ZIP Code 60007

Elk Grove Village is a village in Cook and DuPage counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. Located 20 miles (32 km) northwest of Chicago along the Golden Corridor, the Village of Elk Grove Village was incorporated on July 17, 1956. It is directly adjacent to O'Hare International Airport and is economically important to the Chicago metropolitan area due to its large industrial park, located on the eastern border of the village. The community is served by several Interstate highways including I-90, I-290/I-355/Route 53, and IL-390. Elk Grove is also expected to be served by the I-490 Western O'hare Bypass upon completion of the project. In 1982, Elk Grove was briefly in the national spotlight with one of the first reported deaths in the Chicago Tylenol murders. The case led to the death of 12-year-old Mary Kellen, who died after taking a cyanide-laced capsule that was laced with potassium cyanide. In 2018 the land was sold to be developed into the Elk Grove Technology Park. The village was formally incorporated in 1956 in Elk Grove Township, and was founded as a planned suburban community. As part of the original planning concept, the village was to be home to separated residential and industrial areas (the latter of which would later become the largest industrial park in the United States).Prior to its development as a residential community, it was home to many farmers and their families (mostly German immigrants) Many of the major streets in and around the village are named for these farmers.

History

Elk Grove Village is the primary city name, but also Elk Grove Vlg are acceptable city names or spellings. The land that is now Elk Grove was controlled by the Miami Confederacy (which contained the Illini and Kickapoo tribes) starting in the early 1680s. In 1833, the Potawatomi signed the 1833 Treaty of Chicago with the United States Government. The U.S. Government purchased the land for about 15 cents per acre, and then resold it to white settlers for 1.25 dollars per acre. The village was formally incorporated in 1956 in Elk Grove Township, and was founded as a planned suburban community. In 1982, Elk Grove Village was briefly in the national spotlight with one of the first reported deaths in the Chicago Tylenol murders case with the death of 12-year-old Mary Kellerman. In 2008 Elk Grove became the first of the Chicago suburbs to use red light cameras to use public smoking, and in 2008 became one of. the first municipalities in Illinois to enact a public smoking ban. In the 1990s, the village developed land west of the expressway in Schaumburg Township along with industrial development into Addison Township. New apartment communities were constructed along Tonne Road and Ridge Avenue. These developments have since been sectioned, and some converted to condominium homes. In 2018 the land was sold to be developed into the Elk Grove Technology Park. It was at one time considered as a location for a new Chicago Bears stadium, to replace the aging Soldier Field. The original boundaries of Elk Grove village's residential area were Higgins Road (Illinois Route 72) on the north, Landmeier Road (now Arlington Heights Road) and Wildwood Road on the south.

Economy

Elk Grove Village is home to the largest consolidated business park in North America. There are nearly 3,600 businesses operating in the Village's 5.9-square-mile (15 km²) business park along the western edge of O'Hare International Airport, employing nearly 100,000 persons. The business park became the title sponsor of the Bahamas Bowl college football bowl game, making it officially the Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl after the business park's advertising slogan, "Makers Wanted". Alexian Brothers Medical Center (ABMC) hospital, which is the largest employer in the community with over 2,200 workers, is the biggest employer in Elk Grove Village. The top employers in the village are: Apple Vacations, the American Academy of Pediatrics, Illinois Tool Works (ITW), ADP, CitiGroup, Norman Distribution, Symons, and Pepsi Cola Distribution. On December 30, 2014, Global Trade Magazine named Elk Grove village one of America's best cities for global trade. In 2014, the city launched a new website to serve as an online oasis for all things business related in the city. Current and prospective businesses and real estate professionals can access tools and resources for recruitment resources, work referrals, job requests and more. Those that own or work for a business within Elk Grove qualify for a free membership and profile. The village has other strategic advantages for business including the convergence of national fiber optic cables, national gasoline and oil pipelines, and a virtually unlimited supply of fresh water from Lake Michigan.

Geography

Central Elk Grove Village is located at 42°011N 87°5947W (42.003178, 87.996418). The geographic confluence point of 42°N and 88°W is also located within the village, on Brantwood Avenue. According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Elk Grove village has a total area of 11.66 square miles (30.20 km²) (or 99.51%) of which is land and 0.06 sq miles (0.16 km²), or 0.49%) is water. The village is located in the U.S. state of New Jersey, and is part of the New Jersey City and Uniondale census designated areas. It has a population of 2,816. The population of the village was 2,788 at the 2010 census. It is also the location of the town's only high school, which was founded in 1872. The town's name is derived from the word "elk" which means "hill" or "wood" in German. It was also known as "Elk Grove" and "Elkh Grove" in the 19th century. The current name was adopted in the early 20th century as the town grew in population. The community is home to a number of historic homes, many of which date back to the 18th century, including one that dates back to 17th century. It also has a post office, which opened in 1881.

Education

Elk Grove Village has many award-winning schools and instructors. Queen of the Rosary Catholic School is located in Elk Grove Village and was named by Chicago magazine in 2014 as one of the top 25 private elementary schools in the Chicago area. Areas east of I-290 are served by Elk Grove High School (which is a part of Illinois High School District 214) and Elk Grove Township Elementary School District 59. Areas west of I/290 are serving by James B. Conant High School which is part of Township High School district 211 and Mead Junior High which is in Community Consolidated School District 54. Elk Grove Jr. High and High School are located in Hoffman Estates, serving the West Side of Elk Grove village. Elk Grove has many other national and state award- winning schools and Instructors. The village also has a number of top-rated middle schools and elementary schools. The community has a high quality of education. The school system has been ranked in the top 10 of the Illinois Blue Ribbon Public Schools (201819) for the past five years. The high school principal of the year was Paul Kelly, who was named 2018 Illinois High school Principal of the Year. The town has a good reputation for providing a high-quality education to its students. The schools are located on the east and west sides of the village. They are located near the Chicago River and the Illinois Turnpike. They also have a good quality of life and are close to the city's downtown area.

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 32,812 people, 12,835 households, and 8,870 families residing in the village. The racial makeup of the village was 73.30% White, 12.04% Asian, 1.89% African American, 0.48% Native American, 4.93% from other races, and 7.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12.16% of the population. The village's age distribution consisted of 20.2% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 28.8%, and 19.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.9 males. There were 13,945 housing units at an average density of 1,195.97 per square mile (461.77/km²) The median income for a household in theVillage was $85,240, and the median family income was $105,398. About 3.0% of families were below the poverty line, including 6.0 per cent of those under age 18 and 3.3% of those age 65 or over. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of anyrace. The US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category.

Culture

Elk Grove Village is home to a small herd of elk kept in a grove at the eastern edge of the Busse Woods forest preserve for which the grove is named. Elk were originally native to the area (and most of the Eastern United States) but had been extirpated by the early 1800s. The tradition of the Elk Grove herd began when elk were brought by train from Montana by an early resident, William Busse, in the 1920s. On July 1, 2020, St. Julian Eymard Parish and Queen of the Rosary Parish will merge, with the latter having both the combined church and the school. In July 2018, the village, as part of its "Makers Wanted" campaign announced that they would be taking over its naming rights sponsorship of the Bahamas Bowl beginning with its 2018 edition of the bowl; replacing the Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen restaurant franchise as their naming rights sponsor. The Chicago Tribune and the Chicago Sun-Times are the area's two major newspapers. Elk Grove Village also is served by the Daily Herald and Journal & Topics Media Group, publishers of the weekly Elk Grove Journal and the monthly Elk Grove Business Journal. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago operates the area’s Catholic churches. The village is also home to the Chicago Zoological Society veterinary staff and the BusSE Woods Forest Preserve wildlife biologists. The elk are currently maintained by the Chicago Zoological Society veterinary staff and the Busse Woods Forest Preserve biologists.

Sister cities

Termini Imerese, Sicily, Italy, is a sister city of Termini, Sicily. Termini is located on the island of Sicily, in the south of the island. The town has a population of around 100,000 people. The city is located in the province of Liguria in the north of the country. It is also known as the "Sister City of Sicily" for its proximity to Ligurian territory. It also has a sister town called Termini in Sicily, which is in the island's south-east. The two cities are sister cities for the town of Liguria, in Sicily.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Elk Grove Village, Cook County, Illinois = 6.8. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 31. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 10. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Elk Grove Village = 3.6 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 32,812 individuals with a median age of 40.5 age the population dropped by -5.63% in Elk Grove Village, Cook County, Illinois population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 2,827.89 residents per square mile of area (1,091.87/km²). There are average 2.56 people per household in the 12,692 households with an average household income of $71,607 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 9.10% of the available work force and has dropped -4.37% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 22.16%. The number of physicians in Elk Grove Village per 100,000 population = 255.4.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Elk Grove Village = 32 inches and the annual snowfall = 23.5 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 126. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 192. 86 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 12 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 48, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Elk Grove Village, Cook County, Illinois which are owned by the occupant = 73.60%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 34 years with median home cost = $218,200 and home appreciation of -8.84%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $16.10 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $5,795 per student. There are 16.4 students for each teacher in the school, 930 students for each Librarian and 1718 students for each Counselor. 6.97% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 22.96% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 8.82% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).