Duncan Agnew

6 days ago | evanstonroundtable.com | Margo Milanowski |Richard Cahan |Duncan Agnew

A little more than two weeks after Pope Francis died, the College of Cardinals on Thursday in Vatican City announced their selection of the first American pope: Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, who was born in Chicago in 1955. Prevost took the name Pope Leo XIV, the first to choose Leo since Leo XIII, an Italian pope who died in 1903. Leo XIII was known for being outspoken in support of working people’s right to a living wage.

6 days ago | evanstonroundtable.com | Duncan Agnew

Evanston Police arrested 61-year-old Skokie resident Debra Cohen on Friday, May 2, for the alleged hit-and-run that injured a 63-year-old pedestrian on the afternoon of April 25 at the corner of Grove Street and Chicago Avenue, EPD said in a Thursday afternoon news release. The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office charged Cohen with leaving the scene of an accident, a Class 4 felony in Illinois, and failure to render aid, a misdemeanor.

1 week ago | evanstonroundtable.com | Duncan Agnew

The Cook County State’s Attorney’s office charged 57-year-old Evanston resident John Ross Sr. with two counts of attempted first degree murder for allegedly shooting at two victims, at least one a family member, on Saturday night, May 3, police said in a press release published Monday afternoon. According to the Evanston Police Department, Ross got into a verbal altercation with a family member, a 34-year-old Evanston man, at Ross’ home in the 2300 block of Greenwood Street.

1 week ago | evanstonroundtable.com | Duncan Agnew

In January, the Evanston/Skokie District 65 school board approved a plan to cut $13.3 million from its budget after the current school year in an attempt to balance the books after running three consecutive deficits. That plan called for cutting 73 positions from the district’s staff. After spending months deciding who stays and who goes, the administration revealed the specific roles that are being eliminated at the Monday, May 5 board meeting.

1 week ago | evanstonroundtable.com | Duncan Agnew

The Evanston/Skokie District 65 school board opened a new chapter late Monday afternoon at the Joseph E. Hill Early Childhood Education Center, where community members, teachers and staff thanked the four outgoing board members for their service and watched four new representatives take the oath of office.