Marshall Taylor
Marshall Walter "Major" Taylor (26 November 1878 – 21 June 1932) was an American cyclist who won the world 1 mile (1.6 km) track cycling championship in 1899 after setting numerous world records and overcoming racial discrimination.
Mokena is a village in Will County, Illinois, United States. The population was 14,583 at the 2000 census, with a special census conducted in 2007. The 2007 census showed that the population of the village increased to 18,669 people residing within the corporate limits.
Population: 18,740
Latitude: 41° 31' 34.10" N
Longitude: -87° 53' 21.19" W
Marshall Walter "Major" Taylor (26 November 1878 – 21 June 1932) was an American cyclist who won the world 1 mile (1.6 km) track cycling championship in 1899 after setting numerous world records and overcoming racial discrimination.
Bridgeview is a village in Cook County, Illinois, in the United States. It is located approximately 13 miles (21 km) southwest of the Chicago Loop.
The Illinois State Toll Highway Authority (ISTHA) is an administrative agency of the State of Illinois, United States. The roads, as well as the Authority itself, are sometimes referred to as the Illinois Tollway. The system opened in 1958 in the Ch…
Romeoville is a village in Will County, Illinois, United States. The population was 39,680 at the 2010 census.
University Park is a village in Will County, Illinois, United States. A very small parcel is in Cook County.
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…
Frankfort is a village in Will and Cook counties, Illinois, United States.
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 …
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 …
Alsip is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 19,277 at the 2010 census.
Matteson (pronounced Mat-te-son) is a village in Cook and Will counties, Illinois, United States.
Lockport is a historic city in Will County, Illinois, United States, located 30 miles southwest of Chicago. Lockport was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 12, 1975. The city was incorporated in 1853 and is situated along the …
Darien is a city in DuPage County, Illinois, USA.
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.
New Lenox is a village in Will County, Illinois, United States.
The Chicago Area Consolidation Hub (CACH) is a package sorting hub for United Parcel Service. Located approximately 15 miles (24 km) southwest of downtown Chicago, the facility is in two municipalities. Five-sixths of the UPS properties lie within t…
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.