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Riverdale

(Encyclopedia) Riverdale, village (1990 pop. 13,671), Cook co., NE Ill., a suburb adjacent to Chicago; inc. 1892. Its large steel mill closed with the national decline of the industry.

River Grove

(Encyclopedia) River Grove, village (1990 pop. 9,961), Cook co., NE Ill., a suburb of Chicago on the Des Plaines River; inc. 1888. Sports equipment and wire cables are made.

Dolton

(Encyclopedia) Dolton, village (2020 pop. 22,006), Cook co., NE Ill., on the Little Calumet River, S of Chicago; settled 1832, inc. 1892. Steel,…

Rolling Meadows

(Encyclopedia) Rolling Meadows, city (1990 pop. 22,591), Cook co., NE Ill., a suburb of Chicago; inc. 1955. There is research and development and the manufacture of office supplies and electronic…

Griffith

(Encyclopedia) Griffith, town (2020 pop. 16,024), Lake co., extreme NW Ind.; inc. 1904. It is primarily a residential town in the Chicago metropolitan…

Glenview

(Encyclopedia) Glenview, village (2020 pop. 48,705), Cook co., NE Ill., a growing suburb of Chicago; settled 1833, inc. 1899. There is varied light…

Arlington Heights

(Encyclopedia) Arlington Heights, village, Cook county, NE Ill., a residential suburb of Chicago; founded 1836, inc. 1887. Its manufactures include machinery, drugs and medical equipment…

Morton Grove

(Encyclopedia) Morton Grove, village (1990 pop. 22,408), Cook co., N of Chicago, NE Ill.; inc. 1895. It has research laboratories and plants that manufacture goods such as pumps, electrical equipment…

Oak Lawn

(Encyclopedia) Oak Lawn, village (1990 pop. 56,182), Cook co., NE Ill., a suburb of Chicago; inc. 1909. It is chiefly residential with some light manufacturing. Products include metalwork, wood…

Chamberlin, Guy

(Encyclopedia) Chamberlin, Guy (Berlin Guy “Champ” Chamberlin), 1894–1967, American football coach and player, b. Blue Springs, Neb., grad. Univ. of Nebraska, 1916. Chamberlin was one of the greatest…