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Forest Glen is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago, Illinois, located in the city's Northwest Side.
[edit] Neighborhoods[edit] EdgebrookEdgebrook 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 home to the Billy Caldwell Golf Course and the Edgebrook Golf Course, both operated by the Cook County Forest Preserves. [edit] SauganashSauganash 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 three churches: Sauganash Community Church, a non-denominational Protestant church, Bride of Christ 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 was an unused railroad spur. Recently, the City of Chicago converted the railroad spur into a bicycle trail. [edit] Forest GlenA community of about 550 residences on the Northwest side of the city 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] WildwoodWildwood is an exclusive enclave surrounded by Edgebrook. The community is triangular in shape and is bordered by Lehigh Avenue, Caldwell Avenue (Route 14), Tonty Avenue, and Lightfoot Avenue. The Edgebrook Metra Station faces Wildwood at the intersection of Devon, Lehigh, and Caldwell. The most notable features of Wildwood are its rustic surroundings, including its unique curb-less streets, and massive trees towering above the homes. A satellite view of Wildwood compared to other nearby Chicago communities will reveal the difference in the volume of trees. Wildwood provides the entrance to Bunker Hill Forest Preserve and the North Branch Bicycle Trail (ending at the Botanical Gardens in Highland Park, Illinois). The community of Wildwood contains very few businesses or rental options as it is primarily a community of single family homes. Wildwood Park (6950 N. Hiawatha Ave), which is actually located in North Edgebrook (near the border with Wildwood), 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. Wildwood Park is also known for its Junior Bears football team, the Wildwood Seminoles. Youth in 6th, 7th and 8th grade can participate in Junior Bears or the cheerleading program. Wildwood Park is very active during the summer months with multiple sports activities and kids play happening simultaneously. Wildwood Community is host to a large Independence Day celebration with a parade through the streets and party in Wildwood Park where the parade ends. Long-time park director and Wildwood Packers football coach Bob Cole turned the park fieldhouse into a "wall of fame" for many of the children who have grown up in the neighborhood park, including the legendary(infamous) Weber family. 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. Ice hockey star, Chris Bergstrom dominated the tile-floored gymnasium during after school floor hockey leagues. Jerseys were not available to players, rather shirts vs. skins was commonplace. [edit] TransportationMetra 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. [edit] EducationThe local public primary schools include Edgebrook Elementary School, Wildwood School, and Sauganash Elementary School. The local Catholic schools are at Queen of All Saints Basilica in Sauganash and St. Mary of the Woods Catholic Church in Wildwood. Catholic children living in Edgebrook choose between the two. The local public secondary school is William Howard Taft High School (Chicago) in Norwood Park, Chicago, although most residents of the neighbourhood elect to attend either private schools or one of the City of Chicago run selective schools. Private schools typically attended are Saint Ignatius College Prep, Loyola Academy, Notre Dame High School for Boys, or Regina Dominican High School. Selective enrollment schools typically attended include Northside College Prep and Whitney Young Magnet High School. [edit] External links
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