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Evanston park shooting: 29-year-old man killed
A devoted Evanston father was walking with his young daughter when he was fatally shot during a confrontation Thursday night in a park in the north suburb, police said.
Officers were sent to the 2100 block of McCormick Boulevard, at Isabella Butler Park — not far from the Ladd Arboretum — along the North Shore Channel around 9:05 p.m., authorities said in a Twitter thread with information about the shooting. When police arrived, Servando Hamros was found lying “in the park along the canal,” officials said. “The victim is deceased.”
Hamros, 29, of Evanston, was dead at 9:24 p.m. at the shooting scene, the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.
During a Friday afternoon news conference at the fire station, Cmdr. Ryan Glew of the Evanston Police Department said Hamros was walking through the park with one of his daughters and had what appeared to be a confrontation with at least one other person. He was shot following the confrontation.
Hamros is the father of two young girls, ages 7 and 10, according to his mother, Dawn Hamros, who said she was at the park during the shooting but did not witness the attack.
“The initial investigation indicates the victim had a confrontation with an unknown number of (people). Shots were fired, striking the victim,” police said on Twitter. Then the shooter or shooters “fled the scene on foot.”
Hamros’ daughter was physically uninjured. She contacted family members at the time, alerting them of the shooting.
“He was a funny guy. He was just great,” said his mom. “He loved his daughters. His whole world was his daughters. That’s why he was out here.”
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In a social media post at 10:10 p.m. Thursday, the Evanston Police Department said it was “not an active shooter” situation, but warned residents “to remain indoors for the next several hours & report suspicious activity.” The precautions were taken “due to the fact armed (suspects) fled on foot and are not in custody,” the post said.
Roads in the area also were closed off and authorities said there would “be a significant police presence for most of the night.”
The fatal shooting remains under investigation by Evanston police in conjunction with the North Regional Major Crimes Task Force. No suspects were in custody and no arrests had been made as of Friday afternoon.
Anyone with information regarding the investigation is encouraged to call the Evanston police at 847-866-5040 or to 27463 and beginning the text with EPDTIP.
“This is just so senseless. There’s no point to this,” said Hamros’ mother. “They need to be brought to justice.”
9-year-old Evanston boy fatally shot in Skokie identified: officials – Chicago Tribune
A 9-year-old boy fatally shot in Skokie early Saturday has been identified, officials said. Another boy, 6, was also shot but survived.
Jeremiah Ellis was found when police officers rushed to the scene of “shots fired” and found two boys shot at an apartment building in the 4700 block of Main Street just after midnight Saturday, according to police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.
Life saving measures were conducted for Jeremiah, of the 2000 block Darrow Avenue in Evanston, until fire department paramedics arrived, and he was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.
A 6-year-old boy who suffered a graze wound was also taken to a hospital but survived.
The North Regional Major Crimes Task Force was investigating the shooting, but Skokie police asked anyone with information to contact investigators at 847-982-5900 or the 24-hour Skokie Crime Tip hotline at 847-933-8477.
Evanston, Illinois raises COVID transmission level to ‘high’ as cases climb; Recommendations issued based on CDC guidelines
EVANSTON, Ill. (WLS) — Evanston is now at a “high” COVID community level, as defined by the CDC, due to rising hospitalizations, not just case numbers.
Over the past seven days, Evanston has reported 397 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, up from 305 the week prior.
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As a result, Evanston’s Health and Human Services has made the following recommendations based on CDC guidelines:
-Wearing a mask indoors in public irrespective of vaccination status including K-12 schools and other indoor public settings
-Wearing a mask or respirator that provides greater protection if you are a high risk individual for severe disease
-Wearing a mask if you have symptoms, a positive test, or have had an exposure to someone with COVID-19
-Socializing outdoors if possible and avoiding poorly ventilated indoor settings
-Getting tested before attending a family or public event. Home tests are ideal for this purpose
– Contacting your doctor right away to get treatment for COVID-19 if you are diagnosed
– Staying up-to-date with COVID-19 vaccines and boosters.
– Following CDC recommendations for isolation and quarantine, including getting tested if you are exposed to COVID-19 or have symptoms of COVID-19.
Could COVID mask mandates return?
People flocking to restaurants in the north suburb Friday evening were seemingly unconcerned about rising COVID cases.
“We’ve been vaxxed, double vaxxed, triple vaxxed, and now it’s time to start getting on with life,” resident Mike Joyce said.
“I’m not too worried about it,” Christina Joyce said. “People already are very much experienced about how to protect themselves.”
Despite the elevated risk, Evanston’s Health and Human Services Director Ike Ogbo said the city is not bringing back mask mandates.
“But, we also have that in our tool box, if we continue to see a sustained high transmission rate in Evanston,” Ogbo said.
Instead, public health officials strongly recommend masking indoors, regardless of vaccine status and urge residents to get up to date with vaccination and boosters.
Ogbo said the same advice goes to Evanston Township High School students who are attending their prom this weekend.
“With any big event comes issues with contracting COVID,” Ogbo said. “That is why it’s necessary for individuals to follow these public health initiatives.”
Across our area, only Kenosha and Racine counties in Wisconsin are at a “high” community level. Other Chicago area counties are at “medium” or “low” risk, with the city of Chicago also at “medium.”
City officials say hospitalizations would need to double to go to the next level.
“It is possible we can go to high, but I don’t think it is imminent in the next week certainly,” Chicago Dept. of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady said. “But this is why we asking while we are at “medium” to put masks back on try to gather outside if you can.”
At the state level, officials said mask mandates are not being discussed.
“If we get in high, we’re going to ask people to be really careful and avoid indoor crowded spaces when possible,” said Dr. Amaal Tokars, acting director of Illinois Dept. of Public Health.
Cases and hospitalizations have been on the rise, but COVID-related deaths remain at a pandemic low. Officials credit the vaccine and effective treatments, and say now is the time to get vaccinated and boosted if you have not already.
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1 Killed, 4 Injured in Evanston Shooting, Police Say – NBC Chicago
One person died and four others sustained injuries in a shooting Sunday evening in Evanston, police said on Twitter.
At approximately 7:17 p.m., officers received numerous 911 calls of shots fired in the area of Green Bay Road and Asbury Avenue, according to a tweet from the Evanston Police Department.
Officers located a total of five gunshot victims – four at 1950 Green Bay Rd. and a fifth at 1918 Green Bay Rd., police said.
A male victim, one of those found at 1950 Green Bay Rd., died from his injuries, police said. Those injured were four teens – two boys and two girls – ranging in age from 14 to 18 years old.
As of Sunday night, no suspects were in custody, but police said an initial investigation didn’t indicate further danger to the public.
Information about what led up to the shooting wasn’t immediately available.
Evanston, Illinois first in US to pay reparations to Black residents
The City Council in Evanston, Ill., voted 8-1 late Monday to approve a plan to make reparations available to Black residents over past discrimination and the lingering effects of slavery.
The plan, which could be the first of its kind in the U.S., is to distribute $400,000 to eligible black households. The Associated Press reported that qualifying households in the city of 73,000 would be eligible to receive $25,000 for home repairs or down payments on property.
Ald. Robin Rue Simmons, the lawmaker who proposed the initiative back in 2019, called the approval a first step but said more needs to be done.
“It is, alone, not enough,” she said, according to the Chicago Tribune. “We all know that the road to repair and justice in the Black community is going to be a generation of work. It’s going to be many programs and initiatives and more funding.”
She told the New York Times, “It is the reckoning. We’re really proud as a city to be leading the nation toward repair and justice.”
The funding for the program will come from the 3% tax on the sale of recreational marijuana and donations. The city expects to spend about $10 million over 10 years.
Qualifying residents must either have lived in or been a direct descendant of a Black person who lived in Evanston between 1919 to 1969 and who suffered discrimination in housing because of city ordinances, policies or practices.
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Simmons said pro-reparations groups have offered pro-bono legal assistance if the program is challenged in court.
The City Council acted after dozens of citizens addressed the body and the plan received some pushback from several.
Alderman Cicely Fleming, the lone vote against the plan, said she supports reparations, but what the City Council was debating is a housing plan that is being called reparations. She said the people should dictate the terms of how their grievances are repaired. Fleming described the program as paternalistic, and it assumes Black people can’t manage their own money.
In January, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, reintroduced legislation that would fund a commission for studying and developing proposals for giving reparations to African Americans. Reparations have become an especially controversial topic in the past year and encountered pushback from Congressional Republicans.
Hundreds of communities and organizations across the country are considering providing reparations to Black people. They range from the state of California to cities like Amherst, Massachusetts, Providence, Rhode Island, Asheville, North Carolina, and Iowa City, Iowa; religious denominations like the Episcopal Church; and prominent colleges like Georgetown University in Washington.
President Biden has signaled support.
Jen Psaki, the White House press secretary, told reporters last month, according to the Hill.
“He certainly would support a study of reparations. He understands we don’t need a study to take action right now on systemic racism, so he wants to take actions within his own government in the meantime,” she said.
Fox News’ Sam Dorman and the Associated Press contributed to this report
Evanston, Illinois, first in U.S. to pay Black residents reparations
The City of Evanston, Illinois, on Monday night approved a plan to distribute $10 million in reparations to Black residents for housing and mortgage assistance.
Why it matters: The city of 73,000 people, 12 miles north of downtown Chicago, is the first in the country to pass such a measure.
By the numbers: The measure passed 8-1, per WNUR News.
The big picture: The City will pay for the reparations via revenue raised from tax on cannabis, per council information.
- People who’ve lived in Evanston between 1919 and 1969, their descendants or those who can show that they faced discrimination over housing policy would eligible for reparations.
What they’re saying: Alderman Robin Rue Simmons, who was behind the initiative, told the New York Times the action was “a start.”
- “It is the reckoning,” she added. “We’re really proud as a city to be leading the nation toward repair and justice.”
Go deeper: Catholic order commits to making $100 million in slavery reparations