Chicago Ridge’s irregular shape is bounded by Oak Lawn on the north and east, Bridgeview on the west, and Worth on the south. It’s early geographic and historical context parallels…
Flossmoor, a small residential town in the southern suburbs, is to a great extent the creation of the Illinois Central Railroad. The town is situated in the Calumet River watershed…
Central to Homewood’s evolution from a whistle-stop farming center to a substantial suburb of a large city is its location on the Illinois Central Railroad. The area drains into the…
The village of Matteson is located along the Metra Electric commuter rail line and sits astride Interstate 57 and the Lincoln Highway. Although a largely residential community, the village is…
Strong local trandition ties the name of the village to the Ottawa wife of Joseph Aubert de Gaspe Bailly. Marie and Joseph Bailly operated a fur tranding post now within…
The village of Olympia Fields developed from the Olympia Fields Country Club, for which it was named. Bounded roughly by Vollmer Rd, 211st (Rt. 30 or Lincoln Hwy), Crawford/Pulaski Ave,…
Tinley Park is one of the fastest growing suburbs south of Chicago with an estimated population of 56,831. It has been published in Business Week as the best place to…
