which the reason remains unknown — drew dozens of community members in support of the librarian. Williams, who has been on paid administrative leave since April 18, said the... → Read More
Obama to speak at University of Chicago on Monday
Former President Barack Obama will make his first public address since leaving the White House at the University of Chicago on Monday. The conversation — geared toward “young leaders” and invite only — is part of Obama’s post-presidency goal to “encourage and support the next generation of leaders driven by strengthening communities around the country... → Read More
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Mayor-elect Steve Hagerty addresses potential conflicts of interest
Mayor-elect Steve Hagerty said he would reconsider maintaining his seat on the board of First Bank & Trust after some city officials and Evanston residents raised concerns at a Monday Rules Committee meeting. Hagerty, who owns an Evanston-based emergency consulting business, receives a flat “stipend” for being on the bank’s board of directors, a three-year... → Read More
City to host series of equity town halls starting this week
Following the appointment of Evanston’s first equity and empowerment coordinator, the city on April 5 announced a series of town hall meetings to address “issues of access, equity and empowerment.” The meetings — which will be moderated by Rev. Dr. Patricia Efiom, who began her new position Feb. 20 — mark a “new mission” to... → Read More
Evanston private school receives LEED platinum certification for new wing
Evanston private school Chiaravalle Montessori received the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED platinum certification — the organization’s highest level of environmental building — for its North Wing addition, according to a Thursday news release. The wing, which cost $7 million to build and opened last fall, became the first Illinois private school addition to receive... → Read More
City Council approves new appointees to Board of Ethics
City Council appointed two new members to the Board of Ethics and reappointed another Monday night, rounding out a contentious election season that saw numerous ethics claims from various candidates. The two new members — Rotary Foundation employee Karena Bierman and Coast Guard law enforcement specialist Vincent Thomas, Jr. — were appointed despite objections from... → Read More
Mark Tendam concedes Evanston mayoral race
Ald. Mark Tendam (6th) conceded the mayoral race to businessman Steve Hagerty on Sunday, capping off a roughly six-month long election season that included a rare primary and a slew of contentious legal challenges. In a statement provided to The Daily, Tendam expressed his support for Hagerty and pledged to help him fulfill campaign promises.... → Read More
Steve Hagerty claims victory in Evanston mayoral race
As of early Wednesday morning, businessman Steve Hagerty had won the most votes in Evanston’s mayoral race, capping off a roughly six-month long season that included a rare primary and a slew of contentious legal challenges. Hagerty, a first-time politician who pledged to build on “generations” of work, gained about 50.5 percent of the vote... → Read More
Evanston unemployment rate drops to 4.1 percent
Evanston’s unemployment rate dropped to 4.1 percent in February, down from 5.2 percent in the same month last year. The February unemployment rate was lower than that of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin-IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area, according to a release from the Economic Development Division. Evanston also had a lower rate than the state of Illinois, 5.5 percent,... → Read More