Home : Blogs : Judy Greenberg- Coldwell Banker- Long Grove - Buffalo Grove : Chicago Northwest Suburbs- Real Estate and More

Relocating to Long Grove, Illinois? Here's a guided tour!

Long Grove combines rural charm and suburban convenience.

"The Village with the charm of yesteryear" is how Long Grove is described. More than 100 retail businesses consisting of antique shops, specialty shops, restaurants housed in Victorian-era houses and barns are clustered around the intersection of Old McHenry Road and Robert Coffin Road. The Village strives to preserve its pristine rural charm as it retains large open spaces and extensive natural groves of trees.

In the town of Long Grove, you will find quaint shopping, great restaurants and great boutiques. Just a few miles away, you can find other fine shopping in Deer Park or Hawthorn Mall in Vernon Hills. Long Grove residents are served by the Long Grove, Lake Zurich and Buffalo Grove Park District which has a long menu of events and activities for children, adults, and seniors.

CNN in its recent Money Magazine article reported Long Grove, Illinois as the 24th suburb out of 25 for the highest median household income in the United States.

Long Grove is conveniently located only 10 minutes from I-94, 12 minutes from I-90, and 5 minutes east of Rt. 53. Chicago is 30 miles away, while O´Hare Airport is also a 30-minute ride. Commuters can catch the Metra train at the Prairie View train station or in downtown Palatine

The Newcomers & Longtimers Club of Long Grove and Kildeer warmly welcomes all new and established residents. Activities, scheduled from September through May, include wine tasting, book club, bunco, bridge, golf, ethnic dining, gourmet cooking, Moms and Tots, and more. For more information, you can call Terry at 847-837-0308

General Information
Village of Long Grove
Long Grove Park District
Metra
Local Newspaper
Countryside Fire Info.
Vernon Area Library                  Remember you can renew your books online!

Stores and Vendors
Check out http://www.longgroveonline.com/ for a complete list of the vendors in the town of Long Grove

High Schools

Teenagers will attend the highly acclaimed Stevenson High School One of three schools in America and the only school in Illinois to earn four Blue Ribbon Awards for excellence from the U.S. Department of Education. The Stevenson's student´s average ACT score is 24.8, considerably higher than the state average of 21.5.

Adlai E. Stevenson Highschool

Junior High and Grade Schools

Grade School children living in Long Grove attend kindergarten at Willow Grove Elementary School in Buffalo Grove, first through 5th grades at Kildeer Countryside Elementary School or Country Meadow Elementary School in Long Kildeer Country Side School Long Grove

Grove and 6th through 8th grade at Woodlawn Middle School in Long Grove.(District 96 ) A smaller amount of children living in Long Grove attend Diamond Oak for elementary school and West Oak Junior High(District 79)

Kildeer Countryside District 96
Fremont School District 79

Doctors and Dentists
http://www.specialdental.com/ -any of the dentists are great, but we have personal experience with Dr. Tylka.

Golf Courses
Hillcrest Country Club - Private
Kemper Lakes Golf Club - Public
Twin Orchard Country Club - Private
Royal Melbourne - Private
Twin Orchard Country Club - Private

Places of Worship

Baptist

Village Baptist Church
385 Buffalo Grove Rd., Buffalo Grove, IL Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
847-537-7172

Catholic

St. Mary Catholic Church
10 N. Buffalo Grove Road, Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
847-541-1450
Website: stmarybg.org
Map it: MapQuest: Maps

Church of Latter Day Saints

Church of Jesus Christ-Latter Day Saints
15 Port Clinton Road, Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
847-821-0224

Jewish - Christian Fellowship

Rock of Israel Messianic Congregation
Arlington Heights N. of Lake Cook Rd.,
Long Grove, IL 60047
847-520-0616

Lutheran

Hope Lutheran Church
1660 Checker Rd., Long Grove, IL 60047
847-634-2070
Website: Hope Lutheran Church Long Grove, IL - Main
Map it: MapQuest: Maps

Living Christ Lutheran Church
625 E. Dundee Rd., Arlington Heights 60004
847-577-7133

New Life Evangelical Lutheran Church
1027 Alden Ln, Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
847-520-9176
Website: New Life Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lake Zu...
Map it: MapQuest: Maps

Methodist

Kingswood United Methodist Church
401 W. Dundee Rd., Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
847-398-0770
Website: Kingswood Home Page
Map it: MapQuest: Maps

Presbyterian

Westminister Christian Fellowship
16670 Easton Avenue, Prairie View, IL 60069
847- 634-3333

SYNAGOGUES

Conservative

Congregation Beth Judea
Route 83 & Hilltop Road, Long Grove, IL 60047
847-634-0777
Website: Congregation Beth Judea
Map it: MapQuest: Maps

Orthodox

Lubavitch Chabad
16296 W. Aptakisic Road, Prairie View, IL 60069
847-808-7770

Reform

Congregation Beth Am
225 N. McHenry Road, Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
847-459-1677
Website: Congregation Beth Am - Buffalo Grove, Illinoi...
Map it: MapQuest: Maps

If you are interested in purchasing a home in Long Grove, Illinois call Judy Greenberg at 847-602-5435 or click on her website at www.movetolonggrove.com

Posted by Judy Greenberg- Coldwell Banker- Long Grove - Buffalo Grove on 03/01/2008 06:29 PM

Comments (18)

long grove, long grove real estate, relocation to long grove, long grove homes, long grove schools, district 96, stevenson highschool

Originally posted at: Chicago Northwest Suburbs Real Estate and More: Relocating to Long Grove, Illinois? Here's a guided tour!

18 Comments on Relocating to Long Grove, Illinois? Here's a guided tour!

MAR

2008

Judy this is a very complete post for Long Grove. A lot of information at a consumers fingertips.

This is a gem of a post. Brilliant! It makes me think of moving because it's so inviting and all the info is comforting! I'm now curious where this is in relation to areas around Lake Forest & Lake Bluff on the north side???

Maria- I wanted to make it complete- but now I'm going to start another post on just the restaurants and shopping. My favorite parts.

Mara- Thanks for the compliments. How do you know Lake Forest and Lake Bluff. It is due West and a little South. About 10 miles.

Fabulous post. You really make Long Grove come to life!

Judy - I attended Barat College that was located in Lake Forest DECADES AGO! I was away from the Chicago area for 30 years, but visit there several times a year now. 2 years ago I spent Christmas in St. Charles, somewhere around that area, I think... I love the atmosphere of the north side A LOT. What a wonderful, wintry photo of that covered bridge...

Martha- I have lived here for 15 years- and I love it!

Mara- Next time you come in town call me to have lunch if you have extra time.

Judy, you ALWAYS amaze me with the work you put into your posts. I now think I am an expert on Long Grove. Or at least I know the resource (YOU) to go to for everything I would ever need for the city. Keep up all your hard work. You are amazing.

Judy, Judy, Judy....

Let is snow, let it snow.... hehehe.

Was it really 80's the other day as you said?

You know, I take people seriously! Hehehe.

Cheers, pretty girl!

Your Padre Island Friend.

MAR

2008

Gary- thanks so much. I can write about this wonderful town since I live in it and love it myself

Kim- I meant 8 degrees- it either was a typo or I was sick of you bragging about Padre Island

Thanks for the fun invitation. I'll look forward to meeting AR in the Chicago area! Joy for a beautiful day in your beautiful town...

Judy,

I've started to notice some terrific relocation oriented posts, and this is just excellent. You make your community sound totally charming! And you have lots of useful information.

Patricia, Thanks for the great compliments!

MAR

2008

Judy,
This is a great relocation post. It sure makes me want to visit.

We moved to Long Grove in 1952, when there were 400 people in the Kildeer School District. We lived in Willowbrook Woods, at the corner of Rt 22 and Willowbrook Rd. I was serving as President of the Long Grove Civic Association when we voted to incorporate as the Village of Long Grove, under the laws of the State of Illinois. I was appointed to Chair the new Planning Commission, which implemented the desires of the community as to the style of development that would occur. I held that position for 13 years. through the struggle with Joseph M, Brickman. Fronting for the Chicago Crime Syndicate, he had a develpment scheme for laundering syndicate money. His partner, Sal Dimucci, was brother-in-law to Tony Accardo. I think it took 4 years to defeat him, Doing so required that Long Grove sponsored and supported the formation of the communities of Kildeer, Deer Park and Hawthorn Woods. We were the first to re-introduce Natiive Prairie to the area. It was on our property, adjoining that of Bob Coffin, that the thought-tobe-extinct Habaneria Leucphieia [Great White Prairie Orchid ] was discovered in 1960.

Now I have lived in Southern California since 1976, I am awed by the way Long Grove has developed. Hal Wilder

Thanks Hal for commenting on my website. I can't believe it had only 400 people in it in 1952. I used to come to Long Grove when I was a little girl and it was like a day trip from Skokie. Now its just a small ride on the expressway. The good thing about Long Grove is that the trustees always reserved the wonderful character of this quaint village.

MAR

2008

Love this relo post ! Makes me want to come and visit !

Thanks Melissa for stopping by. Come visit and we'll go for coffee.

MAR

Hi Judy,

I'm Hal Wilder's son. By dumb luck/coincidence (?ha!), I just happened to find your site, and my Dad's comments. What he said was, of course, all true.

I went to first grade at Kildeer-Countryside School all the way thru 8th grade. High School was in Lake Zurich in 1960. After College, I migrated o Chicago for 28 years, and now I've been in California since '92.

Long Grove was (and IS!) an amazing place to grow up. It had lots and lots of the 'American Grafitti-coming-of-age' experiences typical for Baby Boomers in the 1950's and 60's.

One of the things my Dad didn't say was that the Zoning Commission is exactly what protects the beautiful Long Grove area from being ravaged by unbounded growth. At least I HOPE that is still true. I haven't been back since '91. I have witnessed (via the internet mostly) LG's major growth and change. I trust the local LG culture is still a respite for the maddening urban pace.

I was lucky to grow up there, and I HIGHLY RECOMMEND that experience to future lucky residents!

You offered GREAT INFO on this post! Thanks! - Scott

Leave a response…

Name:

Email:
(optional)

Comment:

What does the graphic say?