Glencoe is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 8,762. Glencoe is located on Chicago's affluent North Shore. Glencoe is located within the top-rated New Trier High School District.
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,...
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Glencoe is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 8,762. Glencoe is located on Chicago's affluent North Shore. Glencoe is located within the top-rated New Trier High School District.
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. Douglas Conant, CEO of Campbell Soup Company, grew up in Glencoe, as did National Institutes of Health Deputy Director and Stanford University Associate Dean Alan M. Krensky. Former Chicago Bears quarterback Brian Griese lived in Glencoe, as does Chicago Bears offensive tackle Fred Miller.
Glencoe is located at 42°7′53″N 87°45′39″W / 42.13139°N 87.76083°W / 42.13139; -87.76083 (42.131602, -87.761026).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.8 square miles (10.0 km²), of which, 3...
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