Mass Vaccination Sites | School Outbreak | Development Approved

Evanston IL

07 March, 2021

6:42 AM

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Miss a day, miss a lot, so take a moment to catch up on some of the past week's headlines from across the North Shore. Mass Vaccination Site Opening In Vacant Des Plaines Kmart Up to 1,890 people a day will begin receiving COVID-19 vaccines Thursday at a vacant big box retail store in Des Plaines, as the state's last Kmart to close is set to become... Read more (Cook County) United Center Vaccination Registration Opens To 1B+ Sunday The first 110,000 appointments to receive COVID-19 vaccines at the United Center parking lot opened Thursday morning for seniors. People aged 65 or older can now register online at Zocdoc.com/vaccine... Read more (Scott Olson/Getty Images) 14 Students Test Positive For Coronavirus At DHS: Superintendent DEERFIELD, IL — Following the first day of instituting saliva-based testing for students on campus, Township High School District 113 announced Wednesday 14 students at Deerfield High School and one... Read more (Jonah Meadows/Patch) COVID-19 Vaccination Data Released By Health Department City officials began publishing detailed vaccination data online Tuesday, showing both the number of doses administered by the Evanston Health and Human Services Department and... Read more Coronavirus Vaccine Helpers: Group Finds Appointments Glenview resident Amanda Gregory was watching a news story about a Vaccine Angels group in Florida that was helping people find COVID-19 vaccine appointments. Between seeing that and... Read more Over 5,600 People Have Received First Dose From Village As the coronavirus case count and positivity rate in Skokie falls to its lowest level since before last fall's surge in infections, nearly 30 percent of pre-registered residence in the... Read more 'Now We Must Implement This': Lawmakers Tout Passage Of HB 3653 WAUKEGAN, IL — The legislative sponsors of the sweeping criminal justice overhaul signed into law last week by Gov. J.B. Pritzker appeared at a news conference with the governor and local officials... Read more School Districts Hire Interim Superintendent For Next 4 Months LAKE FOREST, IL — At a joint meeting of the boards of Lake Forest's public elementary and high school districts Monday, members voted unanimously to approve a contract with Constance "Connie"... Read more High School To Begin Offering In-Person Classes Students at Evanston Township High School will have the opportunity for on-campus instruction next month for the first time in more than a year, administrators announced. Superintendent... Read more Revised Green Bay Road Development Considered By Village Council Trustees are set to consider granting preliminary approval to revised plans for The Walden, a five-unit luxury condominium building on Green Bay Road at a special meeting of the... Read more Northwestern President Morty Schapiro To Depart In August 2022 Northwestern University President Morty Schapiro announced Wednesday his contract will not be extended. He said he plans to step down next year, after nearly 13 years at the helm.... Read more Drive-Thru, Office Building Campus Approved At Long-Vacant Corner The City Council Monday granted a request to build a commercial development with a drive-thru coffee shop at the southeast corner of Waukegan and Everett roads in west Lake Forest.... Read more Which COVID-19 Vaccine Is Best? 'The One You Can Get': Doctor With the emergency authorization of the first single-dose coronavirus vaccine, health experts in Illinois and around the country are encouraging the public to take whichever type is... Read more NORTH SHORE REAL ESTATE Frank Lloyd Wright-Designed Affordable Housing Sold For $635,000 A historic Wilmette bungalow designed by Frank Lloyd Wright sold last month for $635,000. Built in 1915 for Thomas E. Sullivan, the Lewis E. Burleigh House on Gregory Avenue is... Read more (Realtor.com) LOCAL POLICE REPORTS (Jonah Meadows/Patch) Second Man Charged With Murder In Killing Of Beach Park Couple 1st Degree Burning, Aggravated Arson Warrant Arrest Made: LCSO BlotterBox Of Rocks Donated To Goodwill; Hotel Spat: NBK BlotterSpitting Incidents Reported At Lyft Car, Inside Business: GV BlotterMeth Delivery Charge; Blackmail Scams; Phone Threats: NT BlotterLake Forest Woman Killed By Metra Train: Authorities IN MEMORIUM North Shore Death Notices: Feb. 22 To Feb. 28 EARLIER: North Shore Week in Headlines, Feb. 22–Feb. 28: On-Campus Jabs Begin | Restaurant Revived | New Mayor Elected ALSO ON PATCH Learn how to post events, letter and articles on Patch with a user accountLike us on Facebook: Evanston • Highland Park • Winnetka-Glencoe • Lake Forest • Deerfield • Northbrook • Glenview • Skokie • Wilmette-Kenilworth • Niles-Morton Grove For more local stories, subscribe to Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts or download the iPhone or Android app.