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Five eighth graders from Evanston offer their experience and wisdom about navigating middle school.

“And then there is the noise,” writes Dr. Ronald Meyer in a recent op-ed regarding the Northwestern plan to rebuild Ryan Field. His concern is how the large concerts will affect Evanston Hospital, “just 2,000 feet away from the proposed arena.”

The university’s plan will restrict hospital access and subject patients and caregivers to noise that is incompatible with the standard of care.

Across the state, 22.4 million lottery tickets have been sold for Wednesday’s giant jackpot. Many players have a personal system for picking numbers.

Our urban tree canopy, once a leader, has slipped in density behind the tree coverage of other metropolises. We need more trees to filter the air, remove pollutants, cool areas that would become ‘heat islands’ and soak up stormwater to help prevent flooding.

Evanston’s council member who represents the ward with the stadium said she is leaning against the $800 million project because it would divert groundwater.

On hole 11 of Canal Shores Golf Course in Evanston, Illinois, nestled in a grove of old growth trees, sits a bright red telephone booth — fashioned after Britain’s red phone boxes, complete with glass doors and intricate gold royal crowns.

Kenneth Lewis, 62, entered the plea Thursday to a felony count of aggravated sexual abuse in a deal with Cook County prosecutors that saw other charges against him dropped, including predatory criminal sexual assault.

In the fall of 1987, my parents drove me from Ardmore, Pennsylvania, to Evanston for my freshman year at Northwestern University. At that time, people on campus would sometimes refer to Northwestern as the “Harvard of the Midwest.” I certainly understood the message. Northwestern was a highly selective, very expensive…

Facing opposition in Evanston, university officials want to see action soon on the plans to make the stadium suitable for concerts and other events.

Pride Month is well underway, with events nearly every day happening around the city. Take a look.