Elk Grove Township, Cook County, Illinois

Elk Grove Township
Township
Motto: "Continuing the Tradition"
Location in Cook County
Cook County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 42°01′47″N 87°58′38″W / 42.02972°N 87.97722°W / 42.02972; -87.97722Coordinates: 42°01′47″N 87°58′38″W / 42.02972°N 87.97722°W / 42.02972; -87.97722
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

Wheeling Township (north)
Maine Township (east)
Addison Township, DuPage County (south)
Bloomingdale Township, DuPage County (southwest)
Schaumburg Township (west)
Palatine Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains Elk Grove Cemetery.

Major highways

Lakes

Fountain Lake
Fred Hasse Lake

Landmarks

Busse Woods Forest Preserve (vast majority)
O'Hare International Airport
United States Highway Army Reserve Center, Arlington Heights
Elk Grove High School
Rolling Meadows High School

School districts

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

Political districts

Illinois' 6th congressional district
State House District 65
State House District 66
State Senate District 33

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 2 "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Elk Grove township, Cook County, Illinois". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
↑ 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.
↑ "United Airlines Foundation." United Airlines. February 5, 2006. Retrieved on March 11, 2009.
↑ "Chicago Wins Prize as Home of Big Carrier." The New York Times. May 4, 2010. Retrieved on October 1, 2010.

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Municipalities and communities of Cook County, Illinois, United States

County seat: Chicago

Cities	Berwyn Blue Island Burbank Calumet City Chicago‡ Chicago Heights Country Club Hills Countryside Des Plaines Elgin‡ Elmhurst‡ Evanston Harvey Hickory Hills Hometown Markham Northlake Oak Forest Palos Heights Palos Hills Park Ridge Prospect Heights Rolling Meadows

Town	Cicero

Villages	Alsip Arlington Heights Barrington‡ Barrington Hills‡ Bartlett‡ Bedford Park Bellwood Bensenville‡ Berkeley Bridgeview Broadview Brookfield Buffalo Grove‡ Burnham Burr Ridge‡ Calumet Park Chicago Ridge Crestwood Deer Park‡ Deerfield‡ Dixmoor Dolton East Dundee‡ East Hazel Crest Elk Grove Village‡ Elmwood Park Evergreen Park Flossmoor Ford Heights Forest Park Forest View Frankfort‡ Franklin Park Glencoe Glenview Glenwood Golf Hanover Park‡ Harwood Heights Hazel Crest Hillside Hinsdale‡ Hodgkins Hoffman Estates‡ Homewood Indian Head Park Inverness Justice Kenilworth La Grange La Grange Park Lansing Lemont‡ Lincolnwood Lynwood Lyons Matteson‡ Maywood McCook Melrose Park Merrionette Park Midlothian Morton Grove Mount Prospect Niles Norridge North Riverside Northbrook Northfield Oak Brook‡ Oak Lawn Oak Park Olympia Fields Orland Hills Orland Park‡ Palatine Palos Park Park Forest‡ Phoenix Posen Richton Park River Forest River Grove Riverdale Riverside Robbins Roselle‡ Rosemont Sauk Village‡ Schaumburg‡ Schiller Park Skokie South Barrington South Chicago Heights South Holland Steger‡ Stickney Stone Park Streamwood Summit Thornton Tinley Park‡ University Park‡ Westchester Western Springs Wheeling Willow Springs‡ Wilmette Winnetka Woodridge‡ Worth

Townships	Barrington Berwyn Bloom Bremen Calumet Cicero Elk Grove Evanston Hanover Lemont Leyden Lyons Maine New Trier Niles Northfield Norwood Park Oak Park Orland Palatine Palos Proviso Rich River Forest Riverside Schaumburg Stickney Thornton Wheeling Worth

Unincorporated communities	Hines La Grange Highlands Sutton

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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