About Skokie
The Village of Skokie, Illinois, is located about 16 miles northwest of downtown Chicago and 12 miles east of O'Hare Airport. Access to transportation is a key advantage in Skokie, with the Edens Expressway (I-94) spanning the community's western edge, seven Chicago Transit Authority and the 10 Pace suburban bus lines and the CTA's Skokie Swift Yellow Line rail line offering numerous options for public transportation. To learn about Village of Skokie attractions, click here.
Skokie covers 10.2 square miles of land and is bordered by the Villages of Glenview and Wilmette on the north, the Village of Lincolnwood and the City of Chicago (West Rogers Park and Edgebrook neighborhoods) on the south, the Villages of Morton Grove and Niles on the west and the City of Evanston on the east. Weekly refuse collection, a highly engineered Storm-Water Runoff Control System and sidewalk snow plowing are some of the many unique Village programs that enhance Skokie residents' quality of life. Superior municipal services together with the nationally acclaimed Skokie Park District, superb Skokie Public Library, and preeminent North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie, exceptional Skokie Northshore Sculpture Park and OUTSTANDING SCHOOL DISCTRICT make Skokie an overall great place to live.. The Village is a recipient of a Governor's Hometown Award and has received "All America City" finalist distinction from the National Civic League.
In the last few years, the Village of Skokie has encouraged redevelopment in Downtown Skokie that now includes development of the Illinois Science + Technology Park on the 23.4-acre former Searle/Pfizer site.
The Village also participated in an expansion and renovation of OLD ORCHARD SHOPPING CENTER, and developed the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie.
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