Evanston Now But a blow-out result in the primary election also drew lots of reader interest. An Evanston resident clearing snow this morning. (Jan Smith photo) The big storm that dropped a huge blanket of snow on Evanston topped the news last month. But a sweeping election victory also played into the mix along with news of pandemic-related problems for two major downtown businesses. Here’s a rundown of the month’s top 10 most read stories on Evanston Now: Evanston digs out from storm — Feb. 16 — The National Weather Services says we’ve now got well over 20 inches of snow on the ground after a major storm blew through Evanston yesterday and overnight.