Tudor Hobbitecture at 5818 N Kostner

Queen of All Saints Basillica

Undulating roof by Harold Zook at 6551 N Waukesha

Tour of Forest Glen Riders

6201 N Kilpatrick

Forest Glen is community area #12 and sits 10 miles northwest of downtown Chicago. Bordering the Northern border suburbs of Niles, Skokie and Lincolnwood, Forest Glen was a suburb itself until it was annexed by the city in 1889. The surrounding forest preserves, golf courses, parks, cemeteries, bike and hiking trails and beautiful homes of varying vintage and styles still preserves a suburban-community look and feel on the edge of the city.

Our tour takes on a circuitous route of the side streets, park district paths and main arteries of a northwest community that includes the neighborhoods of Edgebrook, Old Edgebrook, Sauganash, Wildwood and Forest Glen, the neighborhood within the same named Community Area. We’ll get a chance to take in significant, but hidden architectural gems including works by Meyer and Cook, Clarence Hatzfeld and C. W. Lampe and Co.

Starting Spot: Edgebrook Woods @ Thaddeus S. “Ted” Lechowicz Woods entrance
Route: view route details
Photo Album: view photo album

Past dates of the Tour of Forest Glen

• March 29, 2009
• April 18, 2009
• November 13, 2010
• February 11, 2012
• August 10, 2013

Tour of Forest Glen 2012 poster by Ross Felten

Tour of Forest Glen 2009 Poster by Ross Felton