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Botanic Gardens Celebrate Million Visitor Milestone

Glencoe's biggest garden welcomed its millionth visitor on Monday.

For the first time in Botanic Gardens' 41-year history, the Glencoe destination attracted more than one million visitors in a calendar year, the Chicago Tribune reports.

The garden's previous benchmark was set in 2012, when 954,727 people visited, according to Glencoe News.

The million dollar goal almost snuck by. The milestone was reached on Monday, Dec. 31ABC reports.

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