Evanston, Illinois

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city municipality suburb

Evanston, Illinois is a suburban city directly north of Chicago, known for being the home of Northwestern University and its vibrant, diverse community along Lake Michigan.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Evanston, Illinois, United States 5
Evanston 3
Central (Evanston) 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city ⓘ
municipality ⓘ
suburb ⓘ
areaCode 224 ⓘ
847 ⓘ
borderedBy Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ
surface form: Chicago, Illinois

Golf, Illinois ⓘ
Lincolnwood, Illinois, United States ⓘ
surface form: Lincolnwood, Illinois

Skokie, Illinois ⓘ
Wilmette, Illinois ⓘ
climate humid continental climate ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
county Cook County, Illinois ⓘ
surface form: Cook County
governmentType council–manager government ⓘ
hasBeach Clark Street Beach ⓘ
Lee Street Beach ⓘ
surface form: Greenwood Street Beach

Lee Street Beach ⓘ
Lighthouse Beach ⓘ
hasHistoricDistrict Evanston Lakeshore Historic District ⓘ
Ridge Historic District ⓘ
hasLandmark Evanston History Center ⓘ
Grosse Point Lighthouse ⓘ
Northwestern University ⓘ
surface form: Northwestern University campus
hasMotto “City of Trees” ⓘ
hasNotableInstitution Evanston Township High School ⓘ
Central DuPage Hospital ⓘ
surface form: NorthShore University HealthSystem
hasPolicyHistory early adoption of temperance laws ⓘ
hasPublicTransit Purple Line (CTA) ⓘ
surface form: Chicago Transit Authority Purple Line

Metra Union Pacific North Line ⓘ
hasUniversity Northwestern University ⓘ
incorporatedAsCity 1892 ⓘ
isSuburbOf Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ
surface form: Chicago, Illinois
knownFor Northwestern University ⓘ
diverse community ⓘ
lakefront parks and beaches ⓘ
progressive politics ⓘ
locatedInRegion Wilmette, Illinois ⓘ
surface form: North Shore (Chicago)
locatedInTimeZone Central Time Zone ⓘ
locatedNorthOf Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ
surface form: Chicago
locatedOn Lake Michigan ⓘ
namedAfter John Evans ⓘ
partOf Chicago metropolitan area ⓘ
postalCode 60201 ⓘ
60202 ⓘ
60203 ⓘ
60208 ⓘ
settled 1830s ⓘ
state Illinois ⓘ

Referenced by (37)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Skokie, Illinois → borderedBy → Evanston, Illinois ⓘ
Wilmette, Illinois → borderedBy → Evanston, Illinois ⓘ
Kellogg School of Management → city → Evanston, Illinois ⓘ
this entity surface form: Evanston
this entity surface form: Evanston
School of Communication → city → Evanston, Illinois ⓘ
subject surface form: School of Communication at Northwestern University
School of Education and Social Policy → city → Evanston, Illinois ⓘ
Northwestern University → cityServed → Evanston, Illinois ⓘ
this entity surface form: Evanston
Cook County, Illinois → contains → Evanston, Illinois ⓘ
Chicago metropolitan area → containsCity → Evanston, Illinois ⓘ
Charles G. Dawes → deathPlace → Evanston, Illinois ⓘ
this entity surface form: Evanston, Illinois, United States
Northwestern University → hasCampusIn → Evanston, Illinois ⓘ
Illinois → hasMajorCity → Evanston, Illinois ⓘ
Davis station → hasNearbyLandmark → Evanston, Illinois ⓘ
this entity surface form: Evanston downtown business district
Purple Line (CTA) → hasStation → Evanston, Illinois ⓘ
this entity surface form: Central (Evanston)
Rotary International → headquartersLocation → Evanston, Illinois ⓘ
this entity surface form: Evanston, Illinois, United States
Bienen School of Music → locatedIn → Evanston, Illinois ⓘ
Henry G. Steinbrenner Stadium → locatedIn → Evanston, Illinois ⓘ
Kellogg School of Management → locatedIn → Evanston, Illinois ⓘ
Norris University Center → locatedIn → Evanston, Illinois ⓘ
Northwestern University → locatedIn → Evanston, Illinois ⓘ
Northwestern Wildcats → locatedIn → Evanston, Illinois ⓘ
School of Commerce → locatedIn → Evanston, Illinois ⓘ
The Graduate School → locatedIn → Evanston, Illinois ⓘ
subject surface form: The Graduate School at Northwestern University
Willie the Wildcat → locatedIn → Evanston, Illinois ⓘ
Board of Trustees → operatesIn → Evanston, Illinois ⓘ
subject surface form: Board of Trustees of Northwestern University
CTA → operatesInMunicipality → Evanston, Illinois ⓘ
subject surface form: Chicago Transit Authority
Bill Murray → placeOfBirth → Evanston, Illinois ⓘ
this entity surface form: Evanston, Illinois, United States
Melville J. Herskovits → placeOfDeath → Evanston, Illinois ⓘ
Rocky Wirtz → placeOfDeath → Evanston, Illinois ⓘ
this entity surface form: Evanston, Illinois, United States
Charles G. Dawes → residence → Evanston, Illinois ⓘ
this entity surface form: Evanston, Illinois, United States
Purple Line → servesSuburb → Evanston, Illinois ⓘ
subject surface form: Purple Line (CTA)
Bill Carmody → workLocation → Evanston, Illinois ⓘ
Chad Mirkin → workLocation → Evanston, Illinois ⓘ
Melville J. Herskovits → workLocation → Evanston, Illinois ⓘ