President Joe Biden has said he will ask everyone to wear a mask for the first 100 days of his administration to help reduce the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Justin Wynn Leadership Academy members participate in 2020 Leadership Camp at Lighthouse Beach. This is from a screenshot of the Feb. 21 Justin Wynn Fund […]
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Virtual FAN Event with Nancy Burgoyne and Maru Torres-Gregory on March 1
“What Matters Now: Emotional Balance and Core Needs in the Post-Pandemic Era,” a conversation between Nancy Burgoyne, Ph.D, and Maru Torres-Gregory, J.D., Ph.D., will be held at 7 p.m. on March 1 via Zoom. The event is free and open to the public, suitable for ages 12 and up. Registration is required. The results of the […]
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ETHS Chess Finishes 12th at IHSA State Tournament
Evanston Township High School’s Chess Team finished its season with a 12th-place finish in the Illinois High School Association’s state tournament this month. Earlier in the season, the team won the Naperville Central and Sterling tournaments and finished second in the NSCL Conference regular season and tournament. The team was led by Elie Platnick’s six wins, […]
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Lack of Snow Removal by Apartment Building Managers
I took a walk today around the area bounded by Oakton to the south, Dempster to the north, Dodge to the west and Asbury to the east.Most of the sidewalks and crosswalks were free of snow and ice, but some were not – including some around apartment buildings. I particularly do not understand the latter: […]
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Consequences: 20% of Evanston’s Registered Voters Helped Shape the City’s Next Four Years
As an election worker my goal is to create a safe and viable environment for voters. In these days of pandemic it is no simple task, made no easier than limitations as to where a polling place can be located. Early Voting, my particular bailiwick, has for many elections been held inside Room G300 at […]
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Performing Arts Collective Features Jevoid Simmons, Theatre Zarko on March 1
The second offering in the four-part “Celebrating Life, Community and the Arts” series brings to life the true story of Jevoid Simmons’s family’s audacious journey from the Jim Crow South to the urban North in the 1950s. Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre and The Musical Offering are collaborating with Evanston artist/storyteller extraordinaire Mr. Simmons and Theatre Zarko’s master puppeteer Michael […]
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I Feel a Big Eye Roll Coming On
Dear Gabby, I consider myself to be pretty stoic. I have to be really sick to complain or ask for attention. My spouse, however, is the opposite. Every rash is skin cancer, every headache a brain tumor. You’d think they were the only person on earth ever to suffer through a bad cold. I know […]
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Masked Person of the Day: Mike Vasilko
President Joe Biden has said he will ask everyone to wear a mask for the first 100 days of his administration to help reduce the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Mike Vasilko campaigned on Feb. 23 for his favorite for mayor at an appropriate distance from a polling place at the Ecology Center. From now […]
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Young Voices of Evanston
As part of a unit on writing Opinion pieces, Kingsley fifth-graders wrote reviews on a topic of their choice related to 2020. Here are some of the reviews, by students who chose to submit their work: The Year 2020 By Omar Brown Imagine being in a year where some of your favorites died. That is 2020. 2020 […]
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The Traffic Guy hears …
… that the sun is back. Icicles, snowfolk and snowbanks are melting; and the sun is ever brighter over the lake. Mary De Jong sent this photo of the Feb. 21 sunrise from Clark Square. … that the City is still catching up from the mid-month snow that snarled traffic and slowed everyone down for […]