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  2. Glencoe, Illinois - Wikipedia

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    29652. FIPS code. 17-29652. Website. www.villageofglencoe.org. Glencoe (/ ˈɡlɛnˌkoʊ /) is a lakefront village in northeastern Cook County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,849. Glencoe is part of Chicago's North Shore and one of the wealthiest communities in Illinois.

  3. Illinois's 10th congressional district - Wikipedia

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    D+11 [ 2 ] The 10th congressional district of Illinois lies in the northeast corner of the state and mostly comprises northern suburbs of Chicago. It was created after the 1860 census. The district is currently represented by Democrat Brad Schneider. The area of the district was originally represented by one of Abraham Lincoln 's closest allies ...

  4. North Shore (Chicago) - Wikipedia

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    Many credit Walter S. Gurnee as the father of the North Shore. [2] One of the earliest known monographs to be devoted to the North Shore, The Book of the North Shore (1910), and its companion volume, The Second Book of the North Shore (1911), were written by Marian A. White, whose husband J. Harrison White had established a weekly newspaper in Rogers Park in 1895 called the North Shore ...

  5. New Trier Township, llinois - Wikipedia

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    Website. www.newtriertownship.com. New Trier Township (/ ˈtrɪər /) is one of 29 townships in Cook County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 57,371. [1] The township contains New Trier High School, but the borders of the school district do not line up exactly with the borders of the township.

  6. List of beaches in Chicago - Wikipedia

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    Montrose Avenue Beach (4400 N.) in Uptown. Ohio Street Beach (400 N.) in Near North. 63rd Street beach house fountain (6300 S.) with beach and lake beyond in Jackson Park. The beaches in Chicago are an extensive network of waterfront recreational areas operated by the Chicago Park District. The Chicago metropolitan waterfront includes parts of ...

  7. Illinois Beach State Park - Wikipedia

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    Adeline Jay Geo-Karis Illinois Beach State Park, part of the Illinois state park system, is located along Lake Michigan in northern Lake County in northeast Illinois. Together with lands to the north, including Chiwaukee Prairie, it forms the Chiwaukee Prairie Illinois Beach Lake Plain, an internationally recognized wet-land of importance under ...

  8. Skokie Lagoons - Wikipedia

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    Skokie Lagoons is a nature preserve in Glencoe and Winnetka, Illinois, owned and managed by the Forest Preserve District of Cook County. [2] The park is bordered by Dundee Road to the north, Forestway Drive to the east, Willow Road to the south, and the Edens Expressway to the west. Within the park, there are seven inter-connected lagoons ...

  9. Ravine Bluffs Development - Wikipedia

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    The Ravine Bluffs Development was commissioned in 1915 by Frank Lloyd Wright 's attorney, Sherman Booth Jr. It is located in Glencoe, Illinois. Six houses, three poured concrete sculptures, and one bridge were built. Five of the houses were for rent when built. All 5 rental houses share the same basic floor plan as "A Fireproof House for $5000".