The Eternal Indian, sometimes called the Black Hawk Statue, is a 48-foot sculpture by Lorado Taft located in Lowden State Park, near the city of Oregon, Illinois. Dedicated in 1911, the statue is perched over the Rock River on a 77-foot bluff overlooking the city. Black Hawk weighs in at 536,770 pounds and is the second largest concrete monolithic statue in the world (after Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro). |
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Oakbrook Terrace is a suburb of Chicago located in DuPage County. The population in 2018 was estimated to be 2,119. Oakbrook Terrace has a total area of 1.278 square miles. Oakbrook Terrace is the smallest town in DuPage County in terms of both area and population. Oakbrook Terrace Tower is an octagonal 31-story office building located in the city of Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois. It was built in 1987 and is 418-feet tall. Oakbrook Terrace Tower is the tallest building in Illinois outside of the City of Chicago. Oakbrook Terrace was originally named Utopia, a name suggested by a postmaster. The name Oakbrook Terrace was adopted in November 1959. |
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Although El Paso, Texas sits on the border with Mexico, Cicero, Illinois has a higher percentage of its population identifying as Hispanic. |
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Illinois is the only state
with 2 counties named after the same person.
Dewitt County and Clinton County are both named after the
seventh governor of New York, Dewitt Clinton, who was the person most
responsible for building the Erie Canal.
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Indiana
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Tennessee
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Illinois
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Texas
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Bar Closing Time
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3 a.m.
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3 a.m.
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1 a.m. to 5 a.m.
depending on municipality
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2 a.m.
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Beer
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Grocery Stores
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Wine
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Grocery Stores
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Liquor
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Grocery Stores
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Liquor Stores
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Grocery Stores
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Liquor Stores
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Sunday Restrictions
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None
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No off-premises
sale of hard liquor
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None
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Liquor stores closed;
alcohol cannot be purchased until noon
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Off-Premise Sales Hours
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Sun to Sat:
7 a.m. to 3 a.m.
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Sun to Sat:
8:00 a.m. to 11
p.m.
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Mon to Sat:
7 a.m. to 12
a.m.
(1 a.m. Saturdays)
Sun: 12 p.m. to
12 a.m.
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State Run Liquor Stores
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No
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Illinois house prices have not yet returned to pre-2008
recession levels, and in fact, saw a nominal decline in the last quarter.
Indiana and Tennessee housing prices did not have
significant declines during the recession and both states returned to
pre-recession levels in the second-quarter of 2015.
Tennessee housing prices have seen a rise of 29% since
the first-quarter of 2008, and Indiana has seen an increase of 19%.
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A common misconception is that the municipality of
Carol Stream was named for a local minor waterway. In fact, Carol Stream is
one of the few communities in America that took its name from the first and
last names of a living person: Carol Stream, the daughter of its founder Jay
Stream.
Jay W. Stream (April 17, 1921 – January 22, 2006), a
military veteran who had previously sold insurance and ready-mix concrete,
was in the mid-1950s heading Durable Construction Company. He became
frustrated with red tape while negotiating a planned 350–400 home subdivision
in nearby Naperville, Illinois. A Naperville clerk reportedly advised Stream
to "build your own town", and in 1957, Stream began buying
unincorporated farmland outside Wheaton. He hoped to allow people to work in
the town they lived in, rather than have to commute to Chicago.
On August 26, 1957, Carol Stream and three friends were
returning from Racine, Wisconsin in a 1949 Studebaker. While attempting to
cross U.S. Route 45 in central Kenosha County, the car was struck in the
right rear corner, killing 15-year-old Richard Christie of Chicago, the
passenger seated there. Carol was ejected through the windshield and into a
utility pole. Neurosurgeons at Kenosha Memorial Hospital said the comatose
girl might never awaken or, if she did, would likely be severely handicapped.
On advice of the doctors that her recovery might improve with good news, Jay
decided to name the new community in her honor. After four months in a coma,
Carol regained consciousness.
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Kaskaskia, Illinois is an enclave of Illinois, lying west
of the Mississippi River and accessible only from Missouri. Most of the town
was destroyed in April 1881 by flooding, as the Mississippi River shifted
eastward to a new channel. The river now passes east rather than west of the
town. The state boundary line, however, remained in its original location.
Kaskaskia has an Illinois telephone are code (618) and a Missouri ZIP code
(63673).
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Population 14
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Second smallest incorporated community in
Illinois
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Peak population of 7,000 in the 18th
century
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February 3, 1889 – named capital of the U.S.
Illinois Territory
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1818-19 – Capital of Illinois when Illinois
became 21st State
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FARMS IN THE
UNITED STATES
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CENSUS YEAR
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TOTAL FARMS
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AVERAGE SIZE (ACRES)
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2002
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2,128,982
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441
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2007
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2,204,792
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418
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2012
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2,109,303
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434
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FARMS IN SELECTED STATES (2012)
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TOTAL FARMS
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AVERAGE SIZE (ACRES)
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Illinois
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75,087
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359
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Indiana
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58,695
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251
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Tennessee
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68,050
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160
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10 HIGHEST PROPERTY TAX BILLS FOR
2015
IN COOK COUNTY, IL
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OWNER
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LOCATION
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TAX ($)
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INCREASE FROM 2014
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Terry A. McKay
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Sheridan Road,
Winnetka
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300,439
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+2.2%
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Dimitry Godin
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Sheridan Road, Winnetka
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294,012
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+2.2%
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Donald Wilson
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Dickens Ave.,
Chicago
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261,524*
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+25.6%
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Richard Parillo
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Burling Street,
Chicago
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256,172
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+10.4%
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Muneer Satter
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Sheridan Road, Winnetka
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246,455
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+23.1%
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Lorrill A. Haynes**
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Sheridan Road, Winnetka
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246,035
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+2.2%
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Cameel Halim
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Sheridan Road, Winnetka
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245,640
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+2.2%
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Sinjay Shah
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Wabash Ave.,***
Chicago
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223,502
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****
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Byron Trott
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Sheridan Road, Winnetka
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222,016
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+2.2%
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Karen Citow
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Lakewood Dr.,
Winnetka
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219,265
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-10%
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