Profile for South Chicago Heights, Illinois, IL

Former and merged names include:
· Brown's Corner

In 1833, the area's first non-native inhabitants, Adam and Phoebe Brown, are purported to have built an inn where Sauk Trail and Hubbard's Trail intersect.

Historic routes: Sauk Trail, Hubbard Trail

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Cemeteries (28)

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Hotels (21)

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Museums (1)

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• State data - Illinois
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• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

Sections below provide additional information and links about South Chicago Heights demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Cook County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, Chicago area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 60475 ZIP code.

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• Cook County government
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17% of South Chicago Heights residents report German ancestry, and 12% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the South Chicago Heights ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near South Chicago Heights
• Cemeteries in Cook County
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• Cook County Ancestry forum
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• Ancestry.com - IL data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
• Military records (historic)
• Newspaper articles

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• South Chicago Heights area cemeteries
• Cemeteries in Cook County
• Cemetery record compendium
• Illinois cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near South Chicago Heights
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• Communities in Cook County

• South Chicago Heights business guide
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses
• Corporate records search

• Courts in Illinois
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• Crime in Cook County
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• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Illinois
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in South Chicago Heights was $18,179, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Cook County economic census
• Cook County economic summary
• Cook County employment growth
• Cook County unemployment rate
• Illinois economic data

7% of South Chicago Heights residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near South Chicago Heights
• Colleges in Illinois
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• Tickets to local concerts, sporting events & theaters

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• Land contamination in Cook County
• Nature Conservancy projects in Illinois
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
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• Illinois county fairs
• Illinois festivals (Illinois tourism department)
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• Sports & rec
• Travel

• South Chicago Heights medical services & health statistics

• State historical society

• Historic sites in or near South Chicago Heights
• Historic sites in Illinois
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• Museums in Illinois
• Illinois state archives
• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Cook County genealogy forum

Median rent in South Chicago Heights, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $484.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,028.

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• Nonprofit groups
• Nonprofit guide for South Chicago Heights
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Cook County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our South Chicago Heights political report.

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• Cook County elections board
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• Churches, other places of worship in or near South Chicago Heights
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The average commute time for South Chicago Heights workers is 28 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

• South Chicago Heights travel guide
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• Illinois tourism bureau

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