Welcome to Winnetka, IL
Winnetka is located just 16 miles north of Chicago’s “loop” and borders a portion of the the Cook County Forest Preserve. Featuring numerous parks and open spaces that include baseball, soccer and football fields, the A. C. Nielsen Tennis center with eight indoor and twelve outdoor courts, The Winnetka Golf Club with clubhouse, a proshop, recently renovated 18 hole golf course, a 9-hole, par 3 golf course and a 28-stall driving range and three short game practice greens available to golfers of all playing levels.
The breathtaking lakeshore boasts three beaches, Tower Road, Elder Lane and Maple that are all swimming beaches with restrooms and parking available. Boating and Sailing can be found at the Lloyd Park Beach. Centennial Park and Beach welcomes dogs to swim and have fun.
Nationally recognized New Trier High School serving 7 North Shore suburbs is a four year public high school with its main campus located in Winnetka.
Important New Trier data includes:
1) 95% of the graduates attend four-year colleges or universities;
2) the class of 2007 included 38 National Merit semi-finalists;
3) approximately 65% of the senior class complete advanced placement examinations each year, with 93% of their scores rated as 3 or higher on a 5 point scale.
Many styles of architecture can be found in the neighborhoods of Winnetka from traditional Colonials to Modern Contemporary’s to stately mansions. Boutique shops, restaurants, banks and grocery stores plus many other stores and services can be found in the charming downtown Village areas. The Winnetka Metra train station is located at the center of town and provides transportation Southbound as far as Ogilvie Station and Northbound to Kenosha, Wisconsin.
