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Children in the Palatine Township part of Inverness attend schools in Community Consolidated School District 15 and Township High School District 211. District 15 was the winner of the 2003 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nation’s highest honor for quality and performance excellence. Schools in District 211 are U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence. Children in the Barrington Township attend schools in Barrington Community Unit School District 220. Nearby, William Rainey Harper Community College offers degree, transfer and continuing education classes.

All that Chicagoland has to offer is within easy reach of Inverness residents, including instructional attractions such as the Art Institute of Chicago, the Field Museum of Natural History and the DuSable Museum. The Shedd Aquarium, Navy Pier, Sears Tower, Adler Planetarium, John Hancock Center Observatory and Buckingham Fountain, provide education and entertainment for all ages. Lincoln Park houses the Lincoln Park Zoo with over 1,000 animals from all over the world as well as a 4-acre conservatory with gardens and display houses.

The theatre district of Chicago boasts the Chicago Theatre, Shubert Theatre, Illinois Theatre Center, Auditorium Theatre and The Second City. Special tours can include the theatre district or shopping areas such as the Magnificent Mile along Michigan Avenue. Architecture tours take in the variety of building types throughout the city. Charter boats and cruises explore the waterways and some offer riverboat gambling. Illinois State Beach is 6.5 miles of sand along Lake Michigan, where visitors can enjoy picnicking, camping, swimming, trails, fishing, hiking, biking, an interpretive center and use of the marina. Chicago is home to a number of professional teams including the Bulls, the Bears, the Blackhawks, the Cubs and the White Sox.