Located just north of Chicago, Evanston is diverse in many ways, much to the delight of its visitors and residents.

 Home to Northwestern University, Evanston has a variety of excellent higher educational opportunities, as well as a successful public school system.

 

 

 

Northwestern University, a major landmark of Evanston, was actually founded before the City itself. In 1851, the plans for Northwestern began and in 1855, Northwestern University opened its doors for the first time to 10 students. The founders of Northwestern, one being John Evans, submitted to the county judge their plans for a city and their wishes to rename the town Evanston in 1854. In 1857, the town of Evanston was named.

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.

 

Are you looking to establish your business and rent retail space or office space in Evanston, IL? The official city website has a section dedicated to help businesses get answers to key questions.