The Justin Wynn Leadership Academy’s 3-on-3 basketball tournament is back after a one-year hiatus. JWLA has an annual 3-on-3 basketball tournament where numerous elementary and middle school players participate. The tournament did not take place last year because of the pandemic. This year, it will take place on June 26 at Mason Park, Church Street […]
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COVID-19 Update on June 7: Zero New Cases in Evanston, 244 in the State
Hard to believe, but there are 0 cases in Evanston and a total of 244 new cases reported in the entire State today. On May 7, just one month ago, the State reported 3,321 new cases. The charts in the above chart box show that the weekly number of new cases per 100,000 in Evanston, […]
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Evanston LGBTQ Organization Prepares for June Pride Celebration
A number of Evanstonians, who recently banded together to create a new community LGBTQ pride organization, unveiled plans for a Pride Month celebration at the end of June. The function of Evanston Pride, Inc., according to its organizational website, “is to organize and support the full spectrum of local LGBTQIA+ community members through specialized programming […]
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Community Science Project Hopes to Draw Endangered Bumble Bee to Evanston Gardens
When Americans think about bees they likely envision wax-filled hives humming with honeybees, which were brought to North America from Europe several hundred years ago. Honeybees thrived here until the mid 2000s when alarming declines sparked interest in bee conservation, native plants, and backyard beekeeping. What people may not know is that many of America’s […]
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COVID-19 Update on June 3: One New Case in Evanston, 674 in the State
The City of Evanston reported this evening that approximately 85% of Evanston residents 12 and older have received at least one vaccine dose, and 70% are fully vaccinated. Risk of Community Spread The charts in the above chart box show that the weekly number of new cases per 100,000 in Evanston, Suburban Cook County, Chicago […]
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Northlight Seeks City Support of $2 Million in Federal Stimulus Funds to Get Theater Project Back on Track
Northlight Theatre officials were a few weeks away from buying a downtown property for their new theater center last March when the talks had to be canceled because of the uncertainty cast by COVID-19. Now back in talks on the property, theater officials are seeking help from the City – requesting $2 million of the […]
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COVID-19 Update on June 1: Zero New Cases in Evanston, 401 in the State
Evanston has reported no new COVID-19 cases in four of the last seven days. Its seven-day average of new cases per day dropped to 0.7%. Its test positivity rate is 0.1%. It is well below the thresholds recommended by the Illinois Department of Public Health and leading researchers. The number of cases reported by the […]
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Amanda Seligman and the History of Chicago’s Block Clubs
The Levy Lecture topic on May 25 centered around Chicago’s block clubs, presented by a former Evanston resident Amanda Seligman, a historian and expert in the subject. Dr. Seligman earned a Ph.D. in history from Northwestern University in 1999 and is currently a professor of history and urban studies at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She […]
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‘Inclusiva’
Coming to Evanston in June – a large, new abstract piece of public art, called “Inclusiva,” will be installed on the east side of the new Robert Crown Center, just north of the main entrance. Commissioned by the City and managed by Woodhouse Tinucci Architects, the building’s designers, the stainless steel sculpture will stand some […]
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Northwestern Rock Chipped and Damaged for Unconfirmed Reasons
Vandals damaged the Northwestern University Rock on May 27, chipping off thick layers of paint and leaving them scattered on the ground beside the Rock. The front of the Rock, which displayed the message “Free Palestine,” remained intact. Northwestern junior Margo Milanowski said when she first heard about the damage to the Rock via Twitter, […]