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24 apartments proposed for 2030 Greenwood

Project would require rezoning and three variations.

By Bill Smith on January 16, 2021 - 10:54 am

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Illinois appears to escape post-holiday surge in COVID deaths

21 new cases in Evanston today. Daily positive test rate 1.3%

By Bill Smith on January 15, 2021 - 3:26 pm

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Pritzker relaxes COVID restrictions — but not here

Still no indoor dining to be allowed in Evanston

By Bill Smith on January 15, 2021 - 1:30 pm

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New house speaker is NU grad

One thing you may not have known about the new speaker of the Illinois House, Emanual “Chris” Welch -- he's a Northwestern University alum.

By Evanston Now on January 15, 2021 - 12:18 pm

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Manager: City preparing to scale up vaccine delivery

Evanston City Manager Erika Storlie says city officials are preparing to scale up vaccination programs as soon as they receive more doses of the COVID-19 vaccines. Speaking to residents at

By Bill Smith on January 15, 2021 - 9:44 am

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One candidate booted from ballot plans write-in campaign

Other candidate removed by court ruling unsure of plans.

By Jeff Hirsh on January 14, 2021 - 6:11 pm

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36 new COVID cases here, 0.72% vaccinated statewide

Still slow going on vaccinations. State says Evanston seven-day positive rate continues to decline.

By Bill Smith on January 14, 2021 - 3:36 pm

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16 new COVID cases here, 5,862 across state

Just 0.65% of state population is fully vaccinated so far.

By Bill Smith on January 13, 2021 - 3:14 pm

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Polep named interim fire chief

Evanston City Manager Erika Storlie today appointed Deputy Chief Paul Polep as interim chief of the Evanston Fire Department. Polep, an Evanston resident, is a 24-year veteran of the department

By Evanston Now on January 12, 2021 - 5:21 pm

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Evanston seven-day COVID positive rate falls to 1.7%

Just over one-half of one percent of Illinois residents now have received both shots of the COVID vaccine.

By Bill Smith on January 12, 2021 - 3:51 pm

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Aldermen postpone ‘eating their vegetables’

Evanston aldermen Monday night postponed action on a resolution pledging to rebuild the city's rainy day fund over the next three years. A few speakers at public comment voiced fears

By Bill Smith on January 12, 2021 - 10:05 am

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Recap: City Council

Here's a recap of our live coverage of this evening's Evanston City Council meeting.

By Bill Smith on January 11, 2021 - 5:41 pm

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Recap: Planning and Development Committee

Here's a recap of our live coverage of this evening's Evanston City Council Planning and Development Committee meeting.

By Bill Smith on January 11, 2021 - 5:30 pm

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Recap: Administration and Public Works Committee

Here's a recap of our live coverage of this afternoon's Evanston City Council Administration and Public Works Committee meeting.

By Bill Smith on January 11, 2021 - 4:32 pm

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Two more COVID deaths in Evanston, positive rate 2%

State has 4,776 more cases. State says nearly 335,000 people have been vaccinated.

By Bill Smith on January 11, 2021 - 3:20 pm

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18 new COVID cases here, 4,711 across state

Suburban Cook County's COVID case count tops 200K. But Evanston's positive rate is declining.

By Bill Smith on January 10, 2021 - 3:19 pm

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