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Evanston Now Reid demands hazard pay for some retail workers Ald. Devon Reid (8th) proposed Monday that the Evanston force employers to provide $4 or $5 an hour in pandemic hazard pay to some retail workers. Devon Reid stands with his mother as he's sworn in by Mayor Daniel Biss Monday night. Ald. Devon Reid (8th) proposed Monday that the Evanston force employers to provide $4 or $5 an hour in pandemic hazard pay to some retail workers. Reid said he’s designed his proposal to apply only to businesses with more than 500 employees, so it would affect Target, Whole F...

Evanston Now District 65 board member resigns Rebeca Mendoza, who was appointed to the Evanston/Skokie School District 65 board in 2017, has resigned, and the board is seeking a replacement. Rebeca Mendoza. Rebeca Mendoza, who was appointed to the Evanston/Skokie School District 65 board in 2017, has resigned, and the board is seeking a replacement. Mendoza, appointed to fill a vacancy created by the resignation of Omar Brown, had sought to run as a write-in candidate for 5th Ward alderman this year but failed to get on the ballot after a paperwork mix-up that she b...

In the wake of Evanston’s election results getting finalized, organizers, electees and residents said they are looking forward to the potential for positive change under new local officials. Candidates campaigned in the most crowded election cycle in decades, school board races featured a prominent push for racial equity and long-entrenched alderpeople were unseated. Many residents said it’s important not to throw in the towel after a long election cycle. Instead, the results can be a springboard for a new season of change. Kristen White, a longtime resident and Evanston/Skokie School Dis...

Braithwaite, Kelly, Reid Keep Leads In Final Evanston Vote Count Patch 1 hr ago Jonah Meadows © Jonah Meadows/Patch Tuesday was the last day for votes to be counted in the April 6, 2021, consolidated elections. The Cook County Clerk's Office plans to certify final results prior to April 27. EVANSTON, IL — Two weeks after last day of voting in the April 6 municipal elections, the Cook County Clerk's Office has released a preliminary final count of ballots, which is scheduled to be certified by Tuesday. The results (below) show four new aldermen now set to join five incum...

Approximately 13,000 Evanston residents cast ballots in last Tuesday’s municipal elections, a drop in voter turnout since the 2017 election, City Clerk Devon Reid said at City Council Monday night. This year, around 25 percent of the city’s registered voters cast a ballot — a 5 percent  increase from the voter turnout in the February...