Annual Report on open data activities at the City of Evanston

City of Evanston tax parcels with PIN, landuse, and a link to the Cook County Property Tax Portal.

The 18 tracts from the 2010 Census within the City of Evanston.

The City of Evanston is divided into nine wards. One councilmember is elected to represent each ward.

A Special Service Area (SSA) is defined by Illinois State Statute as a contiguous area within a municipality or county in which special services are provided in addition to those services provided generally throughout the municipality or county. Special services include things like landscaping, advertising, public art, and extra garbage collections. The special services are paid from revenues collected from taxes levied or imposed upon property within that area.

The City of Evanston has a little over 100 crosswalks ranging from pedestrian crossings to school crossing guard locations to senior crossings.

The City of Evanston's annual Open Data Report for 2024.

There are approximately 27,000 different structures in the City of Evanston ranging from buildings to garages to decks & patios to swimming pools. This layer consists of the footprints of the different sections of these structures. Large buildings with multiple levels are broken down into sections by number of stories.

The City of Evanston has inventoried and maintains over 34,000 trees located on City property and in the parkways.

The City of Evanston is approximately 7.8 square miles and bounded by Lake Michigan to the east, Chicago to the south, Skokie to the west, and Wilmette to the north.