Evanston, Illinois

Evanston is located in the northeastern part of Illinois in Cook County. Evanston is surrounded by: Wilmette, Northfield, Northbrook and Deerfield to the northwest; Kenilworth to the north; Rogers Park to the southeast; Lincolnwood, North Park, Albany Park, North Center and Roscoe Village to the south; Forest Glen, Sauganash, Harwood Heights and Franklin Park to the southwest; and Skokie, Morton Grove, Des Plaines, Mount Prospect and Rolling Meadows to the west. Major roads serving Evanston include: Illinois State Route 50, Illinois State Route 58, US Route 41 and Interstate Highway 94.

O'Hare International Airport (ORD) is the main airport serving the state of Illinois and the second busiest airport in the world. The airport can be reached after a twenty-eight minutes drive from downtown Evanston. Many different airlines provide scheduled service to O'Hare International including: United Airlines, All Nippon Airways, Lufthansa, United Express, Air Canada, Air Canada Jazz, Continental Express, JetBlue Airways, Northwest Airlines, Northwest Airlink, US Airways, US Airways Express, American Eagle, American Airlines, Iberia, Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Delta Connection, Spirit Airlines, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, Air France, Air India, Air Jamaica, Alitalia, All Nippon Airways, Asiana Airlines, British Airways, Cayman Airways, Etihad Airways, Japan Airlines, KLM, Korean Air, LOT Polish Airlines, Mexicana, Royal Jordanian, Scandinavian Airlines System, Swiss International Air Lines, TACA, Turkish Airlines and Virgin Atlantic Airways.

Chicago Executive Airport (PWK) is a small regional airport located twenty-eight minutes from Evanston. Mostly charter and air taxi service use Chicago Executive Airport, the airport is not served by scheduled passenger service.

Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) it is the second largest airport in the city of Chicago area. The airport can be reached by car after a forty-two minutes drive from downtown Evanston. Some of the airlines serving Chicago Midway include: AirTran Airways, Delta Connection, Northwest Airlines, Frontier Airlines, Porter Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Delta Airlines, and Delta Connection.

Metra, CTA and Pace transit systems allow residents and visitors to comfortably and affordably travel within and outside of the Evanston area.

Evanston has many great restaurants with many different styles and cuisines to choose from. Some of the restaurants in Evanston include: Al`s Deli, Barcelona Tapas, Bean Counter Café, Blue Sapphire Restaurant, Bruegger`s Bagel Bakery, Buffalo Joe`s Sea Food, Café Express South, Carmen's Pizzeria of Evanston, Central Restaurant, Chicken Shack Restaurant, Clarke's, Cooking with Jazz, Corner the House Restaurant, Coyote Joe`s Café, Co`s Bar, Cross-Rhodes, Da Vinci's Pizza, Dancing Noodles Café, Dave`s Italian Kitchen, Davis Street Fish market, Flat Top Grill, Franksville, Gold Mine Restaurant, Gold Star China Buffet, Golden Pagoda, Hunan Spring, Hyper Java Cybercafe, Jilly`s Café, Joy Yees Noodle Kitchen, Kafein, La Peep Restaurant, Las Palmas, Little Island, Lucky Platter, Lulus, Lupita`s Restaurante, Lupita`s Tacos, Mandarin House, May Wah Chinese Restaurant, Merle`s #1 Barbecue, Nevin`s Pub, New Japan Restaurant, Noodle Dee Thai Restaurant, Noye`s Street Café, Olive Mountain, Opera Café, Paisano`s on Central, Panera Bread, Pizza Hut, Roxy Café, Ruby of Siam North, Salsa Borracha, Sarki`s Restaurant, Sherman Restaurant, Stir Fire Grill, Szechuan Palace, That Little Mexican Café, Trio, Unicorn Café, Va Pensiero and Wedgwood House.

Evanston has very cold winter temperatures averaging around twenty degrees Fahrenheit and warm summers with temperatures in the 70's. Evanston experiences its hottest month in July with maximum temperatures in the low 80's and the coldest month is usually January with temperatures close to thirteen degrees.

Evanston provides many hotels in all different price ranges for a nice relaxing stay. Some of the hotels in Evanston include: Homestead Hotel, Hilton Garden Inn Evanston, Hotel Orrington, Best Western University Plaza, Margarita European Inn, North Shore Retirement Hotel, Doubletree Hotel and Conference Center Chicago North Shore, Super 8 Chicago/ Rogers Park, Howard Johnson Hotel Skokie, Heart of Chicago Motel and Extended Stay America Chicago - Skokie.

Northwestern University is a research university giving Evanston's students the opportunity of attending the business school, the graduate school or the undergraduate program.

Evanston is hosts the Arts Week Evanston, Custer Street Fair, Fountain Square Arts Festival, It's Thursday Dance Nights, Evanston Lakesore Arts Festival, Starlight Concert Series and the Evanston Ethnic Arts for those who enjoy the arts. Art in Evanston is also displayed in schools and public places as well as in galleries, art schools and cultural centers, including: Evanston Art Center, Open Studio Project, Evanston Arts Depot, Ann Quilt, As You Like It, Botti Studio, Eve Alfille Gallery, Folkworks, Gallery Mornea, Gillock Gallery, Great Lakes Art Studio, Hill Norton, Maple Avenue Gallery, Northwestern University Dittmar gallery, Noyes Cultural Arts Center Gallery and Tucker Gallery.

For those who prefer performing arts, the Evanston area and surrounding areas offer a variety of performing arts companies, institutions, learning centers and events including: The Actors Gymnasium, Dance Center Evanston, Evanston Escola de Samba, Mudlark Theater, Music Institute of Chicago, Next Theatre Company, North Shore Choral Society, Northwestern Theatre & Interpretation Center, Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago, The Lakeside Singers, Light Opera Works, Piccolo Theatre, Piven Theater, Savoyaires, The Musical Offering, Chicago Klezmer Ensemble, Evanston Children's Choir, Evanston Symphony Orchestra, Rembrandt Chamber Players, Bach Week Festival, and First Night Evanston.

Evanston is also home of several historic sites and museums that focus in teaching visitors about historic events, historic people and the city of Evanston, some of these places include: Evanston History Center, Frances Willard House Museum, Mitchell Museum, Northwestern Block Museum, and Shorefront.

Evanston is shopping lovers' paradise since it offers a variety of commercial centers, streets and avenues, including Downtown Evanton, Central, Street, Dempster Street, Main Street, Howard Street and Chicago Avenue. Downtown Evanston is home to three shopping areas, a variety of restaurants, residential constructions and a movie theatre. Central Street in Evanston has specialty shops and many restaurants. Evanston's Dempster \Street is home to various shops, cafes, boutiques, and galleries. Main Street in Evanston is home of many shops and a Metra and CTA stop. Howard Street is home of the Howard Center and many small shops. Chicago Avenue has many businesses, residential buildings, and many restaurants. Other places to stop and shop in Evanston, include: Abt Electronics, Becky & Me Toys, Belgian Chocolatier Piron, Cigar King, Crowded Closet, Great Harvest Bread, Healthy Green Goods, Illinois Nut & Candy Home of Fantasia Confections, ixia flowers, and Lois & Company among many more.

We all know how important conservation is, now more then ever, Reduce, Reuse and Recycle programs better known as Green or Greening are the responsibility of all people in all places. These are some of Evanston, Illinois's programs, in place to help in Environmental Development: Evanston provides green recycling bins to all single resident homes in the Evanston area. The recycling program accepts: aluminum, tin, bi-metal, paint and aerosol cans, aluminum foil, newspapers, junk mail, mixed office paper, magazines, catalogs, cardboard, chipboard, shoe boxes, paper bags, egg cartons, shredded paper, glass bottles and plastic containers. Evanston has a commitment to ensure green spaces are created and preserved. Evanston is concerned with its Urban Environment as well as the Global Environment, From low-flow toilets to conserving gas in our cars and homes, planting trees, shrubs and even a garden to supply some fruits and vegetables helps in taking small step towards Environmental Protection and Conservation, our precious natural recourses hang in the balance. Many cities have issues with the amount of water or the pollution of water, it is each cities responsibility to address these issues and find ways to develop Environmental friendly Energy such as Wind and Solar power, increase Water Energy and create Sustainable Energy for generations to come. Over the last Century we have managed to pollute our world to a point of all most no return. www.beemazed.com is committed to Environmental Development and will make as many green products and services available as an alternative for people that are concerned for our environment. Many companies are learning Green not only helps the Environment but is also a good business. The Green Economy and Emerging Green Industries if managed properly will have a great impact on the Ecology Environment and in turn assist in preserving our natural recourses. As a commitment to the our Environment and Environmental Projects www.beemazed.com will create a Simply Green link that will profile companies that provide Green Products and Services this link may be found on every page of www.beemazed.com website. In addition you may find stories from Individuals, Communities and Businesses that have innovative ways to assist in the greening and conservation of our Environment. www.beemazed.com will contribute 5% of sales from companies that place ads in the Simply Green section of the website. These donations will go directly to organizations that have proven to make a positive impact on the Environment. All donations will be listed in the Simply Green section of www.beemazed.com

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