Robbins is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 5,337 at the 2010 census, down from 6,635 in 2000.
Population: 5,337
Latitude: 41° 38' 38.11" N
Longitude: -87° 42' 13.18" W
The Union Stock Yard & Transit Co., or The Yards, was the meatpacking district in Chicago for more than a century, starting in 1865. The district was operated by a group of railroad companies that acquired swampland and turned it to a centralized pr…
Comiskey Park was a ballpark in Chicago, Illinois, the home of the Chicago White Sox from 1910 through 1990. Located at 35th Street & Shields Avenue, it was built by team owner Charles Comiskey and designed by Zachary Taylor Davis. It was the site o…
Shimer College (pronounced /ˈʃaɪmər/ SHY-mər) is an American Great Books and liberal arts college in Chicago. Founded as the Mt. Carroll Seminary in Mount Carroll, Illinois in 1853, the school became affiliated with the University of Chicago and was…
Hammond /ˈhæmənd/ is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States. It is part of the Chicago metropolitan area.
Dixie Square Mall was an enclosed shopping mall located in Harvey, Illinois, United States, at the junction of 151st Street and the Dixie Highway. It stood vacant for over 30 years, more than twice as long as it was in business. It was famous for ha…
Merrill C. Meigs Field Airport (IATA: CGX, ICAO: KCGX) was a single strip airport that operated from December 1948 until March 2003. It was built on Northerly Island, the human-made peninsula that was also the site of the 1933–1934 Century of Progre…
McCormick Place is the largest convention center in North America. It consists of four interconnected buildings sited on and near the shore of Lake Michigan, about 4 km (2.5 mi) south of downtown Chicago, Illinois, USA. McCormick Place hosts numerou…
East Chicago is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States. The population was 29,698 at the 2010 census.
The Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, historically known as the Chicago Drainage Canal, is the only shipping link between the Great Lakes Waterway (specifically Lake Michigan by way of either the Chicago River or the Calumet-Saganashkee (Cal-Sag) Cha…
Chicago Public Schools, abbreviated as CPS by local residents, is a large system of primary and secondary schools within the city limits of Chicago, in the U.S. state of Illinois.
Oak Woods Cemetery was established on February 12, 1853; it covers an area of 74 hectares (183 acres) and is located at 1035 E. 67th Street in the Greater Grand Crossing area of Chicago's South Side. The first burials took place in 1860. Soon after …
Berwyn is a city in Cook County, Illinois, co-existent with Berwyn Township, which was formed in 1908 after breaking off from Cicero Township.
Oak Lawn is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States.
Blue Island is a city in Cook County, Illinois, located approximately 16 miles (26 km) south of Chicago's Loop. Blue Island is adjacent to the city of Chicago and shares its northern boundary with the city's Morgan Park neighborhood.
Governors State University (GSU) is a public university located in University Park, Illinois, United States. The 750 acres (3.0 km2) campus is located 30 miles (48 km) south of Chicago, Illinois. GSU was founded in 1969. As of the fall semester 2014…
The Chinatown neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois, is on the South Side (located in the Armour Square community area), centered on Cermak and Wentworth Avenues, and is an example of an American Chinatown, or ethnic-Chinese neighborhood. By the 2000 Ce…
Tinley Park is an affluent village located primarily in Cook County, Illinois, United States, with a small portion in Will County. The population was 56,703 at the 2010 census. It is one of the fastest growing suburbs south of Chicago.
WLS (890 kHz) is an AM radio station located in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Owned by Cumulus Media along with WLS-FM (94.7 MHz), the station broadcasts as a Class A station on a clear-channel frequency with 50 kilowatts (or 50,000 watts) of power.
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