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Flossmoor (/ ˈ f l ɒ s m ɔːr /) is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 9,704 at the 2020 census. [ 3 ] Flossmoor is approximately 24 miles (39 km) south of the Chicago Loop .
Seven months after the dismissal of Jerel Jones as Flossmoor police chief, the village has settled his lawsuit alleging his firing was a form of racial discrimination. The village agreed to pay ...
Orland Park is the touted "World's Golf Center". According to village lore, someone counted 1,089 golf holes within a 15-mile radius of the village, said Jodi Marneris, Orland Park's spokeswoman in 1996. The "World's Golf Center" concept was then proudly plastered on the village flag and painted on the town's seven water towers. [16] [17]
Cook County was created on January 15, 1831, out of Putnam County by an act of the Illinois General Assembly.It was the 54th county established in Illinois and was named after Daniel Pope Cook, one of the earliest and youngest statesmen in Illinois history.
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By 1920, most of the village's homes had indoor plumbing, although some residents still used a well located behind the village hall as their water source. [4] In the early 20th century, many residents still farmed and there were many open fields within the town limits. As a result, fire was a constant threat and the water supply was scarce.
Homewood is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States.The population was 19,463 at the 2020 census. [3]The village sits just a few miles south of Chicago proper. It is bordered by Chicago Heights and Flossmoor to the south, Hazel Crest to the west, East Hazel Crest and Harvey to the north, Glenwood to the east, and South Holland to the northeast.
Chicago Heights lies on the high land of the Tinley Moraine, with the higher and older Valparaiso Moraine lying just to the south of the city.. According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Chicago Heights has a total area of 10.30 square miles (26.68 km 2), of which 10.28 square miles (26.63 km 2) (or 99.87%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km 2) (or 0.13%) is water.