Forest Glen, Chicago

Forest Glen, Chicago

Forest Glen, one of the 77 community areas of Chicago, Illinois, on the city's Northwest Side.

Neighborhoods

Edgebrook

Edgebrook borders the neighborhood of Sauganash. Edgebrook was once part of the Sauganash land tract and was annexed by the city of Chicago in 1889. To the north of Edgebrook lie Wildwood and then North Edgebrook. Frequently the three communities together are referred to as "Edgebrook."

"Edgebrook" is roughly bordered by I-94 (Edens Expressway) and the city limits to the east, the forest preserve and Niles to the West, The North Branch of the Chicago River to the South, and the Chicago city limits to the north.

Edgebrook is the location of the headquarters of the Polish National Alliance.

Sauganash

Sauganash was once part of the Sauganash land tract and was annexed by the city of Chicago in 1889. This neighborhood is named after Sauganash, a local Potawotomi leader in the 19th century. The "Old Treaty Elm" was located here. The neighborhood is home to two churches: Sauganash Community Church, a non-denominational Protestant church, and Queen of All Saints, a Roman Catholic Basilica. The Sauganash neighborhood, a residential area, has many distinctive, individualistic homes. It also had large tracts of prairie land until the mid 1950s.

The Sauganash neighborhood is bordered by Devon to the North, Bryn Mawr to the South, and Cicero to the West. The eastern boundary is a bicycle trail, formerly an unused railroad spur.

Forest Glen

A community of about 550 residences on the Northwest side of Chicago is often referred to as "Chicago's Finest Community". It is one of the oldest neighborhoods in Chicago. First inhabited by Captain William Hazelton of the 1st cavalry Division, he built the Glen's first barn at what is now Lawler and Foster.

The Forest Glen neighborhood is bordered by the Chicago River to the North, Foster Ave to the South, Cicero Ave to the East and Metra Milwaukee District North line to the West.

Wildwood Park

Wildwood Park, located just south of Touhy Avenue, west of Lehigh Avenue and blocks away from the Billy Caldwell Forest Preserve, serves an active community with a rich history. Long-time park director and Wildwood Packers football coach Bob Cole dedicated many years to the community and turned the park fieldhouse into a "wall of fame" for many of the children who have grown up in the neighborhood park. Photos and news clippings cover the walls and ceilings, memorializing the community members that have made the park what it is over the years.

The gymnasium is shared with Wildwood School, where basketball, floor hockey and recreational tumbling programs take place. Wildwood Park is also known for its Junior Bears football team, the Wildwood Packers. Youth in 6th, 7th and 8th grade can participate in Junior Bears or the cheerleading program.

Wildwood Park contains one senior and two junior baseball fields, a softball field, one football field, four basketball standards, two tennis courts, a horseshoe pit, one playground and a spray pool.

Transportation

Metra provides commuter rail service to Union Station from two stops in Forest Glen on its Milwaukee District North Line. Forest Glen station lies between Forest Glen and Elston Avenues, while Edgebrook station lies just to the north of the intersection of Caldwell, Devon, and Central Avenues.

The Edens Expressway (I-94) has an interchange in Forest Glen with Caldwell Avenue; the Touhy Avenue interchange lies just outside Forest Glen's boundaries in Lincolnwood.

External links

* [http://egov.cityofchicago.org/webportal/COCWebPortal/COC_ATTACH/Community_Areas_FOREST_GLEN.pdf Official City of Chicago Forest Glen Community Map]
* [http://www.ci.chi.il.us/Landmarks/O/OldEdgebrook.html Old Edgebrook District]
* [http://www.edgebrookcommunity.org Edgebrook Community Association]
* [http://www.forestglenchicago.org Forest Glen Community Club]
* [http://www.sauganash.org Sauganash Community Association]
* [http://www.qasparish.org/ Queen of All Saints Basilica] ; "see also" Wikipedia entry
* [http://www.forgottenchicago.com/edge.php ForgottenChicago.com's excellent article on Old Edgebrook]

Geographic Location
Center = Forest Glen, Chicago
North = Skokie, Illinois
Northeast = Lincolnwood, Illinois
East = North Park, Chicago
Southeast = Albany Park, Chicago
South = Portage Park, Chicago
Southwest = Jefferson Park, Chicago
West = Norwood Park, Chicago
Northwest = Niles, Illinois


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