Earlier this year, Evanston/Skokie School District 65’s Head Start Program, an early childhood learning center, received a $230,000 grant to upgrade a diesel-fueled school bus to an electric one. The district received the grant from the state’s Driving a Cleaner Illinois Program, but the program did not receive more money to grow District 65’s electric.
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Includes Updated Vote Counts. First time candidates Clare Kelly in the City’s 1st Ward and Devon Reid in the southeast 8th Ward hold short leads in their aldermanic races, but mail-in votes are still outstanding and a final determination may be a few weeks off.
In the District 65 School Board election, Donna Wang Su holds a 46 vote lead over Marquise Weatherspoon.
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In the Tuesday, April 6 General Election, Evanston’s first municipal race in four years, newcomer Stephanie Mendoza appears to be a clear winner in the
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Seven file to run for school board seats
Six incumbents and one new candidate filed nominating papers Monday, the first day to file for the eight positions to be filled on Evanston s two school boards next April.
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Six incumbents and one new candidate filed nominating papers Monday, the first day to file for the eight positions to be filled on Evanston’s two school boards in next April’s election.
Filing for the Evanston/Skokie School District 65 board were incumbents Elisabeth Lindsay-Ryan, Soo La Kim and Joseph Hailpern. Hailpern finished fourth in a five-way race for four positions on the board in 2017. Lindsay-Ryan was appointed to the board in August 2019. Kim was appointed to the board last April.