Learn About The Community

Incorporated in 1896, Glencoe boasts a long tradition of civic and social responsibility which includes generous and committed support of the Glencoe public schools which are valued as being among the villages’ most important resources. In 1997 the community passed a tax rate referendum authorizing the levying of taxes to raise funds for building and technology improvements. In 1999 referenda for operating funds and construction of additional classrooms as well as repair and maintenance projects at each school were defeated. This resulted in the Board’s elimination of approximately $400,000 in various line items of the budget . In July 2000 the Board unanimously approved placing a $2.5 million referendum on the November 7, 2000 ballot and voters approved this referendum for safety, repair, and maintenance projects at each school. In April 2005 the community overwhelmingly approved and operating referendum. The boundaries of School District #35 are approximately the same as the village of Glencoe making the District about 4 square miles in size.

The Glencoe Historical Society
To learn more about Glencoe and the history of the village, take a trip to The Glencoe Historical Society at the Eklund History Center and Garden at 377 Park Avenue, 847-835-0040. The center is open the 2nd and 4th Sundays of each month, September through 2nd Sunday in June from 2:00 – 4:00 PM.

Founded in 1935, the Glencoe Historical Society has long maintained a collection of Glencoe information and artifacts. Since November 2001, the Society has been located at the Eklund History Center and Garden, a donation from former longtime Glencoe resident Sara “Sally” Eklund.

Permanent exhibits include:

• The Eklund workshop, including Carl Eklund’s workbench and tools, fabrics and upholstery materials.
• “Old” Glencoe: Artifacts and photos from the earliest years, including an ox harness, the LaPier Inn sign, photos from early Glencoe businesses and a series of panoramas of business district streets showing how buildings and businesses have changed since the 1930’s – 1960’s.Special support books are used with our second graders as they study the community of Glencoe – highlights are shown below:

  Images of America: Glencoe, Illinois Pictorial history of village from 1835 to the present, by Ellen Kettler Paseltiner and Ellen Shubart; (Available at the Society, Village Hall or local stores)

   

   

  What’s So Great About Glencoe? Award-winning coloring and activity book for elementary school children; (Available through the Society or at local stores)