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Hecky’s Barbecue, an Evanston institution for nearly 40 years, won the Chicago Tribune’s Readers’ Choice Award for the best Chicago-style BBQ in April. The award is the first the restaurant has received since its founder, Hecky Powell, died in 2020, according to Cheryl Judice, Powell’s wife and the current president and owner of Hecky’s. Judice...
Those we've lost to COVID-19: Hecky Powell, Evanston restaurant owner Evanston restaurateur Hecky Powell, owner of Hecky's Barbecue, died of complications of COVID-19 in May. chicago Sun-Times Evanston barbecue king and philanthropist Hecky Powell died of complications from COVID-19 in May. Courtesy of Cheryl Judice Updated 12/20/2020 12:07 AM COVID-19 has taken the lives of more than 15,000 people in Illinois, including about 6,200 from the suburbs. We’re sharing the stories of some of those we’ve lost. Using recipes passed down from his grandmother, Hecky Powell ope...