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Government

Live: Evanston City Council

Here's our live coverage of tonight's Evanston City Council meeting at which aldermen are expected to adopt the city's 2021 budget.

By Bill Smith posted 2 hours ago

Government

State: 48 new COVID-19 cases in Evanston

Governor sees "glimmer of hope" as COVID positive rates decline, but says people need to keep follow mitigation procedures to avoid a post-Thanksgiving surge.

By Bill Smith posted 4 hours ago

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Fire Department: COVID has ‘changed the way we do business’

Full gowns. Goggles. And personal protective equipment such as N-95 masks. Those items have now become as much a part of a firefighter's gear as a helmet, turnout coat, and

By Jeff Hirsh posted 6 hours ago

Government

27 new COVID cases in Evanston, 10,012 statewide

Illinois lost the lives of another 76 residents to the coronavirus pandemic today. Positive test rates continued to drop slowly, but are still dangerously high.

By Bill Smith on November 22, 2020 - 3:41 pm

Government

28 new COVID cases here, 11,891 statewide

Positive rates in Cook County declined somewhat from extraordinarily high levels, but hospitals continued to see more COVID-19 patients and 126 pandemic deaths were reported today in Illinois.

By Bill Smith on November 21, 2020 - 3:26 pm

Education

NU: All students to return to campus next quarter

Despite COVID-19 case numbers spiking, Northwestern University has repeated its plan to bring all students back to campus when Winter quarter begins in mid-January.

By Jeff Hirsh on November 20, 2020 - 7:08 pm

Government

42 new COVID cases in Evanston, 13,012 statewide

The number of people hospitalized with the coronavirus disease continued to increase across Illinois today amid concerns hospitals could run out of room.

By Bill Smith on November 20, 2020 - 5:06 pm

Government

NU COVID cases up 56% this week

COVID-19 cases rose again this week at Northwestern University. The school reported 98 cases this week, compared to 63 the previous week. That's an increase of nearly 56%.

By Bill Smith on November 20, 2020 - 3:59 pm

Education

ETHS leaders: COVID restrictions not expected to end soon

With all of Illinois moving back to more COVID-19-related regulations, School District 202 Superintendent Eric Witherspoon said, "I expect this pause to last quite awhile."

By Jeff Hirsh on November 20, 2020 - 9:27 am

Government

46 new COVID cases and one more death here

Hospitalization rates across the state continue to increase, putting more strain on health care workers, although some areas are seeing a decline in positive test rates.

By Bill Smith on November 19, 2020 - 3:44 pm

Education

ETHS suspends all activities

Evanston Township High School is suspending all indoor and outdoor extracurricular activities, as part of the statewide effort to reduce the spread of COVID-19. In a statement released this morning,

By Jeff Hirsh on November 19, 2020 - 11:42 am

Education

District 65 facing budget cuts

The pandemic is pushing the Evanston school district's budget into the red.

By Jeff Hirsh on November 19, 2020 - 10:56 am

Business

Transit agencies predict slow return of riders

The transit agencies that serve Evanston expect it will take until 2023 to get most of their passengers back. And even then, they don't project a 100% return.

By Jeff Hirsh on November 18, 2020 - 7:34 pm

Wellness

COVID unit nurse: ‘Please don’t call me a hero’

A nurse who volunteered to work with hospitalized coronavirus patients, and then got COVID herself, talks about her experience.

By Jeff Hirsh on November 18, 2020 - 4:31 pm

Government

11 new COVID cases here and two more deaths

Evanston health officials reported 11 new COVID-19 cases among city residents today, down from 25 on Tuesday.

By Bill Smith on November 18, 2020 - 3:47 pm

Government

25 new COVID cases here, new statewide activity limits set

Evanston health officials reported 25 new COVID-19 cases among city residents today, down from 37 each day on Sunday and Monday. Statewide there were 12,381 new cases, and the state

By Bill Smith on November 17, 2020 - 3:40 pm

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