Things to do around the temple

With Stake Temple Day coming up on Saturday, I thought this would be helpful.  I put it together a few years ago, so you may want to verify any information before you go.  If anyone has anything to add to it, please leave comments!  I’m always open to new suggestions.

-Linda Chaplin

Temple Address

4151 West Lake Avenue
Glenview, Illinois 60025-1240

 

Parks

Find more at http://www.glenviewparks.org/Parks/parks.htm

Winkelman School

1919 Landwehr Rd. Glenview, IL 60026

9.5 acre school ground with 2 ball fields, soccer fields, a playground, and walking paths.

Flick Park

3600 Glenview Rd. Glenview, IL 60025

1. Turn right at W Lake Ave (out of temple parking lot) - 1.3 mi

2. Turn right at Greenwood Rd - 0.4 mi

3. Turn right at Glenview Rd - 0.3 mi

4. Turn right - 0.1 mi

This 39-acre park contains two ball fields, one basketball court, four tennis courts, a playground, a field house available for rental which accommodates 50 people, a picnic shelter available for rental, a sledding hill and an outdoor skating rink during the winter, and 1 1/2 miles of walking paths. Flick Park is also home to the Glenview Park District's award-winning, five-pool water park Flick Pool. Public restrooms in Flick Shelter are open daytime hours April-October. Dog walking on a leash is permitted on paved pathways.

Westbrook School

1333 Greenwood Road, Glenview, IL 60026

Westbrook School lies on 20 acres of land and features five ball fields and a playground.

The Grove

thegroveglenview.org

1421 Milwaukee Ave Glenview, IL 60025
(847) 299-6096

Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8 am-4:30 pm
Sat.-Sun.: 9 am-5 pm (Closed New Year’s Day, July 4, Christmas)

Step into the past at the area’s most unique outdoor history and nature museum.  Venture out on trails through mature oak forests past wetland pools and stop to watch a family of turtles sunning themselves on a log. Learn first hand about the Native American tribes who lived on this land and the settlers who followed them and the tremendous impact they had on this community and beyond.

Indoor Entertainment and Shopping

Glenview Public Library

1930 Glenview Rd Glenview, IL 60025-2899
(847) 729-7500

Hours: Weekdays – 9-9

Saturdays – 9-5

Lots of books and puzzles.

Glenview Ice Center

1851 Landwehr Road, Glenview, IL 60026
847-724-2800

Office hours: M-F 8:30 am - 7:00 pm

Sat 8:30 am – 2:00 pm

The Glenview Ice Center features a 200' x 85' main rink, a 90' x 60' instructional rink, spectator seating, the "Skate Street Cafe" for snacks, "Big Lou's Pro Shop," skate rentals, vending machines, and two multi-purpose rooms available for rental. It is a leading regional teaching facility offering hockey and figure skating lessons, public skating sessions, hockey and broomball leagues, and figure skating exhibitions and competitions. For more information, go to glenviewicecenter.org. Call first to make sure that public skating is available.

Golf Mill Shopping Center (Mall)

239 Golf Mill Center, Niles, IL 60714

847-699-1070

Hours: M-Sat 10:00 am – 9:00 pm

1. Turn right at W Lake Ave – 1.3 mi

2. Turn right at Greenwood Rd – 1.5 mi

3. Continue till mall on left hand side of road – 2.1 mi

Around the mall there is also Wal-Mart, Toys R Us, etc. Attached to the mall via walkways is a Target and Kohl’s. Soft toy playland in middle of mall. Pay to ride toys at south end of mall or of course you can always sit on them for free J Foodcourt. Family Bathrooms.

Words of Wisdom/This is the Place (LDS Bookstore—in Howard Shopping Plaza)

1722 Milwaukee Avenue Glenview, IL 60025

1-888-447-9306

Hours: Monday  10am - 4pm
Tuesday - Friday 10am - 6pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm

1. Head west on W Lake Ave (usually have to turn right and flip a u-turn at light)-

2. Go through intersection of Milwaukee Ave (Dunkin Donuts on Right).

3. Turn left into Howard Plaza.

IKEA

1800 McConnor Pkwy, Schaumburg, IL 60173 (about 25 minutes away)

Hours: Sun-Thu: 10am-8pm
Fri-Sat: 10am-9pm

Restaurant Hours:
Sun-Thu: 9:30am-7pm
Fri-Sat: 9:30am-8pm

Costco

2900 Patriot Blvd Glenview, Illinois 60026
847-730-1003

Hours: M-F 10:00am - 8:30pm

Sat. 9:30am - 6:00pm

1. Turn right out of the temple parking lot towards Landwehr Rd. - .06 mi
2. Turn right onto Landwehr Rd. – 1.26 mi
3. Turn right onto Willow Rd. – 1.82 mi.
4. Turn left onto Patriot Blvd. - .13 mi.

Kohl Children’s Museum

http://www.kohlchildrensmuseum.org/

2100 Patriot Boulevard Glenview Glenview IL 60026

Hours: Monday 9:30 am – 12 pm (9:30 am – 5 pm June – Aug)
Tue – Sat 9:30 am – 5 pm

Admission – Adults and Children over 1 year $8.50 (they do offer reciprocal admission with

Betty Brinn pass holders, look online for more info).

Kohl Children’s Museum of Greater Chicago offers 17 interactive, hands-on exhibits for children ages birth to 8. All of our exhibits and programs are aligned to the Illinois State Learning Standards and are designed to nurture a love of learning in young children. Named one of the nation’s top ten children’s museums by Parent’s Magazine.

Garfield Park Conservatory

http://www.garfield-conservatory.org/

300 N. Central Park Ave. Chicago, IL 60624-1996

It is huge and is free, and I think around this time of year you would get to see some beautiful flowers for their sprints flower show.  There is a room just for kids with a slide, a place to dig around in the dirt and a baby area.  There is also a room with fish. It really was a ton of fun because it was so big and had so much to see. 

About 40 minutes, 22 miles away

Dining

McDonald’s (has a playland)

2741 Pfingsten Rd, Glenview, IL

1. Turn right on W Lake Ave - .5 mi
2. Turn left at Pfingsten Rd – 1.2 mi
3. Destination will be on right in a shopping center.

Jimmy John’s

1746 Glenview Rd. Glenview, IL

1. Turn right on Lake Ave.

2. Turn left on Pfingsten Rd.

3. Jimmy John’s will be just past Willow Rd.

PJ Moondoggie, Inc.

1702 Milwaukee Ave Glenview, IL 60025-1441

Get Directions

(847) 699-8330

Giordano’s Pizza

5990 W. Dempster St. Morton Grove, IL 60053

847-966-4300

TGIFridays

4513 W Lake Ave. Glenview, IL 60025
(847) 298-9966

Misc.

Wagner Farm and Glenview Farmer’s Market

1510 Wagner Road, Glenview, IL

http://www.glenviewfarmersmarket.org/

1. Turn right on W Lake Ave (out of temple)

2. Continue on Lake Ave- 4.4 mi

3. Turn left on Wagner Road- .1 mi

The Glenview Park District’s Wagner Farm is one of the last working dairy farms in Chicago’s Cook County and is open to the public for recreation and learning. The farm provides a unique opportunity for families to learn farming. In addition to the cows in the pasture, Wagner Farm has chickens, draft horses, and pigs, as well as a restored farmhouse and barn. Also, the award-winning Wagner Farm Heritage Center contains interactive exhibits where guests can learn about farming from the early 20th century through the present, visit a 1930’s General Store and a Museum Store. Farm and Heritage Center open M-Sat 9-5, Free

The market will be held on Saturdays, 8 am until 12 noon, from June 25th until October 8th, 2011.

We strongly encourage you to park in the lot at Saints Peter and Paul Greek Orthodox Church, which is accessible by either Lake Avenue or Wagner Road. Although there is a small lot adjacent to the vendor spaces, it can become very congested, and we prefer to leave access to this space for our guests who have more trouble walking. If you do park in this lot, please be very careful that you do not block the drive-through space, which adds to the congestion and frustration for all shoppers.