Profile for Tinley Park, Illinois, IL

Former and merged names include:
· Cooper's Grove
· New Bremen
· English Settlement
· Yorktown

Settlers began calling the area home in the 1830s.

Well-known residents have included:
· Tony Bettenhausen, race car driver

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

Historic sites and museums: Tinley Park Historical Society and 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.)

Gays & lesbians
National index: 100
Local index: 59

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Archives (2)

Cemeteries (27)

Colleges (1)

Communities (30)

Hotels (22)

Libraries (20)

Museums (3)

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• Residence in 1995, of people in Tinley Park
• School enrollment & education levels in Tinley Park
• Transportation & commute times in Tinley Park
• Cook County data
• Fastest-growing counties in Illinois
• State data - Illinois
• Data by street address
• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

Sections below provide additional information and links about Tinley Park 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 60452 ZIP code.

(Also see local map below.)

• Tinley Park village government
• Cook County government
• Tinley Park Chamber of Commerce
• Cook County tourism

18% of Tinley Park residents report German ancestry, and 20% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Tinley Park ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Tinley Park
• Cemeteries in Cook County
• Libraries in or near Tinley Park

Post a query on a message board:

• Cook County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• 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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• Tinley Park museums
• Tinley Park historic sites
• Tinley Park area parks
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• Tinley Park area cemeteries
• Cemeteries in Cook County
• Cemetery record compendium
• Illinois cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Tinley Park
• Nearby cities of 10,000 or more
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• Communities in Cook County

• Tinley Park business guide
• Tinley Park Chamber of Commerce
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses
• Corporate records search

• Courts in Illinois
• Local ordinances in Illinois (Partial selection)

• Crime in Cook County
• Arrests in Cook County

• 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 Tinley Park was $25,207, compared with $21,587 nationally.

• Banks
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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

25% of Tinley Park residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Tinley Park
• Colleges in Illinois
• Learning Disabilities Association in Illinois
• Schools in or near Tinley Park
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• School report cards
• Yearbooks (old) of Illinois high schools

• Movies playing in or near Tinley Park
• Tickets to local concerts, sporting events & theaters
• YouTube videos about Tinley Park

• Air pollution in Cook County
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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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• Confluence of latitude & longitude near Tinley Park
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• Tinley Park items now on sale

• Tinley Park local government Web site
• Cook County government
• Illinois state government
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• Tinley Park medical services & health statistics

• State historical society

• Historic sites in or near Tinley Park
• 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 Tinley Park, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $661.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,341.

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• Jobs in the Tinley Park area
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Libraries in Tinley Park include Orland Hills Public Library., Tinley Park Public Library ... View libraries

• Illinois library

• Illinois statewide library catalog

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• Census map of Tinley Park area
• Historic maps of IL cities - Library of Congress
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Newspapers in Tinley Park include Daily Southtown

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• Military bases in Illinois
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• Tinley Park Chamber of Commerce
• Community foundations (by state)
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• Kiwanis clubs in Illinois
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Cook County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Tinley Park political report.

• Illinois Democratic party
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• Cook County elections board
• Illinois elections board

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• Churches, other places of worship in or near Tinley Park
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The average commute time for Tinley Park workers is 33 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 5 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Tinley Park between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 1.0 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

• Tinley Park travel guide
• Airports near Tinley Park
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• Illinois tourism bureau

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• National weather map

• Audubon centers
• Birding spots in Illinois
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