Oak Brook, Illinois

"Oak Brook" and "Oakbrook, Illinois" redirect here. For Oakbrook Terrace, see Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois. For other uses, see Oakbrook (disambiguation).

Oak Brook, Illinois
County:	DuPage
Township:	York
Incorporated:	Village, 1958
President:	Gopal Lalmalani
ZIP code(s):	60521-60523
Area code(s):	630 and 331
Population (2000):	8,702
Change from 1990:	down 5.47%
Density:	1,066.4/mi² (411.7/km²)
Area:	8.3 mi² (21.4 km²)
Per capita income:	$76,668 (median: $146,537)
Home value:	$646,915 (2000) (median: $588,200)
Website:	www.oak-brook.org
Demographics (2000)[1] White Black Hispanic Asian 76.60% 1.37% 2.39% 20.11% Islander Native Other 0.01% 0.00% 0.22%

Oak Brook is a village in DuPage and Cook Counties, in Illinois.^[2] The population was 8,702 at the 2000 census. A suburb of Chicago, it is the headquarters of McDonald's and Lions Clubs International.

History

Further information: Butler School (Oak Brook, Illinois)

Oak Brook was incorporated as a Village in 1958, due in large part to the efforts of Paul Butler, a prominent civic leader and landowner whose father had first moved to the vicinity in 1898 and opened a dairy farm shortly thereafter. Prior to incorporation, the name Oak Brook was used by local residents to distinguish their community from neighboring Hinsdale and Elmhurst, going back to the founding of the Oak Brook Civic Association almost two decades earlier.^[3]

The original boundaries were smaller than the present extent of the Village, but a considerable amount of land was acquired soon after the founding of the Village, including the land that is now the site of the Oakbrook Center shopping mall, which opened in 1962.

Paul Butler's interest in sport was reflected in the Oak Brook Sports Core, which features polo fields, a golf course (which was at one time the venue for the Western Open), swimming and tennis facilities, and other recreational facilities not commonly found in a village of this size.^[4]

In October 2009, the employees of the Oak Brook Public Library invited the Teamsters to represent them.^[5]

Geography

Oak Brook is located at 41°50′24″N 87°57′11″W / 41.84°N 87.95306°W / 41.84; -87.95306Coordinates: 41°50′24″N 87°57′11″W / 41.84°N 87.95306°W / 41.84; -87.95306 (41.84018, −87.953079)^[6].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 8.3 square miles (21 km²), of which, 8.2 square miles (21 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²) of it (1.21%) is water.

The village's proximity to the junction of Interstates 88, 294, and 290, about 20 miles (32 km) west of downtown Chicago, makes access by car easy for residents of Chicago and other suburbs. Although Oak Brook is not directly served by any CTA or Metra trains, the commercial corridor along 22nd Street is served by several PACE bus routes, and train stations in neighboring villages offer commuter train access to downtown Chicago.

Most of Oak Brook consists of residential subdivisions, with the exception of the Oakbrook Center shopping mall and other retail and office properties along 22nd Street and the Interstate 88 corridor in the northern part of the village.

Demographics

As of the census^[7] of 2000, there were 8,702 people, 3,124 households, and 2,589 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,066.4 people per square mile (411.7/km²). There were 3,258 housing units at an average density of 399.2 per square mile (154.2/km²). The racial makeup in the 2010 census was 71.80% White, 2.00% African American, 23.20% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.70% from other races, and 1.69% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.30% of the population.

There were 3,124 households out of which 26.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.6% were married couples living together, 4.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.1% were non-families. 15.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the village the population was spread out with 19.6% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 15.3% from 25 to 44, 36.4% from 45 to 64, and 21.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50 years. For every 100 females there were 91.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.5 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $146,537, and the median income for a family was $169,718. Males had a median income of $100,000+ versus $40,128 for females. The per capita income for the village was $76,668. About 1.4% of families and 2.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.7% of those under age 18 and 0.4% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Public schools

Oak Brook has its own school district, District 53, which includes Brook Forest Elementary School (grades K-5) and Butler Junior High School (grades 6–8). Students that live within the district attend Hinsdale Central High School, district 86. However, some residents of the village are within other DuPage county school districts, attending schools in Elmhurst, Downers Grove or Villa Park.

Elementary schools Brook Forest Elementary School ( Butler District 53) Elmhurst Community Unit School District No. 205 Hinsdale Community Consolidated School District No. 181 Downers Grove Elementary School District No. 58 Salt Creek School District No. 48

Middle Schools Butler Jr. High School (Butler District 53)

High schools

• Hinsdale Township High School No. 86 Hinsdale Central High School
• Elmhurst Community Unit School District No. 205 York Community High School
• Community High School District No. 99 Downers Grove North High School
• DuPage High School District No. 88 Willowbrook High School

Colleges

• Community College District No. 502 (College of DuPage)

Private Schools

• Sunshine Montessori of Oakbrook^[8]

Economy and business

McDonald's Plaza, the headquarters of McDonald's

While many Oak Brook residents commute to jobs scattered throughout the Chicago metropolitan area, Oak Brook is also the home of many corporate offices. The world headquarters of McDonald's Corporation is in Oak Brook. McDonald's moved into the Oak Brook facility from an office within the Chicago Loop in 1971.^[9] Other corporations include Ace Hardware,^[10] Blistex,^[11] Crowe Horwath,^[12] Dominick's,^[13] Federal Signal Corporation,^[14] Papermate,^[15] Sharpie,^[16] and Follett Higher Education Group.^[17] Global non-profit organizations such as Lions Clubs International^[18] and Institute in Basic Life Principles^[19] are also based there.

Top Employers

According to the Village's 2009 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,^[20] the top employers in the city are:

#	Employer	# of Employees
1	Oakbrook Center	3,150
2	McDonald's	3,000
3	Inland Real Estate Corporation	804
4	Ace Hardware	710
5	Crowe Horwath	512
6	Advocate Health Care	350
7	Follett Higher Education Group	320
8	Lions Clubs International	285
9	Oak Brook Marriott	271
10	Newell Rubbermaid	240

Notable residents

Sports

• Chris Chelios, hockey player
• Frank Thomas, baseball player, owned house in Oak Brook from 1996 until 2003
• Doug Wilson, hockey player
• Stan Mikita, hockey player

Other

• Joseph Aiuppa, Chicago Outfit leader, deceased
• Harry Aleman, Chicago Outfit hit man, deceased
• Frank Calabrese, Sr., Chicago Outfit leader, imprisoned
• Dominic Cortina, Chicago Outfit member, deceased
• Louis Eboli, Chicago Outfit member, deceased
• Joseph Ferriola, Chicago Outfit leader, deceased
• Dominic Senese, Chicago Outfit leader, deceased
• Mr. Ty Warner, The founder of popular toy company, Ty.

Cultural references

In the medical drama series ER, Carter's parents are said to live in Oak Brook, Illinois, referencing it as a rich area.

References

1. ^ 2000 United States Census Data
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3. ^ "Oak Brook, IL". Encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org. http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/914.html. Retrieved October 17, 2011. 
4. ^ "History of DuPage County : Oak Brook". Dupagehistory.org. http://www.dupagehistory.org/dupage_roots/OakBrook_16.htm. Retrieved October 17, 2011. 
5. ^ "As membership declines, Teamsters moving into unlikely territory" By Mike Hughlett Tribune reporter October 9, 2009
6. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23. 
7. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
8. ^ "Sunshine Montessori of Oakbrook". Sunshinemontessoriobt.com. http://www.sunshinemontessoriobt.com. Retrieved October 17, 2011. 
9. ^ Cross, Robert. "Inside Hamburger Central." Chicago Tribune. January 9, 1972. G18. Retrieved on September 17, 2009.
10. ^ "Ace". Acehardware.com. http://www.acehardware.com/corp/index.jsp?page=faq. Retrieved October 17, 2011. 
11. ^ "About Blistex". Blistex.com. http://blistex.com/about-blistex. Retrieved October 17, 2011. 
12. ^ "About: A Leading Member of Crowe Horwath International | Crowe Horwath LLP". Crowehorwath.com. http://www.crowehorwath.com/about/our-network.aspx. Retrieved October 17, 2011. 
13. ^ Gallun, Alby. "Dominick's losing its local flavor." Crain's Chicago Business. June 17, 2002. Retrieved on December 23, 2009.
14. ^ "Federal Signal Locations". Federalsignal.com. February 17, 2011. http://federalsignal.com/Locations_2324.asp. Retrieved October 17, 2011. 
15. ^ "Paper Mate Co. | Oak Brook, IL | Company Profile, Research, News, Information, Contacts". Goliath.ecnext.com. http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/product-compint-0000614389-page.html. Retrieved October 17, 2011. 
16. ^ "Sharpie® | Contact Us". Sharpie.com. http://www.sharpie.com/enUS/Pages/ContactUs.aspx. Retrieved October 17, 2011. 
17. ^ http://www.follett.com/divisions.cfm
18. ^ "Contact Us". Lionsclubs.org. http://www.lionsclubs.org/EN/about-lions/contact-us.php. Retrieved October 17, 2011. 
19. ^ "Contact Us". IBLP. http://iblp.org/iblp/contact/. Retrieved October 17, 2011. 
20. ^ "Village of Oak Brook CAFR" (PDF). http://www.oak-brook.org/dep_vservices/documents/CAFR09.pdf. Retrieved October 17, 2011. 

External links

Chicago portal

• Oak Brook Village Profile
• Village of Oak Brook
• Oak Brook Historic Timeline (requires Flash or PDF viewer)
• Oak Brook Public Library
• Butler School District 53
• Institute in Basic Life Principles
• Advanced Training Institute
• Greater Oak Brook Chamber of Commerce