Forest Glen is one of the 77 community areas

 of Chicago, Illinois, located in the city's Northwest Side.

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 (the Edens Expressway

Edens Expressway

The Edens Expressway is the main major expressway north from the city of Chicago. For most of its length, the Edens carries Interstate 94; it also carries U.S. Route 41 from Wilmette to its northern terminus. Only the short portion from the Spur Ramp to the expressway's end in Highland Park does...

) and the city limits to the east, the forest preserve and Niles

Niles, Illinois

Niles is a village in Maine and Niles Townships, Cook County, Illinois, United States. The 2010 population from the U.S. Census Bureau is 29,803.The current mayor of Niles is Robert M. Callero.-History:Niles was first settled in 1827....

 to the West, The North Branch of the Chicago River

Chicago River

The Chicago River is a system of rivers and canals with a combined length of that runs through the city of the same name, including its center . Though not especially long, the river is notable for being the reason why Chicago became an important location, as the link between the Great Lakes and...

 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

Cook County Forest Preserves

The Cook County Forest Preserves are a network of open spaces, containing forest, prairie, wetland, streams, and lakes, that are set aside as natural areas. Cook County contains Chicago, Illinois, and is the center of a densely-populated urban metropolitan area in northeastern Illinois...

, and Edgebrook Elementary School, which has consistently ranked highly among the many Chicago Public Schools

Chicago Public Schools

Chicago Public Schools, commonly abbreviated as CPS by local residents and politicians and officially classified as City of Chicago School District #299 for funding and districting reasons, is a large school district that manages over 600 public elementary and high schools in Chicago, Illinois...

 in terms of standardized test performance. Edgebrook School's mascot is the Eagle

Eagle

Eagles are members of the bird family Accipitridae, and belong to several genera which are not necessarily closely related to each other. Most of the more than 60 species occur in Eurasia and Africa. Outside this area, just two species can be found in the United States and Canada, nine more in...

.

The #84-Peterson and #85A-North Central CTA

CTA

CTA may refer to:*Brazilian General Command for Aerospace Technology, abbreviated CTA*California Teachers Association, a labor union*Call to Action...

 bus routes are largely relied upon for transit south and east into the city, and the routes originate in Edgebrook. There is also a station in Edgebrook that serves the Metra

Metra

Metra is the commuter rail division of the Illinois Regional Transportation Authority. The system serves Chicago and its metropolitan area through 240 stations on 11 different rail lines. Throughout the 21st century, Metra has been the second busiest commuter rail system in the United States by...

 Milwaukee District-North Line.

Additionally, the Edgebrook Branch of the Chicago Public Library

Chicago Public Library

The Chicago Public Library is the public library system that serves the City of Chicago in Illinois. It consists of 79 branches, including a central library, two regional libraries, and branches distributed throughout the city....

 system is located in the heart of the Edgebrook neighborhood.

Sauganash

Sauganash was once part of the Sauganash land tract (Caldwell's Reserve) and was annexed by the city of Chicago in 1889. This neighborhood is named after Sauganash

Sauganash

Billy Caldwell, baptized Thomas Caldwell , known also as Sauganash, was a British-Mohawk fur trader who was commissioned captain in the Indian Department of Canada...

, a local Potawotomi leader in the 19th century. The "Old Treaty Elm" was located here, which was the site of the signing of the Treaty of Prairie du Chien

Treaty of Prairie du Chien

The Treaty of Prairie du Chien may refer to any of several treaties made and signed in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin between the United States, representatives from the Sioux, Sac and Fox, Menominee, Ioway, Winnebago and the Anishinaabeg Native American peoples.-1825:The first treaty of Prairie du...

 in 1829. Sauganash, also known as Billy Caldwell, negotiated with the United States on behalf of the United Nations of the Chippewa, Ottawa

Ottawa

Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...

 and Potawotomi. In return for his services, the US gave him 1600 acres on the Chicago River

Chicago River

The Chicago River is a system of rivers and canals with a combined length of that runs through the city of the same name, including its center . Though not especially long, the river is notable for being the reason why Chicago became an important location, as the link between the Great Lakes and...

.

Today the neighborhood is home to three churches: Sauganash Community Church, a non-denominational Protestant

Protestantism

Protestantism is one of the three major groupings within Christianity. It is a movement that began in Germany in the early 16th century as a reaction against medieval Roman Catholic doctrines and practices, especially in regards to salvation, justification, and ecclesiology.The doctrines of the...

 church; Bride of Christ Church; and Queen of All Saints

Queen of All Saints Basilica

Queen of All Saints Basilica is a historic church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago located at 6280 North Sauganash Avenue in Chicago's Sauganash neighborhood. It is along with St...

, a Roman Catholic

Roman Catholicism in the United States

The Catholic Church in the United States is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, the Christian Church in full communion with the Pope. With more than 68.5 registered million members, it is the largest single religious denomination in the United States, comprising about 22 percent of the population...

 Basilica

Basilica

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. The Sauganash residential neighborhood has many distinctive homes. It also had large tracts of prairie land until the mid 1950s. Commerce Clearing House, a publisher of topical law reports, is located near Sauganash, and Walgreen Drug Stores' corporate headquarters used to be located near Sauganash.

The Sauganash neighborhood is bordered by Devon Ave. to the North, Bryn Mawr Ave. to the South, Cicero Ave. to the West, and Pulaski Ave. to the East. Devon Avenue marks the northern boundary of the city limit of Chicago at this point. The suburb of Lincolnwood begins north of Devon Ave. The Edens Expressway (Interstate 94) runs north and south one block west of Cicero Ave., just outside of Sauganash (in the neighborhood of Edgebrook).

The North Branch of the Chicago River marks the southwest boundary of Sauganash. An unused railroad spur runs through the middle of Sauganash. Recently, the City of Chicago converted the railroad spur into a bicycle trail.

Forest Glen

A 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. The first European-American to settle there was 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, Lawrence Ave to the South, Cicero Ave to the East and Metra Milwaukee District North line to the West.

Wildwood

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.

Transportation

Metra

Metra

Metra is the commuter rail division of the Illinois Regional Transportation Authority. The system serves Chicago and its metropolitan area through 240 stations on 11 different rail lines. Throughout the 21st century, Metra has been the second busiest commuter rail system in the United States by...

 provides commuter rail service to Union Station

Union Station (Chicago)

Union Station is a major train station that opened in 1925 in Chicago, replacing an earlier 1881 station. It is now the only intercity rail terminal in Chicago, as well as being the city's primary terminal for commuter trains. The station stands on the west side of the Chicago River between Adams...

 from two stops in Forest Glen on its Milwaukee District North Line

Milwaukee District/North Line

The Milwaukee District/North is a commuter rail line provided and operated by Metra in Chicago, Illinois, and its surrounding suburbs...

. Forest Glen

Forest Glen (Metra)

Forest Glen Station is one of two Metra commuter railroad stations in the Forest Glen section of Chicago, Illinois, along the Milwaukee District/North Line. It is located at 5301 North LeClaire Avenue, is away from Union Station, the southern terminus of the line, and serves commuters between...

 station lies between Forest Glen and Elston Avenues, while Edgebrook

Edgebrook (Metra)

Edgebrook Station is a commuter railroad station on Metra's Milwaukee District/North Line in the Edgebrook neighborhood of the Forest Glen section of Chicago, Illinois. The station is located at 6402 N. Central, is away from Union Station, the southern terminus of the line, and serves commuters...

 station lies just to the north of the intersection of Caldwell, Devon, and Central Avenues. People who live in the southern part of Forest Glen can also choose to use the CTA Jefferson Park Blue Line train south to down town or north to O'Hare.

The Edens Expressway

Edens Expressway

The Edens Expressway is the main major expressway north from the city of Chicago. For most of its length, the Edens carries Interstate 94; it also carries U.S. Route 41 from Wilmette to its northern terminus. Only the short portion from the Spur Ramp to the expressway's end in Highland Park does...

 (I-94) has a number of interchanges in Forest Glen: in Edgebrook at Caldwell Avenue; at Touhy Avenue just outside Edgebrook/Forest Glen's boundaries in Lincolnwood

Lincolnwood, Illinois

Lincolnwood is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 12,359 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Lincolnwood is located at ....

; just outside of Forest Glen north to the North Shore suburbs and Milwaukee via the Foster Avenue on-ramp; and again just outside of Forest Glen south to down town via the Elston Avenue on-ramp, just one city block south of Foster Avenue.

Education

The local state-run primary schools include Edgebrook Elementary School, Wildwood School, Beaubien Elementary and Sauganash Elementary School. The local Catholic schools are at Queen of All Saints Basilica

Queen of All Saints Basilica

Queen of All Saints Basilica is a historic church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago located at 6280 North Sauganash Avenue in Chicago's Sauganash neighborhood. It is along with St...

 in Sauganash, St. Cornelius on Foster Avenue, and St. Mary of the Woods Catholic Church

St. Mary of the Woods Catholic Church

St. Mary of the Woods Catholic Church is a parish in the Archdiocese of Chicago located in Edgebrook, Chicago, Illinois.- Parish School :The St. Mary of the Woods parish school educates children in the grades from pre-school to the 8th grade....

 in Wildwood. Catholic children living in Edgebrook choose between St. Mary's and Queen of All Saints. Catholic children in Forest Glen choose between Queen of All Saints and St. Cornelius.

The local state-run secondary school is William Howard Taft High School

William Howard Taft High School (Chicago)

William Howard Taft High School is a high school located at 6530 West Bryn Mawr Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, in the Norwood Park neighborhood. It is run by the Chicago Public Schools . It is perhaps most famous as being the high school attended by Jim Jacobs, the writer of Grease. Jacobs used Taft...

 in Norwood Park, Chicago

Norwood Park, Chicago

Norwood Park is one of 77 well-defined Chicago, Illinois community areas. It encompasses the smaller neighborhoods of Big Oaks, Norwood Park East, Norwood Park West, Old Norwood Park, Oriole Park, and Union Ridge....

, although most residents of the neighborhood elect to attend either private schools or one of the City of Chicago-run selective school

Selective school

A selective school is a school that admits students on the basis of some sort of selection criteria, usually academic. The term may have different connotations in different systems....

s. Private schools typically attended are Saint Ignatius College Prep, Loyola Academy

Loyola Academy

Loyola Academy is a private, co-educational college preparatory high school, located in Wilmette, Illinois, a northern suburb of Chicago. Located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago, it is one of 47 Jesuit high schools in the United States and is a member of the Jesuit Secondary Education...

, Notre Dame College Prep, or Regina Dominican High School

Regina Dominican High School

Regina Dominican High School is a small all-girls Catholic high school in Wilmette, Illinois, USA. Located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago, it was founded in 1958 and is sponsored by the Adrian Dominican Sisters...

. College preparatory, non-private, schools include CICS Northtown Academy

CICS Northtown Academy

Chicago International Charter School - Northtown Academy is a public charter high school in North Park, Chicago, Illinois, United States...

, a charter school that opened in 2003. Selective enrollment schools typically attended include Northside College Prep and Whitney Young Magnet High School.

External links

• Official City of Chicago Forest Glen Community Map
• The Northwest Chicago Historical Society's History of Forest Glen
• Old Edgebrook District
• Edgebrook Community Association
• Forest Glen Community Club
• Sauganash Community Association
• Queen of All Saints Basilica; see also Wikipedia entry
  Queen of All Saints Basilica
  Queen of All Saints Basilica is a historic church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago located at 6280 North Sauganash Avenue in Chicago's Sauganash neighborhood. It is along with St...
  
  
• ForgottenChicago.com's article on Old Edgebrook