The Downtown Evanston Farmers’ Market will kick off its 45th season on Saturday, May 2, with new rules to attempt to assure customer and worker safety during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sponsored: In the wake of storms that included damaging rain, wind and hail, LDK Custom Construction is offering free inspections of roofs to see if there is any storm damage.
The COVID-19 pandemic has created many challenges for Evanston businesses. Here's a look at how it's impacting Rex's Place, a dog-day care and boarding facility at 2120 Ashland Ave.
The U.S. Labor Depoartment reported this morning that more than 141,000 Illinois residents filed first-time claims for unemployment benefits last week.
Roger Sosa, executive director of the Evanston Chamber of Commerce, says 45 percent of businesses that responded to a chamber survey said they've shut down "until further notice" because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
New jobless claims soared to more than 6.6 million nationwide last week, double the initial COVID-19 related surge from the week before. But only one Evanston employer so far has notified the state of a mass layoff.
Likely to no one's surprise, the COVID-19 dominated our list of the most-read stories on Evanston Now for March. With the site drawing nearly three times its typical monthly traffic, the pandemic was top of mind for everybody.
