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Around Glenwood
Distances
Nearest major airport
Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)18 miles away
Closer regional airport
Gary/Chicago International Airport (GYY)11 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Chicago, IL20 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Glenwood; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Glenwood
U.S. Representative · Illinois’s 2nd DistrictRobin L. Kelly (D)
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Glenwood had 8,662 residents in the 2020 census, down 4% since 2000.
It’s the 250th largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.
Cook County grew from 1,838,735 residents in 1900 to 5,275,541 in 2020.
Cook County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 15°F. About 42.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 28 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Park Forest, IL weather station (5 miles away).
Jobs in Cook County
2,492,328 jobs at 134,513 businesses in Cook County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
27 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Glenwood.
Nearest hospitals
Ingalls Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Harvey4.8 miles
Franciscan Health MunsterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Munster5.2 miles
Community HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Munster5.4 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
6
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
2
Mental health providers
18
Physical and occupational therapists
1
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Glenwood
Parks (4 nearby)
Veteran's Memorial Park · 52 acres1.0 mi
Hickory Glen Park · 13 acres1.3 mi
George Arquilla Park · 5 acres0.8 mi
Glenwood Woods Park · 2 acres0.5 mi
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Aldi1.2 mi
Pharmacies
Walgreens1.5 mi
CVS Pharmacy1.9 mi
Walgreens3.1 mi
Walgreens3.7 mi
Libraries
Thornton Public Library1.5 mi
Glenwood-Lynwood Public Library2.1 mi
Homewood Public Library2.9 mi
Chicago Heights Public Library3.3 mi
Flossmoor Public Library3.4 mi
Museums
Thornton Historical Society Museum1.5 mi
Sand Ridge Nature Center4.8 mi
Theaters and performance venues
Fox Pointe4.2 mi
Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Brookwood SD 167. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(4)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Longwood Elem SchoolGlenwood
Pre-K–4
364
Public
1.1 mi
Hickory Bend Elem SchoolGlenwood
K–4
277
Public
1.0 mi
Brookwood Middle SchoolGlenwood
5–6
231
Public
0.5 mi
Brookwood Jr High SchoolGlenwood
7–8
226
Public
0.4 mi
Private schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
Glenwood AcademyGlenwood
1–8
119
Nonsectarian
0.9 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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