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Former 4th Ward Alderman Evelyn Evie Sherman Raden has died after a long illness.
Former 4th Ward Alderman Evelyn “Evie” Sherman Raden has died after a long illness. She was 82.
The long-time resident of Evanston served as a passionate advocate for many causes before, during and after her two terms as alderman from 1981 to 1989.
Described by her family as a visionary political organizer, she was pivotal in many campaigns at local, state and national levels.
Her time on the City Council coincided with a turn to the right in the White House, and she responded locally to conservative policies at the national level.
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The Evanston Township High School/District 202 Board of Education recognized a retiring board member and swore in the new board for the 2021-2022 school year on Monday in their first in-person meeting since the start of the pandemic.
Jude Laude, a member of the board since 2017, is retiring but plans to continue youth advocacy efforts in Evanston as director of programs at Youth Job Center.
Laude thanked the Evanston community and his colleagues and reflected on his time on the board.
“I grew up here as a first generation Haitian,” Laude said. “(My father) would sit at the kitchen table and say, ‘I’m not leaving you any money, but I’m gonna leave you my name,’ and one of the greatest honors for me in my life was when I ran for the board and I saw his name all over this town.”
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Evanston restaurants looking for employees Help wanted is too mild a way to put things for restaurants in Evanston, and around the nation. Help needed now, desperately! is far more accurate.
“Help needed now, desperately!” is far more accurate.
“It’s ugly out there, it really is,” says Diana Hamann, owner of the Wine Goddess in the Main/Dempster Mile district. Hamann says despite paying competitive wages for servers ($14/hour plus tips), “there is a lack of people who want to work.”
The Wine Goddess is part of the Custer Oasis, where the streets at Custer and Main are closed for outdoor dining for her shop and two restaurants.