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The Fox Valley—also commonly known as the Fox River Valley—is a region centered on the Fox River of Northern Illinois, along the western edges of the Chicago metropolitan area. [1] The region extends from the village of Antioch , in far northern Illinois, to the city of Ottawa in the south. [ 1 ]
Towns were (and still are) characterized either by a midwestern town square layout or by a main street layout. In the former, a central city block may be a small park with a gazebo, with the small businesses of the town surrounding it. In the latter, a single street will have the small businesses of the town lining either side of it.
Riverside Township was established on September 24, 1870 by the Cook County Board, being split from portions of Proviso Township. [3]In 2023, during a debate on if all townships should be abolished across Cook County and possibly even Illinois, due to the perception of townships being an unnecessary tax burden to citizens, Riverside Township was used as a counter-example of a well run township ...
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. ... For convenience, all former populated places in Illinois (other than ghost towns) should be included in this category ...
Southern Illinois is a region of the U.S. state of Illinois comprising the southern third of the state, principally south of Interstate 70.Part of downstate Illinois, it is bordered by the two most voluminous rivers in the United States: the Mississippi below its connection with the Missouri River to the west and the Ohio River to the east and south, with the tributary Wabash River, extending ...
McHenry is a city in McHenry County, Illinois, United States.It is located about 55 miles northwest of Chicago.Per the 2020 census, the population was 27,135. [4] McHenry was at one time the county seat of McHenry County, which once included adjoining Lake County to the east.