Richard Requena

An exonerated Evanston man who spent 24 years in prison is now suing EPD, says detectives beat a coerced confession out of him when he was 18. https://t.co/57ZQZuA7Wp

The Cicero Voters Alliance in question? https://t.co/fBBYwZSahh

Paris Schutz @paschutz

A group called Cicero Voters Alliance, which claims to be independent, sounds skeptical: “we have never had an incident like this. It makes us believe this is possibly a political stunt by the Rodriguez campaign to get attention and stir controversy.”

There aren't too many Tibetans in the Chicago area, but just enough gathered up this week to mourn the deaths of 126 who died in an earthquake in the mountainous region: https://t.co/0TRxLcHRYf

RT @talia_soglin: Chicago Starbucks on strike Christmas Eve, per organizers: Broadway & Devon Lincoln Village Irving Park & Ashland Sheff…

Sketchbook Brewing Company was named the 2024 Skokie Business of the Year: https://t.co/6uJKyQex3t

We're gonna need a bigger room. At a community meeting in Evanston over 1 (one!) bike lane and panels of the proposed lane are being removed to allow for more seating. https://t.co/WZNIUayWao

A Cook County Judge struck down Evanston's pioneer ranked-choice voting system. Evanston was the first city in the state to approve it, as other suburban municipalities are getting warmed up to it: https://t.co/SrrTYuv1xM

The mayor's day job was at one point a community college adjunct history professor. Some amusing (at least to me) reviews from his Rate My Professor: https://t.co/gUVq0MqR79

Richie Requena @RichieRequena

Skokie's longest serving mayor, George Van Dusen, is not up for re-election: https://t.co/NyeMpgUlD3

Skokie's longest serving mayor, George Van Dusen, is not up for re-election: https://t.co/NyeMpgUlD3

One of the first things discussed was announcing the district and union met an agreement tonight, just before the meeting began.

Richie Requena @RichieRequena

Another packed and delayed Board of Ed meeting for D65 to begin shortly. Audience members in red showing support for teacher's union, who's contract expired over the summer. https://t.co/woVrv186C9

Another packed and delayed Board of Ed meeting for D65 to begin shortly. Audience members in red showing support for teacher's union, who's contract expired over the summer. https://t.co/woVrv186C9

D65 had to reduce its plans for a K-8 school to a K-5 school in Evanston's historically Black 5th Ward in January. As recently as September, its Board of Education was asked to consider pausing construction for it. https://t.co/H3f4kPJs03

A Glenview couple saved a legacy Northbrook restaurant after the owner retired: https://t.co/elPMJ9Fvrq

A $13 million building addition to a Skokie middle school got pre-emptive approval from the village: https://t.co/FVupOzLvkK

Evanston Mayor reflected on the history of unfavorable attitudes towards veterans during politically divisive times. "Take it up with the Commander in Chief, because the men and women who volunteer to serve are doing something incredibly important." https://t.co/pVE75wFH9U

Bessie Rhodes 7th and 8th grade will remain open at Evanston/Skokie D65. The latest in a tangled series of decisions made by the district's administration: https://t.co/GU7yFr2c2o

Tonight's D65 Board of Ed. meeting began with three apologies, one from Suptd. Turner and two board members, for the district's quick decision to close two grades at Bessie Rhodes. Public Comment has gone for 40 minutes now, multiple calls for board to resign. https://t.co/EZlhyOWufI