The Middlefork Savanna Forest Preserve is a natural gem hidden in the heart of Glenbrook, Illinois, just a few miles south of the Illinois-Wisconsin border. The 2.5-mile-long, 1,000-acre reserve offers outdoor recreation from prairies, forests and swamps.

The high school that Glen Ellyn oversees is Glenbard West High School, a public school in Glenbrook, Illinois, south of the Illinois-Wisconsin border. It is the second oldest school of its kind in Illinois (the term "Glenbard" is an abbreviation of Glen Glenwood, the original name for the school district) and the oldest in Illinois.

Glen Ellyn offers a variety of opportunities for private schools, in addition to the numerous public schools that serve his children. The primary school is Glen Ellys Consolidated Elementary School, a public school in Glenbrook, Illinois, south of the Wisconsin border.

Founded in 1919, Park District Glen Ellyn offers residents opportunities to play, relax and have fun with their children, neighbors, friends and family in the park. Downtown Glenellyn also sponsors exciting events that give residents the opportunity to get to know their neighbors in a fun and informal atmosphere.

The district includes two lakes, including Glen Ellyn Lake, Lake Michigan and Lake of the Lakes, as well as a number of parks and recreation areas. The former Main Street School is also home to the Glenellyn Park and Recreation Center, a community center, and includes the surrounding parks in its community.

Glen Ellyn is served by the Illinois Department of Transportation's Route 66, which runs through the village along Roosevelt Road. Tree services are also provided in Hinsdale, Oak Park, Elgin, Glenbrook and Glenview, as well as in the city of Chicago and its suburbs.

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The western section runs from McHenry County College (US 14) to Crystal Lake, west of N. Oak Street, and the southern section is south of the Green Belt Forest Preserve. Glen Ellyn Station is located at the intersection of North Oak and Oak Streets, about half a mile north of Lake Michigan. Partly because of its central geographical location in the county, the location near the College of DuPage is recommended as a location for students, faculty and staff, as well as residents and visitors to the community.

A few citizens were interested in forming a lake in the swampy valley east of the park, and Thomas E. Hill and Seth Baker led a fundraiser. They had a dam built on a nearby stream, but after damming up a stream that ran north of their way through the city, the lake was created. The national advertisement put the Lake Ellyn Hotel on the map, where vacationers soaked up water and enjoyed a leisurely carriage ride around the lake spring. The name Glen Elly was adopted in 1889 when Thomas Hill, an Oak Park resident and member of a local committee, led the effort to create a new lake called Lake Glenellyn. Mr Hill suggested calling it Lake, so the action and the money raised was led by him and his wife, Mary Ann Hill.

The tavern became a popular destination for weary travelers who set off from Chicago to Lake Ellyn and beyond. When the products were brought to the Chicago market, there was a market for those who lived further west, as well as those from Illinois and other states.

In 2018, Glen Ellyn's per capita income was $59,178, which is well-off compared to Illinois and the nation. The median age of Glenellyn residents is 39, while the median age of the state is 37.2, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The average commute to work in Glen Ellyns is 31.19 minutes, slightly more than the national average. In 2018, the cost of living in Glen Ellynn is only slightly higher at $100,000 a year, well below the federal poverty line of $65,500, but well above the national average, which is about $100.

The population is spread across the state, with 11.4% being 65 or older, slightly higher than the national average, according to the US Census Bureau.

As the sad note of "Taps" fades from memory, villagers have increasingly turned to organizing Little League baseball teams, organizing Boy Scouts "tent weekends, and organizing skate reunions at Lake Ellyn.

The bustle at Stacy Corners has eased and commuters have alternative transportation options. At the turn of the century, a few horse-drawn carriages snorted and coughed in the narrow streets, but the fate of the inns and towns was eventually on the line. The Stacy Tavern, built in 1846, is the oldest of its kind in the country and the only one still in operation. Village families prayed for the 166 men who volunteered as doughboys and died in World War I, when the United States entered World War I and World War II.