Chick Evans is a nice, very affordable Cook Country Forest preserve 18 hole course. It is very much in the "woods" style and very easy to forget your on the edge of the 2nd city. Relatively challenging for a public course, with water and thick woods coming into play on most holes and several forced carries. Lots of opportunities to see birds, deer, rabbits and other wildlife. Staff is wonderful and very helpful. Pro shop is a little more expanded than you would expect, and can do some club modifications. The course can be quite busy, especially on weekends, so booking a tee time is recommended rather than trying to walk up. Early early morning there is an option to just play the back nine. Don't expect it to look like pre-pro tournament, the greens, tee boxes and fairways are well maintained.

Amazing course, we all had such a great time! The staff was super nice, especially the beer cart girl. She was fast and honestly the nicest person I’ve ever met. The only thing I’d mention is the leaves on the fairway and tee boxes on the front 9, I wish they were cleared up a bit, but other than that everything was perfect. Definitely recommend and will 100% be back!

Great public course. Greens and always amazing. Great place to challenge your game. From simple straight par 3 to hard par 5's. Amazing friendly staff. Highly recommended.

Very friendly staff on site. Short holes with greens that break quite a fair bit. Great "getaway round" option for Evanston-based folks.

I played every week here during the summer of 2025, and now into the fall. This is a great course for a quick 9. It is also a really great course if you prefer to walk. With a diverse set of hole difficulties, Chick Evans is a great course for everyone. I do suggest they do some work on the tee boxes.