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Elk Grove Village, Illinois. / 42.00306°N 87.99639°W / 42.00306; -87.99639. Elk Grove Village is a village in Cook and DuPage counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. Per the 2020 census, the population was 32,812. [ 4] Located 20 miles (32 km) northwest of Chicago along the Golden Corridor, the Village of Elk Grove Village was ...
17-031-23243. Website. www .elkgrovetownship .com. Elk Grove Township is one of 29 townships in Cook County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 95,508 and it contained 40,299 housing units. [ 1] Elk Grove Township formerly housed the United Airlines headquarters.
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 ...
Location of River Grove in Cook County, Illinois. / 41.92583°N 87.84000°W / 41.92583; -87.84000. River Grove is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 10,612 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Chicago metropolitan area .
The McCormick Bridgehouse & Chicago River Museum is a 5-floor, 1,613-square-foot (149.9 m 2) museum that opened on June 10, 2006; it is named for Robert R. McCormick, formerly owner of the Chicago Tribune and president of the Chicago Sanitary District. The Robert R. McCormick Foundation was the major donor that helped meet the $950,000 cost to ...
Franklin Park, Illinois. / 41.93389°N 87.87333°W / 41.93389; -87.87333. Franklin Park is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 18,467 at the 2020 census, up from 18,333 at the 2010 census. [ 2] It was named for real estate broker Lesser Franklin who bought acres of the area when it was a majority of ...
Area. 3,700 acres (1,500 ha) Canada geese on Salt Creek looking toward Busse Woods. The Ned Brown Forest Preserve, popularly known as Busse Woods, adjoining Rolling Meadows, Elk Grove Village and Schaumburg in Illinois, is a 3,700-acre (1,500 ha) unit of the Cook County Forest Preserve system. It is named after Edward "Ned" Eagle Brown.
Friends of the Chicago River is a non-profit organization that was founded in 1979 to improve and restore the 156-mile Chicago River [1] and Calumet River system for all people, water, and animals. Friends of the Chicago River works through education and outreach, on the ground projects, and public policy and planning to achieve their vision ...