The picturesque community of Glen Ellyn boasts excellent schools, unique restaurants and shops, numerous recreational facilities, and a broad range of housing styles and prices. Whether you are in Glen Ellyn to Shop, Dine, Live, Work, or Play you will not be disappointed. Glen Ellyn is the setting for the novel The Girl Who Owned a City by O. T. Nelson. The protagonist lives at 734 Grand Ave, in the Lake Ellyn area of the village. Glen Ellyn and Glenbard West High school were used as the setting in the movie Lucas, Winona Ryder's first movie, also starring Charlie Sheen.

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The Glen Ellyn residents enjoy 29 parks, tennis courts, a 36-hole miniature golf course, and a pool. The "crown jewel" of the park system is Lake Ellyn, a 15-acre lake created in 1899. There, villagers can go sailing in the summer and ice-skating in the winter. The Willowbrook Wildlife Haven is another popular destination, and Hidden Lake Forest Preserve offers additional recreational opportunities.