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Glenview began as part of Northfield Township, where various small areas carried different names before the Post Office demanded a single official name. At a special meeting of villagers, the name Glenview won the majority vote on May 7, 1895, and the village was formally incorporated in 1899. One of the oldest neighborhoods, The Park, was established in 1894 by Hugh Burnham, the first village president and nephew of architect Daniel Burnham, as home to a New Church religious society whose members built houses around a common park area. Much of the surrounding area remained farmland until after World War II, when developers gave the township its current suburban character.

For much of the 20th century Glenview was defined by Naval Air Station Glenview, which served as a base for Coast Guard air and sea rescue helicopter service for the Chicago and Lake Michigan area and a squadron of P-3 Orion antisubmarine aircraft. The base closed in 1995, and the 1,121-acre site was redeveloped into The Glen, which makes up roughly 15 percent of the village. The Glen contains homes, offices, shopping centers, The Glen Town Center, Lake Glenview, soccer fields, tennis courts, walking and biking trails, two golf courses, the Kohl Children's Museum, the Glenview Park District's Park Center, Attea Middle School, and the North Glenview Metra station.