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	Glenview, Cook County, Illinois - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Glenview is a suburban village located approximately seventeen miles north of downtown Chicago in Cook County, Illinois.
		Glenview Public School District 34, the predominant K-8 district in Glenview, will be seeking an increase in tax revenue in the spring of 2006 to fund school operations.
		Glenview Naval Air Base was a major facility present for years in Glenview [1].
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Glenview%2C_Cook_County%2C_Illinois (858 words)

	Glenview Naval Air Base (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The Glenview Naval Air Base was a U.S. Naval Air Station from 1923 to 1995.
		Located in Glenview, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, the air base primarily operated seaplanes on nearby Lake Michigan, and later, P-3 Orions, stationed there as a staging point for Anti-Submarine Warfare against Soviet submarines.
		The former air base has now been redeveloped into a residential subdivision called The Glen, although the control tower has been preserved as a historic building.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/glenview_naval_air_base (157 words)

	Glenview, Cook County, Illinois - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Glenview is a village located in Cook County, Illinois.
		Glenview is located at 42°4'46" North, 87°48'56" West (42.079391, -87.815622)
		Glenview Naval Air Base was a major facility present for years in Glenview [1] (http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/glenview.htm).
	www.joliet.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Glenview%2C_Cook_County%2C_Illinois (701 words)

	Glenview, Cook County, Illinois - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		A number of major U.S. corporations have major facilities or offices in Glenview, including Avon, Kraft Foods, and,,, and.
		Glenview Public School District 34, the K-8 district in Glenview will be seeking an increase in tax revenue in the Spring of 2006 to fund school operation.
		The land was deeded back to Glenview by the government and was developed into a major new housing development.
	www.roundlakebeach.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Glenview%2C_Cook_County%2C_Illinois (701 words)

	Military Bases: Update on the Status of Bases Closed in 1988, 1991, and 1993 (Letter Report, 08/06/96, ...
		Property disposals resulting from base closures and realignments are governed by various base closure and realignment laws and other laws relating to the disposal of surplus government property, homeless assistance, and environmental concerns.
		According to an Air Force official, the only two instances (levels five and six) in which the services do not incur costs to maintain and protect property are (1) when property is leased and the tenant provides for the protection and maintenance and (2) when property is abandoned.
		The guide describes the base closure and reuse processes; catalogs the many assistance programs available to communities, which are administered by DOD and others; and summarizes lessons learned from other communities that have been affected by base closures and realignments.
	www.fas.org /man/gao/ns96149.htm (7020 words)

	Press Release-March 1999 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Based on extensive community input, including more than 180 public meetings, the team refined the reuse plan and developed design guidelines to reflect community wishes, such as more open space, more soccer and sports fields, and senior housing.
		Chicago based Classic Residence by Hyatt, a nationally recognized leader in the senior living industry and an affiliate of Hyatt Corporation, is acquiring parcel 12, which comprises 26.1 acres at the southeast portion of the base, for $18.9 million.
		Kimball Hill's neighborhood planning incorporates the Village of Glenview's vision for residences that match the aesthetic appeal of the community and a streetscape that is pedestrian friendly.
	www.glenview.il.us /Glen/events/vr399.asp (1454 words)

	Encyclopedia: Glenview, Cook County, Illinois (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population.
		New Trier High School New Trier High School is a nationally-recognized comprehensive high school located in Winnetka, Illinois, approximately 16 miles north of Chicago and is academically considered to be the best non-selective public high school in Illinois, and one of the best high schools in the country.
		Chicago, colloquially known as the Second City and the Windy City, is the third-largest city in population in the United States, following New York City and Los Angeles, and the largest inland city in the country.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Glenview%2C-Cook-County%2C-Illinois (2907 words)

	Kemper Sports Management to Build Championship Golf Course at the Former Glenview Naval Air Station (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		On March 16, Glenview village trustees approved the sale of approximately 180 acres of land at the air base to Kemper Sports for use in building a golf course and clubhouse that will include a golf museum, restaurant and banquet facilities.
		Located in the heart of Chicago's North Shore, Glenview Naval Air Station is being converted by the Village of Glenview to include single family, multi-family and senior housing; retail, entertainment and sports amenities; a business park; a new Metra train station; a U.S. Post Office; and a $24 million recreation center.
		Because it represents 15 percent of the Village's land area, Glenview leaders felt it was important for the Village to serve as master developer to be able to direct the fate of the base and surrounding community.
	www.kempersports.com /media/releases/Mar_17_1999.htm (1038 words)

	Glenview Naval Air Base - The Jiggies Reference Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The Glenview Naval Air Base was, as it's name suggests, a U.S. Navy Air Base located in Glenview, Illinois, a near northern suburb of Chicago.
		The air base has been closed and the land has been redeveloped into a residential subdivision called "The Glen", although the Air Base control tower has been preserved as a historic building.
		The main planes at the Glenview Naval Air Base were P-3 Orion sub hunters, presumably stationed there to be able to detect Russian (or perhaps Canadian) subs in Lake Michigan.
	www.jiggies.com /reference/Glenview_Naval_Air_Base (118 words)

	Glenview - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Glenview (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		It is situated on the north branch of the Chicago River, 28 km/18 mi northwest of Chicago.
		A residential community, it grew in population with the establishment of the Glenview Naval Air Station in 1940.
		Glenview has some manufactures including bricks and tools, and is the site of several corporate headquarters.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Glenview (149 words)

	Naval Air Station Glenview
		Renamed CG Air Facility Glenview, this station is located in Glenview, Illinois and consists of a multipurpose hangar and office facility and a public works building.
		NAS Glenview was located in the geographic center of the Village of Glenview and contained 15% of the landmass.
		Since the existing air base infrastructure had to be demolished to make room for a new supporting infrastructure, it was important for the LRA to develop the base in systematic stages.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/facility/glenview.htm (886 words)

	The Drill on Military Base Conversion
		One of the big winners in the first rounds of base conversions was Catellus, which acquired 87 prime acres in the Chicago suburb of Glenview after the Glenview Naval Air Station closed three years ago.
		The Glenview Naval Air Station, for example, was located on 1,100 acres surrounded by households with average incomes exceeding $100,000.
		Colorado's Lowry Air Force Base was in a fast-growth pathway between Denver and suburban Aurora.
	www.nreionline.com /news/developer/real_estate_drill_military_base (1985 words)

	Kane County Chronicle - Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Still, four Illinois bases could be at risk — Scott Air Force Base, the Rock Island Arsenal and Air National Guard bases in Peoria and Springfield.
		Lawmakers and community leaders contend the state's bases pass the Pentagon's survival test, with guidelines heavy on military value that also weigh cost-saving potential against adverse economic impact on states and cities.
		Even if one of the bases is targeted, they say Illinois has an ace in the hole on the nine-member commission that will review the Pentagon's recommendations and forward a final report to President Bush.
	www.kcchronicle.com /print/307702495780647.php (385 words)

	Encyclopedia: Mike Royko (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The Chicago Daily News was an afternoon newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois which published between 1876 and 1978.
		The Chicago Cubs are a Major League Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois.
		The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Mike-Royko (981 words)

	Honolulu Star-Bulletin News /2005/06/26/
		The 1993 Base Realignment and Closure Commission shut Barbers Point Naval Air Station, and the Navy officially turned it over to the state six years later.
		Many of the zone changes proposed in 2002, including the development of a city regional park and the conversion of another 286 acres that would be used for commerce and recreation, were tabled because of the possible reuse of Kalaeloa by the Navy for a carrier strike group.
		The former base is completing a $500 million redevelopment project that has created the Glen, an area designated for parks, housing and retail use.
	www.starbulletin.com /2005/06/26/news/story12.html (727 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The stated purpose of this process is to review the national military force and facilities and make decisions that will eliminate excess capacities and bring greater efficiencies and strength to the nation’s ability to mount military efforts throughout the world as well as respond effectively and swiftly to any threats within the nation.
		In 1993, the Glenview Naval Air Station was closed.
		Further, Scott Air Force Base, the largest employer in southern Illinois, is responsible for $1.5 billion annually and the support of 50,000 jobs.
	www.ilchamber.org /ic/lc/lco/lcopub1.asp?o=1001&p=20028&e=03016 (728 words)

	Definition of royal naval air service (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The Royal Naval Air Service was officially recognised on [[July 1]] [[1914]].
		Utapao Royal Thai Naval Air Force Base is located near the city of Sattahip o...
		The former air base has now been redeveloped into a residential...
	www.wordiq.com /search/royal+naval+air+service.html (795 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The base employs more than 13,000 jobs and supports more than 35,000 additional ones, generating an estimated $2.1 billion annually for the region's economy.
		Scott is also headquarters of the Air Force's transportation component and home to the 375th Airlift Wing, the 126th Air Refueling Wing, the 932nd Airlift Wing, the Air Force communications Agency, and is the home base of the 18th Air Force.
		A fifth round of cuts was authorized last year because the military was determined to have more base capacity than it needed with its remaining 425 major installations.
	www.qconline.com /archives/qco/sections.cgi?prcss=display&id=241905 (969 words)

	A Daily Dose of Architecture: March 2004
		When I first heard about the closing of the Glenview Naval Air Base, I thought of the enormous potential to create something unique that would both preserve elements of the base and refer to its past in the new uses and designs.
		Based on almost forty criteria that include political, social, economic and environmental factors, personal safety and health, education, transport and recreation, Zurich, Switzerland is ranked first and Baghdad, Iraq is ranked last.
		In a breath of extremely fresh air, today the Friends of the High Line (FHL) released a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) soliciting design teams for the master plan to convert the 1.5-mile elevated railroad on Manhattan's West Side into a public open space.
	archidose.blogspot.com /2004_03_01_archidose_archive.html (8662 words)

	HELICOPTERS ON PATROL AGAIN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The Coast Guard had a helicopter stationed at Glenview Naval Air Station but pulled out when the base was closed in 1996.
		Since then, the southern portion of the lake has been covered by helicopters based in Muskegon, Mich., adding precious minutes to the response time for rescues on the lake's west side.
		In season, the Waukegan station is responsible for responding to emergencies on the lake from Sheboygan, Wis., on the north to the southern tip.
	www.thetracon.com /news/trib061300.htm (478 words)

	Base Closings Hit Rural Towns Hardest
		She had worked at the base for almost 20 years and had teenage children in the local school.
		The base was closed in 1988, and getting someone to move in and create jobs is still unfinished business.
		Several rural communities have made a comeback after base closings, including England Air Force Base in Alexandria, La. The base was closed in 1991, but since then has evolved into an industrial park that includes an airport, a community college and a golf course.
	www.military.com /NewsContent/0,13319,FL_brac_042005,00.html (735 words)

	A Daily Dose of Architecture: A New Urbanist Glen
		Located just across Willow Road on the border of the two 'burbs, the base was a huge, over 1000-acre presence that one could only travel around except during the Chicago Air and Water Show when it would open its doors to the public.
		Well, the Naval Air Base is gone and in its place is The Glen, a 1,121 acre mixed use district with over 3,000 residences, offices and retail space.
		Firstly, the PBS special mentions that Glenview's choice to develop the land itself was driven by the desire to preserve open space.
	archidose.blogspot.com /2004/03/new-urbanist-glen.html (920 words)

	GolfDigest.com - Course Critic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		That land included both base runways and a section of the old naval air base golf course.
		Here's an irony for you: Before there was a naval air base, the site was the location of the 36-hole Pickwick Golf Club.
		A four-wing, two-story brick and glass structure meant to emulate, I guess, old naval officers' quarters, it has an interesting display of Illinois Golf Hall of Fame recipients in its main hallway and a dozen overnight rooms upstairs, each individually decorated and dedicated to a different local club.
	www.golfdigest.com /courses/critic/index.ssf?/courses/critic/glenclub.html (1128 words)

	Jacobson Golf Course Design, Inc. - News Releases (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Located on Lake Avenue near Lehigh Avenue in Glenview, Ill., the Glenview National Nine is a public golf course built on land formerly used as runways and taxiways by U.S. servicemen stationed at the former Glenview Naval Air Station.
		The course is built on 39.3 acres as part of a mixed-use redevelopment of the 1,121-acre parcel that formerly served as a United States Naval Air base now known as The Glen.
		The Glenview National Nine is a par 31 ranging in length from 975 yards from the junior tees to 2,020 from the back tees.
	www.jacobsongolfcoursedesign.com /newsreleases2001.htm (5414 words)

	Definition of Glenview, Cook County, Illinois
		A number of major U.S. corporations have major facilities or offices in Glenview, including Avon, Kraft Foods, and Zenith Electronics, Anixter International, Illinois Tool Works, and Scott Foresman/Addison Wesley.
		This was the first development to open in North Shore of Chicago.
		The list of authors can be found here.
	www.wordiq.com /definition/Glenview%2C_Cook_County%2C_Illinois (665 words)

	Course Glenview Golf Illinois
		Not too shabby for a course that is situated on the former grounds of the Glenview Naval Air...
		on the former grounds of the Glenview Naval Air Base, and carved between...
		GLENVIEW, ILLINOIS - KemperSports Management has engaged famed golf course architect Tom Fazio to design the...
	www.1st-golfequipment.com /36/course-glenview-golf-illinois.html (409 words)

	Testimonials
		Wanted you to also know that I am finally finishing up the Mauler AM-1 in the Glenview Naval Air Station Colors that my dad flew in his naval reserve days at the airbase!!.
		The base has long since closed, and there is now an excellent golf course called the Glen Club in its place, a housing developement where houses on the golf course start at 800,000, and a state of the art mall - shopping area.
		There will also be a naval air museum featuring artifacts from the Glenview Naval Air Base, and the Mauler I am building will be displayed along with my Dad's picture...how about that!!!
	www.collectaire.com /testimonials.html (1736 words)

	PGATOUR.com - Three lead at rain-soaked LaSalle Bank Open
		GLENVIEW, Ill. -- Dicky Pride, Victor Schwamkrug and Brett Wetterich each fired a 6-under-par 65 to share the first-day lead at the $650,000 LaSalle Bank Open.
		The Glen Club, a par 71, 7,219-yard layout just north of Chicago, withstood heavy rains early which resulted in a three-hour delay to the start of play.
		When play did begin Thursday morning, the trio of leaders made easy work of the historic course located on the former Glenview Naval Air Base.
	www.golfweb.com /story/7409453 (704 words)

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