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 Submit your Thanksgiving Specials!
It's time for Thanksgiving in Evanston and we want to support our local business efforts! Complete our Holiday Special form so we can feature your holiday specials and events in our next Economic Development Newsletter. Complete the form today!
 CEBA Holiday Festival & Tree Lighting!
The Central Evanston Business Association (CEBA) is hosting a holiday festival and tree lighting ceremony on Friday, December 9 from 5 to 8 p.m. Enjoy food and drinks from 5th Ward businesses, a toy give-away, ornament making station, vendors, music from the ETHS choir, and more.
 Good To Go Friday Night Live
Come out to Good to Go Jamaican Restaurant, located at 711 Howard St, for this week's Friday Night Live! Music will be performed by Ifficial Reggae Movement. Go to their website to learn more about the event and make your reservation.
 Le Tour to Open this Weekend!
Le Tour Evanston is opening this weekend! Come down to 625 Davis Street to experience this unique french restaurant while supporting a local, small business. Read more and see the hours of operation or make your reservations to be apart of this opening weekend experience by visiting their website.
 Soul & Smoke named one of Chicago's Top 25!
Soul & Smoke was named a top 25 new restaurant since the pandemic began. Their story and growth during this time continues to be acknowledged around the region. Read more about their recognition.
 Holiday Market & Creative Reuse Workshops
Head to Art Makers Outpost for their Holiday Markets December 4 and December 18. Also, find creative ways to give sustainably by participating in workshops to make repurposed wreaths, 2D trees, wooden jewelry and more. Make your plans to participate in their workshops and holiday market.
 Holiday Window Decorating Contest!
The citywide window decorating contest is back! This year, the theme is Decorate Sustainably to encourage businesses to re-use old materials, upcycle materials into new designs and get creative in a sustainable way! Learn more about the contest and participate this year!
Downtown Evanston to Help Grow Your Business!
This holiday, Downtown Evanston is reaching out to companies to sponsor a holiday BOGO program and also using the gift cards as a giveaway for Small Business Saturday. We want to raise the profile of the Evanston Gift Card to encourage more people to shop, dine and find services in Evanston.
Please review the following links to learn more:
 Submit your Events for our Economic Development Newsletter!
Are you a registered Evanston based business with an upcoming event? We'd like to help you promote it! We can add your event to our weekly newsletter. See the eligibility requirements for events below:
- Your business must be located in Evanston and registered. If you're not registered, complete your business registration application
- Submission must be an event. We don't promote sales or individual business advertisement
- Submission must include a flyer and website where interested residents can get more information
Send your submission to economicdevelopment@cityofevanston.org with "For Newsletter" in the subject and we will reach out if we have any questions about your event.
Do business with the City of Evanston
Interested in doing business with the City of Evanston? Visit our bids and proposals page to see current Bids, Request for Proposals (RFP) and Request for Qualifications (RFQ).
Contact the project Purchasing Specialist via email with questions pertaining to the project of interest. Specialist email contact information can be found in the Bid "Questions" or RFP/Q "Questions Regarding RFP/Q" section of the related document; or contact purchasing@cityofevanston.org.
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