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Schaumburg, IL, David Buisseret(
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Skokie, IL, David Buisseret(
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) ...village of Niles Center was incorporated. Without rail connections to Chicago, farming remained the...
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Snow Removal, Joel Mendes(
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) ...shovels were attached to urban trains to clear rails and to trucks to remove snow from streets....
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St. Charles, IL, David Buisseret(
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) ...the St. Charles Branch Railroad . But regular rail service did not come until 1871 when the Chicago,...
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Villa Park, IL, Aaron Harwig(
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) ...and subdivided a parcel of land near the rail line into 203 one-acre lots for homes, naming the...
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Berkeley, IL, Patricia Krone Rose(
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) ...interurban ) gave the area its first passenger rail service at a stop called Berkeley. Subdivision...
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Wauconda, IL, Craig L. Pfannkuche(
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) ...Wynn touted the construction of a traction rail line from Palatine to Fox Lake . As grain prices...
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Beverly Shores, IN, Elizabeth A. Patterson(
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) ...is linked to that of the electric interurban rail line initially known as the Chicago, Lake Shore &...
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West Chicago, IL, Jane S. Teague(
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) ...three-stall roundhouse and a mill for repairing rails were added. In 1855, John B. Turner, president...
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World War II, Perry R. Duis(
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) ...personnel who were passing through the city by rail enjoyed the hospitality of the USO, as well as...
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Burnham, IL, Larry A. McClellan(
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) ...zone follow the river which cuts through Burnham. Rail lines still crisscross through the community,...
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Calumet Heights, Elizabeth A. Patterson(
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) ...New York, Chicago & St. Louis railroad built rail yards at the area's western border, and a small...
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Carpentersville, IL, Marilyn Elizabeth Perry(
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) ...bridge with his own funds to accommodate the rail line. By 1912 Carpenter's two companies employed...
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Cary, IL, Craig L. Pfannkuche(
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) ...and hotels that sprang up at Cary to lodge rail and pit workers soon bulged with additional tenants...
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Clearing, Clinton E. Stockwell(
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) ...workers to unload and load goods, avoiding the rail congestion closer downtown. This scheme failed,...
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Country Club Hills, IL, Larry A. McClellan(
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) ...of Interstates 80 and 57 and several miles from Metra rail stations. Although the area was farmed in...
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Dolton, IL, Dave Bartlett(
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) ...Dolton's growth. The 1850s began a period of rail expansion that has characterized Dolton's physical...
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Downers Grove, IL, Mark S. Harmon(
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) ...its close proximity to Chicago and its large rail siding, the village became a major site for mail-...
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Edison Park, Ann Durkin Keating(
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) ...attend Carl Schurz High School (accessible by rail). The village trustees disbanded the government...
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Fox Lake, IL, Craig L. Pfannkuche(
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) ...the center of the Fox Lake community. With rail access, the vacation trade mushroomed and numerous...
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