This is a great center for seniors. Lots of classes and services for seniors. The fitness rooms…read morehas number of aerobic machines and weights. Sometimes the place is crowded and others not. You have to gauge your time otherwise there can be a wait to use the more popular machines. Staff are wonderful. You feel welcome here.

Be aware that the people at the DMV department at the Levy center are unskilled . My poor husband…read morewasted half his morning going there to replace his Wisconsin plates with current Illinois plates . The woman who waited on him insisted on a social security card . Mind you he had his passport, drivers license (and his social security number memorized) . Really awful to allow this kind of ineptness.

I recently a bar stool and when I got it home I realized it was heavily scented with laundry scent…read morethat I am allergic to. I tried to clean it but I couldn't get the smell out and I had to endure headaches from it. I tried to take it back but the manager insisted that there are No returns. I think being flexible would be a better business policy. I was a good customer but I will Never go there again.

Dropped off a bunch of stuff, conveniently located in downtown Evanston. Good people doing good…read morethings for the masses. If your not using it, donate it now. They also pick up if you need it.

Rotary International is a humanitarian service organization that brings together business and…read moreprofessional leaders in order to provide community service, promote integrity, and advance goodwill, peace, and understanding in the world. It is a non-political and non-religious organization. If you want to make a difference in the world I could recommend to join a rotary club near you. Rotary is has over 33,000 Rotary clubs in more than 200 countries and geographical areas, even more country that united nation. The head square is located here in Evanston, Illinois as the first rotary club was founded in Chicago back 1905. Over here you can find a lot of difference room that symbolizes the history of Rotary, also each floor has a theme. Rotary has others program for people of all ages like on high school and for young student and professional. Rotaract and Interact are part of rotary. If you want to know more about this wonderful organization please visited https://www.rotary.org/

Great location and convenient if you need to use the lobby for public meetings and meetups…read more Excellent location in dowtown.

The Cradle has an absolutely outstanding staff to help counsel individuals and families through a…read morevariety of adoption decisions. We used them over 15 years ago to help start our family. They have been providing excellent post-adoption services since then and continue to be leaders in the industry. They are also the only adoption agency to have a full time nursery.

I cannot say enough good things about our experience with The Cradle. Start to finish they have…read morebeen incredible. It's no wonder the agency has been around for almost 100 years. They're excellent at what they do. For how hard adoption can be, to have some of that stress lessened by competent professionals who really have the best interest of families in mind has been priceless. Our daughter received excellent care while she was in the Cradle Nursery for the first six weeks of her life before we brought her home. Cradle staff will always be part of our family story and we are so thankful that they were there, and continue to be there, for our baby and her first mother. Our adoption counselor Wendy was a huge comfort during some of the more stressful moments and very adept at guiding us through the process and making sure all our paperwork was in line. From the counselors to the nursery staff to the billing department absolutely every person we came into contact with at this agency was warm, committed to helping and competent. Thank you, Cradle staff for helping bring our family together.

After reading the negative reviews on Yelp, admittedly from many years ago, I was reluctant to…read moreattend a service there. But I did go and was delighted that my experience was completely delightful! We were joyfully greeted immediately in the lobby and welcomed enthusiastically. The service was thoughtful and timely and the music was uplifting. After the service we were again engaged with welcoming kindness in chats with other members as well as with the minister and assistant minister. Ignore any negative reviews and go! You're sure to love it!

When my children were of preschool age I wanted to give them the support of a spiritual community…read more My wife and I investigated many different types of religious organizations and found the UCE had the most comprehensive program for life long education. While we initially joined for the benefit of the children, we discovered many opportunities for our personal growth. We've been members for nine years now, and it has been a life changing and life affirming experience. The community is very welcoming to all races, religions, sexual orientations and political ideologies. The Church offers opportunities to safely explore your thoughts and feelings. By providing this safe space, the impact of fear and dogma are reduced. I find that most consistent aspect of the community is that we build compassion by celebrating open discussion, deep connection, and creative empathy. In my experience there, members generally find that their spiritual beliefs align with what might be considered progressive ideology. However, we are all exploring and learning each time we meet.

SHS has always provided quality care for us. They are responsive and dedicated to helping with…read moreevery situation needed. I do recommend them. Sylvi the manager is a doll & very pleasant to work with.

First of all, note that I almost never give 5-star ratings, and my mom & I only used this agency…read morefor a short time, until a vacancy opened up for her in rehab. (Sorry to break your 5-star streak, Sylvie!) The cost is reasonable, and the shift hours are more flexible than other home help agencies. Sylvie was always responsive to any question or concern. When I contacted her with an urgent need for 24-hour care on short notice, she made a herculean effort to fill all the time slots, and came through for us. The agency seems to be highly selective in the caregivers they choose. Not only were the helpers generally more experienced than one finds in other agencies, they also appeared to be well-trained, resourceful, and highly intelligent. My mother has a long history of hostility toward home caregivers, and she did not like all of these caregivers either (although she did click with one of them, and there were a few others she probably could have come to like, given more time). However, I found all of them extremely kind, competent, and capable. My only issue was that some of them did leave a bit of a mess behind and disturbed my mom's impeccable arrangements of linens and other belongings somewhat. A minor matter, and partly my fault, for not leaving better instructions on how to find what they needed. Highly recommended.

Love this free gallery. Every time we visit Evanston we pop in to see the latest exhibits on the…read morefirst and second floor. The art markets they host are nice- a wide variety of art/handicrafts for sale by local artists.

Such a great venue for art and events. Attend the multisensory In the Realm of Senses here,…read morerecently, and enjoyed the art hanging on the walls, the space, and the performance. In the Realm of Senses showcases live and digital music pieces, while featuring visuals, live painting, and even filling the room with signature scents, all around a theme for each event. Evanston Art Center had a great space for this event, with great art on the walls, a boon to the community.

In life you never want to think that you will need a service like this, however it came time for us…read moreto find a Memory Care facility for my Mom. I asked on a Palatine Facebook page if anyone knew how to find a place and I was directed to this service. Upon getting in contact with them, they were kind and compassionate during such an awful time in our lives. They provided me with five top notch places to look into. They followed up even after we secured a place. I would highly recommend this service to anyone that needs some assistance in locating a facility like this. Thank God for a service like this.

There are angels working at Elderwerks. The angel that helped me recently was Carolyn Osuyos. It is…read moreterrifying to be on the brink of homelessness, and in spite of the very long waiting list for subsidized housing, Carolyn finds a way to get people apartments when they need them. They work on a shoestring budget and help in many ways in addition to what they have done for me.

I came here for a volleyball tournament and oh my god this gym is so nice the weight room alone…read moremight be enough reason for me to transfer. There's different sections specifically for different teams (oh to be D1). There's also a Protein Bar and Kitchen near the lobby, a perfect snack post-lift for the gains. Overall beautiful gym right by the water, grateful for an opportunity to play here.

I've been to a good number of gyms in my lifetime (from LA fitness to 24 Hours, even to other…read morecollege gyms), and I think SPAC is just okay. Yes, the facilities are clean and pretty spacious, but I think the machines are really limited. For example, there are a limited number of cardio machines, and they fill up really quickly if you go at peak hours. The weight/stretching area is also pretty small and can get packed fast. I've tried one of the free classes (yoga), and maybe it's because I am admittedly a bit of a yoga snob, but it was way too easy and barely a workout. I'll be sticking to LA fitness for now (even though SPAC is free for me).

Evanston Animal Shelter is a top-notch animal shelter that truly cares about rescues. They're…read moreprofessional and conscientious. If something were to happen to me, and with no other options, I have confidence that my beloved dog would be taken care of conscientiously by Evanston Animal Shelter.

I would like to give them one star for ghosting people on phone calls and emails, as I and others…read morehave had happen, but since they do take care of some animals, and I do like animals, I will show them some mercy . Considering that they got over 6 million dollars from the City of Evanston, I am very unhappy with their poor communications and the fact that they are only open to the public for about 2 hours a day. One of the two cats I adopted turned out to have obstructive airway disease and since they were in charge of my two cats for months, one would have thought that would have been disclosed. The medication cost over $2,000 that first year because what was prescribed was not off patent and the cat was too obese to take prednisolone safely. Why was my cat obese? Ask them. Further when I asked if I could donate the huge cat carriers back to them and some food bowls they gave me (since I already had those items) they refused them as if they have all the money in the world to buy new supplies, other shelters would have jumped at the opportunity, a donation in kind of about $100. I applied to volunteer and heard nothing from them for over 2 months after emailing and messaging them following up on my status, to no avail, until I had to actually go in there to find out what was happening. I could go on but in my opinion this is an organization that is not managed well and they could do much more with the funds that they have been given. I'm pretty sure, imho, that they will ask some pals or cronies to add some high star reviews to try to balance out the negative ones, of which there are quite a few, but all I can do is try to get them to get their act together there by posting this. Finally, as to others here saying that some people there are rude, I completely agree. It is not a pleasant experience. If they try to get more taxpayer funding without improvement of their management, I intend to go down to City Hall to cite my many reservations about this organization. Update on 2/18/25: I stand by my review in spite of the response from EAS: To EAS I respond as follows: Unfortunately the cats were obese from a medical standpoint so you may want to consult with a veterinarian on animal obesity. I note that you did not post the photo of one of them I emailed to you after he had some cat nip the first night I got them, but chose the "skinny" video :) so I posted my photo of one of the big boys I adopted. Further, it is my understanding that my cats were elsewhere in foster care under your auspices until they were put into my care as fosters. If you take no responsibility for their care when at foster locations, that could be problematic, especially for them, since you foster out many animals. As to communications issues: I sent an email Sept 8, 2021 asking about a vet. No response to that. I found a vet myself and did not contact you again until early Dec this year when I put in a volunteer application. No response to that. On Jan 7, I sent a followup email asking the status. No response to that. After that I wrote a msg to your Facebook page. A day or two later someone answered and said she would follow up with the dog volunteer area. I waited approximately a week and still had no answer. I wrote again to see if anyone heard from the dog volunteer group, but received no reply. Growing quite annoyed with the runaround, a few days ago I decided to walk over to EAS and find out what was going on, which I did. I told The person there, also the person who did not answer my email of Sept 8, 2021 that I had emailed and messaged and gotten no reply so decided to walk in. He told me I must be mistaken as EAS has no email address posted on its website and was rather brusque (rude, in my perception in addition to being uninformed) gave me no apology and then insisted I must have emailed a vet with a similar practice name to EAS. He subsequently agreed to follow up, nevertheless. Moreover, with regard to my claim of poor communication, there was a post on your facebook page not long ago telling the public that people have been rude to EAS staff/volunteers when they don't get back to them and how they shouldn't be because everyone is so busy( too busy to hire volunteers who might answer phones, I guess.) If EAS cannot acknowledge the problem, it certainly will not be fixed. Re: funding: So it didn't go into your pocket, you say, but why spend 6 million dollars so you can be open approximately 2 hours a day to the public? I certainly hope the number of adoptions skyrocket going forward , you train people not to be rude (as mentioned here and elsewhere in reviews) and you answer communications because certainly the Evanston taxpayers should see something for their generous funding of your large facility.