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‘Joy on Central’ arrives in August

Central Street Evanston will launch its new Joy on Central program in the Central Street business district Friday.

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Evanston Now launches new site design

Evanston Now today launched a redesigned website with a fresh look and added features to make it more helpful to our readers.

By Bill Smith on July 29, 2020 - 8:51 pm

Pandemic boosts bike ridership in Evanston

Buses and trains looked less attractive. Stay-at-home advisories led to less car traffic. And canceled events gave people an even greater desire to get outside. No matter the reason, Evanston

By Jasper Davidoff on July 24, 2020 - 2:36 pm

Evanston jobless rate hits pandemic peak

Evanston's jobless rate rose to 12.9% last month, the highest level of the coronavirus pandemic, according to figures released this noon by the Illinois Department of Employment Security. The jobless

By Bill Smith on July 23, 2020 - 1:04 pm

Metra seeks injunction against Union Pacific

Metra, the regional commuter rail service, is asking a federal agency for an order against Union Pacific, the railroad that runs Metra's trains through Evanston and many other suburban communities. In

By Jeff Hirsh on July 22, 2020 - 9:36 pm

Junior League Thrift House to reopen Aug. 1

The Thrift House of the Junior League of Evanston-North Shore will reopen its doors at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 1, with extensive COVID-19 safety measures in place. The Thrift House,

By Evanston Now on July 22, 2020 - 11:11 am

Evanston firms that got top PPP payouts

Nearly 1,500 Evanston-based businesses have received funds from the federal government under the Paycheck Protection Program enacted in response to economic disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The data, released

By Bill Smith on July 8, 2020 - 12:54 pm

Virus hangs cleaners out to dry

When the coronavirus pandemic hit Illinois in mid-March, dry cleaners were declared “essential businesses,” and were allowed to stay open. Only one thing was missing -- essential customers. “It’s been a challenge

By Jeff Hirsh on July 7, 2020 - 3:07 pm

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Coworking spaces face slashed demand

Coworking is trying to cope with COVID. The shared-workspace businesses, which first came to Evanston about a decade ago, are facing many of the same troubles that the giant office towers face

By Jeff Hirsh on July 3, 2020 - 10:45 am

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Landlords may benefit from new NU housing policy

If the coronavirus pandemic has been the darkest of dark clouds for American businesses, one local business might find a bit of a silver lining … apartment landlords in Evanston.

By Jeff Hirsh on July 2, 2020 - 10:45 am

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Gyms reopen, but customers aren’t rushing back

While gyms and fitness centers can reopen now with capacity limits and safety measures in the latest stage of the Restore Illinois plan, trainers and gym owners in Evanston say they're not

By Jasper Davidoff on June 29, 2020 - 3:25 pm

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Letter carriers honor memory of colleague

More than 50 uniformed letter carriers gathered outside the downtown Evanston post office this morning to honor a colleague who was killed in a car crash. 62-year-old Arthur Matillano died

By Jeff Hirsh on June 27, 2020 - 6:51 pm

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Phase 4 reopening off to slow start here

Phase 4 of Gov. J.B Pritzker’s “Restore Illinois” plan seemed more like Phase 3.5 today, as Evanston restaurants and other businesses now allowed to have customers indoors saw few people show

By Jeff Hirsh on June 26, 2020 - 9:29 pm

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Evanston’s jobless rate declines to 11.1%

The unemployment rate in Evanston and across the state declined somewhat last month, according to figures released by the Illinois Department of Employment Security. Evanston's jobless rate fell from 12.2%

By Bill Smith on June 26, 2020 - 1:24 pm

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Pot transport license sought for shuttered service station

A local entrepreneur says he wants his business to become the “Uber Eats of cannabis.” Adam Zats, whose family owns the now-closed Bee Zee service station at 1701 Howard St.

By Jeff Hirsh on June 22, 2020 - 8:44 pm

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