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The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


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Howard Street in Evanston. Several black-owned businesses, including Good to Go Jamaican Cuisine, Harold’s Chicken and Taste of Jamaica, are located on Howard Street in Evanston.

A list of Evanston black-owned businesses you can support

June 21, 2020

In 2015, three Evanston business owners founded Black Business Consortium Evanston North Shore, with a mission to connect black business owners and provide support, resources and technical assistance. The...

The Evanston Chamber of Commerce is working in partnership with Northwestern and the City of Evanston to obtain discounts on the PPE for businesses.

Evanston businesses buy PPE in bulk to aid with safe reopening

June 17, 2020

Fifty-seven Evanston businesses have signed onto a bulk order of personal protective equipment to help them reopen safely. The Evanston Chamber of Commerce is working in partnership with Northwestern...

Good’s of Evanston, 714 Main St. The family-run custom framing store will close after 117 years.

After 117 years, family-run Good’s of Evanston closes for good

June 1, 2020

After 117 years, the family-run Good’s of Evanston will close, forcing long-time customers to look elsewhere for custom framing needs. Good’s of Evanston, located at 714 Main St., will continue...

Sweet Temptations Bake Shop. The Howard Street bakery has started selling care packages to be delivered to customers since the beginning of COVID-19.

Sweet Temptations Bake Shop cooks up new ways to serve Evanston during COVID-19

May 27, 2020

Over a decade ago, Sweet Temptations Bake Shop was a small business run out of a family kitchen. But today, the bakery is a well-known presence on Howard Street. Co-owner Yuri Oropeza remembers when...

A newspaper vending machine under an L bridge in downtown Evanston. Local newspapers have reported an increase in readership since Illinois’s COVID-19 stay-at-home order was put in place.

Evanston news sees increases in readership

May 26, 2020

Evanston residents have increasingly turned to local news sites for information and updates on the pandemic. Evanston Now and Evanston RoundTable, two of the city’s news sites, have reported increases...

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