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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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City requires staff to receive COVID-19 vaccination by mid-November

October 18, 2021

City government will require all staff to get fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or provide weekly test results to the Evanston Health and Human Services Department starting Nov. 15, according to a Monday...

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As eligibility varies across the state, Evanston residents struggle to secure local vaccination appointments

April 12, 2021

When Chris Granner, 63, became eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, he jumped on the opportunity to register through the city of Evanston’s website — but soon realized he was not going to find an appointment...

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Northwestern approved to administer vaccines when supplies allow

February 22, 2021

The Illinois Department of Public Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention granted Northwestern approval to directly administer the vaccine to NU community members once supplies become...

Evanston Public Library, 1703 Orrington Ave. EPL will provide services like HIV prevention counseling and rapid HIV screening, as well as screenings for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia in an effort to improve health literacy.

Evanston Public Library to provide free STI screenings, counseling

January 8, 2019

The Evanston Health and Human Services Department is partnering with Howard Brown Health and the Evanston Public Library to provide free sexually transmitted infection screenings in the Evanston community. Starting...

Unknown illness affects many at Washington Elementary School

November 4, 2014

Evanston/Skokie School District 65 contacted city health officials on Friday after an “unusually large number” of students and staff at a district school became ill. Students and staff from Washington...

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