Connections for the Homeless, a nonprofit working to house the homeless in Evanston, has purchased the Margarita Inn after operating out of the building since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. The $6.5 million purchase was made possible with a no-interest, fully forgivable 30-year loan from Cook County’s American Rescue Plan coffers. Connections Chief Development Officer Nia Tavoularis .
Cook County Commissioners approved the use of federal COVID-19 funds for the Evanston nonprofit Connections for the Homeless to purchase the Margarita Inn, a former upscale hotel very near downtown Evanston that has operated as a long-term homeless shelter since the early days of the pandemic. Despite concerns from some neighbors, Connections is set to receive $7 million to help secure the .
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