Who's Who?
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100
Evanston is named after this Methodist founder of Northwestern University.
Who is John Evans?
100
The name of the senior center in South Evanston.
What is the Levy Center?
100
The year that Northwestern University had it first freshman class.
What is 1855?
100
The type of governance that organizes the city of Evanston.
What is a city council/city manager structure?
100
It'S THE SAUCE!
What is Hecky's BBQ?
200
This national leader was made to feel welcome and spent the night at Beth Emet Free Synagogue.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr?
200
The historically African American neighborhood created due to restricted covenants in real estate practices.
What is the 5th ward?
200
The year that Evanston was incorporated as a city.
What is 1963?
200
This is the number to call if you have a problem or question for the City of Evanston that you would like addressed.
What is 311?
200
What west-side company has been manufacturing industrial lubricants for over 100 years.
What is IRMCO?
300
This historic figure used Temperance to protect woman from domestic violence and gain momentum for the Suffragette movement.
Who is Frances E. Willard?
300
Around the turn of the century, this neighborhood was given a nickname due to its swampy environment, east of Ridge Ave.
What is FrogTown?
300
This resource caused Evanston to incorporate North Evanston with South Evanston, into the city of Evanston.
What is water?
300
This public school is the only waste-to-heat building in Illinois.
What is Evanston Township High School?
300
This award-winning toy was manufactured in Evanston.
What are Tinker Toys?
400
This historic figure is a prominent public educatora and later became mayor of Evanston, serving until she was 91 years old.
Who is Lorraine Morton?
400
This is an especially established park district which requires an extra tax for the participating residents.
What is Ridgeville Park District?
400
This magnet school, established in 1969, was the first step in desegregation for the Evanston public school system
What is Martin Luther King, Jr. Laboratory School?
400
This transportation hub is the second most used Public Transit station in the Chicago area.
What is Davis St. station?
400
Evanston re-branded itself to be this destination community during the 1950's.
What is the Headquarters City?
500
This prominent African American doctor founded the Community Hospital, the only healthcare facility between Chicago and Milwaukee.
Who is Isabella Garnett, MD.?
500
This US program sparked the influx of Latino families into Evanston.
What is the Bracero Program.
500
These three institutions central to the African-American community closed in 1968.
What are the Emerson Street YMCA, Community Hospital, and the Foster School?
500
These are the four key public transportation resources in the city of Evanston.
What are Metra, CTA, PACE and public bike lanes?
500
Of the ten top employers in Evanston, these are the two for-profit entities.
What are Jewel Osco and C.E. Neihoff & Co?
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