Evanston
City
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Location of Evanston in Cook County, Illinois
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Coordinates: 42°02′47″N 87°41′41″W  /  42.04639°N 87.69472°W  / 42.04639; -87.69472
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Cook
Incorporated	1863
Government
? Type	Council?manager
?  Mayor	Daniel Biss ( D )
Area [1]
? Total	7.80 sq mi (20.21 km 2 )
? Land	7.78 sq mi (20.15 km 2 )
? Water	0.02 sq mi (0.06 km 2 )  0.26%
Population   ( 2020 ) [2]
? Total	78,110
? Density	10,041.14/sq mi (3,876.66/km 2 )
Demonym	Evanstonian
ZIP Codes	60201?60204, 60208?60209
Area codes	847 & 224
FIPS code	17-24582
GNIS ID	2394709
Website	cityofevanston .org

Evanston is a city in Illinois in the United States . It is 12 miles (19 km) north to the center of Chicago , and is a part of the Chicago Metropolitan Area . The mayor of Evanston is Daniel Biss . ^[3]

In March 2021, after Evanston passed a measure offering reparations to black residents over slavery , becoming the first in the United States to do so. ^[4]

Well-known people born in Evanston [ change | change source ]

• Charlton Heston (d. 2008), actor
• John C. Whitehead (d. 2015), politician, Deputy Secretary of State
• William Christopher (d. 2016), actor
• Anthony Downs (1930-), political scientist , economist
• Peter Ueberroth (d. 2021), American executive
• Grace Slick (1939-), singer of rock music
• William Petersen (1953-), actor
• Elizabeth McGovern (1961-), actress
• Eddie Vedder (1964-), singer, songwriter, guitar player
• John Cusack (1966-), actor

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