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The Three Crowns Park living facility is shown Wednesday, March 18, 2020, in Evanston.

Testing increases at Evanston senior living home with 34 confirmed COVID-19 cases

May 19, 2020 at 6:08 p.m.

With the state reporting 34 cases of COVID-19 and six deaths among residents and staff, the executive director of Evanston's Three Crowns Park senior living facility said all staff and...

Evanston budgets additional $1 million to house homeless, others during pandemic

May 19, 2020 at 3:22 p.m.

Evanston aldermen last week unanimously approved spending up to $1 million to pay for hotel rooms, food and transportation for those who need the support. The funding will help homeless...

Skokie accepting items damaged by basement flooding after recent storms

May 21, 2020 at 2:30 p.m.

Skokie residents can leave damaged basement items for pickup by the city's Refuse Division after recent storms brought flooding to the village. Between May 13-17, Skokie received a total of...

Evanston mom dies of COVID-19 weeks before son’s high school graduation

May 15, 2020 at 4:11 p.m.

An Evanston mom of two died of COVID-19 on Tuesday, just weeks before she was to see her oldest son graduate from Evanston Township High School, her own alma mater....

Evanston man charged in shooting of woman on Howard Street, police say

May 13, 2020 at 11:42 a.m.

An Evanston man was arrested May 11 and charged in the shooting of a woman on Howard Street on April 27, according to an Evanston Police Department press release. Elijah...

Anya Pierce sets up a graduation sign at the home of one of the Evanston Township graduating seniors on May 11. The Evanston Township High School Boosters are gifting signs to all the students in the Class of 2020, and the staff was delivering them to each senior's home.

Officials at North Shore high schools plan for virtual graduations as in-person ceremonies appear less likely

May 12, 2020 at 12:37 p.m.

As officials at North Shore high schools prepare to host virtual celebrations this month, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker's recently unveiled phased-in reopening plan for the state could mean that any...

Evanston offers one-stop services, raffle to those in need during pandemic

May 11, 2020 at 4:40 p.m.

Evanston community leaders are banding together to offer one-stop services to those seeking help during the COVID-19 pandemic. Sponsored by the City of Evanston, Evanston Community Foundation, Evanston 311 and...

Evanston family known for community work receives outpouring of support after home destroyed in fire

May 9, 2020 at 10:28 a.m.

An Evanston woman whose home was destroyed in a May 2 fire said she is taken aback by the outpouring of community support she and her three children have received....

Parent seeks name of employee accused of sexual assault at Evanston middle school

May 8, 2020 at 12:09 p.m.

The father of a student who said she was sexually assaulted by a school employee at Haven Middle School last fall has filed legal documents seeking the man's name as...

The Evanston Fourth of July parade makes its way down Central Street on July 4, 2019. This year's parade and other festivities are cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Fourth of July festivities in Evanston canceled due to the coronavirus

May 6, 2020 at 4:58 p.m.

Evanston's annual July 4 celebrations are canceled this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Organizers announced the move while adding they plan to donate $10,000 that would have helped pay...

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