School District 65 Business Manager Kathy Zalewski presented a new set of financial projections at the School Board’s Finance Committee meeting on Feb. 14. The latest projections show that the […]
Author Archives: Larry Gavin
Larry Gavin was a co-founder of the Evanston RoundTable in 1998 and assisted in its conversion to a non-profit in 2021. He has received many journalism awards for his articles on education, housing and other subjects in the past 24 years. He practiced law in Chicago for 36 years.
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COVID-19 Update: 19 new cases in Evanston on Feb. 9 and 5,419 in the state on Feb. 10
In the last week, new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in Chicago, suburban Cook County and the state continued to show significant declines. New cases in Evanston have also dropped. If […]
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COVID-19 update as of Feb. 3: 107 new cases in Evanston on Feb. 2, 9,463 in the state
In the last week, new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continued to decline in Chicago, suburban Cook County and the state, indicating that the latest surge due to the omicron variant […]
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COVID-19 update as of Jan. 27: 47 new cases in Evanston on Jan. 26; 14,222 in the state on Jan. 27
In the last week, there was a significant drop in new COVID-19 cases and in hospitalizations in Chicago, suburban Cook County, and the state, suggesting that the latest surge due […]
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COVID-19 Update as of Jan. 20: 58 new cases in Evanston on Jan. 19; 23,246 in the state on Jan. 20
In the last week, the number of new COVID-19 cases decreased in Evanston, according to the city, which is now reporting the data with a one-day time lag. School District […]
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COVID-19 update as of Jan. 13: 273 new cases today in Evanston, 37,048 in the State
In the last week, the number of new COVID-19 cases increased in Evanston, with many new cases reported at School District 65 and Evanston Township High School. Hospitalizations and deaths […]
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COVID-19 update as of Jan. 6: 136 new cases in Evanston, a record 44,089 in the state
New COVID-19 cases continue to surge in Chicago, suburban Cook County, Illinois and the nation. There was also an increase this week in Evanston. Hospitalizations are also up, but at […]
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COVID-19 Update as of Dec. 30: 109 new cases in Evanston, record 30,386 in the state
New COVID-19 cases continue to surge in Chicago, suburban Cook County, Illinois and the nation. There was a decline in the weekly number of new cases in Evanston, likely due […]
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COVID-19 update as of Dec. 23: 160 new cases in Evanston, 18,942 in the state
The number of Evanston’s new weekly COVID-19 cases is 11 times higher than the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s threshold that indicates a high risk of transmission. The number […]
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COVID-19 update as of Dec. 16: New cases spike at District 65 and ETHS, jump to 111 today in Evanston and 11,856 in the state
There was a total of 311 new COVID-19 cases of Evanston residents in the week ending Dec. 16, compared to 195 new cases in the week ending Dec. 9.