Dyer is a town in St. John Township, Lake County, Indiana, United States.
Population: 16,390
Latitude: 41° 29' 39.12" N
Longitude: -87° 31' 18.16" W
A major airport has been proposed to be built in Peotone, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. There is no official name and two separate plans exist, one known as the "South Suburban Airport" and another known as "Abraham Lincoln National Airport". The F…
Indiana University Northwest (IU Northwest) is a regional university campus in the Indiana University system in Gary, Indiana, USA, established in 1963.
Hobart is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States. The population was 29,059 at the 2010 census.
Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre (originally World Music Theatre and formerly New World Music Theatre, Tweeter Center and First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre) is an outdoor music venue located in Tinley Park, Illinois that opened in 1990. It is one of the …
South Holland is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, within Thornton Township.
Lansing is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Lansing is a southern suburb of Chicago.
Highland is a town in Lake County, Indiana, United States. The population was 23,727 at the 2010 census.
The first settlers came to Thornton, Illinois, in 1834. Gurdon Hubbard received 160 acres of land from Shabonna, his Indian wife. In 1836 Hubbard opened the first quarry on Kinzie Street. The site was abandoned because the stone was too deep and of …
Schererville is a town in St. John Township, Lake County, Indiana, United States. It is part of the Chicago metropolitan area.
Matteson (pronounced Mat-te-son) is a village in Cook and Will counties, Illinois, United States.
Fenger Academy High School (commonly known as Fenger) is a public four-year high school located in the Roseland neighborhood on the far south side of Chicago, Illinois, USA. It is operated by Chicago Public Schools. The school is named for Danish su…
The Calumet River refers to a system of heavily industrialized rivers and canals in the region between the neighborhood of South Chicago in Chicago, Illinois, and the city of Gary, Indiana.
Altgeld Gardens is a Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) public housing project located on the far south side of Chicago, Illinois, USA. The residents are 97% African American according to the 2000 US Census.
Oak Forest is a suburban city about 24 miles (39 km) south/southwest of downtown Chicago in Bremen Township in Cook County, Illinois, United States.
Whiting is a city located in the Chicago Metropolitan Area in Lake County, Indiana, which was founded in 1889. The city is located on the southern shore of Lake Michigan. It is roughly 16 miles from the Chicago Loop and two miles from Chicago's Sout…
Flossmoor is a village in south suburban Cook County, Illinois, United States.
Robbins is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 5,337 at the 2010 census, down from 6,635 at the 2000 census.
The Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway, established in 1833 and sometimes referred to as the Lake Shore, was a major part of the New York Central Railroad's Water Level Route from Buffalo, New York, to Chicago, Illinois, primarily along the so…