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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Evanston City Council approved changes to the city’s lodging establishments ordinance which covers dormitories, hotels and apartment hotels like the Margarita Inn, a former hotel that has served as a homeless shelter since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.