Glencoe is located just 20 miles north of Chicago. The Village of Glencoe is bordered by Lake Michigan, the Cook County Forest Preserve and the Glencoe Golf Course.
The Village of Glencoe got its name either from a Coe's Glen," an acknowledgement of Matthew Coe's original ownership of the property, or Glencoe, Scotland, said to be the town of Gurnee's birth. The Scottish word "glen" means a narrow secluded valley and may refer to the ravines near Sheridan Road. Glencoe's first seal was modeled after the seal of Glencoe, Scotland.
The Glencoe Historical Museum is located at 377 Park Avenue, Glencoe, Illinois. The Museum has a collection of original materials to share the stories that are the history of Glencoe.
The Village of Glencoe was incorporated on March 28,1869. From early pioneers to the movers and shakers of today, Glencoe is a good place to come from or be going to. As of the 2000 census, Glencoe had a population of 8,762.
Famous people from Glencoe include; Archibald MacLeish, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, dramatist and Harvard professor. Earle Hoover, of vacuum cleaner fame, chose Glencoe for his home.
But what if you need help with depression, anxiety, relationship problems, addictions, or eating disorders?
If you're in Glencoe, arrange to meet a therapist at Gersten Center for Behavioral Health. They specialize in psychotherapy for:
A Licensed Clinical Psychologist Gersten Center for Behavioral Health, a psychology group has highly skilled psychologists that work with the full spectrum of populations and clinical disorders. The Psychologists provide therapy for children, teens, couples, families, and older adults. will help you when you are feeling overwhelmed or stressed, having relationship struggles, problems at work or school.
A Psychlogist can guide you to overcome problems with low self-esteem, anger and loss of control, marital or family problems.
Even if you experience loss of interest in usual activities, feelings of hopelessness or increased negative thinking they can help.
Find out if individual, couple, family or group therapy is right for you.
Their Evanston office is conveniently located
less than a ten mile drive from Glencoe:
800 Austin Street East Tower, Suite 352 Evanston, Illinois 60202
In the St. Francis Professional Building at the corner of Austin St and Sherman Ave
Phone: (847) 329-9210
