Willowbrook is a village in DuPage County, Illinois, United States. The population was 8,967 at the 2000 census.
Population: 8,540
Latitude: 41° 46' 11.10" N
Longitude: -87° 56' 9.20" W
Salvatore "Mooney Sam" Giancana (born Salvatore Giangana; June 15, 1908 – June 19, 1975), better known as Sam Giancana, was a Sicilian American mobster and mob boss of the Chicago Outfit from 1957–1966. Among his other nicknames were, "Momo", "Sam t…
In mathematics, a power of 10 is any of the integer powers of the number ten; in other words, ten multiplied by itself a certain number of times (when the power is a positive integer). By definition, the number one is a power (the zeroth power) of t…
Illinois Institute of Technology, commonly called Illinois Tech or IIT, is a private Ph.D.-granting research university located in Chicago, in the U.S. state of Illinois, with programs in engineering, science, psychology, architecture, business, com…
Soldier Field is an American football stadium on the Near South Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Opened in 1924, it is the oldest NFL stadium, celebrating 90 years of operation. Since 1971 it has been the home of the National Football Leagu…
Naperville is a suburb of Chicago, located in DuPage and Will counties in the State of Illinois. Naperville was voted the second-best place to live in the United States by Money magazine in 2006. It was rated 1st on the list of best cities for early…
Aurora is a city predominantly in Kane County, with sections in DuPage, Kendall, and Will counties. It is located in the outer region of Greater Chicago in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is the second most populous city in the state, and the 114th m…
The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), established in 1848, is the world's oldest futures and options exchange. More than 50 different options and futures contracts are traded by over 3,600 CBOT members through open outcry and electronic trading. Volume…
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab), located just outside Batavia, Illinois, near Chicago, is a United States Department of Energy national laboratory specializing in high-energy particle physics. Since 2007, Fermilab has been operated …
Cabrini–Green Homes (Frances Cabrini Row-houses and William Green Homes) was a Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) public housing project located on the Near North Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. It was bordered by the apex of Clybourn Ave and…
WARG (88.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting an Alternative format. Licensed to Summit, Illinois, USA. The station is currently owned by Community High School District #217 and features programing from AP Radio. It is run by students of Argo Commu…
Wheaton College is a private American four-year Christian liberal arts college in Wheaton, Illinois, a suburb 25 miles (40 km) west of Chicago.
Argonne National Laboratory is a science and engineering research national laboratory located near Lemont, IL, outside Chicago. It is the largest national laboratory by size and scope in the Midwest.
Chicago Midway International Airport (IATA: MDW, ICAO: KMDW, FAA LID: MDW), is an airport in Chicago, Illinois, on the city's southwest side, eight miles (13 km) from the Loop.
Area codes 630 and 331 are area codes, under the North American Numbering Plan in the United States, that cover portions of Chicago's near and far western suburbs, including the majority of DuPage County, Illinois. To the northwest, the area codes a…
The Aon Center (200 East Randolph Street, formerly Amoco Building) is a modern skyscraper in the Chicago Loop, Chicago, Illinois, United States, designed by architect firms Edward Durell Stone and The Perkins and Will partnership, and completed in 1…
Southwest Airlines Flight 1248 (WN1248, SWA1248) was a scheduled passenger flight from Baltimore-Washington International Airport, in Baltimore, Maryland, to Chicago Midway International Airport, in Chicago, Illinois, to Salt Lake City International…
The Iroquois Theatre fire occurred December 30, 1903, in Chicago, Illinois. It was the deadliest theater fire and the deadliest single-building fire in United States history.
Alinea is a restaurant in Chicago. Its head chef and owner, Grant Achatz, is known for his preparations and deconstructions of classic flavors. In 2010, Alinea became one of only two restaurants in Chicago to receive the highest rating of three star…