Evanston, Illinois
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Evanston is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Evanston lies on Lake Michigan 12 miles north of the Loop. A Chicago suburb, it is bordered by Wilmette to the north, Skokie to the west, Ch
View of downtown, at Sherman Avenue and Davis Street, looking south/south-east toward Chicago
Evanston as seen in 1919
Downtown Evanston as seen in October 2005
Main Evanston Public Library
Northwestern University
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Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Established in 1851, it is the oldest chartered university in Illinois. Northwestern was initially affili
Evanston, Illinois
…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. Known for its ethnically diverse population, Evanston…
University Hall (1869), the oldest building still standing on campus
A postcard of Northwestern University from 1907
A chromolithograph of the school's basketball team, 1910
Northwestern's midshipmen school during World War II