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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

People walk in downtown Evanston on Thursday, Feb. 29. A new grant program could help still-struggling local businesses cover their expenses.

New city grant program could help Evanston businesses recover from pandemic

February 29, 2024

A new grant program launched in January by Evanston’s economic development office seeks to help small businesses still struggling with the COVID-19 pandemic’s long-term economic impacts. The Small...

Retail vacancies have dropped, but downtown Evanston still faces headwinds as it enters 2024.

Mixed signals for downtown Evanston as retailers enter new year

January 11, 2024

Matthew Abitbol opened a specialty footwear store in downtown Evanston just before the COVID-19 pandemic closed the world down. “We would chase down a single sale,” said Abitbol, the owner of Commonwealth...

Participants in the 2019 Bank of America Chicago Marathon. Commonwealth Running Company will be opening up shop to runners of all ages and skills in downtown Evanston.

Commonwealth Running Company prepares to open in Evanston

February 12, 2020

Commonwealth Running Company is a specialty footwear store nearly a decade in the making, and by the end of the month, owner Matthew Abitbol’s dreams of running a shoe store will finally come to fruition....

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