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SHOPPING
                                                         Cookies by Design
                    GLENVIEW                             cookiesbydesign.com
                                                         2081 Tower Dr., Glenview • 847.832.9079
                          RETAIL                         For over thirty years, Cookies by Design has been
                                                         helping customers send gourmet gifts that say they
                                                         care. Offering creatively designed gourmet gift
                     DISTRICTS                           baskets, cookie cakes, cookie bouquets and cookie
                                                         trays, filled with delicious, hand-decorated cookies.
                                                         The cookie bouquets can be customized for any
                                                         occasion and can always be personalized with a name
                                                         or special message.
                                                         Cultivate Urban Rainforest & Gallery
                                                         cultivateurbanrainforest.com
                                                         704 Main St., Evanston • 847.418.1289
                                                         Cultivate is a lush urban rainforest and gathering
                                                         place. Offering an art gallery featuring the work of
                                                         world renowned as well as local artists, exotic plants
                                                         labeled for pet safety, artist-made gifts, and a space
                                                         that welcomes community and collaboration. Visit
                                                         Cultivate for living art, art for the home, and fun
                                                         educational activities and events.
                 Downtown Glenview                       Dylan’s Candy Bar
                 downtownglenview.org                    abt.com/brand/dylans-candy-bar.php
                 Downtown Glenview offers numerous shopping  1200 N. Milwaukee Ave., Glenview • 847.544.2865
                 options with several stores featuring antiques.  The newest addition to the atrium in Abt’s Glenview
                 Collectors of coins, jewelry, figurines, trains and  showroom is also its sweetest. Renowned for
                 treasures of all kinds will enjoy this charming  combining candy, color, and pop art into a unique
                 district. The Oil Lamp Theater adds     shopping experience, Dylan’s Candy Bar has become
                 entertainment while local restaurants serve up  a must-visit destination in cities across the country
                 delicious food, coffee and craft beer.  since opening its New York City flagship in 2001.
                                                         Now, visitors to Abt can get their sugar fix in between
                 The Glen Town Center                    shopping for a new TV or kitchen appliances. If
                 theglentowncenter.com                   you’ve got a savory tooth, potato chip or pizza-flavored
                 Patriot Boulevard between               chocolate bars are options. There’s also a selection of
                 Lake Avenue and Willow Road             candy-inspired products, like fun plush toys and
                 This well-planned town offers pretty shops and  beach towels.
                 restaurant-lined streets reminiscent of a
                 European village. A movie theater complex joins
                 shops including Von Maur, Evereve and Dick’s
                 Sporting Goods, as well as restaurants unique to
                 the North Shore. Visit the nearby Kohl Children’s
                 Museum, a leading institution for hands-on,
                 interactive learning and fun.

                 Milwaukee Avenue Corridor
                 Western Glenview
                 The featured stop on this busy street is Abt
                 Electronics, a 350,000-square-foot showroom
                 and complex housing nearly every brand name,
                 high-end electronics product and appliance
                 available. Across the street from this center of
                 North Shore commerce is The Grove, 123 acres of
                 ecologically diverse prairie land preserved and
                 maintained as a National Historic Landmark.
                                                                                 Dylan’s Candy Bar

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