Evanston
Also known as Evanston, Illinois, Evanston IL, Evanston, IL
suburban city in Cook County, Illinois, United States
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Evanston is a city located in Cook County, Illinois, just outside Chicago. It serves as an important suburban community in the greater Chicago metropolitan area.
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- cityofevanston.org
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- Fountain Square Evanston.jpg
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Evanston is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Evanston lies on Lake Michigan 12 miles (19 km) north of the Loop. A Chicago suburb, it is bordered by Wilmette to the north, Skokie to the west, Chicago to the south, and the lake to the east. Evanston had a population of 78,110 as of 2020.
Founded by Methodist business leaders in 1857, the city was incorporated in 1863. Evanston is home to Northwestern University, founded in 1851 before the city's incorporation, one of the world's leading research universities. Today known for its ethnically diverse population, Evanston is heavily shaped by the influence of Chicago, externally, and Northwestern, internally. The city and the university share a historically complex long-standing relationship.