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Mannheim School District 83
Mannheim School District 83 (D83) is a school district headquartered in Franklin Park, Illinois. It serves Franklin Park, Melrose Park, Illinois, Melrose Park, and Northlake, Illinois, Northlake. The school district was established in 1869 as a wooden building at the corner of Grand Avenue (Chicago), Grand Avenue and Mannheim Road. Schools The sole middle school is Mannheim Middle School in Melrose Park, Illinois, Melrose Park. Elementary schools: * Roy Elementary School (Northlake, Illinois, Northlake) * Scott Elementary School (Melrose Park) * Westdale Elementary School (Northlake) The preschool is Mannheim Early Childhood Center in Northlake. Enger School in Melrose Park is an alternative school for students with disabilities. Enger School. Retrieved on March 18, 2017. References External links * School districts in C ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franklin Park, Illinois
Franklin Park is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 18,467 at the 2020 census, up from 18,333 at the 2010 census. It was named for real estate broker Lesser Franklin who bought acres of the area when it was a majority of farming fields. Geography According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Franklin Park has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the 2020 census there were 18,467 people, 5,747 households, and 4,165 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 6,604 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 48.15% White, 1.68% African American, 2.04% Native American, 3.95% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 26.00% from other races, and 18.15% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 52.16% of the population. There were 5,747 households, out of which 58.15% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.82% were married couples living together, 19.89% ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melrose Park, Illinois
Melrose Park is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. It is a suburb of Chicago. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 24,796. Melrose Park had long been home to a large Italian-American population. The suburb was the home of Kiddieland Amusement Park from 1929 until 2010 (it closed in September 2009 before it was demolished in 2010 and the sign of Kiddieland was relocated to the Melrose Park Public Library, a Costco warehouse store now stands in its place), the Shrine of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Stern Pinball, Inc., the Melrose Park Taste home of the famous Melrose Stuffed Peppers, and the now-defunct Maywood Park horse racing track. There is a Metra railroad station in Melrose Park with daily service to Chicago. Melrose Park is home to Gottlieb Memorial Hospital. History According to the Encyclopedia of Chicago, in 1882 residents of a then-unincorporated portion of Proviso Township voted to establish their own municipality—called simply "Melrose" until ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northlake, Illinois
Northlake is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 12,840 at the 2020 census. The city's moniker is "The City of Friendly People". The name "Northlake" comes from two streets, North Avenue ( IL 64) and Lake Street (US 20), which intersect on the city's West border. Geography According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Northlake has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the 2020 census there were 12,840 people, 4,188 households, and 2,979 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 4,356 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 39.08% White, 3.81% African American, 2.27% Native American, 2.93% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 33.98% from other races, and 17.93% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 61.70% of the population. There were 4,188 households, out of which 58.98% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.29% were married couples living tog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Avenue (Chicago)
Grand Avenue is a major east-west street in the city of Chicago and nearby DuPage County, although it deviates somewhat from Chicago's grid system, as it is diagonal west of Western Avenue. The street runs from the Kingery Highway (also known as U.S. Route 20 and Illinois Route 83) in Addison, east through the western suburbs, and then east-southeast into Chicago, through the Magnificent Mile shopping area, and continuing out to Navy Pier, where it ends. This is a distance of about 19 miles (31 km). History Grand Avenue was originally known as Whiskey Point Road, first used as a trail by the Miami, Illini and many other Native Nations, it leads to the West Side of Chicago, near Western Avenue. On the Near North Side it was called Indiana Street. Thomas Jefferson Vance Owen, Chicago's first town president, is believed to have named it in 1833 after naming Chicago, "a grand place to live." Transit Grand Avenue is serviced by many major CTA lines. The Blue Line stops at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mannheim Road
Mannheim Road, also known as La Grange Road from Cermak Road to U.S. Route 30 (US 30; Lincoln Highway), is a north–south major street in the near-western suburbs of Chicago. It carries US 12 from Des Plaines to 95th St near Hickory Hills, US 45 between Des Plaines on southwards past Frankfort, Illinois and carries US 20 between Lake Street in Stone Park, Illinois and 95th St. near Hickory Hills. The road is named after a former town called Mannheim that was founded by German farmers in what is now Franklin Park. From Cermak Road on the Westchester–La Grange Park border and points to the south, it is known as La Grange Road. On some small intersections on the part named La Grange Road, the street signs still call the road Mannheim or Manheim. Mannheim Road skirts the eastern edge of O'Hare International Airport; numerous airport hotels and rental car services are located on the street near the airport. One major landmark of Mannheim Road is the Allsta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |