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In 1851, Charles Cleaver, an industrialist, purchased 22 acres near 38th Street and Lake Michigan. Real-estate developers subdivided the area and renamed it Oakland in 1871. Between 1872 and 1905, Cleaver constructed a soap factory and company town that included a commissary, church, town hall, and homes for the local factory workers.
By midcentury, much leisure shifted to Lake Michigan. The first City of Chicago Public Beach opened in Lincoln Park in 1895. [2] Today, the entire 28 miles (45 km) Chicago lakefront shoreline is reclaimed land, and primarily used for public parks. [3] In the parks, there are 24 sand beaches along the shores of freshwater Lake Michigan. [4]
Pages in category "Illinois populated places on Lake Michigan" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
Since the first class graduated in 1976, the number of SIU School of Law graduates has grown to more than 4,573. Alumni practice law in 47 of the 50 states and internationally in more than 12 countries, with more than 144 hold or have held federal and state judgeships. [9] William Enyart, U.S. Representative, IL-12 (2013–2015)
The Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine (SIU-SDM or SDM) is a part of SIUE and is located in Alton on the campus of the former Shurtleff College. The school opened in 1972 and enrolls about 200 dental students. The school also operates the East St. Louis Dental Clinic at SIUE's East St. Louis Center. [10]
860–880 Lake Shore Drive is a twin pair of glass-and-steel apartment towers on N. Lake Shore Drive along Lake Michigan in the Streeterville neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Construction began in 1949 and the project was completed in 1951.
Highwood is located in southeastern Lake County at 3] on a ridge 100 feet (30 m) above the elevation of Lake Michigan. According to the 2010 census, Highwood has a total area of 0.71 square miles (1.84 km 2), all land.
Location of Lake County in Illinois. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Lake County, Illinois. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Lake County, Illinois, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many ...