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Jack Baker

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Indexed articles, last 90 days
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Sep 25, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · Jack Baker

    Biss, Elleson face off at Skokie candidate forum (opens the original)

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    The candidates running to replace U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Evanston) clashed over immigration, artificial intelligence and foreign policy during a Thursday evening forum hosted by the League of Women Voters at the Skokie Public Library. Democratic nominee Mayor Daniel Biss, and Republican nominee John Elleson, an Arlington Heights pastor, will face off in the Nov. 3 general election — marking the district’s first leadership change since 1999. Biss, who has served as mayor since 2021, won the

  2. Article · Sep 10, 2026 · Jack Baker

    An essential guide to Evanston’s CTA stops (opens the original)

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    Learning to navigate the Chicago Transit Authority’s Purple Line is a rite of passage for first-year Northwestern students. The route stretches from the CTA’s Howard stop, just across Evanston’s border in Chicago, to the Linden station in Wilmette, the city’s northern neighbor. The line also provides express service to the Loop — Chicago’s central business district — during weekday rush hours. Your next stop is NU. Let The Daily help you navigate the rest of Evanston with this guide to the city’

  3. Article · Aug 28, 2026 · Jack Baker

    NU employee arrested, charged with possession of child porn (opens the original)

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    Northwestern employee Stephen A. Miller was arrested and charged with three felony counts of possession of child pornography Wednesday, according to the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office. Since 2015, Miller has directed NU’s Laser and Electronics Design Core Facility, an open-access facility in the Technological Institute where the NU community can utilize electronic testing and fabrication equipment. According to his LinkedIn, Miller also taught summer classes at the facility on using LabVI

  4. Article · Aug 26, 2026 · Jack Baker

    Kacey Musgraves kicks off “Middle of Nowhere Tour” in Chicago (opens the original)

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    Kacey Musgraves knows how to throw a good party. The eight-time Grammy Award winner celebrated her 38th birthday with a sold-out show at Chicago’s United Center on Friday. The concert kicked off the country singer-songwriter’s “Middle of Nowhere Tour,” supporting her eponymous sixth studio album. Musgraves opened with “Everybody Wants To Be A Cowboy (feat. Billy Strings),” a subdued “Middle of Nowhere” track whose studio version features bluegrass musician Billy Strings. The choice was surprisin

  5. Article · Aug 18, 2026 · Jack Baker

    D65 board taps Alma Advisory Group for superintendent search (opens the original)

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    The Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Board of Education approved hiring Chicago-based consulting firm Alma Advisory Group to lead the district’s upcoming superintendent search process during a special meeting Monday evening. The sparsely attended meeting lasted about an hour as the board evaluated three candidates: the Illinois Association of School Boards; Alma Advisory Group; and Hazard, Young, Attea & Associates. Representatives from each firm presented their proposals and pricing to board

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