Hours before it would otherwise expire, Evanston aldermen are scheduled to vote Monday night on a resolution that would extend the city's COVID-19 state of emergency declaration through June 8.
Evanston reported 12 new COVID-19 cases today bringing the city's total to 469, while across Illinois 1,656 new cases were reported for a total of 77,741.
Evanston aldermen will be asked Monday to authorize using up to $1 million from the city's affordable housing fund to pay for hotel rooms, food and transportation for homeless residents and other Evanstonians displaced by COVID-19.
COVID-19 cases reported by the Illinois Department of Public Health at Evanston long term care facilities now total 143, up from 111 last week. The IDPH-reported death toll has increased from 10 to 13.
Evanston's Compensation Committee, at a meeting Thursday evening, agreed in principle to a plan that would end the dramatic disparity in the cost to taxpayers of compensating City Council members.
Evanston reported a record high 27 new cases of COVID-19 today, raising the city's total to 436. Across Illinois there were 2,641 new cases, raising the state total to 70,873.
