NU plans for in-person classes this fall, 10 million COVID-19 vaccines in IL, increase in Chicago homicides and shootings, capsized boat in Lake Michigan, and the Evanston Farmers’ Market reopens. 

Evanston Equitable Recovery Fund issues first payments, Chicago Bears prep for NFL draft, a plan to rename part of Chicago’s Lake Street Drive, and Biden’s national address

COVID-19 cases are up on campus and in India, and Evanston City Council makes changes to how things are done

Evanston partners with Northwestern, the Lakefront Stabilization Project coming to an end, the Restaurant Revitalization Fund, and Illinois population declines

IL resumes Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, EU considers allowing US tourists back this summer, and a historical Oscars

SpaceX president to give commencement address, Evanstonians honor George Floyd, EPD officers accused of excessive force, and National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

Abolishing guaranteed Greek Life ASG senate seats, graduate students develop new pharmaceutical technology, Chicago schools announce vaccination requirements for fall, and Biden’s Earth Day summit

As Derek Chauvin is found guilty, Evanston City Council unanimously passes a payout for a lawsuit against the Evanston police chief

NU begins distributing vaccines, Women’s lacrosse goes undefeated, Union Pacific train tickets will no longer be free, and the jury for Derek Chauvin’s trial begins its deliberation 

NU students and Evanston residents advocate police abolition, Chicago expands COVID-19 vaccine eligibility, and CPS reopens its doors to high school students