Oak Brook, Illinois
| Oak Brook, Illinois | ||||||||||||||||
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| County: | DuPage | |||||||||||||||
| Township: | York | |||||||||||||||
| Incorporated: | Village, 1958 | |||||||||||||||
| President: | Gopal Lalmalani | |||||||||||||||
| ZIP code(s): | 60521-60523 | |||||||||||||||
| Area code(s): | 630 and 331 | |||||||||||||||
| Population (2000): | 7,883 | |||||||||||||||
| Change from 1990: | down 5.47% | |||||||||||||||
| Density: | 1,066.4/mi² (411.7/km²) | |||||||||||||||
| Area: | 8.3 mi² (21.4 km²) | |||||||||||||||
| Per capita income: | $76,668 (median: $146,537) |
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| Home value: | $646,915 (2000) (median: $588,200) |
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| Website: | www.oak-brook.org | |||||||||||||||
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Oak Brook is a village in DuPage and Cook Counties, in Illinois.[2] The population was 8,702 at the 2010 census. A suburb of Chicago, it is the headquarters of McDonald's and Lions Clubs International.
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[edit] History
Oak Brook was incorporated as a Village in 1958, due in large part to the efforts of Paul Butler, a prominent civic leader and landowner whose father had first moved to the vicinity in 1898 and opened a dairy farm shortly thereafter. Prior to incorporation, the name Oak Brook was used by local residents to distinguish their community from neighboring Hinsdale and Elmhurst, going back to the founding of the Oak Brook Civic Association almost two decades earlier.[3]
The original boundaries were smaller than the present extent of the Village, but a considerable amount of land was acquired soon after the founding of the Village, including the land that is now the site of the Oakbrook Center shopping mall, which opened in 1962.
Paul Butler's interest in sport was reflected in the Oak Brook Sports Core, which features polo fields, a golf course (which was at one time the venue for the Western Open), swimming and tennis facilities, and other recreational facilities not commonly found in a village of this size.[4]
The Oak Brook Historical Society was established in 1975 to serve as a community advocate for the historic preservation of the village and to be a resource for research and preservation of it's history. Their current goal is to restore the Old Butler School which will serve the community as the Oak Brook Heritage Center, operated by the Oak Brook Historical Society. The Heritage Center will provide multigenerational programming, exhibits of the heritage and history of Oak Brook, a research library, and small group meeting space.
[edit] Geography
Oak Brook is located at 41°50′24″N 87°57′11″W / 41.84°N 87.95306°WCoordinates: 41°50′24″N 87°57′11″W / 41.84°N 87.95306°W (41.84018, −87.953079)[5].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 8.3 square miles (21 km2), of which, 8.2 square miles (21 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) of it (1.21%) is water.
The village's proximity to the junction of Interstates 88, 294, and 290, about 20 miles (32 km) west of downtown Chicago, makes access by car easy for residents of Chicago and other suburbs. Although Oak Brook is not directly served by any CTA or Metra trains, the commercial corridor along 22nd Street is served by several PACE bus routes, and train stations in neighboring villages offer commuter train access to downtown Chicago.
Most of Oak Brook consists of residential subdivisions, with the exception of the Oakbrook Center shopping mall and other retail and office properties along 22nd Street and the Interstate 88 corridor in the northern part of the village.
DuPage / Cook Counties - Incorporated February 21, 1958 The Village of Oak Brook is located about 15 miles west of the Chicago Loop and is served by a network of major federal, state, and county roads including the Tri-State Tollway system, the East-West Tollway and the Eisenhower Expressway. The Village's adjacent neighbors include the communities of Villa Park, Elmhurst, Lombard, Oakbrook Terrace, Westchester, Westmont, Clarendon Hills, Downers Grove, and Hinsdale.
Equalized Assessed Valuation: Year 2010 - $1,608,622,320 (8.05% decrease from 2009) Year 2009 - $1,749,470,588 (2.65% decrease from 2008 Year 2008 - $1,797,238,113 (6.12% increase from 2007) Year 2007 - $1,693,581,172 (7.31% increase from 2006) Year 2006 - $1,578,273,201 (6.50% increase from 2005) Year 2005 - $1,482,432,467 (3.96% increase from 2004) Year 2004 - $1,425,867,144(7.44% increase from 2003) Year 2003 - $1,327,099,526(2.57% increase from 2002)
Fire Insurance Rating: Class 3
Households: 3,188 (2010 Census) Median Family Income: $169,718 Median Home Value: $635,400 Population: 7,883 (2010 Census), View profit data Village Employees: 134 full-time employees Village Government: president, village clerk, six trustees, and village manager Village Size: 5,349 acres, 8.36 square miles
2011 Municipal Operating and Capital Expense Budget: $49.4 million
[edit] Education
[edit] Public schools
Oak Brook has its own school district, District 53, which includes Brook Forest Elementary School (grades K-5) and Butler Junior High School (grades 6–8). Students that live within the district attend Hinsdale Central High School, district 86. However, some residents of the village are within other DuPage county school districts, attending schools in Elmhurst, Downers Grove or Villa Park.
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Elementary schools
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Middle Schools Butler Jr. High School (Butler District 53)
High schools
- Hinsdale Township High School No. 86 Hinsdale Central High School (Formally known as Central)
- Elmhurst Community Unit School District No. 205 York Community High School
- Community High School District No. 99 Downers Grove North High School
- DuPage High School District No. 88 Willowbrook High School
Colleges
- Community College District No. 502 (College of DuPage)
[edit] Private Schools
- Sunshine Montessori of Oakbrook[6]
[edit] Economy and business
While many Oak Brook residents commute to jobs scattered throughout the Chicago metropolitan area, Oak Brook is also the home of many corporate offices. The world headquarters of McDonald's Corporation is in Oak Brook. McDonald's moved into the Oak Brook facility from an office within the Chicago Loop in 1971.[7] Other corporations include Ace Hardware,[8] Blistex,[9] Crowe Horwath,[10] Dominick's,[11] Federal Signal Corporation,[12] Papermate,[13] Sharpie,[14] and Follett Higher Education Group.[15] Global non-profit organizations such as Lions Clubs International[16] and Institute in Basic Life Principles[17] are also based there.
[edit] Top Employers
According to the Village's 2009 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,[18] the top employers in the city are:
| # | Employer | # of Employees |
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| 1 | Oakbrook Center | 3,150 |
| 2 | McDonald's | 3,000 |
| 3 | Inland Real Estate Corporation | 804 |
| 4 | Ace Hardware | 710 |
| 5 | Crowe Horwath | 512 |
| 6 | Advocate Health Care | 350 |
| 7 | Follett Higher Education Group | 320 |
| 8 | Lions Clubs International | 285 |
| 9 | Oak Brook Marriott | 271 |
| 10 | Newell Rubbermaid | 240 |
[edit] Notable residents
[edit] Sports
- Chris Chelios, hockey player
- Frank Thomas, baseball player, owned house in Oak Brook from 1996 until 2003
- Doug Wilson, hockey player
- Stan Mikita, hockey player
[edit] Other
- Steven J Horvath Sr, General Motors Well Known Chevrolet Dealer, deceased
- Mr. Ty Warner, The founder of popular toy company, Ty.
[edit] Cultural references
In the medical drama series ER, Carter's parents are said to live in Oak Brook, Illinois, referencing it as a rich area.
[edit] References
- ^ 2000 United States Census Data
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- ^ "Oak Brook, IL". Encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org. http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/914.html. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
- ^ "History of DuPage County : Oak Brook". Dupagehistory.org. http://www.dupagehistory.org/dupage_roots/OakBrook_16.htm. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ "Sunshine Montessori of Oakbrook". Sunshinemontessoriobt.com. http://www.sunshinemontessoriobt.com. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
- ^ Cross, Robert. "Inside Hamburger Central." Chicago Tribune. January 9, 1972. G18. Retrieved on September 17, 2009.
- ^ "Ace". Acehardware.com. http://www.acehardware.com/corp/index.jsp?page=faq. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
- ^ "About Blistex". Blistex.com. http://blistex.com/about-blistex. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
- ^ "About: A Leading Member of Crowe Horwath International | Crowe Horwath LLP". Crowehorwath.com. http://www.crowehorwath.com/about/our-network.aspx. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
- ^ Gallun, Alby. "Dominick's losing its local flavor." Crain's Chicago Business. June 17, 2002. Retrieved on December 23, 2009.
- ^ "Federal Signal Locations". Federalsignal.com. February 17, 2011. http://federalsignal.com/Locations_2324.asp. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
- ^ "Paper Mate Co. | Oak Brook, IL | Company Profile, Research, News, Information, Contacts". Goliath.ecnext.com. http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/product-compint-0000614389-page.html. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
- ^ "Sharpie® | Contact Us". Sharpie.com. http://www.sharpie.com/enUS/Pages/ContactUs.aspx. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
- ^ http://www.follett.com/divisions.cfm
- ^ "Contact Us". Lionsclubs.org. http://www.lionsclubs.org/EN/about-lions/contact-us.php. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
- ^ "Contact Us". IBLP. http://iblp.org/iblp/contact/. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
- ^ "Village of Oak Brook CAFR" (PDF). http://www.oak-brook.org/dep_vservices/documents/CAFR09.pdf. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Oak Brook, Illinois |
- Oak Brook Village Profile
- Village of Oak Brook
- Oak Brook Historic Timeline (requires Flash or PDF viewer)
- Oak Brook Public Library
- Butler School District 53
- Institute in Basic Life Principles
- Advanced Training Institute
- Greater Oak Brook Chamber of Commerce
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