History of Evanston, Illinois
Evanston is a city on Lake Michigan in Cook County, Illinois|Cook County, Illinois directly north of Chicago, east of Skokie, Illinois|Skokie, and south of Wilmette, Illinois|Wilmette. The city was first settled in 1836, and as of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 74,239. Evanston is part of Chicago's affluent North Shore (Chicago)|North Shore region.
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