Profile for Oak Brook, Illinois, IL

Site of Hamburger University, McDonald's training center, where graduates receive their ?bachelors of hamburgerology.?

Well-known residents have included:
· Tyrone Davis, singer

Coffee: National and regional coffee companies with outlets here include Starbucks

Local festivals include:

• Highland Games - June 15-16, 2007
• Fine Arts Festival - June 10, 2007

Performing arts: First Folio Shakespeare Festival

Nearby parks & recreation: Fullersburg Woods

Historic sites and museums: Graue Mill and Museum, Czechoslovak Heritage Museum, Ray A. Kroc Museum

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was above the national average. (See library links below.)

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Cemeteries (49)

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15% of Oak Brook residents report German ancestry, and 11% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Oak Brook ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Oak Brook
• Cemeteries in DuPage County
• Genealogy page (IL GenWeb) for DuPage County
• Libraries in or near Oak Brook

Post a query on a message board:

• DuPage County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

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• Ancestry.com - IL data
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• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Oak Brook was $76,668, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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61% of Oak Brook residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Oak Brook festival dates:

• Highland Games - June 15-16, 2007
• Fine Arts Festival - June 10, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

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Median rent in Oak Brook, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $894.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $3,301.

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Libraries in Oak Brook include Oak Brook Free Public Library ... View libraries

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Newspapers in Oak Brook include Oak Brook Doings

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DuPage County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Oak Brook political report.

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Oak Brook restaurants taking online reservations include Braxton Seafood Grill, Mon Ami Gabi - Oakbrook, Papagus - Oakbrook, The Clubhouse - Oakbrook, Tuscany - Oakbrook, Wildfire - Oakbrook ... View restaurants

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The average commute time for Oak Brook workers is 29 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

Hotels in Oak Brook include Chicago Marriott Oak Brook, Doubletree Hotel Chicago Oakbrook, Hyatt Lodge at McDonalds Campus, Renaissance Oak Brook Hotel, Residence Inn, Wyndham Drake Hotel.

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