Glencoe IL Real Estate
Glencoe IL Real Estate
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Glencoe, Illinois is a community of approximately 8762 people, located in Cook County, Illinois. It is also considered to be part of the Chicago North Shore Suburbs metropolitan area.
The following types of housing are readily available in and around Glencoe IL :
- Single Family homes from $289,000 to $9,900,000
- Townhouses & Townhouses from $369,000 to $1,600,000
- Suburban condos & condominiums from $225,000 to $639,000
In 2008, there were approximately 93 real estate and property transactions in the Glencoe, Illinois area. Prices for property in this community are expected to remain the same over the next 12 months.
Local neighborhoods and subdivisions include Chateau Apricot, East Glencoe, Glencoe Place, Hawthorn Place, Hubbard Woods, Skokie Heights, Skokie Ridge, Strawberry Hill. Local zip codes in this community include: 60022.
Public and private school systems serving families in the area include Glencoe District 35 serves the needs of the primary school students in Glencoe. High school students can attend classes at New Trier High School. Graduation rate within the district was 96.9 in 2004. Commuters in this area are served by train, with the Metra station, bus with the Glencoe Metra Station highway by the Highway 41 via Tower Road or Lake Cook Road freeway interchanges.
Local events and activities include Glencoe was the setting for the 1983 film Risky Business starring Tom Cruise. However, the picture was actually filmed in neighboring Highland Park. Also, scenes from the 1986 John Hughes film Ferris Bueller's Day Off were filmed in Glencoe as were scenes from Sixteen Candles. The Glencoe train station is featured in scenes from Clint Eastwood's Flags of Our Fathers. Glencoe is the birthplace of poet Archibald MacLeish. Other well known residents have included actors Fred and Ben Savage, writer Gene Siskel, film director/writer/actor Harold Ramis, actor Bruce Dern, actress Lili Taylor, and advertising executive Leo Burnett. Douglas Conant, CEO of Campbell Soup Company, grew up in Glencoe. Chicago Bears quarterback Brian Griese lives in Glencoe, as does Chicago Bears offensive tackle Fred Miller.
Exceptional recreational opportunities in and around the region include The Glencoe Park District offers so much to the community. It is home to beaches, parks, and community centers, which offer many programs to the residents of Glencoe. In addition, there is a bird sanctuary and a wildflower sanctuary located within its boundaries. Some of the programs offered by the park district include athletics, fitness, arts and crafts, and special events hosted for adults and youths.
Other notable features of the area are Glencoe's location on the west side of Lake Michigan is one of scenic beauty. Its bluffs overlook the Lake and it has several ravines that empty into Lake Michigan. It is separated from adjoining suburbs on the north and west by the Cook Country Forest Preserve natural forest area. Three golf clubs also buffer it on the north with the private Lake Shore Country Club, on the northwest by the public Glencoe Golf Club (operated by the Village of Glencoe), and on the west by the private Skokie Country Club.
The village is surrounded on three sides by upper income communities with Highland Park on the north, Northbrook on the west, and Winnetka to the south. The Skokie Lagoons located in the forest preserve to its immediate west offers a rowboat and canoe launch (motorized boats not permitted) and fishing opportunities. The same forest preserve has a bicycle trail that connects to other forest preserves to the south. In the Village the Greenbay Trail allows bicyclists to travel as far south as Wilmette and north past Lake Forest.
In 1835 several pioneers, including Anson and Lisa Taylor, set up businesses on the land originally inhabited by Potawatomi. They profited from a commercial pier and an inn that served the stagecoach traffic on the Green Bay Road. Along with several other investors in 1867, former Chicago mayor Walter S. Gurnee purchased and subdivided the land near the railway depot on the Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad line that had been completed a decade earlier. As president of the railroad company, Gurnee made a practice of buying land near stations on the route as sure investments. While he had planned to settle in Glencoe, financial insolvency forced him to return to his hometown in New York. Upon Gurnee's failure, Alexander Hammond bought 520 acres (2.1 km2) and formed the Glencoe Company with plans for an exclusive residential community. The charter included the building of a school and a church and the hiring of a teacher and a pastor. After some early financial problems, the settlement had grown to 536 homes by 1885.
Glencoe has a Village Manager form of government. It had one of the first Public Safety Departments (combined police/fire/paramedic). It adopted the first zoning code in Illinois in 1921. Its land-use plan adopted in 1940 has been adhered to with minor changes since then. Most all nonconforming uses have been eliminated through attrition and developed to allowed uses shown outlined on the 1940 zoning land-use map. It is predominately single family with no industrial uses. It has a small cohesive central business district that provides most basic services including post office, library, Village Hall, performing arts theatre, train station (to Chicago), and other shopping needs. In the last 20 years the village has experienced increasing tear-downs of smaller homes that have been replaced with larger higher quality homes. During this time major reconstruction has been completed of its street and sidewalk network. The business district has had brick sidewalks and period street lights installed. Many public buildings have been or are being remodelled and/or additions made to including the public schools, Village Hall, Library, Park District Community Center, and refrigerated outdoor ice rink. The private golf clubs (Lake Shore Country Club and Skokie Country Club) have seen major club building remodeling, additions, and reconstruction.
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Search the Glencoe Illinois MLS (Multiple Listing Service) for current property for
sale listings HERE!
Contact Judith Weiner - REALTOR® by phone at 847-681-4146 (office) or 847-207-3444
(cell), and by email at
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Judith Weiner - ABR, CRS, ePRO, GRI, Broker is a - REALTOR ® serving the Glencoe IL area since 1987. Judith Weiner does business as Coldwell Banker, with team members and affiliated with the brokerage.
Judith Weiner specializes in Luxury Homes, New construction, Move-Up Homes in and around the Glencoe IL area. Specific qualifications include I have lived in the Chicago Community all my life and worked as a real estate consultant for over 21 years. I want to share that knowledge with you. Are you looking to buy or sell a home in North, Northwest or Far North Suburbs or the City of Chicago? I know about the neighborhoods, schools and services because they are my community. Finding the perfect fit for your real estate needs is my passion. As a Real Estate Consultant, I focus 100% of my energy on counseling individual clients, completing their transactions quickly and efficiently, and delivering "first class" service. I am interested in building a strong, lasting, lifelong relationship with you, and I promise to deliver the service you expect from professionals who work by referral only! As a result, my valued clients and friends refer their neighbors, business associates, family and others to me for my trusted advice on buying or selling homes. It is my desire to build a business based on strong, lasting relationships - starting with you! For superior real estate service in and near Glencoe IL, contact Judith Weiner today!
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Search the Glencoe Illinois MLS (Multiple Listing Service) for current property for
sale listings HERE!
Contact Judith Weiner - REALTOR® by phone at 847-681-4146 (office) or 847-207-3444
(cell), and by email at
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