The venerable testing organization Underwriters Laboratories turned a new page in its 130-year history with a ceremony Tuesday welcoming employees to its new downtown Evanston offices. Over the last week, […]
Author Archives: Les Jacobson
Les is a longtime Evanstonian and RoundTable writer and editor. He won a Chicago Newspaper Guild best feature story award in 1975 for a story on elderly suicide and most recently four consecutive Northern Illinois Newspaper Association awards for best column.
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Les Jacobson: Shostakovich in Evanston
Fifty years ago, in June 1973, the renowned Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich came to Evanston to receive an honorary degree from Northwestern University. He spent three days here, his first […]
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RoundTable wins 37 NINA awards
The Evanston RoundTable on Thursday, Oct. 26, won 37 awards in 21 categories at the annual Northern Illinois News Association competition. They included 13 first place awards as well as […]
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Les Jacobson: Sarkis still going strong after half a century
Is there a more iconic eating place in Evanston than Sarkis Cafe? Maybe not. Located at 2632 Gross Point Road, a block north of Central Street, it has been serving […]
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The Fat Shallot arrives on Central Street
Owners Sarah Weitz and Sam Barron in front of The Fat Shallot, 2902 Central St., just before the official opening on Tuesday, Oct. 24. The first Fat Shallot was a […]
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Upcoming Evanston Symphony season theme: ‘Feel the passion’
The Evanston Symphony will launch its 77th season Oct. 22 with two masterworks of the orchestral repertoire: Mozart’s Symphony No. 41 (known as The Jupiter) and Brahms’ magisterial Symphony No. 2. Subscription […]
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Les Jacobson: My old man
Dad died of lung cancer in October of 1981. I wasn’t there, unfortunately, because I was finishing up my afternoon shift as a business section editor at the Chicago Sun-Times. […]
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Les Jacobson: My falling out with fall
I have a problem with autumn. And that’s too bad because for many people, it’s the nicest time of year: beautiful days, crisp nights, lovely colors.
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Jewish deli to open in Golden Olympic spot this spring
Smoked fish platter? Pastrami, corned beef and Reuben sandwiches? Latkes with apple sauce and sour cream? Chocolate babka? Oh, yeah! Or as they say in Yiddish, vunderlekh (marvelous). Yes, it’s a full […]
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Les Jacobson: 52 books
A few weeks ago my 14-year-old grandson, Ben, started Lane Tech in Chicago. It’s one of the best public high schools in the nation. We’re all very excited for the […]