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Rockdale, IL, Erik Gellman(
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) ...Hispanic population. Combining residences and industry, Rockdale incorporated in 1903. During the...
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Wilmington, IL, Erik Gellman(
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) ...Arsenal settled in Wilmington. In recent years, industry has declined, but new commuter residents...
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Book Arts, Paul F. Gehl(
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) ...thriving commercial printing and publishing industries and from its intermittently flourishing...
...the Midwest. Meanwhile, the commercial printing industry was also contributing to the growth of the...
...1880s found fertile ground among this printing industry constituency. The Chicago Literary Club (...
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Green Oaks, IL, Marilyn Elizabeth Perry(
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) ...of the tollway in unincorporated Rondout for industry. Businesses included a concrete plant and a...
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Minooka, IL, Erik Gellman(
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) ...Interstate 80 and chemical, oil, and power industry jobs opportunities along the Des Plaines River....
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Porter, IN, Erik Gellman(
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) ...the town of Porter later took its name. Industry followed the construction of railroads through the...
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Riverdale, IL, Dave Bartlett(
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) ...a total of six railroads crossed the area. Industries that followed—including distilleries, lumber...
...Channel between 1911 and 1922 further stimulated industry. In 1918 Acme Steel Company located on the...
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Roselle, IL, Jane S. Teague(
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) ...dwellings were developed, and various light industries were established, including the Lynfred...
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Steger, IL, Larry A. McClellan(
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) ...site. Along with the growth of some light industries and new stores, the village lost much of its...
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Park Ridge, IL, John R. Schmidt(
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) ...of Touhy Avenue and served as postmaster. Industry came to Maine Township in 1854 with the opening...
...the boom. During the 1940s, some housing for war-industry workers was built. However, significant...
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Guyanese, Robert Morrissey(
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) ...with other West Indians to work in war industries during World War II . Some settled in Chicago...
...ministers, nurses, and in other health care industry positions. Still others went into real estate...
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Cicero, IL, Betsy Gurlacz(
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) ...began to develop around these and other industries, such as the Brighton Silver Smelting & Refining...
...the 1880s new residents were drawn to the industries in the northern part of the town along the...
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Contested Spaces, Janice L. Reiff(
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) ...marks, as did neighborhoods where older industries had closed or moved to new suburban locations....
...space. For generations, many of the region's industries created toxic waste and pollutants along...
...incomes, had fewer housing choices. As industries started to close, communities from Waukegan to...
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Elgin, IL, David Buisseret(
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) ...product also became widely known. Other Elgin industries included a large shoe factory and a number...
...Interstate 90 to the north. Most of its heavy industries have disappeared, but it enjoys a quiet...
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Antioch, IL, Douglas Knox(
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) ...1905 and began to build more brick buildings. Other industries slowly developed alongside tourism....
...The ice harvesting industry took advantage of the area's lakes and rail service to Chicago....
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Hobart, IN, Elin B. Christianson(
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) ...hub. Brickmaking was Hobart's most important industry in the nineteenth century. Small brickyards...
...a residential community for employees of area industries. From the late 1930s through the 1960s,...
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Illinois Central Railroad, John P. Hankey(
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) ...the company created a holding company, IC Industries, and diversified into real-estate development,...
...Rail ( Metra ) in 1988. A year later, IC Industries spun off the rest of its railroad assets, which...
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Indians, Vinay Lal(
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) ...in the sciences, medicine, the computer industry, and management. The number of Indian students at...
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Lincolnwood, IL, Laura Milsk(
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) ...Lincolnwood in 1936. Lincolnwood's institutions, industries, and clubs continued to grow along with...
...1942) spurred growth and increased other industry relocation to the village. The Lincolnwood Jewish...
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McHenry, IL, John D. Schroeder(
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) ...along the Fox River. A boat-building industry flourished; marine recreation still remains important....
...Drive, and Green Street). A new wave of industry, including automotive components, electronics , and...
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