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Also on today's calendar: The Wellness Retreat: A Festival Where Mind, Body, and Music Meet and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: Who's in favor of bringing back Roman Numerals? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Evanston Mom, Daughter Train To Tackle Chicago Marathon Together (patch.com) — An Evanston mother, Megan Lassman, is training to push her daughter Penelope, a Park School transition student, through the Chicago Marathon, highlighting disability inclusion and community support. Their efforts have been recognized by Evanston/Skokie School District 65, and residents can follow their journey on Instagram as race day approaches.
2. LUC OKs 900 Clark tower (evanstonnow.com) — Evanston's Land Use Commission has recommended City Council approval of a 26‑story apartment tower at 900 Clark Street, which would become the city's tallest building. The project includes 360 units with 72 affordable apartments, leased parking in the Maple Avenue garage, and has sparked debate over height, wind, traffic, and whether it will mainly attract Northwestern students instead of families.
3. After brief dip, jobless rate rises again (evanstonnow.com) — Evanston's unemployment rate ticked back up to 5.4% in August, matching its highest level in nearly two years and outpacing the broader Chicago metro area and state trends. While Illinois' overall jobless rate has inched down to 4.7%, Evanston residents are facing a slightly tougher labor market than many parts of the state and country.
4. Haven, Nichols District 65 feedback meetings focus on walkable schools, questions about cost savings (evanstonroundtable.com) — District 65 families in Evanston are weighing a proposal to cut $20 million and close two more schools, after last year's closures of Kingsley and Bessie Rhodes. At packed meetings at Haven and Nichols, parents questioned whether promised savings are real, worried about losing walkable neighborhood schools, and pressed leaders to be clearer about trade-offs between fewer schools and better facilities.
5. Biss, Elleson make their national scripts local in first congressional forum (evanstonroundtable.com) — Evanston residents heard how congressional candidates Daniel Biss and John Elleson would handle immigration enforcement and a controversial proposed data center in town, which both tied to local safety and revenue concerns. Biss criticized ICE's recent detention of an Evanston resident and called for a national moratorium on data centers, while Elleson emphasized enforcing immigration laws and suggested the data center could help plug city and District 65 budget gaps.
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