City of Evanston

Located just north of Chicago, Evanston has a stunning natural setting on Lake Michigan with unique business districts, attractive homes on tree-lined streets, and pleasant public parks. Home to Northwestern University, Evanston has a variety of excellent higher educational opportunities, as well as a successful public school system.Evanston is also home to the world headquarters of Rotary International. Rotary International is the world's first service club organization, with more than 1.2 million members in 33,000 clubs worldwide.Evanston’s size and diversity make it a community unique on Chicago’s North Shore. With a populationof about 75,000 people, Evanston is the 13th largest city in Illinois.