Schools
Their mascot is the Cougars.
Oakton Elementary
This beach is part of Evanston's logo. The only beach not named for the street it's on.
Lighthouse Beach
This is where you're going if you want some wings.
Buffalo Joe's
This community center is three stories tall and full of books.
Evanston Public Library
Evanston's Largest Park. Soccer fields, baseball diamonds, and a rival school nearby.
James Park
This school is named for a very prominent civil rights leader.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Literary and Fine Arts School
This is Evanston's furthest South Beach.
South Boulevard Beach
This is Evanston's most awarded restaurant for fried chicken.
Evanston Chicken Shack
This private community center is one of the oldest groups in Evanston. Located right in the middle of the city, they have pools, gyms, martial arts studio, housing for young men, and host Camp Echo every summer.
McGaw YMCA
This park is right along Ridge Avenue. There's a shed, basketball courts, a playground, and a field. All of it is overlooked by a community house. It even has a park district named after itself.
Ridgeville Park
Name one of the District 65 schools that is in Skokie.
Walker Elementary / Dr. Bessie Rhodes School of Global Studies
Evanston's Largest Beach, and the busiest in the summer.
Best Burrito in Town
Supreme Burrito #1
This recreation center has an ice rink, library, gym, and several fields.
Robert Crown Community Center
This park is divided into East and West by Barton Avenue. There's a baseball diamond on either side of the park. West has a basketball court. East has a playground and a shed.
Kamen Park
The school with the fewest students enrolled out of all the K-5 schools in District 65.
Orrington Elementary
This beach is directly next to the Dempster Boat Launch.
Greenwood Beach
Gigio's Pizzeria
This community center is Evanston's oldest public recreation center. Located in the 5th ward, it has a gym, an auditorium, and a dance studio.
Fleetwood-Jourdain Center
This park has the most full basketball courts of any park in Evanston. And it's very close to the High School!
Mason Park
This D65 school is the FURTHEST geographically from Oakton Elementary.
Willard Elementary
These two beaches have designated "no-throw zones", where people aren't allowed to throw balls, frisbees, or fly kites.
Clark Street Beach and Lee Street Beach
This creole barbecue restaurant is known for more than their takeout. They also hire and train many young Evanstonians pursuing food service. Their catch phrase is, "It's the Sauce!"
Hecky's Barbecue
This community center is aimed to support specifically the elderly.
Levy Senior Center
One of Evanston's newest parks, it opened one year ago in March. It is outdoors and mainly concrete and provides facilities for punks and thrillseekers.
Evanston Skate Park