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Evergreen Park, Illinois
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| Incorporated | Village in 1893. | |||||||||||||||
| County; State | Cook; Illinois | |||||||||||||||
| Township | Worth | |||||||||||||||
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| Mayor | James Sexton | |||||||||||||||
| Population (2000) | 20,821 (down 0.25% from 1990) | |||||||||||||||
| Pop. density | 2,536.0/km² (6,560.0/mi²) | |||||||||||||||
| Zip code(s) | 60805 | |||||||||||||||
| Area code | 708 | |||||||||||||||
| Land area | 8.2 km² (3.2 mi²) | |||||||||||||||
| Income | Per capita: $23,038 Household: $53,514 |
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| Home value | Mean: $141,005 (2000) Median: $134,900 |
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| Website | evergreenpark-ill.com | |||||||||||||||
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Evergreen Park is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 20,821 at the 2000 census.
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Evergreen Park is located at (41.719933, -87.702499)GR1. The suburb is surrounded by the city of Chicago on three of its sides, while Oak Lawn and Hometown border it on the west. Chicago's Ashburn community is to its north, Beverly is to its east, and Mount Greenwood is to its south.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.2 square miles (8.2 km²), all of it land.
Evergreen Park is in Illinois' 1st congressional district, and its congressman is Democrat Bobby Rush. Evergreen Park leans moderately Democratic as John Kerry beat George W. Bush here 55.77% to 43.40% in 2004. This is slightly more Democratic than in 2000 when Bush lost to Al Gore 51.13% to 45.60% in the village. The most Republican area of the village is the Southwest quadrant which went for Bush both years (in 2000 Bush won 51.29% to 45.24%, and in 2004, Bush won 49.91% to 49.31%.) Evergreen Park has had a history of supporting moderate to conservative Democrats and many Evergreen Parkers are also considered Reagan Democrats. [1] [2] [3]
- Ted Kaczynski, otherwise known as the Unabomber, was born and raised in Evergreen Park.
- Bill Dwyer, comedian and game show host
- Wayne Huizenga, former CEO of Blockbuster; founder of AutoNation, the Florida Marlins, and the Florida Panthers; owner of the Miami Dolphins and Dolphin Stadium; born and raised in Evergreen Park
- Patrick Elwood, a news anchor on Fox affiliate WFLD, resides in Evergreen Park
- Tom Gorzelanny, pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates
- Kevin Sullivan, White House Communications Director, was born and raised in Evergreen Park
- Donn Pall, former Major League pitcher (1988-98, White Sox and more) was raised in Evergreen Park
- Ed Farmer, former Major League pitcher (1971-83) and current White Sox radio announcer, was born and raised in Evergreen Park
- Janet Lynn, figure skater, was born in Evergreen Park before moving to Rockford, IL .
Schools in Evergreen Park include Most Holy Redeemer, St. Bernadette, Queen of Martyrs, Northeast Elementary, Northwest Elementary, Southeast Elementary, Southwest Elementary, Central Junior High, and Evergreen Park Community High School.
Inside Edge: A Revealing Journey into the Secret World of Figure Skating. Christine Brennan. Anchor Books, 1997.
- Evergreen Park, Illinois is at coordinates Coordinates:
Village of Evergreen Park Homepage[1]
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