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Content warning: This article contains mentions of gun violence and death. At about 8:10 p.m. on Wednesday, Evanston Police Department first responded to reports of shots on Clark Street Beach. The department posted periodic updates on their Twitter account as police responded and secured the scene. But the city didn’t send texts or emails to. ....
Kristin Huzar recently became a host for a family of immigrants from Venezuela. She said she’s happy to house them as long as she can. But the overarching support system for refugees from Venezuela in the Chicago area is simply insufficient, Huzar said. “We don’t have the interest. We don’t have the infrastructure for this,”. ....
Evanston residents expressed concern about the city’s 2023 Capital Improvement Plan at Monday’s City Council meeting. The Capital Improvement Plan helps fund the city’s parks, facilities and other annual projects, including street resurfacing and streetlight pole replacement. City staff presented a plan for capital improvement in the coming year and requested guidance on which projects. ....
Like many other hair salons, Aim & Ailie Hair Boutique on Central Street used to split its services into men’s and women’s haircuts. But when the shop’s then-manager, SESP junior and lifelong Evanston resident Trin Collins, came out as nonbinary, the salon’s owners brought up the possibility of changing their pricing model. Together, they worked. ....
While most summer camps around Evanston closed last summer due to COVID-19, this year looks different as programs return to in-person activities. Earlier this month, guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention changed to allow three feet of space between children in school settings rather than six in communities where transmission is. ....