Editing Glencoe, Illinois (section)

==In popular culture==
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* Glencoe in the 1970s and 1980s is recalled as the backdrop of the coming-of-age memoir ''Lake Effect'', by author [[Rich Cohen]]. This introduced his "Jamie Drew" character, based on exploits of his fellow native Mark Varouxakis.
* The plot of the film ''[[Mean Girls]]'' is set in [[Evanston, Illinois|Evanston]] on Chicago's North Shore. It refers to Glencoe in the quote "You go Glen-Coco".
* Glencoe was the stated setting for the 1983 film ''[[Risky Business]]'', starring [[Tom Cruise]]. The movie was filmed in neighboring [[Highland Park, Illinois|Highland Park]].<ref name="filming"/>