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Northwestern to Stick With Remote Instruction Through the Rest of Spring Quarter

Northwestern University will not be resuming classes on campus this spring, but will rather continue remote instruction, top school’s top officials have said in a letter to members of the university community.
Evanston Community Foundation Announces $1M Challenge Contribution to Evanston Community Rapid Response Fund

The Evanston Community Foundation has announced that Mary and Paul Finnegan, long-time Evanstonians and avid community supporters, have issued a $1,000,000 challenge grant to build the Evanston Community Rapid Response Fund (ECRR) addressing immediate needs created by the COVID-19 pandemic.
City Council Meeting Set for April 13

April 8. The City Council's Planning & Development Committee will begin at 4 p.m., followed by City Council at 6 p.m. Council members will participate in the meeting remotely. If people wish to submit comments, check this article for a new process during the COVID-19 crisis.
COVID-19 Cases for Evanstonians Increased by 4 cases to 128

April 7. The number of confirmed cases of Evanston residents having COVID-19 grew to 124 as of 3 p.m. today, April 7, according to information provided by the City of Evanston. This is an increase of 4 cases since yesterday, April 6.
What States Should Do Before Lifting Current Restrictions Imposed to Contain COVID-19 – in Order to Prevent a Resurgence of the Pandemic

April 7. One report called “National Coronavirus Response, A ROAD MAP TO REOPENING,” says the nation should be opened in four phases, and it lists a number of essential steps to be taken in each phase.Much remains to be done.
Evanston Health Leaders Answer Residents’ Pressing Concerns About Coronavirus

April 7 From the advisability of wearing masks in public to the more socially-delicate question of whether it is safe for a family member to visit her boyfriend during the pandemic, local health leaders provided some fact-filled — and candid responses — to community members in a Facebook Live session on the Coronavirus April 3.
COVID-19 Cases for Evanstonians Increased by 10 cases to 124, Updated IHME Study Projects Surge in Deaths in Illinois to Occur on April 12

April 6 IHME predicts that there are an adequate number of hospital beds overall, but that the need for Intensive Care Unit (ICU) beds will peak at 1,853 on April 16, and that there will be a shortage of 722 ICU beds at that time.
COVID-19 Cases for Evanstonians Increased by 6 cases to 114, COVID ACT NOW Projects Many More Deaths Than Does the IMHE Study

April 5. For Illinois, assuming there is “strict compliance” with a stay-at-home order for three months, the COVID ACT NOW study predicts that hospitalizations would grow to 18,549 by June 9, but that the number of patients would not exceed the capacity of hospitals between now and July 4. They estimate there would be 23,000 deaths due to COVID-19, much higher than the IHME study.
COVID-19 Cases for Evanstonians Increased by 5 cases to 103, City Says Hospitals Are Ready to Address the Projected Surge

April 4. Mr. Ogbu told the RoundTable that he and other City staff have been in regular contact with representatives of NorthShore University Health System and AMITA Health St. Francis Hospital. He said the hospitals have said they have sufficient capacity to address the projected number of patients with COVID-19.
Free Meals Program Serving Up Major Relief to Evanston School Families During Pandemic

April 4 Abriana Johnson was one of several hundred people at the Robert Crown Community Center on a chilly Monday, March 30, going inside the center and picking in up paper bags that contained five days’ worth of cold breakfast and lunch meals.
COVID-19: Can Evanston Meet the Peak?

As we enter what epidemiologists believe will be the peak month for the COVID-19 pandemic in Illinois, I wanted to share answers to a few questions residents have posed to me recently. These responses have been reviewed and affirmed by the Presidents of both Evanston hospitals – AMITA Health St. Francis and NorthShore University HealthSystem (Evanston Hospital) – and our Public Health Director, Ike Ogbo.
Three Crowns Reports Second Resident Death From the Coronavirus

April 3 A second resident at the Three Crowns retirement community in northwest Evanston has died after testing positive for the Coronavirus, the facility has reported.
NorthShore University Health System Says It's Ready to Address Expected Surge in COVID-19 Patients

April 3. Mr. Silverstein was reluctant to state a number for the projected peak number of COVID-19 cases. “I want to be careful about putting projections out there because they could be so wrong”, he noted. “We have been watching the trajectory over the past two weeks. We think we will have enough med surg beds and ICU beds to handle what is predicted to be the surge over the next two to four weeks.”
COVID-19 Cases for Evanstonians Increase by 6 cases to 103

April 3. Governor Pritzker has provided updates on efforts to increase the number of beds available to care for the expected influx of COVID-19 patients. Construction is underway at McCormick Place to add 3,000 beds, with the first 500 ready this week. Three hospitals in the Chicago area that were recently closed will be reopened by the end of this month to help with the expected influx.
NorthShore Moving to Convert Glenbrook Hospital Into Temporary Site for Covid-19 Patients

April 2 NorthShore University HealthSystem is moving to cohort patients with Covid-19 infections to a single site, at Glenbrook Hospital, with forecasts predicting a surge in those cases in coming weeks.

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