Talk:Lincolnwood, Illinois

Basatty (talk) 15:55, 30 April 2009 (UTC)Present day Milwaukee Avenue does not run through Lincolnwood, Illinois. Milwaukee Avenue is to the west of the Village. I believe that you meant to say Touhy Avenue which previously was named Kenilworth Avenue."Basatty (talk) 15:55, 30 April 2009 (UTC)

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There is a fairly large group of us who would very much like to change the Lincolnwood, IL page to one that is relevant and a lot less negative. We feel referencing the Purple Hotel is important as it's a part of our history but think a linked reference with updated information should suffice. We have no conflict of interest and our only goal is to create an updated page to enhance Wikipedia. The links noted here won't work on this page but if allowed to go live, would go back to the village's website. Sources can and will be named if approved. Our suggestions are as follows: _________________

LINCOLNWOOD, IL

Lincolnwood is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 12,590 at the 2010 census.[2]

Located just minutes from both Downtown Chicago and O’Hare International Airport, as well as situated along the Edens Expressway (I-94).

The Village is also home to the famous Purple Hotel Site. If you are interested in learning about the past development history of the Purple Hotel Site, please click [here].

Contents [hide] •	1Geography •	2History •	3Demographics •	4Government •	5Public Safety •	6Public Library •	7Education •	8Recreation •	9Tax Rates •	10Housing •	11Transportation •	12Notable People •	13References •	14External links

Geography Lincolnwood is located at 42°0′19″N 87°44′3″W (42.005331, -87.734283).[3] According to the 2010 census, Lincolnwood has a total area of 2.69 square miles (6.97 km2), all land.[4] The North Shore Channel lies on its eastern border.

History Potawatomi Native Americans originally settled the wooded area now known as Lincolnwood, but then vacated the land after the Indian Boundary Treaty of 1816. Johann Tess, for whom the village was originally named, and his family came from Germany in 1856. Population slowly increased and the first commercial establishment, the Halfway House Saloon, was established in 1873. The farming population grew after the establishment of a Chicago & North Western Railway station in nearby Skokie in 1891 and the completion of the North Shore Channel in 1909, which made the easily flooded prairie land manageable. More saloons and taverns soon appeared, specifically along Crawford and Lincoln Avenues. Because only organized municipalities could grant liquor licenses, 359 residents incorporated in 1911 and named the Village Tessville. During Prohibition, Tessville became a haven for speakeasies and gambling facilities. Tessville was long reputed for drinking and gambling until the 1931 election of its longest-serving mayor, Henry A. Proesel, a grandson of George Proesel, one of the original American settlers. Proesel worked with the federal government to hire the community’s entire unemployed workforce to plant trees on the Village streets. Proesel finally changed Tessville’s image when he changed the name of the Village to Lincolnwood in 1936. Lincolnwood was able to keep taxes attractively low by fostering the growth of light industry and by attracting such giants as Bell & Howell. The opening in 1951 of the Edens Expressway had the most profound impact on the growth in the Village’s history. It offered easy and fast access to and from Chicago, causing the community’s population to grow from 3,072 in 1950 to more than 12,000 in 1970.

Demographics Historical population Census	Pop. %± 1910 359		— 1920 355		−1.1% 1930 473		33.2% 1940 752		59.0% 1950 3,072		308.5% 1960 11,744		282.3% 1970 12,929		10.1% 1980 11,921		−7.8% 1990 11,365		−4.7% 2000 12,359		8.7% 2010 12,590		1.9% Est. 2016	12,527	[1] −0.5% U.S. Decennial Census[5]

Today Lincolnwood is home to a diverse mixture of Americans. 37.5% of residents are foreign born. Approximately 55% of residents age 5 and older use a foreign language for communication at home. Significant European ethnic groups within the Village include Greek, German, Polish, and Russian. Asian ethnicities comprise a full 26.6% of the population and include significant numbers of Asian Indian, Korean, Filipino and Chinese. While Lincolnwood’s Hispanic population is small at only 6.8%, major Hispanic groups include Mexican, Cuban and Puerto Rican.

More than half of all employed residents are in educational, professional, finance or other related occupations. Sales and office occupations as well as service occupations are other professions concentrated among residents. Women constitute 45.6% of Lincolnwood’s labor force. The typical resident’s commute to work is by car. Lincolnwood residents are highly educated. Of residents 25 or older, 71% have either a college degree or some college. All of Lincolnwood is served by Elementary School District #74, which has a one-campus setting offering a variety of educational programs, as well as a full day kindergarten. High school students attend highly acclaimed Niles West High School in neighboring Skokie, part of School District #219.

Government Lincolnwood was established in 1911 and has a village form of government with a president and six trustees elected at-large. A village manager professionally oversees day-to-day municipal operations.[6] The Lincolnwood Economic Development Commission has been established to ensure the continued enhancement of the local economy and improved tax base.[7]

Currently the Village is served by a Board of Trustees with a President and Village Clerk. The President, Clerk, and six-member Board of Trustees are elected at large for four-year terms.

Lincolnwood’s current mayor is Barry Bass, elected in April of 2017 after serving as trustee since 2015. Barry was elected to the position of President in 2017 and Trustee in 2015. Previously, he was a member of the Lincolnwood Park and Recreation Board and was appointed on July 14, 2005.

Public Safety Lincolnwood's Police Department has a state-of-the-art police station staffed by 34 trained personnel. The Lincolnwood Fire Department is housed in a state-of-the-art facility operated by 28 full-time professionals. The Lincolnwood Fire Department was established through private contract in 1990. (Previously, Village fire protection was provided through the City of Chicago.)

Public Library The newly renovated Lincolnwood Public Library, established in 1978, is located in the center of the Village at Pratt and Lincoln Avenues. It houses more than 58,000 books, periodicals, audiotapes, compact discs, and DVDs. The Lincolnwood Library is a member of the North Suburban Library System, which enables residents access to library collections held at other libraries in the state. The library holds children’s story hours, book reviews and English as a second Language classes. Madeline Grant was the main driving force behind founding the library, and served as the first library president and later village president.[8]

Education Lincolnwood is served by elementary School District 74, which has a one-campus setting with three main facilities named after the Lincoln family. Todd Hall serves as the education facility for preschoolers to early grade school students, Rutledge Hall serves elementary school students, and Lincoln Hall serves primarily junior high students. High school students attend Niles West High School in neighboring Skokie, part of District 219.

Lincolnwood is part of the Oakton Community College District, which has a campus minutes away in Skokie. Northwestern University in Evanston, Loyola University in Chicago, and Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago are all within 10 miles (16 km) of the Village.

Recreation Parks: Lincolnwood's 13-park system includes playgrounds, shade structures, an outdoor pool complex, trail and path systems, baseball/softball diamonds, basketball courts, tennis courts, soccer field, picnic facilities, outdoor fitness equipment, in-line skating rink, volleyball courts, outdoor amphitheater, a fishing platform, a nine-hole disc golf course, and a community center. The Parks and Recreation Department offers and operates a multitude of recreation programs available to both residents and non-residents. Bike/Pedestrian Paths: Lincolnwood has regional bike paths with connection points for the North Shore Channel Trail, Sauganash Trail Park, Skokie Valley Trail, Union Pacific Bicycle Path, and Valley Line Trail. A new bike/pedestrian bridge over Touhy Avenue is part of the new Village of Lincolnwood Bikeway Plan. Aquatic Center: Lincolnwood is home to the Proesel Park Family Aquatic Center. The Center is a membership only facility. Village residents and guests of members and residents may pay a walk-in daily fee to enjoy the facility. The village hires over 130 local teens and adults to operate the facility each summer (mid-May through early-September Summer Camp: Lincolnwood Summer Day Camp is an American Camp Association (ACA) Accredited program that provides a safe, engaging, affordable, and accommodating environment for children ages 3-15. After-School Program: Lincolnwood’s Club Kid is the Village’s after school program for K-5th grade offered by the Lincolnwood Parks and Recreation Department in partnership with School District 74.

Tax Rates The Village’s municipal property tax rate ranks fifth in comparison to other area municipalities, even though this comparison does not factor that many communities, unlike Lincolnwood, have separate park districts that tax separately and levy an additional property tax. When combining municipal and respective park district tax rates only a portion of Niles has a lower combined property tax rate than Lincolnwood. More than 75% of the property tax bill in Lincolnwood is generated by school districts, with Village government representing less than 10% of the property tax bill.

Housing Housing in Lincolnwood is attractive and highly valued. It is characterized by single family owner-occupied detached homes built prior to the 1960’s. The median housing value in 2010 was $477,000. Housing satisfaction and the quality of life in Lincolnwood is further evidenced by the fact that more than 60% of Lincolnwood households have lived in their Lincolnwood home for more than 20 years.

Transportation The Village is currently served by three Pace bus routes that link Lincolnwood to the Chicago area. See Lincolnwood's Public Transit options [here].

Notable People •	Merrick Garland, nominated to be Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, current Federal appeals judge •	George Kontos, pitcher for the San Francisco Giants; born in Lincolnwood •	Gary Kremen, the engineer and entrepreneur who invented online dating and founded the personals site Match.com; born in Lincolnwood •	Jim Irsay, owner of the Indianapolis Colts; born in Lincolnwood •	Jewell Loyd, a professional basketball player currently playing for the Seattle Storm.

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