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Willis Tower (Sears Tower)
Iconic 110-storey Chicago skyscraper with a glass-floored Skydeck, once the tallest building in the world.
19 km · about 20 min drive
Illinois, United States · North America
Skokie works well as a base: 5 minutes from Evanston, 19km from Route 66 - Chicago Start.
Skokie is a town located in Illinois, United States. With a population of 64,821, it is an important destination in North America.
On a road trip, Skokie sits in United States, where you drive on the right. It's in the America/Chicago time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Skokie to your route.
Skokie (; formerly Niles Center) is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. According to the 2020 census, its population was 67,824. Skokie lies approximately 15 miles (24 km) north of Chicago's downtown Loop. The name Skokie comes from a Potawatomi word for 'marsh'. For many years, Skokie promoted itselfRead more
as "The World's Largest Village". 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 by both bus and rail, 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, nearly 60% of the population was Jewish, the largest proportion of any Chicago suburb. Skokie still has many Jewish residents (now about 30% of the population) and over a dozen synagogues. It is home to the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center, which opened in northwest Skokie in 2009.
Skokie has twice received national attention for court cases decided by the United States Supreme Court. In the mid-1970s, it was at the center of National Socialist Party of America v. Village of Skokie, in which a Nazi group, backed by the American Civil Liberties Union, invoked the First Amendment in an attempt to schedule a Nazi rally in Skokie. At the time, Skokie had a significant population of Holocaust survivors. Skokie ultimately lost that case, though the planned rally was never held there; instead, the group first demonstrated in downtown Chicago and later held a rally in Marquette Park.
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Skokie is located in Illinois, United States, North America. The coordinates are 42.0334 latitude, -87.7334 longitude.
Skokie has a population of approximately 64,821 people, making it a town in United States.
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Iconic 110-storey Chicago skyscraper with a glass-floored Skydeck, once the tallest building in the world.
19 km · about 20 min drive
historic highway
The 'Begin Route 66' sign on Adams Street at Michigan Avenue marks the start of the 2,448-mile Mother Road to Santa Monica: the classic photo stop before heading west.
19 km · about 20 min drive
museum
One of the oldest and largest art museums in the US, renowned for its Impressionist collection and Grant Wood's American Gothic.
19 km · about 20 min drive
cafe
Serving double-yolk eggs and free Milk Duds since 1923, this Chicago diner beside the start of Route 66 is the traditional first breakfast of the Mother Road journey.
19 km · about 20 min drive
museum
Home to Sue, the largest and most complete T. rex ever found, along with extensive anthropological and geological collections.
21 km · about 25 min drive
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Iconic Chicago aquarium on the Lake Michigan waterfront housing over 32,000 animals from around the world.
21 km · about 25 min drive
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