As the child of Spanish-speaking parents, 5th Ward resident Adriana Gomez has been the de facto translator for her parents since her childhood. When her father, Alvaro Gomez, owner of Al Gomez Landscaping, struggled with following Evanston’s 2023 leaf blower ordinance, she offered to help him and other local landscapers — many of whom speak.
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a ban on book bans into law last June to protect libraries’ freedom in choosing their own materials. But, some advocates of literary freedom have since raised concerns about possible unintended consequences surrounding the First Amendment and librarian safety. The law, House Bill 2789, officially went into effect on Jan..
Even when the content was “harsh,” Evanston resident Heather Jean said she always encouraged her two children to explore all types of literature when they were growing up. Much of that literature came from the Evanston Public Library, which became a helpful resource when Jean’s daughter came out as queer. “If she didn’t want to.
This Saturday, Evanston Public Library will host an Eclipse Watch Party for residents to celebrate and view the solar phenomenon. As the moon moves in front of the sun during its orbit, it will block part of the sun’s light and initiate the partial eclipse. The eclipse will begin at about 10:37 a.m. and end.
Content warning: this story contains mentions of gun violence. After the 2022 school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, which left 19 children and two teachers dead, Sara Hines said she started “doom scrolling” — reading news headlines in horror — the same way she had 10 years prior following the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary.