49-533: Clayton Mark and Company was a manufacturer of steel pipe and water well supplies located in Evanston, Illinois . Clayton Mark founded Clayton Mark and Company in 1900 in Evanston to manufacture wrought steel pipe and water well supplies. Clayton Mark, along with his four sons Clarence Mark, Clayton Mark, Cyrus Mark, and Griffith Mark held various positions in the firm and made it a driver of Evanston's economy. It
98-705: A behind-the-scenes interview. The story's author, William Goldman , was born in Chicago and grew up in Highland Park a little more than ten miles north of Evanston. Evanston's growth occurred largely because of its accessibility from Chicago by rail. The Northwestern founders did not finalize their commitment to siting the university there until they were assured the Chicago & Milwaukee Railway line would run there. C&M trains began stopping in Evanston in 1855. Evanston later experienced rapid growth as one of
147-457: A clerk. When he reached the age of majority, Lunt became a partner with his father. After his father died a few years later, Lunt and his brother were partners in the business. When the business was not sustainable, he decided to sell the business and moved to Chicago in November 1842. He began his career in Chicago as a commission merchant, dealing in produce and grain. In 1845, he established
196-416: A pilot project providing a guaranteed income to select residents, drawing upon a combination of public funds and a partnership with Northwestern University. According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Evanston has a total area of 7.80 square miles (20.20 km ), of which 7.78 square miles (20.15 km ) (or 99.72%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.05 km ) (or 0.28%) is water. In October 2006,
245-452: A popular filming location. Evanston as of December 2008 is listed as a filming location for 65 different films, notably those of John Hughes . Much of the 1984 film Sixteen Candles was filmed in and around Evanston, the 1988 film She's Having a Baby , as was the 1989 film Uncle Buck , the 1993 film Dennis the Menace , and the 1997 film Home Alone 3 . A number of scenes from
294-427: A post office with the name of Ridgeville was established at one of the taverns. However, no municipality yet existed. In 1851, a group of Methodist business leaders founded Northwestern University and Garrett Biblical Institute . Unable to find available land on the north shore up to Lake Forest, the committee was ready to purchase farmland to the west of the city when Orrington Lunt insisted on one final visit to
343-765: A satellite branch at the Robert Crown Community Center. Heather Norborg is the Interim Library Director. The North and South Branches of the Evanston Library were closed in 2021. The City of Evanston became sister cities with the Dnieprovsky District of the City of Kyiv , Ukraine in 1988, and sister cities with Belize City, Belize in 1992. Evanston has a council-manager system of government and
392-509: A small part of Skokie, provides primary education from pre- kindergarten through grade 8. The district has ten elementary schools (kindergarten through fifth grade), three middle schools (grades 6 through 8), two magnet schools (K through 8), two special schools or centers, and an early childhood school. Private schools located in Evanston, Illinois include: In 2006, National-Louis University closed its former main site, which had 6.5 acres (2.6 ha) of land, with about 33% in Evanston;
441-454: A strong working relationship with Tisdahl; in 2015, the two announced that Northwestern would begin to donate $ 1 million annually to benefit city services and programs. Former: Evanston • Hyde Park • Jefferson • Lake • Lake View • North Chicago • Rogers Park • South Chicago • West Chicago Orrington Lunt Orrington Lunt (1815–1897) was one of the founders of Northwestern University , Illinois , United States, and
490-493: A warehouse near the waterfront for storing grain. He became a member of the Board of Trade. When the railroads came to Chicago in 1853, it dramatically altered the way in which he would do business. He took a break until 1859 and worked as a grain merchant until 1862. He invested in real estate, railroad, and municipal efforts. He was a founder, a trustee, and president of Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois . He
539-522: Is a city in Cook County, Illinois , United States, situated on the North Shore along Lake Michigan . A suburb of Chicago , Evanston is 12 miles (19 km) north of Downtown Chicago , bordered by Chicago to the south, Skokie to the west, Wilmette to the north, and Lake Michigan to the east. Evanston had a population of 78,110 as of 2020 . Founded by Methodist business leaders in 1857,
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#1732797361695588-683: Is divided into nine wards, each of which is represented by an Alderman, or member of the Evanston City Council. Evanston was heavily Republican in voter identification from the time of the Civil War up to the 1960s. Richard Nixon carried it in the 1968 presidential election. The city began trending Democratic in the 1960s, though it never elected a Democratic mayor until 1993. In the 2012 presidential election, Democratic incumbent Barack Obama won 85% of Evanston's vote, compared to 13% for Republican challenger Mitt Romney . In
637-594: Is the issue of Northwestern University's status as a tax-exempt institution. In the founding charter of Northwestern University, signed in 1851, the state granted the school an exemption from paying property taxes, and unlike other well-off private universities with statutory exemptions, it provides its own police services, but not firefighter/paramedic services. It pays water, sewer, communications, real property transfer taxes, and building permit fees, but not property taxes. Northwestern does not make Payments in Lieu of Taxes for
686-547: The 2020 census there were 78,110 people, 27,918 households, and 15,184 families residing in the city. The population density was 10,012.82 inhabitants per square mile (3,865.97/km ). There were 34,462 housing units at an average density of 4,417.64 per square mile (1,705.66/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 59.06% White , 16.06% African American , 9.92% Asian , 0.67% Native American , 0.06% Pacific Islander , 4.46% from other races , and 9.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race were 11.24% of
735-744: The Dearborn Seminary and Chicago Central High School in Chicago. She completed her education at a finishing school, Van Norman Institute , in New York City . Horace was born in 1847 and George was born in 1850. Horace became a judge by 1897. The Lunts' home was destroyed during the Great Chicago Fire of October 1871. The family moved to Evanston, Illinois , in 1872. Cornelia called their new house Anchorfast. His health began failing in late 1894 and he died after 10 days of illness due to heart disease on April 5, 1897. He
784-594: The Edens Expressway ( I-94 ), and McCormick Boulevard, although the first two of those do not extend to Evanston itself and require driving through Rogers Park (via Sheridan Road or Ridge Avenue) and Skokie, respectively. The main routes from the north are the Edens, Green Bay Road, and Sheridan Road. Active modes of transportation include miles of sidewalks and bicycle lanes. Two hospitals are located within Evanston's city limits: A perennial debate in Evanston
833-609: The Linden station in Wilmette . Metra 's Union Pacific North Line also serves Evanston, with stations at Main Street , Davis Street and Central Street , the first two being adjacent to Purple Line stations. The CTA's Yellow Line also runs through the city, though it does not stop there. Evanston is served by six CTA bus routes as well as four Pace bus routes. Automobile routes from Chicago to Evanston include Lake Shore Drive ,
882-808: The National Merit Scholarship Corporation , the National Lekotek Center, the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, the Sigma Chi fraternity and the Woman's Christian Temperance Union . Evanston is the birthplace of Tinkertoys , and is one of the locations claiming to have originated the ice cream sundae . Evanston was the home of the Clayton Mark and Company, which for many years supplied
931-477: The 1830s, the area now occupied by Evanston was mainly uninhabited, consisting largely of wetlands and swampy forest. However, Potawatomi Native Americans used trails along higher lying ridges that ran in a general north–south direction through the area, and had at least some semi-permanent settlements along the trails. French explorers referred to the general area as "Grosse Pointe" after a point of land jutting into Lake Michigan about 13 miles (21 km) north of
980-595: The 1986 Garry Marshall film Nothing in Common were filmed on the Northwestern University campus and Evanston's lakeshore. Although not filmed there, the 2004 film Mean Girls is set in the Chicago suburbs, and makes several references to the area. The movie's screenwriter and co-star, Tina Fey , had worked at the Evanston YMCA when starting her comedy career. In the 2003 film Cheaper by
1029-400: The 2016 Democratic primary, Hillary Clinton received 54% of the votes of Evanston Democrats to Bernie Sanders ' 45%. During that year's general election, Clinton won 87% of the vote in Evanston, while Republican Donald Trump received just 7%. Evanston's turnout for presidential elections has grown steadily since 2004, with 80% of registered voters voting in the 2016 general election. In
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#17327973616951078-503: The 2020 presidential election, Democrat Joe Biden received 90% of the vote, while Republican Donald Trump received only 7%. Most of Evanston (and a small part of the village of Skokie) is within the boundaries of Evanston Township High School District 202. The school district has a single high school, Evanston Township High School , with an enrollment of just over 4,000, covering grades 9 through 12. Evanston-Skokie Community Consolidated School District 65 , covering all of Evanston and
1127-530: The Dozen , the family moves to Evanston. Additionally, 1993 film Rookie of the Year , starring Gary Busey and Thomas Ian Nicholas , was partially shot at Haven Middle School . The 2015 ABC Family reality series Becoming Us was filmed in Evanston. In The Princess Bride , according to IMDb , the screenplay says that the boy and his grandfather live in Evanston. This was also stated by Mandy Patinkin in
1176-611: The United States Conference of Mayors awarded Evanston first place in the small city category of the Mayors' Climate Protection Awards, based largely on the city's use of the ECAP, which the city asserts has reduced emissions by 24,000 metric tons per year. On September 15, 2011, Wal-Mart presented Mayor Tisdahl with a $ 15,000 award in recognition of the honor, which the mayor donated to Citizens' Greener Evanston. As of
1225-460: The annexation of the village of South Evanston, voters elected to organize as a city. The 1892 boundaries are largely those that exist today. In the late summer of 1912, the beaches in Evanston were infested with thousands of rats . The rats had burrowed into the sides of the lake banks, dug holes in the sand, and hid under piers. Most of the rats were extremely large and savage, attacking people who disturbed them. Local bathers struggled to navigate
1274-406: The city voted 8 to 1 to approve the reparations which consisted of a $ 25,000 payment to African American households that can be used as down payments on their homes, house payments or for home repairs. This was the initial payment, with plans to distribute $ 10 million in reparations payments to Black residents over the next decade. In August 2021, Evanston became one of the first cities to approve
1323-635: The city voted to sign the United States Conference of Mayors Climate Protection Agreement, and a number of citizen task forces convened to develop a plan to reduce the city's carbon footprint . The Evanston Climate Action Plan ("ECAP"), accepted by the City Council in November 2008, suggested over 200 strategies to make Evanston more sustainable, principally by reducing carbon emissions associated with transportation, buildings, energy sources, waste, and food production. In June 2011,
1372-415: The city was $ 82,335, and the median income for a family was $ 130,494. Males had a median income of $ 56,582 versus $ 42,589 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 53,685. About 4.6% of families and 11.7% of the population were below the poverty line , including 7.5% of those under age 18 and 6.6% of those age 65 or over. 12.3% of Evanston's 9,259 businesses were Black-owned in 2012, and 24% of
1421-427: The city was incorporated in 1863. Evanston is home to Northwestern University , founded in 1851 before the city's incorporation, one of the world's leading research universities . Today known for its ethnically diverse population, Evanston is heavily shaped by the influence of Chicago, externally, and Northwestern, internally. The city and the university share a historically complex long-standing relationship. Prior to
1470-453: The city's 2,041 employer firms were women-owned in 2017. As of 2015, according to the State of Illinois Dept Commerce and Economic Opportunity and Individual Employers , the top employers in the city are: Once the home of one of the first Marshall Field's and Sears stores in suburbia, Evanston has several shopping areas: The Evanston Public Library was established in 1873, and has
1519-642: The delegates, and Dag Hammarskjöld , secretary-general of the United Nations , delivered an important address entitled "An instrument of faith". Evanston first received power in April 1893. Many people lined the streets on Emerson St. where the first appearance of street lights were lined and turned on. Today, the city is home to Northwestern University, Music Institute of Chicago , and other educational institutions, as well as headquarters of Alpha Phi International women's fraternity , Rotary International ,
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1568-568: The first streetcar suburbs . The North Shore Line , the interurban railroad that gave the area its nickname , ran through Evanston and continued to Waukegan and Milwaukee . The city is still connected to Chicago by rail transit. The CTA 's Purple Line , part of the Chicago 'L' system, runs through Evanston. From its terminal at Howard in Chicago, the line heads north to the South Boulevard , Main , Dempster , Davis , Foster , Noyes , and Central stations, before terminating at
1617-581: The hot summer. During the 1960s, Northwestern University changed the city's shoreline by adding a 74-acre (30 ha) lakefill . In 1939, Evanston hosted the first NCAA basketball championship final at Northwestern University's Patten Gymnasium . In August 1954, Evanston hosted the second assembly of the World Council of Churches , still the only WCC assembly to have been held in the United States. President Dwight Eisenhower welcomed
1666-543: The majority of the land was in Wilmette. Founded in 1855, Evanston is home to Northwestern University . Located along Lake Michigan, Northwestern's campus spans 240 acres with an estimated 250 buildings. Since 1908, Kellogg School of Management as well as Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary (1853) have institutions, of which both share the campus with Northwestern. Evanston's variety of housing and commercial districts, combined with easy access to Chicago, make it
1715-512: The most jobs. Evanston was a dry community from 1858 until 1972, when the City Council voted to allow restaurants and hotels to serve liquor on their premises. In 1984, the Council voted to allow retail liquor outlets within the city limits. In March 2021, Evanston became the first city in the United States to pay reparations to African American residents (or their descendants) who were victims of unfair housing practices. The city council of
1764-485: The mouth of the Chicago River . After the first non-Native Americans settled in the area in 1836, the names "Grosse Point Territory" and "Gross Point voting district" were used through the 1830s and 1840s, although the territory had no defined boundaries. The area remained only sparsely settled, supporting some farming and lumber activity on some of the higher ground, as well as a number of taverns or "hotels" along
1813-399: The population. There were 27,918 households, out of which 26.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.44% were married couples living together, 8.71% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.61% were non-families. 34.79% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.46% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size
1862-451: The present location. They chose a bluffed and wooded site along the lake as Northwestern's home, purchasing several hundred acres of land from John Foster, a Chicago farm owner. In 1854, the founders of Northwestern submitted to the county judge their plans for a city to be named Evanston after John Evans , one of their leaders. In 1857, the request was granted. The township of Evanston was split off from Ridgeville Township; at approximately
1911-451: The real estate it removes from property tax rolls. Its backers, like former Evanston mayor and Northwestern alumna Lorraine H. Morton, contend that the benefits of having an elite research institution justify Northwestern's tax status. These supporters highlight the fact that Northwestern University is the largest employer in Evanston, and that its students and faculty constitute a large consumer base for Evanston businesses. This controversy
1960-502: The result of the Great Chicago Fire of October 1871. But, he marshalled efforts to assess and address the needs following the fire. Lunt was married to Cornelia A. Gray (1819–1909), the daughter of Samuel Gray of Bowdoinham, in 1842. They moved to Chicago in 1842. Cornelia and Orrington had three children. Cornelia Gray Lunt was born on March 19, 1843, in Chicago and attended boarding school in Newburyport, Massachusetts and then
2009-477: The ridge roads. Grosse Pointe itself steadily eroded into the lake during this period. In 1850, a township called Ridgeville was organized, extending from Graceland Cemetery in Chicago to the southern edge of the Ouilmette Reservation , along what is now Central Street , and from Lake Michigan to Western Avenue in Chicago. The 1850 census shows a few hundred settlers in this township, and
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2058-462: The same time, that portion of Ridgeville south of Devon Avenue was organized as Lake View Township . Evanston was formally incorporated as a town on December 29, 1863, but declined in 1869 to become a city despite the Illinois legislature passing a bill for that purpose. Evanston expanded after the Civil War with the annexation of the village of North Evanston. Finally, in early 1892, following
2107-412: The shores, constantly stepping into the hidden rat holes. John Morgan, the manager of an extermination company tasked with removing the vermin, stated that it was not uncommon for rats to live around the lake's shore because of the quantity of dead fish that was cast to shore by the waves. The weather also played a role since the close proximity to the beaches allowed the rats to swim out in the water during
2156-400: Was 3.22 and the average family size was 2.40. The city's age distribution consisted of 19.9% under the age of 18, 16.0% from 18 to 24, 25% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.3 males. The median income for a household in
2205-467: Was also treasurer and secretary of Garrett Biblical Institute . After he retired in 1862, he spent most of his time on charitable, education, and religious efforts. During the Civil War , he had a leadership role in organizing and supplying regiments and was a leader of the Committee of Safety and War Finance. The Northwestern University and Garrett Biblical Institute campuses were not damaged as
2254-620: Was known as the "father of Evanston" or the "discoverer of Evanston". He was also actively involved with the Garrett Biblical Institute and the Methodist Church . Orrington Lunt was born in Bowdoinham, Maine on December 24, 1815, the son of a merchant, William Lunt. He descends from an Englishman Henry Lunt who settled in Newburyport, Massachusetts in 1635. He began working at his father's store as
2303-495: Was revived in 2003 when the university purchased an eight-story office building downtown, removing it from the tax rolls. An advisory referendum put on the April elections ballot, dubbed by supporters as a "Fair Share Initiative", received a majority, but was not passed into ordinance by the City Council. During the tenure of Elizabeth Tisdahl as mayor, relationships between the university and Evanston improved. Upon arriving at Northwestern in 2009 president Morton O. Schapiro forged
2352-428: Was the single largest employer in the city, with overall sales exceeding $ 10,000,000 a year. Clayton Mark products were sold throughout the United States and many countries worldwide. For example, Mark's forged steel unions (high pressure fittings) were used in oil wells from Texas to Arabia. The steel tubing manufactured at Clayton Mark and Company was used in the making of furniture, automobiles, and bicycles whose market
2401-759: Was worldwide. Mark conduit was used in house construction for the conduction of electrical wiring. The firm's water well systems, supplies, and devices were used for pumping water out of the ground in rural districts around the globe. Clayton Mark also co-founded with his father Cyrus the Mark Manufacturing Company in Northwest Indiana. In addition, he founded Marktown , a planned worker community to house its employees in East Chicago, Indiana . Evanston, Illinois Evanston ( / ˈ ɛ v ən s t ən / EV -ən-stən )
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