Evanston Township
Evanston is a city in the North Shore region of Illinois along the shores of Lake Michigan. Evanston has many identities: college town, dining destination, cultural center and gateway to the wealthy North Shore, although the city itself is anything but homogeneous in regards to economic status, culture and race.Places of Interest
Highlights include Main Street/Evanston station and Northwestern University Library.
Main Street/Evanston station
Railway station
Photo: JeremyA, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Main Street/Evanston is the southernmost of the three commuter railroad stations in Evanston, Illinois. It is served by Metra's Union Pacific North Line trains, which go south to Ogilvie Transportation Center in Chicago and as far north as Kenosha, Wisconsin.
Northwestern University Library
Library
Photo: Daderot, Public domain.
Northwestern University Libraries is the main academic library system of Northwestern University. Northwestern Libraries host a total of 8,198,268 printed or electronic volumes.
Grosse Point Light
Lighthouse
Photo: JeremyA, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The historic Grosse Point Light is located in Evanston, Illinois. Following several shipping disasters near Evanston, residents successfully lobbied the federal government for a lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wilmette and Rogers Park.
Wilmette
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Wilmette is 16 miles north of Chicago. It is part of the affluent corridor of lakefront Chicago suburbs known as the North Shore. It is the location of the world's oldest still-standing Bahá'í House of Worship.
Rogers Park
Photo: Jdsteakley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rogers Park is the northern border of Chicago — the wild-eyed inheritor of uninhibited lakefront, swamps become beaches, and the beauty of Chicago bricks.
Evanston Township
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Township of Evanston”
- Location: Cook, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.0464° or 42° 2′ 47″ northLongitude
-87.694° or 87° 41′ 38″ westElevation
600 feet (183 metres)Open location code
86JJ28W4+GCGeoNames ID
4891393
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