Elk Grove Township, Cook County, Illinois

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Elk Grove Township
Township
Motto: "Continuing the Tradition"
Location in Cook County
Location in Cook County
Cook County's location in Illinois
Cook County's location in Illinois
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Country United States
State Illinois
County Cook
Area
 • Total 28.0 sq mi (72.5 km2)
 • Land 27.6 sq mi (71.4 km2)
 • Water 0.4 sq mi (1.1 km2)  1.48%
Elevation 705 ft (215 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 92,905
 • Density 3,319/sq mi (1,281.4/km2)
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes 60005, 60007, 60008, 60016, 60018, 60056, 60067, 60173
GNIS feature ID 0428952
Website www.elkgrovetownship.com

Elk Grove Township is one of thirty townships in Cook County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 92,905.[1] Elk Grove Township formerly housed the United Airlines headquarters.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Elk Grove Township covers an area of 28.0 square miles (72.5 km2); of this, 27.6 square miles (71.4 km2) is land and 0.42 square miles (1.1 km2), or 1.48 percent, is water.[1]

Cities, towns, villages

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains Elk Grove Cemetery.

Major highways

Lakes

  • Fountain Lake
  • Fred Hasse Lake

Landmarks

School districts

  • City of Chicago School District 299
  • Township High School District 214
  • Community Consolidated School District 59

Political districts

Economy

Elk Grove Township formerly had the corporate headquarters of United Airlines. In 2006 United Airlines announced that it would be moving its headquarters and its 350 top executives from Elk Grove Township to 77 West Wacker Drive in the Chicago Loop.[2][3] After the City of Chicago gave additional financial incentives, United proceeded to schedule a move of its remaining employees out of the former Elk Grove Township headquarters into the Willis Tower (Sears Tower) in Chicago in the northern hemisphere of fall 2010. Monica Davey of The New York Times said that the move may have contributed to United's decision to base the new merged airline out of Chicago instead of Houston.[4]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ Corfman, Thomas A., Greg Hinz, and Julie Jonsson. "United HQ heading for Chicago." Crain's Chicago Business. July 13, 2006. Retrieved on November 12, 2009.
  3. ↑ "United Airlines Foundation." United Airlines. February 5, 2006. Retrieved on March 11, 2009.
  4. ↑ "Chicago Wins Prize as Home of Big Carrier." The New York Times. May 4, 2010. Retrieved on October 1, 2010.

External links

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