Forest Glen Ave Murals: A Celebration of Community and Creativity

Forest Glen is blooming with community pride! The Forest Glen Community Club is proud to have been a recipient of grant funding that helped bring vibrant public art to our neighborhood along Forest Glen Avenue. These murals celebrate the natural beauty of our surroundings, the spirit of our community, and the people who make Forest Glen such a special place to call home.

The murals, Dawn Flower Forest (south wall) and Dusk Flower Forest (north wall), created by local artist Wesley Truman Daniel, transforms the underpass near Interstate 94 into a colorful landscape inspired by Illinois wildflowers, nature, and everyday neighborhood life. What began as a vision to enhance our shared spaces has grown into a meaningful community project that residents and visitors can enjoy for years to come.

This project would not have been possible without the generosity, collaboration, and dedication of so many people. The Forest Glen Community Club extends its heartfelt thanks to Alderperson Samantha Nugent and her office for supporting the project through grant funding and additional funds that helped complete the mural collection.

We are equally grateful to our donors and community supporters, whose generosity helped make this vision a reality. Special thanks go to artist Wesley Truman Daniel, Cyd Smillie and Arts Alive Chicago, and the Forest Glen Community Club Mural Committee for their creativity, guidance, hard work, and commitment to bringing public art to our neighborhood. We also thank everyone who contributed their time, resources, encouragement, and support along the way. Every contribution helped turn this vision into something tangible and lasting.

Thank you to our donors:
Legacy Patron: The estate of Terry and donna king
Title Sponsor: Guided Design Cabinetry & Interiors; State Representative Mike Kelly; Jim & Jolanta McNamara
Arts Champion: Sarah M. Bolm; State Representative Lindsey LaPointe; Paderewski Academy of Music; Rich, Regina & Milan; Eloise and David Roche Family; Sishtla-Fujioka Family; Derek, Jessica and Harrison Smith; Violet & Ruby Smolik; State Senator Ram Villavalam; The Walczak Family
Community Circle: Mike & Sharon Anderson, Anonymous, Bruno Ardito; Arnold Electrical Services; Anthony Guerrero & Michael Black; Susan B. Bragg, Baird & Warner; The Bretz Family; Mark, Nolan and Connor Cagadas; Rita and Rich Carlson; George and Isabel Delgado; In Memory of Alexander P deVryer; Foy Family; Emmy and Hope Hamilton; The hautzinger family;
The Hawley Family; Vicki and Paul Kendall; The Christian Kulka Family - John, Kate, Quinton & Wesley; In Memorgy of Bob Mathes USAF Vietnam Bronze Star; Patricia Sprang and Jerry McCann; In Memory of Sandra McVeigh; Sarah T. Murray; Neela, Robert and Veenu; Oeste Family; Shriley Profeta, The Saltenberger Family; Melissa and Michelle Savage; The Schmidt Family; Jess Leal and Tim Scott; Chuck and Raja Sishtla; The Spencer Family; In Memory of Tom Straulin USMC Vietnam Purple Heart; Sugar Rae’s Ice Cream; The Thorbahn Family; Mr. V’s Pizza; Rob and Judi Wheel & Family; Don & Irene Yungerman; Zane and Zara Zwagerman

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A gem of a neighborhood on Chicago’s Northwest Side, Forest Glen boasts the convenience of the city with the peacefulness of the suburbs and the neighborliness of the country. Naturally secluded and well-defined, Forest Glen contains about 500+ households, almost all single-family homes.

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This site is sponsored by the Forest Glen Community Club, which was founded in the 1920s, and is dedicated to bringing Forest Glen neighbors together for social and civic causes. The Community Club and the relationships it fosters are in large part why the neighbors in Forest Glen are so friendly and willing to help each other.

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