Jennifer Johnson

Jennifer Johnson is freelance writer for the Pioneer Press.

Evanston native Alex Moore appears as a contestant on the new season of the "Survivor" television show, which starts airing Sept. 24. In his professional life, Moore works as senior adviser and communications director for U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky. (Alex Moore)

Evanston’s Alex Moore competes on ‘Survivor’ TV show starting Sept. 24

September 18, 2025 at 10:50 a.m.

"Survivor" fan Alex Moore of Evanston competes on the CBS-TV show starting Sept. 24. He said he utilized his Washington DC skills.

FILE – A customer shops at a grocery store in Glenview, Ill., July 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

Glenview trustees vote to continue 1% grocery tax next year

September 7, 2025 at 5:10 p.m.

Glenview trustees voted to continue the 1% grocery tax next year.

RJ Gravel, left, has become the new superintendent at Glenbrook High School District 225, whose two schools are located in Northbrook and Glenview. (Glenbrook High School District 225)

Glenview, Northbrook welcome Gravel as superintendent of Glenbrook high schools

August 26, 2025 at 9:17 a.m.

RJ Gravel, who had previously served as deputy superintendent at Glenbrook High School District 225, has become superintendent.

Michael Nees, left, and Richard Witry, past and current presidents of the Skokie Historical Society, look inside the millennium time capsule prepared in 2000 (and sealed in March 2001) during an opening event on Aug. 17, 2025 at the Skokie Public Library. (Jennifer Johnson/for Pioneer Press)

Skokie opens time capsule, revisits 2000, finds predictions for 2025 not far off

August 26, 2025 at 1:03 p.m.

Skokie opened a time capsule prepared in 2000-01. Some predictions for 2025 made then, like digital learning, have happened.

University of Illinois graduate student McKenzie Macon, center, helps Evanston resident Gerald Johnson with a DNA kit as part of the TAKiR project on July 3, 2025, at Evanston City Hall. (John Konstantaras/for the Pioneer Press)

DNA project hopes to reunite African Americans in Illinois with ancestral relatives in Africa

August 4, 2025 at 7:00 p.m.

Black Americans in Illinois can submit a DNA sample to a university-based project trying to find their ancestral homes, living relatives in Africa.

People shop at a grocery store in Glenview, Ill., Monday, July 4, 2022.

Not happy to lose $2.7 million, Glenview to consider extending 1% grocery tax

July 31, 2025 at 10:17 a.m.

Glenview trustees, not happy to lose $2.7 million in revenue when a 1% state grocery tax ends Dec. 31, may consider extending it.

A child rides an e-bike on North Walnut Street on July 10, 2025, in Itasca. Glenview is among many suburbs considering e-bike regulations; other suburbs have already passed such regulations. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)

After crashes, Glenview Board discusses e-bike regulation

July 24, 2025 at 6:22 a.m.

After several e-bikes crashes, Glenview is mulling regulating them. It may ban them from sidewalks when in electric mode.

A commercial airliner approaches O'Hare International Airport on Feb. 21, 2024, in Norridge. (Charles Rex Arbogast/AP)

Wilmette set to battle O’Hare airplane noise by joining commission

July 10, 2025 at 3:09 p.m.

The Village of Wilmette said O'Hare airplane noise has increased. It applied to join the O'Hare Noise Compatibility Commission.

Glenview resident Jeff Green shows the audience a composting container during a June 16, 2025, informational meeting on a food scrap drop-off pilot program at the Glenview Public Library. (Jennifer Johnson/for Pioneer Press)

Glenview starts composting, joining Glencoe, Skokie, Northbrook, Evanston with programs

June 30, 2025 at 1:41 p.m.

This summer, residents of Glenview will be able to drop off more than borrowed books at their public library. Beginning July 8, green bins accepting kitchen food scraps for compost...

Wilmette Village Hall. (Brian L. Cox/for Pioneer Press)

Wilmette adopts initial plan to boost affordable housing from 4.8% to required 10%

June 23, 2025 at 2:17 p.m.

Wilmette developed an initial plan to increase its share of affordable housing from 4.8% to the 10% required by Illinois law.

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