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Jefferson Township is a former civil township in Cook County, Illinois, United States that existed as a separate municipality from 1850 until 1889 when it was annexed into the city of Chicago. [1] Its borders were Devon Avenue on the north, Harlem Avenue on the west, Western Avenue to the east, and North Avenue to the south. [2]
Jefferson Township, Illinois may refer to two different townships: Jefferson Township, Cook County, Illinois, a defunct township in Cook County; or;
See Wikipedia:WikiProject Ohio townships for Ohio township guidelines that may be applicable to Illinois townships. Pages in category "Townships in Cook County, Illinois" The following 38 pages are in this category, out of 38 total.
Jefferson Park became the hub of an independent township that was incorporated at the nearby Dickinson Tavern as Jefferson Township in 1850 until annexed by the city of Chicago in 1889. The area was once home to a significant population of Volga Germans , and one of the area's one time local landmarks was a local apartment building in the ...
North Chicago, South Chicago, and West Chicago Townships, Cook County, formed in the 1840s within Chicago, abolished 1902 Ridgeville Township, Cook County — see Evanston Township in this list Rocky Run Township, Hancock County [ 30 ]
Getting around Chicago has long been difficult for David Zoltan, but nonetheless he once would have jumped on a bus to get a bite to eat. He would take public transit to meet up with friends, and ...
Portage Park is located on the northwest side of the City of Chicago, Illinois and is one of 77 officially designated Chicago community areas.Portage Park is bordered by the community areas of Jefferson Park and Forest Glen to the north, Dunning and the suburb of Harwood Heights to the west, Irving Park to the east and Belmont-Cragin to the south.
Organized in 1873 as a township from the adjacent townships of Jefferson, Leyden, Niles, and Maine, [3] and named after Henry Ward Beecher's 1868 novel Norwood, or Village Life in New England (With the "Park" added to account for another post office in Illinois with the Norwood name), Norwood Park was incorporated as a village in 1874 [4] and ...