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Library Board Members Look for Right Format to Give Community Members a Voice

Sept. 18 Evanston Public Library Board members spoke to the need to include a “community-building” component in their strategic planning process, acknowledging the strong criticism they had received in their decision to close the branch libraries last month.
Resolution Would Bring Special Focus to Environmental Injustices in Evanston’s Black and Brown Communities

Sept. 17 Environmental injustices, particularly as they impact communities of color, will receive special focus under a resolution that was approved unanimously at the Sept. 14 City Council meeting.
Evanston Synagogues Pivot for Socially-Distanced High Holidays

Sept. 16 In this pandemic, leaders at both Beth Emet and Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation (JRC) were this year faced with planning religious services for an occasion that is by definition about gathering together as a community.
Hispanic Heritage Month Starts Today

Sept. 15 Hispanic Heritage Month, first proclaimed in 1989 by President George H.W. Bush, begins today and ends Oct. 15.
A Gentle Ending to an Unusual Summer

Sept. 15 The summer of COVID saw several front-yard concerts, as masked and socially distanced audiences milled on the sidewalks or sidled into the streets.
Donna Washington: 'Through Our Own Eyes'

Sept. 14 Donna Washington's rapt audience of more than 300 heard her tell African folk tales from the point of view of the enslaved people, not from the ones who did the enslaving.
Ease of COVID-19 Testing at ETHS is ‘Nothing to Sneeze At’

Sept. 14 “You just need a nose” to get tested at the City of Evanston/IDPH site, said Mr. Shaw.
South Boulevard Beach Cleanup Postponed

Sept. 11 Residents are invited to join State Representative Robyn Gabel and State Senator Laura Fine from 1 to 2:30 p.m. on Sept. 26 for an Adopt-A-Beach clean-up of South Boulevard Beach.
Firefighters Hold Service of Remembrance on 19th Anniversary of 9/11 Attacks

Sept. 11 Compassion, sacrifice and caring for others echoed in Fire Station 3 in the early morning of this year’s Sept. 11 ceremony of remembrance of the first responders killed in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
Fight the Flu This Season by Getting Vaccinated

Sept. 10 As flu season approaches, the City, in partnership with Walgreens, is hosting a vaccination event on Thurs., Sept. 17, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the James Park Field House.
The Library Card: A Way to Empower Students and Fuel Academic Success

Sept.10 Few things are more empowering than signing up for a library card.
The Traffic Guy hears …

Sept. 10 … that the COVID-19 pandemic brought streets alive this summer like never before/ Evanston’s streets have filled with much more than driving and parking.
2020 Starlight Movies in the Park Series Extended

Sept. 9 Free outdoor movie series will continue with six additional outdoor movies on select Saturdays during the months of September, October and November at park locations throughout Evanston.
Village Farmstand on Dempster: A Direct Connection to Growers

Sept. 8 Evanston resident and filmmaker Matt Wechsler, long passionate about sustainable agriculture and the implications of industrial agriculture at-large, quickly recognized the implications of an accelerating set of problems.
Community Members Share Words of Comfort, Support at Prayer Service for ‘CJ’

Sept. 4 Friends, family members, and others gathered at the corner of Church Street and Dodge Avenue on Sept. 3 in an emotional prayer service for Clarence Weaver Jr., an Evanston Township High School graduate and promising contractor whose body was believed to have been found earlier in the day after an apparent drowning off of Monroe Harbor.

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