Glenview, Cook County, Illinois
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Glenview is a suburb
an village
located approximately 18 mi (29 km) north of downtown Chicago
in Cook County
, Illinois
. As of the 2000 census
, the village population was 41,847. The population is estimated at 44,655 for 2004.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the village has a total area of 13.5 square miles (35 km²), of which, 13.4 square miles (34.7 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1035995244 km²) of it (0.30%) is water. Patrick Stump
is from Glenview and it is most definitively his city.
of 2000, there were 41,847 people, 15,464 households, and 11,876 families residing in the village. The population density
was 3,111.3 people per square mile (1,201.3/km²). There were 15,853 housing units at an average density of 1,178.7 per square mile (455.1/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 85.59% White, 1.59% African American, 0.10% Native American, 10.05% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.27% from other races, and 1.38% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.07% of the population. As of 2009 there were 44,443 residents.
There were 15,464 households, of which 35.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.9% were married couples
living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.2% were non-families. 20.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.11.
In the village, the population was spread out with 25.6% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 27.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 92.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.1 males.
According to a 2008 estimate, the median income for a household in the village was $105,879, and the median income for a family was $123,987. The per capita income
for the village was $51,449. 4.0% of the population and 2.9% of families were below the poverty line.
, Kraft Foods
, Scott Foresman, and Republic Tobacco
. Family Video
has its headquarters in Glenview.There are also several large non-profit organizations in Glenview, including the headquarters of the General Board of Pensions and Health Benefits of the United Methodist Church.
service for Chicago/Lake Michigan
and a squadron of P-3 Orions which had the mission of East Coast antisubmarine warfare. The rationale for basing the Squadron there was that so many reserve staff were in the Central US, and it was convenient to base the facility near the staff. As a 1–2 hour checklist had to be executed before scanning the seas, there was actually little dead time in the flight to the coast. The base consisted of 1 million cubic yards (800,000 m³) of concrete, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) of runways and 108 U.S. Navy buildings.
s, Kohl Children's Museum
, the Glenview Park District Park Center, Attea Middle School and the Glen/North Glenview commuter train station.
. In the late 1800s through the turn of the century New Church, members built their houses in an oval surrounding a common park area where the church and school were built.
As part of the New Church service mission to be universally accepted as a guidepost for kindness and character, today, the Glenview New Church Schools are open to many students beyond the congregation and the church has been updated and expanded to accommodate a much larger Sunday service. Despite its new open focus and broadening congregation, the original church in the center and many of the surrounding buildings remain the same today as they were in 1900.
is the predominant K-8 district in central Glenview. Schools in this district include:
attendance area of Glenbrook High School District 225
. Glenview residents who live on or east of Harms Road are served by New Trier Township High School District 203
. Public high school students who reside there attend New Trier High School
. Residents in the small portion of Glenview south of Central Road are part of Maine Township High School District 207
. Public high school students who reside there attend Maine East High School
.
Our Lady of Perpetual Help School http://school.olph-il.org/
and Saint Catherine Labouré School.http://www.sclschool.com/ Both educate pre-K and K-8 students.
Also, Among the private schools in Glenview, Glenview New Church Schools, offers a Christian based influence on its education. GNCS offers pre-K and K-8 as well as offering some part time High School classes in the MANC (Midwestern Academy of the New Church) program.
Glenview Montessori School, is a fully accredited, non-sectarian school for 2-6 year olds and is part of the Deerfield Montessori Schools, one of the first Montessori schools established in Illinois.
in Glenview to serve Mormons in Illinois and surrounding areas.
• Richard "Dick" Schory, arranger, Composer, Conductor, Percussionist, “Demon of the Drums”
, became interested in horticulture and was one of the founders of the Chicago Academy of Sciences. The Grove was designated a National Historic Landmark by the United States Department of the Interior
in 1976 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
.
Johann and Katharina Wagner came to the United States from their home in Weiler, Germany in the winter of 1855. They eventually settled in Gross Point (modern day Wilmette), an area with a high population of German immigrants. Over time, the Wagners established their home on the southeast corner of Lake Ave and Wagner Road, in the heart of what is present-day Glenview. By 1898, the Wagner farm encompassed approximately 91 acres, many of which have been replaced by housing and road development today. Johann and Katharina’s youngest son, Thomas, married Julia Brachtendorf of the Northfield Township in 1892, and ten years later they purchased the Hoffman farm on the northwest corner of Lake Ave and Wagner Road. This is the area known as Wagner Farm today. The area was 40 acres then, but Thomas also inherited land on the northeast corner of the two roads. Thomas’s siblings inherited this land in the farm’s estate. Thomas and Julia had 5 children, 4 of whom remained on the farm for their entire lives. The farm was operated by Thomas’ children until the last member of the family, Rose (1903-1997) died in 1997. Rose stated in her Will that the farm should be sold, and placed in trust for a local catholic church, and it remains a property of the Glenview Park District today.
Wagner Farm offers hands on programs on the farm funded by the Glenview Park District. The programs themselves vary from season to season, but they include activities like horseback riding, tractor driving, and more activities that reflect the life of a farmer in the 1920’s.
Glenview’s Farmer’s Market was established in 1988 by the Glenview Women of Today. After years of running it, the group realized that maintaining the market was no longer in their interest. After the group abandoned the annual event, the Glenview Park District decided to move the market to Wagner Farm. This switch was historically suitable for the farm, given that at one point, Wagner was a truck farm that produced crops in bulk for the Chicago land area. A spreadsheet of the number of crops per city that Wagner provides can be found on their website. In remembrance of Wagner’s truck farming history, a market wagon was constructed, and is now in display in the museum. The Farmer’s Market takes place between the days of June 25th to October 8th, on every Saturday. It is located across the street from Wagner Farm, giving shoppers the opportunity to visit a working 20th century farm. In addition to the food and other products that are produced by the farm, the Market features a different musical artist to perform each week.
Suburb
The word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...
an village
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
located approximately 18 mi (29 km) north of downtown Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
in Cook County
Cook County, Illinois
Cook County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois, with its county seat in Chicago. It is the second most populous county in the United States after Los Angeles County. The county has 5,194,675 residents, which is 40.5 percent of all Illinois residents. Cook County's population is larger than...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
, the village population was 41,847. The population is estimated at 44,655 for 2004.
Geography
Glenview is located at 42°4′46"N 87°48′56"W (42.079391, -87.815622).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the village has a total area of 13.5 square miles (35 km²), of which, 13.4 square miles (34.7 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1035995244 km²) of it (0.30%) is water. Patrick Stump
Patrick Stump
Patrick Vaughn Stump is an American singer-songwriter, composer, record producer, and music critic. He is the composer, lead singer, and multi-instrumentalist of Fall Out Boy, an American rock band from Wilmette, Illinois, and is also a solo artist...
is from Glenview and it is most definitively his city.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 41,847 people, 15,464 households, and 11,876 families residing in the village. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 3,111.3 people per square mile (1,201.3/km²). There were 15,853 housing units at an average density of 1,178.7 per square mile (455.1/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 85.59% White, 1.59% African American, 0.10% Native American, 10.05% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.27% from other races, and 1.38% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.07% of the population. As of 2009 there were 44,443 residents.
There were 15,464 households, of which 35.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.9% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.2% were non-families. 20.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.11.
In the village, the population was spread out with 25.6% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 27.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 92.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.1 males.
According to a 2008 estimate, the median income for a household in the village was $105,879, and the median income for a family was $123,987. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the village was $51,449. 4.0% of the population and 2.9% of families were below the poverty line.
History
The entire Northfield Township originally was known as the town of Northfield. There were different names for various areas within the community. The Post Office demanded that an official name be selected whereupon a special meeting of the villagers was called. Various names were suggested such as Rugenville, Glenvarr, Glendale, Glengrove, Glen Hollow, Oak View, and Glenview. The name Glenview won the majority vote on May 7, 1895. The village was incorporated in 1899.Commerce
A number of major U.S. corporations have major facilities or offices in Glenview, including Anixter, Aon, Avon, Illinois Tool WorksIllinois Tool Works
Illinois Tool Works Inc. or ITW is a Fortune 200 company that produces engineered fasteners and components, equipment and consumable systems, and specialty products. It was founded in 1912 by Byron L...
, Kraft Foods
Kraft Foods
Kraft Foods Inc. is an American confectionery, food and beverage conglomerate. It markets many brands in more than 170 countries. 12 of its brands annually earn more than $1 billion worldwide: Cadbury, Jacobs, Kraft, LU, Maxwell House, Milka, Nabisco, Oscar Mayer, Philadelphia, Trident, Tang...
, Scott Foresman, and Republic Tobacco
Republic Tobacco
Republic Tobacco LP is a multinational wholesaler, distributor, and retailer of tobacco, based in the Chicago suburb of Glenview, Illinois, United States....
. Family Video
Family Video
Family Video is the largest privately-owned video rental chain in the United States, and second largest overall. The company has its headquarters in Glenview, Cook County, Illinois...
has its headquarters in Glenview.There are also several large non-profit organizations in Glenview, including the headquarters of the General Board of Pensions and Health Benefits of the United Methodist Church.
Top employers
According to Glenview's 2009 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the city are:| # | Employer | # of Employees |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kraft Foods Kraft Foods Kraft Foods Inc. is an American confectionery, food and beverage conglomerate. It markets many brands in more than 170 countries. 12 of its brands annually earn more than $1 billion worldwide: Cadbury, Jacobs, Kraft, LU, Maxwell House, Milka, Nabisco, Oscar Mayer, Philadelphia, Trident, Tang... |
1,800 |
| 2 | Abt Electronics Abt Electronics Abt Electronics is an independent retailer in the United States of consumer electronics, major appliances and furniture. Abt operates at a single location in Glenview, Illinois, on of land, and through an online retail website... |
1,020 |
| 3 | Glenbrook Hospital NorthShore University HealthSystem NorthShore University HealthSystem is an integrated healthcare delivery system serving patients throughout the Chicago metropolitan area.... |
853 |
| 4 | Anixter | 700 |
| 5 | LifeSource | 685 |
| 6 | Glenview Public School District 34 Glenview Public School District 34 Glenview Public School District 34 is a school district in the U.S. state of Illinois located predominantly in the north Chicago suburb of Glenview. The schools are hailed for their high rankings within the state of Illinois and for having more than three-quarters of teachers with Master's Degrees... |
670 |
| 7 | Signode | 540 |
| 8 | Scott Foresman | 530 |
| 9 | Glenbrook South High School Glenbrook South High School Glenbrook South High School, or GBS, is a public four-year high school located in Glenview, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of Northfield Township High School District, which also includes Glenbrook North High School... |
372 |
| 10 | North American | 345 |
Military base
Naval Air Station Glenview was a major facility present for years in Glenview. It was the host for a number of squadrons, including the Coast Guard Air/Sea rescue helicopterHelicopter
A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by one or more engine-driven rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forwards, backwards, and laterally...
service for Chicago/Lake Michigan
Lake Michigan
Lake Michigan is one of the five Great Lakes of North America and the only one located entirely within the United States. It is the second largest of the Great Lakes by volume and the third largest by surface area, after Lake Superior and Lake Huron...
and a squadron of P-3 Orions which had the mission of East Coast antisubmarine warfare. The rationale for basing the Squadron there was that so many reserve staff were in the Central US, and it was convenient to base the facility near the staff. As a 1–2 hour checklist had to be executed before scanning the seas, there was actually little dead time in the flight to the coast. The base consisted of 1 million cubic yards (800,000 m³) of concrete, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) of runways and 108 U.S. Navy buildings.
The Glen
In 1995, the base was closed as part of a military restructuring. The land was deeded back to Glenview by the U.S. Department of Defense. A reuse plan was completed by the Village of Glenview in 1995 and updated into a master plan by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill in 1998. The village then assumed the role of Master Developer. The 1121 acres (4.5 km²) development was named The Glen in 1999. The Glen comprises approximately 15% of the land mass in Glenview. It contains new homes, offices, and shopping centers, including The Glen Town Center. Among other amenities, it also includes a lake, soccer fields, walking and biking trails, two golf courseGolf course
A golf course comprises a series of holes, each consisting of a teeing ground, fairway, rough and other hazards, and a green with a flagstick and cup, all designed for the game of golf. A standard round of golf consists of playing 18 holes, thus most golf courses have this number of holes...
s, Kohl Children's Museum
Kohl Children's Museum
Kohl Children’s Museum of Greater Chicago is a hands-on learning laboratory for children ages birth to 8. All of the exhibits and programs are aligned to the Illinois State Learning Standards and are designed to make learning fun and interesting for young children....
, the Glenview Park District Park Center, Attea Middle School and the Glen/North Glenview commuter train station.
Wildlife
Glenview is home to a rich variety of animals. These animals coexist with the human residents of Glenview and thrive in the many forest preserves that call Glenview home. The most frequently spotted birds in Glenview include Robins, Sparrows, Cardinals, Brown Birds, Crows, Canada Geese, Mallard ducks, and occasionally Great Horned Owls. On nature walks through the Glen, the forest preserves, or The Grove, one can come upon white tailed deer, and an occasional coyote. Also to be seen are brown rabbits, cicadas (both the 17 year and the 4 year varieties), box and alligator snapping turtles, and sometimes small frogs and toads. Among the arthropods and insects seen in Glenview are ants, bees, mosquitos, daddy-long-legs, wolf and black widow spiders, and many others.Glenview Creek
Glenview is also home to Glenview Creek which drains the southeastern corner of the village. It empties into the Middle Fork of the North Branch of the Chicago River north of Old Orchard Road and just west of Harms Road. For more information about Glenview Creek see the Wikipedia entry Glenview CreekGlenview Creek
Glenview Creek flows on the eastern side of Glenview, Illinois, in the County of Cook. It now originates just south of Glenview Road and alongside the abandoned Skokie Subdivision of the Union Pacific Railroad right of way...
The Park
Near the center of Glenview, just south of the Glen development, "The Park" is one of the oldest neighborhoods in the village. The Park was established as home to a religious society in 1894 by Hugh Burnham, the first village president and nephew of architect Daniel BurnhamDaniel Burnham
Daniel Hudson Burnham, FAIA was an American architect and urban planner. He was the Director of Works for the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. He took a leading role in the creation of master plans for the development of a number of cities, including Chicago and downtown Washington DC...
. In the late 1800s through the turn of the century New Church, members built their houses in an oval surrounding a common park area where the church and school were built.
As part of the New Church service mission to be universally accepted as a guidepost for kindness and character, today, the Glenview New Church Schools are open to many students beyond the congregation and the church has been updated and expanded to accommodate a much larger Sunday service. Despite its new open focus and broadening congregation, the original church in the center and many of the surrounding buildings remain the same today as they were in 1900.
Education
Several school districts and high school districts serve the residents of Glenview. Over half of Glenview lies within Glenview School District 34.Glenview School District 34
Glenview School District 34Glenview Public School District 34
Glenview Public School District 34 is a school district in the U.S. state of Illinois located predominantly in the north Chicago suburb of Glenview. The schools are hailed for their high rankings within the state of Illinois and for having more than three-quarters of teachers with Master's Degrees...
is the predominant K-8 district in central Glenview. Schools in this district include:
- Henking Elementary School
- Westbrook Elementary School
- Lyon Elementary School
- Hoffman Elementary School
- Glen Grove Elementary School
- Pleasant Ridge Elementary School
- Attea Middle School
- Springman Middle School
Other school districts
Southeast and East Glenview residents are served by Wilmette School District 39 and Avoca School District 37, Northeast Glenview is served by Northbrook/Glenview School District 30, Northwest Glenview is served by West Northfield School District 31, and Southwest and South Glenview is served by East Maine School District 63, all of these districts include parts of Glenview within their boundaries.High school districts
Most of Glenview is located within the Glenbrook South High SchoolGlenbrook South High School
Glenbrook South High School, or GBS, is a public four-year high school located in Glenview, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of Northfield Township High School District, which also includes Glenbrook North High School...
attendance area of Glenbrook High School District 225
Northfield Township High School District
Glenbrook High School District 225 is a high school district in the U.S. state of Cook County, Illinois, serving Glenview and Northbrook, suburbs of Chicago.-External links:*...
. Glenview residents who live on or east of Harms Road are served by New Trier Township High School District 203
New Trier High School
New Trier High School is a public four-year high school , with its major campus located in Winnetka, Illinois, USA, and a second campus in Northfield, Illinois, with freshman classes and district administration...
. Public high school students who reside there attend New Trier High School
New Trier High School
New Trier High School is a public four-year high school , with its major campus located in Winnetka, Illinois, USA, and a second campus in Northfield, Illinois, with freshman classes and district administration...
. Residents in the small portion of Glenview south of Central Road are part of Maine Township High School District 207
Maine Township High School District 207
Maine Township High School District 207 is a school district based in Illinois.Composed of Des Plaines and Park Ridge as well as portions of Glenview, Harwood Heights, Morton Grove, Niles, Norridge, and Norwood Park Township, the district lies 30 minutes from downtown Chicago...
. Public high school students who reside there attend Maine East High School
Maine East High School
Maine East High School, or Maine East, and officially Maine Township High School East, is a public four-year high school located at the corner of Dempster Street and Potter Road in Park Ridge, Illinois, a north-west suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States...
.
Private schools
Glenview is home to two parochial schools:Our Lady of Perpetual Help School http://school.olph-il.org/
and Saint Catherine Labouré School.http://www.sclschool.com/ Both educate pre-K and K-8 students.
Also, Among the private schools in Glenview, Glenview New Church Schools, offers a Christian based influence on its education. GNCS offers pre-K and K-8 as well as offering some part time High School classes in the MANC (Midwestern Academy of the New Church) program.
Glenview Montessori School, is a fully accredited, non-sectarian school for 2-6 year olds and is part of the Deerfield Montessori Schools, one of the first Montessori schools established in Illinois.
Religion
Glenview is host to a diverse religious community, including Catholics, Lutherans, Methodists, Episcopalians, Jews, Muslims, and Hindus. Several religious communities are as old or older than the Village itself. In 1985, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints built the scenic Chicago Illinois TempleChicago Illinois Temple
The Chicago Illinois Temple is the thirty-fifth temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is the second of three church temples that have been built in Illinois...
in Glenview to serve Mormons in Illinois and surrounding areas.
Notable residents
- Helen BrachHelen BrachHelen Vorhees Brach , was an American multi-millionairess widow whose wealth had come from marrying into the E. J. Brach & Sons Candy Company fortune; she endowed the Helen V. Brach Foundation to promote animal welfare in 1974....
, Heiress to Brach Candy, presumed murdered. - Tom LangmyerTom LangmyerTom Langmyer , is an American broadcasting executive, author and current Vice President and General Manager of the Tribune Company's WGN Radio in Chicago, IL.-Early life:...
, vice president and general manager of WGN-AM - Arian MoayedArian MoayedArian Moayed is an Iranian-born American actor and theater producer. Moayed received a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Play in 2011 for his performance as Musa in Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo.-Early life:...
, actor, nominated for a Tony AwardTony AwardThe Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City. The awards are given for Broadway...
for Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad ZooBengal Tiger at the Baghdad ZooBengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo is a play by Rajiv Joseph. The show is about "a tiger that haunts the streets of present day Baghdad seeking the meaning of life. As he witnesses the puzzling absurdities of war, the tiger encounters Americans and Iraqis who are searching for friendship, redemption,...
in 2011 - Betsy RandleBetsy RandleBetsy May Randle is an American actress best known for her role as Amy Matthews on Boy Meets World which lasted seven seasons. She grew up in the suburb of Glenview. She is a graduate of New Trier High School and the University of Kansas. She is married to film editor John Randle and they have...
, actress from the Boy Meets WorldBoy Meets WorldBoy Meets World is an American comedy-drama series that chronicles the events and everyday life lessons of Cory Matthews, played by Ben Savage, a kid from suburban Philadelphia who grows up from a young boy to a married man. The show aired for seven seasons from 1993 to 2000 on ABC, part of the...
series, was raised here.
• Richard "Dick" Schory, arranger, Composer, Conductor, Percussionist, “Demon of the Drums”
- Patrick StumpPatrick StumpPatrick Vaughn Stump is an American singer-songwriter, composer, record producer, and music critic. He is the composer, lead singer, and multi-instrumentalist of Fall Out Boy, an American rock band from Wilmette, Illinois, and is also a solo artist...
, guitarist, lead singer and head song-writer of Fall Out Boy. - Brian HansenBrian Hansen (speed skater)Brian Hansen is an American speed skater and silver medalist in the Winter Olympics.At the 2010 Winter Olympics, Hansen won a silver medal in the team pursuit along with Jonathan Kuck and Chad Hedrick...
, Olympic silver medalist in speed skating. - Sam Witwer, lead actor on the SyFySyfySyfy , formerly known as the Sci-Fi Channel and SCI FI, is an American cable television channel featuring science fiction, supernatural, fantasy, reality, paranormal, wrestling, and horror programming. Launched on September 24, 1992, it is part of the entertainment conglomerate NBCUniversal, a...
Channel show Being Human (North American TV series) and in the video game series Star Wars: The Force UnleashedStar Wars: The Force UnleashedStar Wars: The Force Unleashed is a multimedia project developed by LucasArts along with Dark Horse Comics, Lego, Hasbro, and Del Rey Books...
Parks
The Glenview Park District operates the parks and park facilities in Glenview. The Glenview Park District operates two outdoor pools (Flick Park and Roosevelt Park), the Glenview Ice Center, two golf courses (Glenview National 9 Golf Club and Glenview Park Golf Club), the Glenview Tennis Club, Wagner Farm (see below), the Grove National Historic Landmark (see below), the Kent Fuller Air Station Prairie & Evelyne Pease Tyner Interpretive Center, the Park Center (see below), Scram Memorial Chapel, outdoor skating and sledding, and numerous parks.Park Center
The Park Center is a prairie-style multi-purpose community center, one of the largest in Illinois, and is located in the heart of The Glen on the shores of Lake Glenview. The Park Center has an indoor pool (Splash Landings Indoor Aquatic Compex), Park Center Health & Fitness, Park Center Preschool, Glenview Senior Center, along with many programs including arts, dance, and adult and youth sports programs.The Grove
The Grove is a National Historic landmark that contains an interpretive center, moved and re-created historic buildings, and nature trails. Covering 123 acre (0.49776378 km²), the land was formerly the home of John Kennicott, who settled in the area in 1836 from New Orleans. His son, RobertRobert Kennicott
Robert Kennicott was an American naturalist.-Biography:Kennicott was born in New Orleans and grew up in "West Northfield" , Illinois, a town in the prairie north of the then nascent city of Chicago....
, became interested in horticulture and was one of the founders of the Chicago Academy of Sciences. The Grove was designated a National Historic Landmark by the United States Department of the Interior
United States Department of the Interior
The United States Department of the Interior is the United States federal executive department of the U.S. government responsible for the management and conservation of most federal land and natural resources, and the administration of programs relating to Native Americans, Alaska Natives, Native...
in 1976 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
.
Wagner Farm
Wagner Farm is a 18.6 acre farm owned by the Glenview Park District. Wagner Farm is the last remnant of a much larger farm which was owned and farmed by members of the Wagner family since their arrival in this area from Trier, Germany in the 1850s. In 1997, Rose Wagner, the last surviving member of the Glenview Wagner family, died. Her will directed Glenview State Bank, the trustee for her estate, to sell the farm to the highest bidder with the proceeds to benefit her family parish, Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Glenview. A group of local citizens approached the park district and asked the district to buy the farm and preserve it as an historic working farm for the education and enjoyment of the community. With citizen support, a referendum to approve funds to pay for the farm was approved by the voters in 1998 and the park district purchased the farm in 2000. In 2007, the farm had over 54,000 visitors. Also in 2007, Wagner Farm became home to the Glenview Farmer’s Market.Johann and Katharina Wagner came to the United States from their home in Weiler, Germany in the winter of 1855. They eventually settled in Gross Point (modern day Wilmette), an area with a high population of German immigrants. Over time, the Wagners established their home on the southeast corner of Lake Ave and Wagner Road, in the heart of what is present-day Glenview. By 1898, the Wagner farm encompassed approximately 91 acres, many of which have been replaced by housing and road development today. Johann and Katharina’s youngest son, Thomas, married Julia Brachtendorf of the Northfield Township in 1892, and ten years later they purchased the Hoffman farm on the northwest corner of Lake Ave and Wagner Road. This is the area known as Wagner Farm today. The area was 40 acres then, but Thomas also inherited land on the northeast corner of the two roads. Thomas’s siblings inherited this land in the farm’s estate. Thomas and Julia had 5 children, 4 of whom remained on the farm for their entire lives. The farm was operated by Thomas’ children until the last member of the family, Rose (1903-1997) died in 1997. Rose stated in her Will that the farm should be sold, and placed in trust for a local catholic church, and it remains a property of the Glenview Park District today.
Wagner Farm offers hands on programs on the farm funded by the Glenview Park District. The programs themselves vary from season to season, but they include activities like horseback riding, tractor driving, and more activities that reflect the life of a farmer in the 1920’s.
Glenview’s Farmer’s Market was established in 1988 by the Glenview Women of Today. After years of running it, the group realized that maintaining the market was no longer in their interest. After the group abandoned the annual event, the Glenview Park District decided to move the market to Wagner Farm. This switch was historically suitable for the farm, given that at one point, Wagner was a truck farm that produced crops in bulk for the Chicago land area. A spreadsheet of the number of crops per city that Wagner provides can be found on their website. In remembrance of Wagner’s truck farming history, a market wagon was constructed, and is now in display in the museum. The Farmer’s Market takes place between the days of June 25th to October 8th, on every Saturday. It is located across the street from Wagner Farm, giving shoppers the opportunity to visit a working 20th century farm. In addition to the food and other products that are produced by the farm, the Market features a different musical artist to perform each week.
External links
- Village Government website
- Glenview Public Library
- Glenview Park District
- Glenview Area Historical Society
- http://www.glenview.il.us/about/history.shtml
School districts
- Glenview Public School District 34
- Wilmette Public Schools District 39 (serves southeast Glenview)
- Avoca School District 37 (serves east Glenview)
- West Northfield School District 31 (serves northwest Glenview)
- Northbrook/Glenview School District 30 (serves north Glenview)
- East Maine School District 63 (serves a small part of south Glenview)
- Glenview Montessori School website