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'''Winnetka''' ({{IPAc-en|w|ᵻ|ˈ|n|ɛ|t|k|ə}}) is a [[village (United States)#Illinois|village]] in [[Cook County, Illinois]], United States, {{convert|16|mi}} north of downtown [[Chicago]]. The population was 12,475<ref>{{Cite web |title=Winnetka - Place Explorer - Data Commons |url=https://datacommons.org/place/geoId/1782530/?mprop=count&popt=Person&hl=en |access-date=July 10, 2023 |website=datacommons.org}}</ref> as of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. The village is one of the wealthiest places in the United States in terms of household income. It was the second-ranked Illinois community on Bloomberg's 2019 Richest Places Annual Index.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/glencoe/ct-gln-north-shore-richest-towns-tl-0228-story.html |title=11 Chicago suburbs make list of 100 richest towns |date=February 20, 2019 |website=Chicago Tribune }}</ref> According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Winnetka's median household income exceeded $250,000 in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Winnetka_village,_Illinois?g=160XX00US1782530 |access-date=2024-12-09 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

==History==
The first houses were built in 1836.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Village History {{!}} Winnetka, IL|url=https://www.villageofwinnetka.org/233/Village-History|access-date=February 4, 2021|website=www.villageofwinnetka.org}}</ref> That year, Erastus Patterson and his family arrived from [[Vermont]] and opened a tavern to service passengers on the Green Bay Trail post road. The village was first subdivided in 1854 by Charles Peck and Walter S. Gurnee,<ref>Dickenson (1956), p. 52</ref> President of the [[Milwaukee Road|Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad]]. Winnetka's first private school was opened in 1856 by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Peck with seventeen pupils. In 1859, the first public school building was built with private funds at the southeast corner of Elm and Maple streets. The first year's budget for this school was $200.<ref>Dickenson (1956), pp.123-125</ref> The village was incorporated in 1869 with a population of 450. The name is believed to originate from the [[Potawatomi language]], meaning 'beautiful place'.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-oct-11-me-31559-story.html|title=Community Profile / Winnetka|date=October 11, 1998|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=November 3, 2015}}</ref>
	 
The oldest surviving house in Winnetka is the [https://www.winnetkahistory.org/visit/museum/schmidt-burham-log-house/ Schmidt-Burnham Log House]. Originally constructed on what is now the Indian Hill Club on the south edge of town and in 1917 moved to Tower Road, it was moved in 2003 from Tower Road to the Crow Island Woods.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.winnetkahistory.org/visit/schmidt-burnham-log-house/log-house/|title=Log House History {{!}} Winnetka Historical Society|language=en-US|access-date=August 29, 2019}}</ref>
	 
Winnetka's neighborhoods include estates and homes designed by distinguished architects including [[George Washington Maher]], [[Walter Burley Griffin]], [[John S. Van Bergen]], [[Robert Seyfarth]], Robert McNitt, [[Howard Van Doren Shaw]] and [[David Adler (architect)|David Adler]].  Among Winnetka's celebrities are actor [[Rock Hudson]] and rock singer/songwriter/producer [[Richard Marx]].

Churches in Winnetka were also designed by noted architects.  Among them, the former First Church of Christ, Scientist, [https://pipeorgandatabase.org/static/organ_images/IL/Winnetka.FirstCCS.1938Kimball.VanPelt02.jpg 440 Ridge Avenue], was designed in 1924 by architect [[Solon S. Beman]].

In the 1920s, a colonial Georgian house was built at 671 Lincoln Avenue. The house is now known as the famous ''Home Alone'' house for its exterior being used as a shooting location for [[Home Alone|two]] [[Home Alone 2: Lost in New York|films]] in the [[Home Alone (franchise)|series]], starting in 1990.

The [[Chicago and Milwaukee Railway]] was built in 1855 through Winnetka, connecting its namesake cities. It eventually became the [[Chicago and North Western Transportation Company|Chicago & Northwestern Railway]]. Between 1937 and 1942 the railroad tracks through Winnetka were grade separated after several people were hit at grade crossings. In 1995 the C&NW was merged into the [[Union Pacific]]. Only [[Metra]] trains are operated on this track now; freight operations ended in the late 1980s. Winnetka has three Metra stations: [[Hubbard Woods (Metra)|Hubbard Woods]], [[Winnetka (Metra)|Winnetka]], and [[Indian Hill (Metra)|Indian Hill]].
	 
The [[Chicago, North Shore and Milwaukee]] electric [[interurban]] was built through Winnetka and the [[North Shore (Chicago)|North Shore]] in the first decade of the 1900s, and the line through Winnetka was removed in 1955. This is now the [[Green Bay Trail]] [[bicycle path]].

In 1904, the Winnetka Park District was established, making it the fourth oldest park district in the state of Illinois. Today, the park district maintains and operates 27 parks, five beaches, and golf, tennis, ice skating/hockey, and paddle tennis facilities.

The [[Crow Island School]], designed by Eliel & Eero Saarinen and the architectural firm Perkins, Wheeler & Will,<ref>{{cite web |title=Crow Island School |publisher=National Historic Landmarks Program |url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=2078&ResourceType=Building |access-date=April 8, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103134222/http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=2078&ResourceType=Building |archive-date=November 3, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> was declared a [[National Historical Landmark]] in 1990. It was declared 12th among all buildings and the best architectural design of all schools.{{clarify|date=July 2020 |reason=Can we assume that "all buildings" and "all schools" were meant to be followed by "in Winnetka"?}} Ten thousand people attended the opening in 1938.

In 1965, [[Martin Luther King Jr.]] spoke in Winnetka.  A plaque dedicated to him is on the Village Green, a park in the town, where he spoke.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://open-communities.org/justice-day-recalls-dr-kings-visit-to-suburbs-50-years-ago/|title=Justice Day recalls Dr. King's visit to suburbs 50 years ago - Open Communities|date=July 24, 2015|access-date=March 25, 2018}}</ref> As a result of Dr. King's open housing campaign and the North Shore Summer Project, the nonprofit now known as [[Open Communities]] was founded.

==Geography==
According to the 2010 census, Winnetka has a total area of {{convert|3.893|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|3.81|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 97.87%) is land and {{convert|0.083|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 2.13%) is water.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1782530 |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1 |access-date=December 25, 2015 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213053624/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1782530 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Northern boundary===
Winnetka's northern border with [[Glencoe, Illinois|Glencoe]] cuts through 58 homes, causing homeowners to have to pay taxes to, and seek permits from both villages. The two villages began discussing a solution during the 1920s, reaching a tentative agreement in 2007 in which each homeowner could choose a village from which to receive services while the boundary officially remained unchanged. Initially, 46 homeowners chose Winnetka, but the others had the option to choose a village later.<ref>{{cite news|title=Border residents get pick of towns|first=Andrew|last=Schroedtler|work=[[Chicago Tribune]]|date=January 9, 2007|edition=North–Northwest|department=Metro|page=4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune-border-residents-get-pic/127879442/|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> The boundary was later updated to reflect these choices.<ref>{{cite map|title=Winnetka village (82530)|series=Boundary and Annexation Survey Governmental Unit Reference Map|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|location=Washington, D.C.|date=December 8, 2022|page=1|accessdate=July 8, 2023|scale=1:10,927|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/pvs/bas/bas23maps/st17_il/incplace/p1782530_winnetka/BAS23P11700082530.pdf}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 584
|1890= 1079
|1900= 1833
|1910= 3168
|1920= 6694
|1930= 12166
|1940= 12430
|1950= 12105
|1960= 13368
|1970= 14131
|1980= 12772
|1990= 12174
|2000= 12419
|2010= 12187
|2020= 12744
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1782530 |access-date=June 28, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> there were 12,744 people, 4,204 households, and 3,461 families residing in the village. The population density was {{Convert|3,275.25|PD/sqmi|PD/km2}}. There were 4,459 housing units at an average density of {{Convert|1,145.98|/sqmi|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the village was 89.17% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.25% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.04% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 3.52% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.71% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 6.28% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.01% of the population.

There were 4,204 households, out of which 42.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 77.88% were married couples living together, 3.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.67% were non-families. 16.34% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.44% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.31 and the average family size was 2.94.

The village's age distribution consisted of 32.4% under the age of 18, 4.2% from 18 to 24, 16.5% from 25 to 44, 30.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.6 males.

The median income for a household in the village was in excess of $250,000, as was the median income for a family. Males had a median income of $200,944 versus $66,726 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $134,596. About 1.7% of families and 2.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 1.8% of those under age 18 and 1.3% of those age 65 or over.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Winnetka village, Illinois – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Winnetka village, Illinois |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US1782530&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Winnetka village, Illinois |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US1782530&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Winnetka village, Illinois |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US1782530&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|11,848
|11,334
|style='background: #ffffe6; |11,257
|95.40%
|93.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |88.33%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|31
|31
|style='background: #ffffe6; |29
|0.25%
|0.25%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.23%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|2
|9
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4
|0.02%
|0.07%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.03%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|302
|400
|style='background: #ffffe6; |444
|2.43%
|3.28%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.48%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|0
|3
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3
|0.00%
|0.02%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.02%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|8
|14
|style='background: #ffffe6; |47
|0.06%
|0.11%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.37%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|72
|125
|style='background: #ffffe6; |449
|0.58%
|1.03%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.52%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|156
|271
|style='background: #ffffe6; |511
|1.26%
|2.22%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.01%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''12,419'''
|'''12,187'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''12,744'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

==Education==
===Public schools===
For the history see Arthur Zilversmit, ''Changing schools: Progressive education theory and practice, 1930-1960'' (University of Chicago Press, 1993). The [[Winnetka School District 36|Winnetka Public Schools system (District 36)]] consists of three elementary schools and two middle schools.<ref name="schoolurls">Websites for public schools: K-4 [http://www.winnetka36.org/hw/ Hubbard Woods], [http://www.winnetka36.org/ci/ Crow Island School], [http://www.winnetka36.org/gr/ Samuel Sewall Greeley]; 5-6 [http://www.winnetka36.org/sk/ The Skokie School]; 7-8 [http://www.winnetka36.org/cw/ Washburne School]</ref>  Hubbard Woods (est. 1915<ref>{{Cite web |title=History of Hubbard Woods School - The Hubbard Woods School |url=https://hubbardwoods.winnetka36.org/about-the-school/history-of-hubbard-woods-school |access-date=April 1, 2023 |website=hubbardwoods.winnetka36.org |language=en-US}}</ref>), [[Crow Island]] (est. 1940), and Samuel Sewall Greeley (est. 1912) Elementary Schools serve grades kindergarten through four,  students in fifth and sixth grades attend the Skokie School (opened 1922<ref>{{Cite web |title=History - The Skokie School |url=https://skokie.winnetka36.org/about-the-school/history |access-date=April 1, 2023 |website=skokie.winnetka36.org |language=en-US}}</ref>) and seventh and eighth graders attend the Carleton W. Washburne School (est. 1969<ref>{{Cite web |title=History - Carleton Washburne School |url=https://washburne.winnetka36.org/about-the-school/history |access-date=April 1, 2023 |website=washburne.winnetka36.org |language=en-US}}</ref>), named after educator [[Carleton Washburne]]. Winnetka's schools were modeled after Washburne's educational philosophy in an experiment called the [[Winnetka Plan]]. The town's schools continue to reflect his educational philosophy. [[Crow Island School|Crow Island]] is a National Historic Landmark due to its significant architectural design.

Some neighborhoods in the southern part of Winnetka are served by [[Avoca School District 37]], which has schools in Glenview (Avoca West Elementary School; K-5) and Wilmette (Marie Murphy School; 6–8). Kenilworth School District 38 (Sears School; K-8) also includes a very small portion of the southeastern part of Winnetka, near Kenilworth.

Winnetka is in [[New Trier Township, Cook County, Illinois|New Trier Township]], and public school students who reside in Winnetka attend [[New Trier High School]] for grades 9 through 12.

===Private schools===
* [[Hadley Institute for the Blind and Visually Impaired]], est. 1920
* La Petite École de Chicago, Winnetka Campus<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lpec.us/en|title=La Petite École de Chicago}}</ref> (Preschool–9), bilingual school, est. 2020
* [[North Shore Country Day School]] (JK–12), est. 1919
* [[Sacred Heart School (Winnetka, Illinois)|Sacred Heart School]] (Preschool–8), Catholic school, est. 1902<ref>{{Cite web |title=History and Mission |url=https://www.shwschool.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1289993&type=d&pREC_ID=1497891 |access-date=April 1, 2023 |website=www.shwschool.org |language=en}}</ref>
* The School of Saints Faith, Hope & Charity (Preschool–8), Catholic school, est. 1939

==Media==
Media outlets covering Winnetka include the ''[http://winnetka.patch.com Winnetka-Glencoe Patch]'', the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]''{{'s}} ''TribLocal'', the ''Pioneer Press'', ''Winnetka Talk'', and ''The Winnetka Current''.

==Infrastructure==
===Transportation===
[[Metra]] serves three stations in Winnetka. All provide commuter rail service along the [[Union Pacific North Line]]. Trains travel south to [[Ogilvie Transportation Center]] in Chicago, and north to [[Kenosha station]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rtachicago.org/uploads/files/general/RTA-System-Map.pdf|title=RTA System Map|access-date=February 1, 2024}}</ref> In the downtown area is The [[Winnetka station]]. [[Indian Hill station|Indian Hill]] is on the south end of the village and [[Hubbard Woods station|Hubbard Woods]] is at the north end.

Besides Metra, [[Pace (transit)|Pace Suburban Bus]] serves the Chicago Metropolitan Area. Winnetka has Pace Route 213 on Green Bay Road originating from Chicago [[Howard station (CTA)|Howard]] [[Chicago Transit Authority|CTA]] Station, branching to [[Northbrook Court|Northbrook Court Mall]], and the [[Highland Park, Illinois|'''Highland Park''', Illinois]] Metra Station. Pace also has route 423 from CTA's [[Linden station (CTA)|Linden Station]] in [[Wilmette, Illinois|'''Wilmette''']] branching to [[The Glen Town Center|The Glen]] Town Center in [[Glenview, Illinois]], then ending at Chicago's CTA [[Harlem station (CTA Blue Line Forest Park branch)|Harlem Station]]. Pace route 423 enters Winnetka from [[Northfield, Illinois|Northfield]] on Willow Road, turning on to Hibbard Road, Elm Street, then Green Bay Road to Linden Station.

== Notable people ==
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* [[Ivan Albright]], painter, sculptor and print-maker; attended [[New Trier High School]]
* [[Trish Andrew]], basketball player, attended [[New Trier High School]]
* [[Ann-Margret]], actress, attended [[New Trier High School]]
* [[Adam Baldwin]], actor, attended [[New Trier High School]]
* [[Peter Baldwin (director)|Peter Baldwin]], director
* [[Page Morton Black]], singer, chairperson of [[Parkinson's Disease Foundation]] 
* [[David Bradley (director)|David Bradley]], director, born in Winnetka
* [[Ann Hampton Callaway]], singer, lived in Winnetka and attended [[New Trier High School]]
* [[Liz Callaway]], singer, lived in Winnetka and attended [[New Trier High School]]
* [[Katie Chang]], actress, lives in Winnetka and attended [[New Trier High School]].
* [[Anne Clarke (politician)|Anne Clarke]], American-born British [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] politician, [[London Assembly]] member for [[Barnet and Camden]]; grew up in Winnetka. 
* [[Dale Clevenger]], principal horn, [[Chicago Symphony Orchestra]]
* [[Chris Collins (basketball)|Chris Collins]], basketball coach, lives in Winnetka
* [[Richard Dickson Cudahy]], jurist, lived in Winnetka
* [[Jay Cutler]], NFL quarterback, lived in Winnetka
* [[Bruce Dern]], actor, attended [[New Trier High School]]
* [[Phil Donahue]], talk show host, lived in Winnetka
* [[Conor Dwyer]], Olympic swimmer, 2012 gold medalist
* [[Christine Ebersole]], Tony Award-winning actress
* [[Neal Edelstein]], film producer and director, raised in Winnetka
* [[Deborah Eisenberg]], short-story writer, winner of [[MacArthur Fellowship]]
*[[Gil Elvgren]], painter
* [[Mary Callahan Erdoes]], CEO of [[JPMorgan Chase]]'s Asset & Wealth Management division, raised in Winnetka
* [[Ray Garrett Jr.]], chairman of the [[U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission]]<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune-rites-set-for-ray-garret/174837139/ |title=Rites Set for Ray Garrett |date=1980-02-05 |newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]] |page=11 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=2025-06-19}}{{Open access}}</ref>
* [[Katie Gavin]], lead singer of [[Muna (band)|Muna]], graduated from New Trier High School<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://newtriernews.org/features/2016/01/29/gavin-forms-band-making-it-in-the-music-industry/ |website=New Trier News |url-status=live |archive-date=June 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230621170525/https://newtriernews.org/features/2016/01/29/gavin-forms-band-making-it-in-the-music-industry/ |last=Gonzalez |first=Jasmine |date=January 29, 2016 |language=en |access-date=August 7, 2023 |title=Gavin forms band, making it in the music industry}}</ref>
* [[Marion Mahony Griffin]] (1871–1961), first architect employed by [[Frank Lloyd Wright]]; helped design [[Canberra]], capital of Australia, grew up in Winnetka
* [[Rick Hahn]], general manager of [[Chicago White Sox]]
* [[Carl L. Hamilton]], named partner in the [[Booz Allen Hamilton]] management and information technology consulting firm<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lewis |first1=Morgan Milton |last2=Emmons |first2=Jessie Gray Mrs. |date=1903 |title=Genealogical and Biographical Record of the Lewis and Grisell Families |url=https://archive.org/stream/genealogicalbiog00lewi#page/148/mode/2up/ |location=Coopersville, MI |publisher=DeVos Printer |page=148 |ref={{sfnRef|''Genealogical and Biographical Record of the Lewis and Grisell Families''}}}}</ref>
* [[Charlton Heston]], actor, lived in Winnetka and attended [[New Trier High School]]
* Roger Hochschild, CEO and President of Discover Financial Services, lives in Winnetka
* [[Rock Hudson]], actor; born and raised in Winnetka and attended [[New Trier High School]]
* [[Harold L. Ickes]], former [[United States Secretary of the Interior]], built home at 900 Private Road
* [[Matt Kaskey]], [[offensive tackle]] for the [[Carolina Panthers]]
* [[Bruce Krasberg]], industrialist and horticulturist, lived in Winnetka
* [[Kate Liu]], pianist, lives in Winnetka and attended [[New Trier High School]]
* [[Georgia Lloyd]] (1913–1999), pacifist, writer
* [[Henry Demarest Lloyd]], activist for labor rights, woman suffrage, and against corporate corruption
* [[Matt Lottich]], basketball coach, [[Valparaiso University|Valparaiso]]
* [[Virginia Madsen]], actress, attended [[New Trier High School]]
* [[Kim Milford]], actor
* [[Penelope Milford]], actress
* [[John Moore (ice hockey)|John Moore]], defenseman playing in the NHL's [[Anaheim Ducks]] organization 
* [[Chris O'Donnell]], actor (G. Callen on ''[[NCIS: Los Angeles]]'')
* [[Tom O'Halleran]], member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] from [[Arizona's 1st congressional district]]. He lived in Winnetka while a member of the [[Chicago Board of Trade]].<ref>{{cite patent |country= US |number= WO 90/10910 |title= Patent:Simulated pit trading system|pubdate= March 14, 1989|inventor1-surname=Belden|inventor1-given= Glen W.|inventor2-surname= Brogan|inventor2-given= John J.|inventor3-surname= Thomas C.|inventor3-given= O'Halleran|inventor4-surname= Gutterman|inventor4-given= Burton J.|url= https://patents.google.com/patent/WO1990010910A1/}}</ref>
* [[Samuel Shackford Otis]], architect
* [[Liz Phair]], musician, grew up in Winnetka
* [[Ralph Pomeroy (poet)|Ralph Pomeroy]], poet and writer
* [[Eliot Porter]], photographer, was born and grew up in Winnetka.<ref name="Porter">{{Cite web |url=http://www.winnetkahistory.org/gazette/eliot-and-fairfield-porter-american-artists-from-winnetka/ |title=Eliot and Fairfield Porter, American Artists from Winnetka |last=Peterson |first=Duff |website=Winnetka Historical Society |language=en-US |access-date=January 16, 2018}}</ref>
* [[Fairfield Porter]], painter and art critic, was born and grew up in Winnetka.<ref name="Porter" />
* [[Janet Meakin Poor]], landscape architect and plant conservationist 
* [[Clarence B. Randall]], businessman
* [[Bruce Rauner]], former [[Governor of Illinois]], former chairman of R8 Capital Partners
* [[Pat Ryan (executive)|Pat Ryan]], founder and executive chairman of [[Aon Corporation]]
* [[Donald Rumsfeld]], former [[United States Secretary of Defense|Secretary of Defense]], attended [[New Trier High School]]
* [[Jenny Sanford]], former First Lady of [[South Carolina]]
* [[Jack Steinberger]], refugee from Nazi Germany, attended [[New Trier High School]], won 1988 Nobel Prize in Physics, gave Nobel medal to school
* [[W. Clement Stone]], businessman and philanthropist<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.winnetkahistory.org/gazette/445-sheridan-road/ |title=445 Sheridan Road |website=Winnetka Historical Society}}</ref>
* [[Walter A. Strong]], publisher of [[Chicago Daily News]],
* [[R. Douglas Stuart Jr.]], CEO of [[Quaker Oats]] and U.S. ambassador to Norway, born in Winnetka
* [[Marlo Thomas]], actress, lived in Winnetka
* [[Paul Thomas (director)|Paul Thomas]], pornographic actor and director
* [[Henry Totten]], Wisconsin State Assemblyman and businessman, lived in Winnetka
* [[Marc Trestman]], former head coach of [[Chicago Bears]], lived in Winnetka
* [[Joe Trohman]], guitarist of [[Fall Out Boy]], attended [[New Trier High School]]
* [[Byron Trott]], banker
* [[Barbara Turf]], former president and CEO of [[Crate & Barrel]]<ref name=ctribune>{{cite news|first=Michelle |last=Manchir |title=Barbara Turf, former Crate and Barrel CEO, dies at 71 |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2014/07/13/barbara-turf-former-crate-and-barrel-ceo-dies-at-71/ |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=July 13, 2014 |access-date=August 11, 2014}}</ref>
* [[Scott Turow]], writer and lawyer<ref>{{cite news|last=Charney|first=Noah|author-link=Noah Charney|date=October 23, 2013|title=Scott Turow: How I Write|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/scott-turow-how-i-write/|url-access=subscription|work=The Daily Beast|access-date=November 8, 2025}}</ref>
* [[Bernice T. Van der Vries]], state legislator, lived in Winnetka<ref>'Illinois Blue Book 1955-1956,' Biographical Sketch of Bernive T. Van der Vries, pg. 214</ref>
* [[William I. Westervelt]], US Army brigadier general<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Johnston |first=Gale F. |date=30 August 1941 |title=New Honorary Chairmen: State Leaders Appointed; William I. Westervelt |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=72qFlrTgzLIC&pg=PA171 |magazine=The Minute Man |location=Washington, DC |publisher=Defense Savings Staff, US Department of the Treasury |page=3 |via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref>
* [[Rocky Wirtz]], owner of the [[Chicago Blackhawks]], attended [[North Shore Country Day School]], lives in Winnetka
* [[Ying Quartet]], originally consisting of four siblings from Winnetka; as of 2017, three siblings remain members of the ensemble {{div col end}}

==In popular culture==
"[[Big Noise from Winnetka]]", a 1938 jazz song by The Bobcats, has been featured in a number of Hollywood movies, including ''[[Let's Make Music]]'' and ''[[Reveille with Beverly]]''.

Winnetka was mentioned in the novel [[Havana (novel)|''Havana'']] by [[Stephen Hunter]]. Secondary character Roger St. John Evans was mentioned as "The Big Noise From Winnetka".

=== Film ===
[[File:Home Alone House.jpg|thumb|right|The house featured in the film ''[[Home Alone]]'' and in the beginning of its sequel ''[[Home Alone 2: Lost in New York]]'']]The first two and sixth films of the ''[[Home Alone (franchise)|Home Alone]]'' series are set in Winnetka. The McCallister family in ''[[Home Alone]]'' and its sequel, ''[[Home Alone 2: Lost in New York]]'', lives at 671 Lincoln Avenue. The address is mentioned in the film, but the street is referred to as "Lincoln Boulevard". Since the first film's 1990 release, the house is visited year-round, especially around Christmas.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cullotta |first1=Karen Ann |title=Almost 30 years later, Winnetka residents say 'Home Alone' changed the neighborhood — but they're OK with it |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/winnetka/ct-wtk-home-alone-holiday-flashback-tl-1212-20191209-lguhx3gmuneybbkq7jkkp2biqq-story.html |access-date=December 25, 2020 |work=chicagotribune.com}}</ref>

Numerous other films have been shot in Winnetka, including portions of''[[Ocean's Twelve]]'', ''[[The Breakfast Club]]'', ''[[National Lampoon's Vacation]]'', ''[[Ferris Bueller's Day Off]]'', ''[[Sixteen Candles]]'', ''[[Planes, Trains and Automobiles]]'', [[She's Having a Baby]], ''[[Uncle Buck]]'', and ''[[Contagion (2011 film)|Contagion]]'', many of which, including the first two ''Home Alone'' films, were produced by [[John Hughes (filmmaker)|John Hughes]]. ''[[Holidate]]'' and ''[[Home Sweet Home Alone]]'' are set in Winnetka.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Swartz|first=Tracy|title=Why is the new Netflix movie 'Holidate' set in Chicago? We love the holidays, screenwriter says|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/tv/ct-ent-new-netflix-movie-holidate-20201026-3brsjybiabhyfoar3ttr6je2ba-story.html|access-date=October 27, 2020|website=chicagotribune.com|date=October 26, 2020 }}</ref>

=== Television ===
A popular [[television program|TV series]], ''[[Sisters (U.S. TV series)|Sisters]]'' (1991–1996), was set primarily in Winnetka, but was not filmed there, except for some exterior establishing shots. This was also true of its erstwhile summer replacement series, ''[[Winnetka Road]]''.

The characters on the TV series ''[[The League]]'' reside in Winnetka.

The TV series [[I Didn't Do It (TV series)|''I Didn't Do It'']] is set in Winnetka. The characters attend the fictional [[Mike Ditka|Ditka]] High School.

==See also==
*{{Portal-inline|Chicago}}

==References==
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==Further reading==
* Dickinson, Lora Townsend. ''The Story of Winnetka''. Winnetka: Winnetka Historical Society, 1956. 
* Zilversmit, Arthur. ''Changing schools: Progressive education theory and practice, 1930-1960'' (University of Chicago Press, 1993).

==External links==
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|North     = [[Glencoe, Illinois|Glencoe]]
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|South     = [[Kenilworth, Illinois|Kenilworth]] / [[Wilmette, Illinois|Wilmette]]
|Southwest = [[Northfield, Illinois|Northfield]]
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