Even though the number of new COVID-19 cases in Evanston increased by 14% in the last week, Evanston has dropped from a high risk level to a medium risk level, […]
Category: COVID19
Posted inSchools
ETHS reinstates mask mandate as COVID-19 cases rise
Evanston Township High School District 202 is resuming its face mask requirement, citing the city’s heightened COVID-19 risk level as local cases rise. ETHS families were notified of the decision […]
Posted inCity News
COVID-19 update as of May 12: Evanston’s weekly cases per 100,000 jump to 536
The City of Evanston has determined that Evanston is at a “high” risk community level based on its number of cases per 100,000 people and local hospitalization rates. Chicago, suburban […]
Posted inCity News
COVID-19 update as of May 5: Seven-day average of new cases in Evanston jumps 41%
New COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people puts Evanston, Chicago, suburban Cook County, and Illinois in “middle” risk level. A researcher with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says […]
Posted inCity News
YWCA Stand Against Racism returns with post-pandemic vigor
This year’s 10th annual YWCA Stand Against Racism demonstration was the first time since the start of the COVID pandemic that local residents were able to participate. Hundreds of people […]
Posted inCity News
COVID-19 update as of April 28: seven-day average of new cases puts Evanston in medium risk category
New COVID-19 cases in suburban Cook County, Chicago and the state increased again in the last week. New cases in Evanston declined slightly. Cook County remains in the “low” risk […]
Posted inBusiness & Economy
Innovation selling old stuff: Secret Treasures Antiques shifts business model during pandemic
For almost 30 years Secret Treasures Antiques, which touts vintage items “at wow prices” – ranging from 5 cents to $100 – has thrived in Evanston’s Main-Dempster Mile commercial district. […]
Posted inBusiness & Economy
Temperance Beer Company brews up local business partnerships and community support
Sixty years ago, when Evanston was still a dry town with liquor sales prohibited in restaurants and stores, no breweries, distilleries or other alcohol manufacturers had ever set up shop […]
Posted inCity News
COVID-19 update as of April 21: seven-day average of new cases in Evanston remains flat
New COVID-19 cases in suburban Cook County, Chicago and the state increased again in the last week. New cases in Evanston remained flat. Hospitalizations due to COVID remain at relatively […]
Posted inCity News
COVID-19 update as of April 14: seven-day average of new cases in Evanston jumps 78%
New COVID-19 cases in Evanston, suburban Cook County, Chicago and the state increased again in the last week. Hospitalizations due to COVID, however, remain at relatively low levels. New subvariant […]