The New Student's Reference Work/Evanston, Ill.

Evanston, Ill., a rapidly progressing city in Cook County, on Lake Michigan, practically a suburb of Chicago, and lying 12 miles north of the City Hall. It is the seat of Northwestern University, connected with which is Cumnock School of Oratory. Swedish, Danish and Norwegian Theological schools and a public and a parochial system of education are maintained; also Garrett Biblical Institute. There are many attractive suburban residences of Chicago merchants, numerous churches and a delightful social life. Population 24,978.