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EVANSTON, IL — Households in Evanston can order up to four free rapid antigen coronavirus tests beginning Wednesday with the launch of a federal ...

Other Evanston arts organizations were invited to participate in special ... On arriving in Evanston in 2002, Degliantoni took a job at Illinois ...

Boyle lives in Evanston, Illinois, where he is the William Smith Mason Professor of American History at Northwestern University.

Her later church memberships included St. Matthew United Methodist Church in Cleveland, Ohio, First United Methodist Church in Evanston, Illinois, ...

With high COVID-19 cases and student pushback against in-person classes, Associated Student Government approved a resolution Wednesday to require hybrid alternatives to in-person learning. The resolution asks administration to require professors to offer virtual alternatives, excuse any absences due to COVID-19 and clearly state COVID-19 policies for students who test positive in syllabi. Hillel Senator...

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... the plants against winter salt, wind and rabbits, said Amy Dale of Evanston's Green Edens landscaping company. ... Evanston, Illinois 60201

Reduce, reuse, recycle and refuse: these are tenets of Eco and the Flamingo, Evanston and Chicago’s first zero waste general stores. “(Sustainability’s) just been our guiding value from the beginning — if a company wasn’t sustainable, we weren’t going to work with them,” co-founder Bethany Barbouti said. “That was just one area we were never...

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Just seven weeks after Comida Cantina opened in January 2020, COVID-19 shut down the restaurant’s dining room.  Comida is a Central St. restaurant and bar specializing in Mexican and Latin American-inspired cuisine. During the pandemic, the restaurant made a variety of adjustments and recently launched a partnership with Northwestern’s Wildcard Advantage Discounts program.  “Our goal...

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While Northwestern graduate programs often come with health benefits, some programs leave student workers without dental or vision coverage, and many are left without retirement benefits. Emergency medical expenses can be economically crippling on a graduate stipend, and for those with families, paying child support can prove difficult.  For graduate students, the lack of adequate...

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When Evanston Township High School freshman Eli Coustan wanted to meet with his aunt for Christmas, he realized getting an at-home COVID-19 test was “extremely difficult.” Prompted by this realization, he created FindACovidTest.org, a website which connects users with tests. The site includes more than 15 different brand options, 13 retailer options and three at-home...

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The Northwestern Emeriti Organization won the Innovation Award in October for their series of “mini-courses.” NEO was one of three Innovation Award winners from the Association of Retirement Organizations in Higher Education.  NEO established the courses in 2019 in partnership with the Evanston Public Library. Retired faculty members teach them to Evanston residents and members...

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District 65 may need additional substitute teachers.

Today I woke up in isolation housing with a bloody nose. The same happened the day before. And the day before. The sore throat that plagued me when I first entered isolation housing last Thursday had faded by Saturday. But three days ago, it came back — this time not because of COVID-19, but because...

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Content warning: This article contains mentions of homophobic and racial slurs.  Growing up as the gay eldest son of two Dominican immigrants living in League City — a predominantly conservative suburb of Houston — meant the only people who looked like me lived down the hall, and I could count the number of queer people...

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Evanston, Illinois is not Waiting for Federal Reparations · Madison in the Sixties, WORT Local News Madison in the 60s, Martin Luther King Jr.

Evanston is pouring more money into a youth anti-violence program started last ... [Most read] Omicron surge appears to have peaked in Illinois, ...

Pritzker 'Cautiously Optimistic' Illinois Omicron Peak Has Passed - Chicago, IL - The governor said the recent decline in the number of people ...

Suburban Evanston has begun making reparations payments to black ... Illinois Tornado Victim's Family Sues Amazon Over Warehouse Collapse.

Jan 18, 2022; Evanston, Illinois, USA; Wisconsin Badgers guard Johnny Davis (1) reacts after making a three point basket against the Northwestern ...

Evanston's Housing and Community Development Committee approved recommendations of renewals for two city housing-related contracts on Tuesday, ...