Forest Glen, Chicago
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Community Area 12 - Forest Glen Location within the city of Chicago |
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| ZIP Code | parts of 60630, 60646 | |
| Area | 8.31 km² (3.21 mi²) | |
| Population (2000) Density |
18,155 (up 2.89% from 1990) 2,184.9 /km² |
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| Demographics | White Black Hispanic Asian Other |
81.4% 0.39% 7.65% 8.73% 1.79% |
| Median income | $68,269 | |
| Source: U.S. Census, Record Information Services | ||
Forest Glen, one of the 77 community areas of Chicago, Illinois, on the city's Northwest Side.
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[edit] Neighborhoods
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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 an unused railroad spur.
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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. The park fieldhouse is a hall 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.
[edit] External links
- Official City of Chicago Forest Glen Community Map
- Old Edgebrook District
- Edgebrook Community Association
- Forest Glen Community Club
- Sauganash Community Association
- Queen of All Saints Basilica; see also Wikipedia entry
- ForgottenChicago.com's excellent article on Old Edgebrook
- Forest Glen, Chicago is at coordinates Coordinates:
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