No one at the Evanston Fire Department quite lived and preached fire prevention the way Tom Linkowski did. He was second in command in fire prevention when I started covering the department. I had a standing appointment to meet him every week at Station 2 on Madison to go over the reports. He’d go through […]
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Peggy Tarr: The New Christianity
When I walked past a restaurant that had a copy of the Ten Commandments on two miniature tablets in its window, it made me think about how so many of today’s behaviors contradict the tenets of Christianity, behaviors that are asocial, sociopathic and psychopathic. And yet, many of the people exhibiting these negative behaviors still […]
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Brief Update on Jan. 14: 36 New COVID-19 Cases in Evanston, 6,652 in the State
Evanston’s weekly cases per 100,000 people was 209 today, four times IDPH’s target for community spread. Its test positivity rate dropped to 1.7%, though, with significant increases in the number of tests for the past week. Evanston There were 36 new confirmed COVID-19 cases of Evanston residents today. The average number of new cases per […]
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NorthShore and Northwest Community Unite, Expanding Community Centric Model
Northwest Community Healthcare (NCH), located in Arlington Heights, officially became part of NorthShore University HealthSystem (NorthShore) on January 1, 2021, after receiving federal and state regulatory approvals. The transaction adds a sixth hospital to the NorthShore system, as well as a significant suburban outpatient presence, and further expands its reach as a regional, community-connected healthcare system for the […]
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Evanston Residents in Multi-family Dwelling Displaced by Early Morning Fire
Just after 7 a.m. on Dec. 23, Evanston firefighters responded to the 1200 block of Judson Avenue for the report of a structure fire in a multi-family apartment building. First arriving companies encountered heavy smoke and fire conditions on the north side of the structure, with fire extending from a garden level apartment to the […]
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YWCA Evanston/North Shore Receives $9 Million From Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott
MacKenzie Scott, a billionaire philanthropist and author known for supporting organizations committed to gender and racial equity, recently announced a gift of $9 million to YWCA Evanston/North Shore, one 384 to receive a gift from after a thorough vetting by a team of advisors. “To select these 384, the team sought suggestions and perspective from […]
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Suzanne Raphael Berkson
Suzanne Raphael Berkson, 87, died peacefully on Dec. 12 in the company of Gershon, her beloved husband of nearly 68 years. Suzie was an artist whose creative life force imbued all of her endeavors. From the publication of one of her early woodcuts in the UNICEF calendar to her sketches and illustrations of the world […]
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Joan Mansfield Brannigan
Joan Mansfield Brannigan of Evanston, native of Arlington, Mass., died on Dec. 8 2020. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband Walter J.; her parents Frederick and Margaret (nee Grannan), sister Ann O’Neil, brothers Frederick A. and James L., and her son James W. “Jay”. Beloved mother of Susan, Mark (Merrily Goodrich), and […]
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Oct. 15: Eighteen New COVID-19 Cases of Evanstonians, 4,015 New Cases for the State
Oct. 15: Eighteen New COVID-19 Cases of Evanstonians, 4,015 New Cases for the State The number of new confirmed COVID-19 cases reported for Illinois today was the highest number reported in the entire pandemic (not counting Sept. 4, which reported a catch up for the prior three days). While there 67,086 new tests today, the […]