A city of northeast Illinois, a residential suburb of Chicago on Lake Michigan. Population: 31,600.
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Highland Park City (1990 pop. 30,575), Lake co., NE Ill., a suburb of Chicago on Lake Michigan; inc. 1869. It is a retail business and medical center for the North Shore area. Nearby Ravinia Park is the summer home of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, in residence for the Ravinia Music Festival, held there annually since 1936. Adjacent Fort Sheridan closed in 1993; part of the area is now a National Historic Landmark District.
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Illinois |
| County | Lake |
| Township | Moraine, North Deerfield |
| Coordinates | 42°10′57″N 87°48′25″W / 42.1825°N 87.80694°W |
| Area | 8.3 sq mi (21 km2) |
| Population | 33,492 (2009) |
| Density | 2,537.5 /sq mi (980 /km2) |
| Founded | 1869 |
| Mayor | Michael D. Belsky |
| Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Postal code | 60035, 60037 |
| Area code | 847, 224, 773 |
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Highland Park is a city in the Moraine Township of Lake County, Illinois, United States. The population was 31,365 at the 2000 census. It now has 33,492 citizens as of September 28th, 2009. Highland Park is one of several affluent towns on the North Shore of Chicago. Highland Park's original name was Port Clinton, Illinois.[citation needed]
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Overview
Highland Park has several attractions including a downtown shopping district and Ravinia Festival, the summer home of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and a nightly music program covering classical, blues, jazz and rock.
The Ravinia Festival is located in the Ravinia District, an area in the southern part of Highland Park that was incorporated as the Village of Ravinia before being annexed to Highland Park, in 1899. The Ravinia District was originally an artists' colony and still retains much of its early character and architecture.
Highland Park has several landmark structures listed in the National Register of Historic Places, notably the Willits House, by Frank Lloyd Wright. In addition to several houses designed by Wright, the National Register lists homes designed by prominent architects including John S. Van Bergen, Howard Van Doren Shaw, Robert E. Seyfarth, and David Adler. Landscape architect Jens Jensen lived in Highland Park and designed a number of projects in the community that are listed on the register.
Highland Park has been shot in, or been the setting of, several movies written and directed by John Hughes in the 1980s: Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Weird Science, Sixteen Candles, and Home Alone, that last film being released in 1990. Other popular films from the 1980s made or set in Highland Park include: Ordinary People, Risky Business, and Lucas. Since 2000, Highland Park movies have included Kicking & Screaming and Shattered Glass
It also was the setting for the 2000/2001 Fox and PBS documentary show American High.
Highland Park is also the international headquarters of the Solo Cup Company.
The Mayor of Highland Park is Michael D. Belsky. The six City Council representatives are: Jim Kirsch, Scott Levenfeld, Steve Mandel, Terri Olian, Larry Silberman, and the newly elected Nancy Rotering.
Highland Park is located at 42°10′57″N 87°48′25″W / 42.1825°N 87.80694°W (42.182525, -87.807052).[1]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.4 square miles (32.0 km²), of which, 12.3 square miles (31.7 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²) is water. Its geographic features include a 100 foot (30 m) high bluff running along 6 miles (9.7 km) of Lake Michigan shoreline and deep, wooded ravines extending up to one mile (1.6 kilometers) inland. Elevations range from 580 feet (177 m) to 725 feet (218 m).
Transportation
The main highway in Highland Park is US-41, which connects Chicago to Milwaukee. Commuter rail is available at six Metra stations (Braeside, Ravinia Park, Ravinia, Highland Park,Highwood, and Fort Sheridan) on the Union Pacific North Line, which begins in Chicago and terminates in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Pace also offers several bus routes. Boat launch facilities are available along Lake Michigan, and O'Hare International Airport is located approximately 20 miles (32 km) southwest.
Demographics
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 31,365 people, 11,521 households and 8,917 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,537.5 people per square mile (979.8/km²). There were 11,934 housing units at an average density of 965.5/sq mi (372.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 91.20 percent White, 1.78 percent African American, 0.08 percent Native American, 2.28 percent Asian, 0.01 percent Pacific Islander, 3.46 percent from other races, and 1.18 percent from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.90 percent of the population.[citation needed]
As of the 2000 census, there were 11,521 households out of which 36.9 percent had children under age 18 living with them, 69.9 percent were married couples, 5.8 percent had a female householder with no husband present and 22.6 percent were non-families. Nineteen-point-five percent of all households were made up of individuals and 9.3 percent had someone living alone who was 65-years-old, or older. The average household size was 2.71 people and the average family size was 3.09 people.[citation needed]
As of the 2000 census, in the city, the population was spread out with 27.0 percent under age 18, 4.6 percent from 18-to-24-years-old, 25.5 percent from 25-to-44-years-old, 27.8 percent from 45-to-64-years-old, and 15.1 percent who were 65-years-old, or older. The median age was 41-years-old. For every 100 females there were 95.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.5 males.[citation needed]
According to a 2007 estimate, the median income for a household in the city was $113,350, and the median income for a family was $137,703.[3] Males had a median income of $83,121 versus $41,175 for females. The per capita income for the city was $55,331. About 2.3 percent of families and 3.8 percent of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.9 percent of those under age 18 and 3.1 percent of those age 65 or over.[citation needed]
Notable residents
Highland Park is where Elisha Gray invented and first demonstrated the telephone in 1874;[4] his Hazel Avenue house still stands.
The town is popular with professional athletes, as the Chicago Bulls and Chicago Bears practice facilities are nearby in Deerfield and Lake Forest, respectively. The most famous current resident is undoubtedly Michael Jordan, whose 25,000-square-foot (2,300 m2) home is on several acres behind large iron gates bearing the number 23.[citation needed] His neighbors include ex-teammate Toni Kukoč and former Chicago Bulls general manager Jerry Krause. Former Chicago Bears starting quarterback Kyle Orton also lives in Highland Park.
Other notable persons associated with Highland Park include:
- Actors
- Alex Borstein
- Jeff Perry
- Robert Reed, deceased
- Gary Sinise
- Josh Server
- Harold Ramis, actor and director
- Brandon Ratcliff, child actor
- Orson Welles, deceased
- Kevin Alexander Clark
- Murphy "Noodle Brain" Mann Sandy in the NJHS/Broadway production of Annie the Musical.
- Artists
- Jennifer Gordon
- Astronaut
- Attorney
- Broadcast/Journalists
- Education
- Dr. John Preskill, Professor at the California Institute of Technology
- Dr. Graham Spanier, President of Penn State University
- Dr. Jeremy Siegel, Russell E. Palmer Professor of Finance at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
- Engineers
- Dr. John Gibson, Head Engineer of Illinois Tool Works
- Film critic
- Gene Siskel, deceased
- Film directors
- Food Technologists
- Michael Gordon, Product Development Manager, Georgia Nut Company
- Military
- Terry de la Mesa Allen, Sr., deceased
- General Mark Wayne Clark, deceased
- Admiral Stansfield Turner, Director of the CIA
- General Jonathan M. Wainwright, deceased
- Music
- Blag Dahlia, singer in The Dwarves
- Billy Corgan, guitarist and lead singer of The Smashing Pumpkins
- Dean Zelinsky, founder of Dean Guitars
- Dot and Zach Duenow, husband-wife duo of the band, "Duenow"
- Sports
- Michael Jordan, professional and Olympic Games basketball superstar
- Jeffrey Jordan, Michael's son and college basketball player for the Illinois Fighting Illini
- Jerry Krause, former general manager of the Chicago Bulls
- Toni Kukoč, former professional basketball player
- Vinny Del Negro, current head coach of the Chicago Bulls
- Scott Skiles, former head coach of the Chicago Bulls and Phoenix Suns
- Jerry Wainwright, head basketball coach of DePaul University
- Robert Wrenn, former professional tennis player, Won the U.S. Championship Men's Singles title four times, deceased.
- Nick Deuel, Video Coordinator for Northern Illinois Huskie Football
- U.S. Representatives
- Bill Cassidy, Republican representative from Louisiana, Sixth District, Baton Rouge
- Writers
- Jacqueline Carey, fantasy fiction novelist
- Jennie Fields, author of Crossing Brooklyn Ferry, Lily Beach, and The Middle Ages
- William Goldman, Academy Award-winning screenwriter, author of The Princess Bride
- Peter Orner, author of Ester Stories and The Second Coming of Mavala Shikongo
- David Seltzer, screenwriter, producer, and director
- Murphy "Mr. Bustamonte" Mann, Award winning novelist writer of the book, I'm Seepy
In Popular Culture
Highland Park is the location of the former home of the main characters in The Good Wife.
Sister cities
Highland Park has two sister cities, as designated by Sister Cities International:
Highland Park will be a sister city with Kiryat Gat, Israel[5]
See also
References
http://www.aclu.org/racialjustice/racialprofiling/15831prs20000927.html
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2005-05-03. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=16000US1732018&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US17%7C16000US1732018&_street=&_county=highland+park&_cityTown=highland+park&_state=04000US17&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=160&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=ACS_2007_3YR_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null®=null%3Anull&_keyword=&_industry=
- ^ Seth Shulman, The Telephone Gambit
- ^ http://www.cityhpil.com/government/comm/sistercities.htm
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