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Glenview is a town of some 45,000 people in suburban Cook County, Illinois, part of the Chicagoland area. Once home to the Glenview Naval Air Station, the 1,121-acre facility was turned over to the local government and was redeveloped as The Glen, one of Glenview's prime residential and commercial areas.

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Glenview is accessible by PACE, Metra (Milwaukee District/North line), Amtrak (Hiawatha and Empire Builder lines) and the Edens Expressway (I-94).

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• The Grove National Historic Landmark, 1421 Milwaukee Ave, ☎ 847-299-6096, [1]. The Grove was the home of horticulturalist Dr. John Kennicott, who moved with here with his family in 1836, and of his son Robert Kennicott, a naturalist whose explorations helped lead to the Alaska purchase. The Kennicotts' 1856 house is here, as are recreations of a Potowatomi longhouse, a log cabin and a one-room schoolhouse. Nature trails lead through oak forests and wetland pools; an interpretive center features a miniature zoo with fish, amphibians, reptiles and birds.  edit
• Kohl Children’s Museum of Greater Chicago, 2100 Patriot Boulevard, ☎ 847-832-6600, [2]. 9:30 am-5 pm. A "hands-on learning laboratory" for children 0-8. Founded in Wilmette in 1985, it moved to its current location in The Glen in 2005. $7.50.  edit
• Wagner Farm, 1510 Wagner Rd., ☎ 847-657-1506, [3]. 9:00 am - 5:00 pm and Sunday from 9:00 am (Sundays closes at 3). A working farm from 1902 until 1997, these 19 acres are now a farm museum demonstrating farm techniques from the 1920s-50s. Features dairy cows, draft horses, poultry etc. Free.  edit
• Chicago Harley Davidson

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• The Sybaris
• In addition to its extensive Park District, the Village's east and west sides are bordered by the Cook County Forest Preserves [4]. The western Preserves contain the Des Plaines River and a gravel bike path. The eastern Preserves contain the North Branch Chicago River, North Branch Bike Trail (paved) and horse riding trails and stables.

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• Hackney's, 1241 Harms Rd.; 1514 E. Lake Ave., ☎ 847-724-5577;847-724-7171, [5]. There are six Hackney's restaurants in Chicagoland, but the original two are both in Glenview--both of which opened as speakeasies in the 1920s. They all feature the Hackneyburger and an old-time neighborhood feel.  edit
• Matty's Wayside Inn, 1727 Waukegan Rd, ☎ 847-724-1314.  edit
• Walker Bros. Original Pancake House, 1615 Waukegan Rd., ☎ 847-724-0220, [6]. 6:30 am - 9:30 pm. A breakfast favorite since 1981. The second link in a popular local chain.  edit

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Glenview House, Grandpa's Place, Meier's Tavern

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• Courtyard Chicago Glenview, 1801 Milwaukee Avenue, +1 847 803-2500, Fax: +1 847 803-2520, [7].
• Fairfield Inn Chicago Glenview, 4514 West Lake Avenue, +1 847 299-1600, Toll-free: +1 877 299-2512, Fax: +1 847 803-9943, [8].
• Motel 6 Chicago North - Glenview, 1535 Milwaukee Avenue, +1 847 390-7200, Fax: +1 847 390-0845, [9].
• Staybridge Suites, 2600 Lehigh Avenue, +1 847 657-0002, [10].
• Wyndham Glenview Suites, 1400 Milwaukee Ave, ☎ +1 847-803-9800, [11].  edit

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