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Skokie Northshore Sculpture Park

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Skokie Northshore Sculpture Park
Skokie Northshore Sculpture Park
Skokie Northshore Sculpture Park
Skokie Northshore Sculpture Park
Skokie Northshore Sculpture Park
Skokie Northshore Sculpture Park
Skokie Northshore Sculpture Park
Skokie Northshore Sculpture Park
Skokie Northshore Sculpture Park
Skokie Northshore Sculpture Park
Skokie Northshore Sculpture Park
Skokie Northshore Sculpture Park
Skokie Northshore Sculpture Park
Skokie Northshore Sculpture Park
Skokie Northshore Sculpture Park
Skokie Northshore Sculpture Park
Skokie Northshore Sculpture Park
Skokie Northshore Sculpture Park
Skokie Northshore Sculpture Park
Skokie Northshore Sculpture Park
Skokie Northshore Sculpture Park
Skokie Northshore Sculpture Park
Skokie Northshore Sculpture Park
Skokie Northshore Sculpture Park
Skokie Northshore Sculpture Park
Phone:
+1 847-679-4265

Hours:
Sunday8am - 4pm
Monday8am - 4pm
Tuesday8am - 4pm
Wednesday8am - 4pm
Thursday8am - 4pm
Friday8am - 4pm
Saturday8am - 4pm


Skokie is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, neighboring the City of Chicago's northern border. Skokie lies approximately 15 miles north of Chicago's downtown loop. Its name comes from a Potawatomi word for marsh. For many years Skokie promoted itself as The World's Largest Village. Its population, according to the 2010 census, was 64,784. Skokie's streets, like that of many suburbs, are largely a continuation of the Chicago street grid, and the village is served by the Chicago Transit Authority, further cementing its connection to the city. Skokie was originally a German-Luxembourger farming community, but was later settled by a sizeable Jewish population, especially after World War II. At its peak in the mid-1960s, 58% of the population was Jewish, the largest percentage of any Chicago suburb. In recent years, several synagogues and Jewish schools have closed. However, Skokie still has a very large Jewish population and an active Chabad. It is home to the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center, which opened in northwest Skokie in 2009. Skokie has received national attention twice for court cases decided by the United States Supreme Court. In the mid-1970s, it was at the center of a case concerning the First Amendment right to assemble and the National Socialist Party of America, a neo-Nazi group. Skokie ultimately lost that case. In 2001, although Skokie was not a direct party to the case, a decision by the village regarding land use led the court to reduce the power of the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
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