Cook County, Illinois
Glenwood Real Estate and Local Guide
Glenwood is a residential south-suburban village mostly surrounded by Cook County forest preserves, with roughly half its land zoned as parks or preserves. It grew from the 1870s railroad settlement once known as Hickory Bend.
Living in Glenwood
Glenwood was a stop on the Underground Railroad, where escaping enslaved people and their conductors could rest at an inn before continuing on, often by way of the nearby railroad. Source: en.wikipedia.org
Homes in Glenwood
Source: ACS 2023
What makes Glenwood home
Glenwood Shoreline
An ancient shoreline of prehistoric Lake Chicago that runs through the village
Mount Glenwood Memorial Gardens
Historic cemetery north of town, traditionally African American, where several prominent people are buried
Glenwood Woods
Forest Preserves of Cook County site with paved and unpaved trails past lakes, wetlands and woodlands
Old Plank Road Trail
Regional paved rail-trail through the south suburbs used for biking, jogging and walking