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01/12/2026
City sues Albany Care to force smaller population, greater staffing for mental health facility
The front entrance of Albany Care at 901 Maple Ave., as seen in July 2025. The owners and managers of Albany Care are facing a lawsuit from the City of
01/12/2026
City Council notes: What’s on tap for the first meeting of 2026
Evanston’s City Council will meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday in the council chambers at Morton City Hall, 909 Davis St., for its first meeting of 2026. While
01/12/2026
Evanston City Clerk Stephanie Mendoza reads a letter from a Hispanic family about their recent experience in Evanston. One Evanston family that migrated
01/12/2026
It started with a Post-It note
Anamaria Rosales and Tyler McHolland were married in a private ceremony at Lighthouse Beach in Evanston on Sept. 6, 2025. In March 2024, Anamaria Rosales
01/12/2026
Hundreds gather to denounce shooting of Renee Nicole Good
Several hundred people came to the Unitarian Church of Evanston on Sunday afternoon to denounce the tactics of the Department of Homeland Security and
01/11/2026
ETHS boys basketball: Connected Kits turn back state-ranked New Trier
Individual talent didn’t have nearly as much to do with Evanston’s basketball run to the Final Four last year as the team chemistry and connections
01/11/2026
Community reviews children’s nature books, casts votes for EPL's Blueberry Awards
From left, Zach Scharle, Ava Scharle and Allison Lavey review Blueberry Award contenders. The Evanston Public Library’s Blueberry Awards are the nation’s
01/11/2026
ETHS girls basketball: Wildkits learn to beat the clock in dominant win over New Trier
The Evanston Wildkits girls basketball team celebrates its win over New Trier on Friday night. Simone Hewitt (34) and Havana Van Wyk (22) line up to greet
01/11/2026
Evanston interior designer featured in January's Architectural Digest
Architectural Digest has named its top 100 design professionals in the Chicago area. Among them is one of Evanston's own. Maddie Sykes, founder of
01/11/2026
Bella Otér women’s undergarments store aims to inspire mind-body connection
Bella Otér owner Kimberly Grzesek wants customers at her women’s undergarments and loungewear store not to shop with their eyes alone. Although the
01/10/2026
Picturing Evanston: Big letters for the big screen
Perfect weather for some popcorn and a movie on the big screen.
01/10/2026
Nancy Anderson: Lakefront sauna in winter provides an exhilarating glow
An outdoor sauna in December, when the thermometer read 25 degrees Fahrenheit and 8 inches of snow lay on the ground, did not sound appealing. But last
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The paper’s mission has been to find and share stories about the community of Evanston so that we can educate our readers about this remarkable community. Many of our stories reflect the persistent challenges faced by an urban-suburban community that is racially, ethnically and economically diverse.
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Like hundreds of newspapers throughout the county, though, the RoundTable’s advertising revenues were not sufficient to sustain a print edition of the paper, and as of Nov. 14, 2019, we are taking a hiatus from publishing a print edition of our newspaper.
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