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The Chicago Area Waterway System (CAWS) is a complex of natural and artificial waterways extending through much of the Chicago metropolitan area, covering approximately 87 miles altogether. It straddles the Chicago Portage and is the sole navigable inland link between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River and makes up the northern end of ...
As of May, the average value of a single-family home in the Chicago area was just over $363,000 — about $16,000 above the national average. But in parts of Chicago and the surrounding region ...
Aerial view of Phase II of the McCook Reservoir under construction in 2023. The Tunnel and Reservoir Plan (abbreviated TARP and more commonly known as the Deep Tunnel Project or the Chicago Deep Tunnel) is a large civil engineering project that aims to reduce flooding in the metropolitan Chicago area, and to reduce the harmful effects of flushing raw sewage into Lake Michigan by diverting ...
The village is approximately 39 miles (63 km) southwest of Chicago's Loop. According to the 2020 census, Shorewood has a total area of 8.07 square miles (20.90 km 2 ), of which 7.77 square miles (20.12 km 2 ) (or 98.55%) is land and 0.114 square miles (0.30 km 2 ) (or 1.45%) is water.
Streamwood is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States.Per the 2020 census, the population was 39,577. [2] It is a northwest suburb of Chicago, and is a part of the Chicago metropolitan area.
The Edward F. Dunne Crib was built in 1909. Named after Chicago Mayor Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne, who was in office at the time crib plans were approved, the 110-foot (34 m) diameter circular crib stands in 32 feet (9.8 m) of water and houses a 60-foot (18 m) diameter interior well connected to two new tunnels. The Dunne Crib is situated 50 feet ...
Edgewater is a lakefront community area on the North Side of the city of Chicago, Illinois six miles north of the Loop.The most recently established of the city's 77 official community areas, Edgewater is bounded by Foster Avenue on the south, Devon Avenue on the north, Ravenswood Avenue on the west, and Lake Michigan on the east. [2]
Alsip is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States.The population was 19,063 at the 2020 census. [2] It is part of the Chicago metropolitan area.. Alsip was settled in the 1830s by German and Dutch farmers.