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Lyons is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census , the population was 10,817. [ 2 ] The Chicago Portage National Historic Site is located in Lyons.
Lyons Township is one of 29 townships in Cook County, Illinois. As of the 2020 census, its population was 115,105, [ 1 ] with its most populous municipalities including La Grange (pop. 15,550), Justice (pop. 12,926) and Summit (pop. 11,054).
With the depletion of new numbers in area codes 312 and 773, an overlay of both of them, area code 872, was created in November 2009, beginning ten-digit dialing within the city limits of Chicago. The remaining area without an overlay in the northern part of Illinois, 708, eventually received such with area code 464 taking effect on January 21 ...
Illinois's FIPS state code is 17 and its postal abbreviation is IL. What is now Illinois was claimed as part of Illinois County, Virginia, between 1778 and 1782. Modern-day county formation dates to 1790 when the area was part of the Northwest Territory; two counties—St. Clair and Knox—were created at that time.
Area code 708 was created on November 11, 1989, in a split of area code 312. It once served almost all of Chicago's suburbs in Illinois. In 1996, its numbering plan area was reduced in a three-way area code split. The northern suburbs received area code 847, while the western suburbs were assigned area code 630.
Nov. 10—LYONS FALLS — The land just past the confluence of the Black and Moose rivers, at the falls that gave the village its name, is now a "clean slate," ready for its next chapter.
Hofmann Tower is a tower in Lyons, Illinois.It was built in 1908 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 22, 1978.. Hofmann Tower is featured prominently in two books written by Rose Marie Benedetti and Virginia C. Bulat entitled Lyons: A history of a village and area important for 300 years (1959) and Portage, pioneers, and pubs: A history of Lyons, Illinois (1963).
Potatoes are side dish heroes. Thanks to their versatility, they can be cut and cooked in an epic number of ways, making them the perfect sidekick to almost any main dish. One of the most ...