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  2. Morton Arboretum - Wikipedia

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    Designed by noted Chicago architect Harry Weese, the Sterling Morton Library [18] was constructed in 1963 and named after Sterling Morton, son of founder Joy Morton. [19] It holds more than 30,000 books and magazines , as well as tens of thousands of non-book items including prints , original art, letters, photographs, landscape plans and drawings.

  3. List of botanical gardens and arboretums in Illinois - Wikipedia

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    Name Image Affiliation City Coordinates Anderson Japanese Gardens: Rockford: Bethalto Arboretum Bethalto: Cantigny: Wheaton: Century Park Arboretum Vernon Hills

  4. Chicago Botanic Garden - Wikipedia

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    The Chicago Botanic Garden is a 385-acre (156 ha) botanical garden situated on nine islands in the northern Cook County Forest Preserves. It features 27 display gardens and five natural habitats including Mary Mix McDonald Woods, Barbara Brown Nature Reserve, Dixon Prairie, the Skokie River Corridor, and the Lakes and Shorelines.

  5. Category:Botanical gardens in Illinois - Wikipedia

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  6. File:Chicago Botanic Garden - Zig Zag Bridge.jpg - Wikipedia

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  7. Lake Cook Road - Wikipedia

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    The road then narrows down to a two-lane road and goes past Chicago Botanic Garden, intersects Green Bay Road, intersects Metra's Union Pacific/North Line at Highland Park's Braeside Metra station near the Ravinia Festival music center, and runs concurrent with, and terminates at, Sheridan Road near the Lake Shore Country Club in Glencoe, only ...

  8. John O. Simonds - Wikipedia

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    The Chicago Botanic Garden became well known for its impact on landscape architecture. [2] The botanic garden was built from an unpleasant source of land in Glencoe, Illinois . "The site covers over 300 acres, featuring a series of island gardens with an administration and visitor education center on the largest island."

  9. Braeside station - Wikipedia

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    Cook County Forest Preserves' Turnbull Woods and William N. Erickson Preserve are adjacent to the station, and the Chicago Botanic Garden is a mile away. Braeside Station has a warming hut on the inbound side of the track. The station is named after the nearby Braeside Elementary School, part of North Shore School District 112. The station ...