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Coordinates: 41°55′54″N 88°0′8″W / 41.93167°N 88.00222°W / 41.93167; -88.00222CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyDuPageTownshipAddison, BloomingdaleIncorporated1884Government

 • TypeMayor-trustee • MayorTom HundleyArea

10.00 sq mi (25.90 km²) • Land9.83 sq mi (25.46 km²) • Water0.17 sq mi (0.44 km²)  2.14%Elevation

702 ft (214 m)Population

35,702 • Density3,632.31/sq mi (1,402.49/km²)
Up 12.03% from 1990Standard of living (2020)

 • Per capita income$37,451 (median: $82,547) • Home value$189,036 (median: $173,200 (2000))ZIP code(s)

Area code(s)630 and 331Geocode00243FIPS code17-00243GNIS feature ID2397911^[2]Websitewww.addisonadvantage.org

Addison is a village in DuPage County, Illinois, United States. The population was 35,702 at the 2020 Census.^[3] It is part of the Chicago metropolitan area.

The village was incorporated in 1884, at which time it had a population of 400.^[4] The community itself was originally named Dunkley's Grove after the settler Hezekiah Dunklee,^[5] and was renamed after a town in England^[5] or Addison, New York.^[6] In 1832, Winfield Scott built Army Trail Road on top of a Potawatomi trail in Addison, in order to allow 50 broad-tired wagons to fight Black Hawk and his warriors.^[7] In 1864, the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod moved its teacher training to the village from Fort Wayne, Indiana, and established the Addison Teachers Seminary; it remained in Addison until 1913, when it was relocated to River Forest, Illinois, as Concordia Teachers College (now Concordia University Chicago).^[8] The town was also home to the Kinderheim home for children, which made up more than half its population prior to suburbanization.^[9]

The town began to suburbanize in the 1960s when developers started to build homes on what was farmland. The population grew from just under a thousand in 1930 to 35,000 people in 1990.^[10]

Adventureland amusement park was located in Addison (Lake and Medinah) during the 1960s and 1970s. The Addison Industrial District was the proposed location for the reconstruction of Comiskey Park in the late 1980s before this was voted down.^[11]

The Village of Addison lies on Salt Creek, a tributary of the Des Plaines River.

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Addison has a total area of 10.00 square miles (25.90 km²), of which 9.83 square miles (25.46 km²) (or 98.29%) is land and 0.17 square miles (0.44 km²) (or 1.71%) is water.^[12]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1890	485		—
1900	591		21.9%
1910	579		−2.0%
1920	510		−11.9%
1930	916		79.6%
1940	819		−10.6%
1950	813		−0.7%
1960	6,741		729.2%
1970	24,482		263.2%
1980	29,826		21.8%
1990	32,058		7.5%
2000	35,914		12.0%
2010	36,942		2.9%
2020	35,702		−3.4%
U.S. Decennial Census[13]

As of the 2020 census^[14] there were 35,702 people, 12,799 households, and 9,165 families residing in the village. The population density was 3,570.20 inhabitants per square mile (1,378.46/km²). There were 12,682 housing units at an average density of 1,268.20 per square mile (489.65/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 47.69% White, 3.45% African American, 1.71% Native American, 8.10% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 22.96% from other races, and 16.05% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 45.61% of the population.

There were 12,799 households, out of which 34.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.47% were married couples living together, 12.74% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.39% were non-families. 23.23% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.84% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.40 and the average family size was 2.86.

The village's age distribution consisted of 22.7% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.8 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $68,534, and the median income for a family was $79,011. Males had a median income of $42,038 versus $30,828 for females. The per capita income for the village was $30,202. About 10.3% of families and 13.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.3% of those under age 18 and 8.4% of those age 65 or over.

Addison village, Illinois – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.

Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2000[15]	Pop 2010[16]	Pop 2020[17]	% 2000	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	21,540	17,562	14,710	59.98%	47.54%	41.20%
Black or African American alone (NH)	874	1,355	1,166	2.43%	3.67%	3.27%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	44	55	40	0.12%	0.15%	0.11%
Asian alone (NH)	2,836	2,706	2,867	7.90%	7.32%	8.03%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	5	3	3	0.01%	0.01%	0.01%
Other race alone (NH)	35	48	107	0.10%	0.13%	0.30%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	382	400	524	1.06%	1.08%	1.47%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	10,198	14,813	16,285	28.40%	40.10%	45.61%
Total	35,914	36,942	35,702	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%

According to Addison's 2022 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,^[18] the top employers in the city were:

#	Employer	# of Employees
1	United Parcel Service	1,700
2	The Pampered Chef	788
3	Parts Town LLC	579
4	Walmart	272
5	Veritiv Operating Company	250
6	Porter Pipe	235
7	Insight	222
8	SWD, Inc	200
9	Republic Services	200
10	Option Care	191

• Addison Public Library: Officially opened in 1962 and a new building opened in 2008.^[19] Recognized with Award for Excellence in Reference and Adult Library Services in 2024 by the American Library Association.^[20]
• Addison Perspective
• Addison Center for the Arts^[21]

Tom Hundley is the Mayor of Addison. Other elected officials include Village Trustees Sam Nasti, Maria Reyes, Cathy Kluczny, Dawn O'Brien, and Jay DelRosario, and Village Clerk Lucille Zucchero. The town of Triggiano, Italy, is the sister city of Addison.

In the Illinois Senate, Addison is represented by Don Harmon (D-Oak Park)^[22] and Seth Lewis (R-Bartlett).^[23] In the Illinois House of Representatives it is represented by Jennifer Sanalitro (R-Hanover Park),^[23] Diane Blair-Sherlock (D-Villa Park).^[23] and Norma Hernandez (D-Melrose Park).^[22]

In the U.S. Congress, Addison is represented within three congressional districts by representatives Sean Casten (IL-06), Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08), and Delia Ramirez (IL-03), as well as senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth.^[24]

Addison is home to Addison Trail High School and to Indian Trail Junior High School. The elementary schools are: Ardmore, Wesley Elementary, Lake Park Elementary, Fullerton Elementary, Army Trail Elementary, Lincoln Elementary, and Stone Elementary. St. Philip the Apostle, a private Catholic school and parish, is located in Addison and serves students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade. Driscoll Catholic High School was located in Addison before closing in 2009. DeVry University and Chamberlain College of Nursing also call Addison home. Addison also has an Early Learning Center for 3-5-year-old students in Pre-K.

Pace provides bus service on Routes 711 and 715 connecting Addison to Wheaton and other destinations.^[25]

In the 1990s, Addison was one of six communities that competed to receive a prototype personal rapid transit system that the Regional Transit Authority was planning to build.^[26] A proposal by Rosemont was instead selected,^[27] and such a system was ultimately never built.^[28]

• Adam Amin, sportscaster with ESPN and NBC Sports Chicago, raised in Addison and a graduate of Addison Trail High School^[29]
• Mark Anelli, former tight end for the San Francisco 49ers and St. Louis Rams^[30]
• Tim Breslin, professional hockey player who played left wing for the Chicago Wolves^[31]
• Jim Ellison, founder of the legendary Power Pop band, Material Issue, along with Ted Ansani and Mike Zelenko^[32]
• Jamie Freveletti, author of the Covert-One series novels The Janus Reprisal and The Geneva Strategy^[33]
• Bobby Hull, Hockey Hall of Fame inductee who lived in Addison from 1963 to 1971 while playing left wing for the Chicago Black Hawks^[34]
• Brett Hull, hall of fame professional hockey player and son of Bobby Hull who grew up in Addison from 1964 to 1971
• George Ireland, men's basketball coach who led the Loyola Ramblers to win the 1963 NCAA championship. He died in Addison^[35]
• Kyle Kinane, stand-up comedian and actor (Those Who Can't, Love, @midnight), raised in Addison and a graduate of Addison Trail High School^[36]
• Hubert J. Loftus, lawyer and politician^[37]
• Tony Pasquesi, defensive lineman for the Chicago Cardinals from 1955 to 1957, a resident of Addison at the time of his death^[38]
• Rob Renzetti, animator and creator of My Life as a Teenage Robot, raised in Addison^[39]
• Mike Retondo, bassist for the Plain White T's^[40]
• Mark Rodenhauser, an American football player who played center for seven NFL teams from 1987 to 1999, played football at Addison Trail High School^[41]
• Alexa Scimeca Knierim, pair skater, 5-time U.S. national champion, two-time Olympian and winner of the 2022 World Figure Skating Championships with partner Brandon Frazier, 2015 U.S. Figure Skating Championships with her then-fiancé Chris Knierim, raised in Addison and a graduate of Addison Trail High School^[42]
• Rocco Sisto, actor best known for playing young Junior Soprano on The Sopranos^[43]
• Gabriel Slonina, soccer player who was the youngest starting goalkeeper in Major League Soccer history and the youngest to record a clean sheet^[44]
• Leon Spinks, World Boxing Council and World Boxing Association heavyweight world champion who resided in Addison after his retirement from boxing^[45]
• Lina Trivedi, involved with creation of (Beanie Babies), resident of Addison for most of her school-age and young-adult life and a graduate of Addison Trail High School^[46]
• Lenae Williams, basketball player who played guard-forward for the Detroit Shock during the 2002 WNBA season^[47]
• Kathleen Willis, member of the Illinois House of Representatives whose district includes the eastern half of the city, of which she is a resident^[48][49]

• Staff (December 8, 1960). "Talk Annexing Oak Knoll Manor". Addison Register (clipping). p. 1. Retrieved July 26, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.

• Village of Addison

 

Milwaukee District West Line

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Elgin State Hospital

 

 

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Fox River Trolley Museum

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By 1900 both Elgin and Aurora had electric streetcars on lines radiating out from downtown. Elgin had 12 miles (19 km) of track, the downtown area was double tracked in the 1920s. Aurora had 18 miles (29 km), with double track in most of the downtown area by 1900. Aurora’s lines were often “through routes”, entering downtown on one line and exiting on another.^[8][9]

Since 31 March 1935, when rail passenger service was discontinued, routes in Aurora have changed, by 2013 under successor Pace little of the early city lines remained. In Elgin, by contrast, most streetcar lines are now part of longer bus routes.^[a][10]

The interurban line left Elgin going south on State Street (Route 31^[b]), past the State Hospital (a.k.a. Asylum)(mile 1.8), then down the side of LaFox Street through Clintonville/South Elgin (mile 3.1). Curving east onto private right of way the line went through the freight interchange at Coleman (mile 4.5)^[c], across the river on its own bridge, and continued south to an intersection with Fifth Avenue in St. Charles. Street running started there, south to Main Street, then west across the river to Third Street, and south again into Geneva on Anderson Boulevard. At State Street the line turned east and went to Third Street (Chicago Junction^[d], mile 11.6), where it turned south, then east, jogged south on Route 31, then onto private right of way between Route 31 and the river. A mile further south the line returned to Route 31, Batavia Avenue, street running through Batavia (mile 14.6), then on the east shoulder through North Aurora to the Aurora city limits. In Aurora the interurban used the Lake Street streetcar line on to the terminal.^[11][12]

In 2013 Pace Route 801 Goes from Elgin to Geneva, although largely on a more western alignment. From Geneva to Aurora Pace Route 802 follows the original interurban line very closely.^[10]

 

By 1900 most Fox River area lines shared management, city car orders were often divided between Aurora and Elgin.
Lists include AE&FRE, predecessors EA&S and AE&C, as well as city systems in both Aurora and Elgin.^[13][14][15]

Interurban cars were double trucked with heavier construction than city cars.

Numbers	Builder	Year	Length	Seats	Notes
100/102/104/106	St. Louis	1901	45 ft 8 in (13.92 m)	48/48/44/44 [16]
200, 202	Niles	1906	47 ft 6 in (14.48 m)	48
204, 206	McGuire	1907	47 ft 10 in (14.58 m)	48
208-214 (even only)	TCRT	1899	43 ft 2 in (13.16 m)	48	bought 1913, sold 1918 except 212 scrapped 1927
216-226 (even only)	Cincinnati		42 ft 5 in (12.93 m)	46	bought in 1918
300-306	St. Louis	1924	38 ft (11.58 m)	52	sold 1936

Car 304 has been preserved and operates at the Fox River Trolley Museum (its original line)

Some double trucked cars were used in both city and interurban service.

Numbers	Builder	Year	Length	Seats	Notes
148, 150	Brill	1898	36 ft (10.97 m)	36	scrapped by 1922
152	St. Louis	1898	46 ft (14.02 m)	48
156, 168	Brill	1909	36 ft (10.97 m)	36	bought second hand
170	Brill	1898	36 ft (10.97 m)	36	bought second hand
172	Brill	1898	36 ft (10.97 m)	36	bought second hand, semi-convertible
184, 186, 188	Pullman	1894-95	40 ft 10 in (12.45 m)	40	bought in 1909
190-196 (even only)	St. Louis	1908	43 ft 10 in (13.36 m)	44	bought second hand, scrapped by 1922

Most city cars were single trucked “Birney” style, although a few double trucked cars were used.
On arrival cars 48, 50-97, bought by AE&FRE, replaced most older cars.

Numbers	Builder	Year	Length	Seats	Notes
48, 50-97	St. Louis	1923-26	28 ft (8.53 m)	32
108-146 (even only)	St. Louis	1897	30 ft (9.14 m)	24
154, 158-166 (even only)	St. Louis	1897	31 ft (9.45 m)	28
182	Brill	1897	26 ft (7.92 m)	24
234-248 (even only)	St. Louis	1913-16	41 ft 6 in (12.65 m) - 47 ft 10 in (14.58 m)	40	Double truck
250-258 (even only)	Niles	1910	32 ft 2 in (9.80 m)	24
117-127 (odd only)	Briggs	1894	26 ft (7.92 m)	59	9-bench open
131-137 (odd only)	Stephenson	1897	32 ft (9.75 m)	50	10-bench open
111-115 (odd only)	Brill	1894	33 ft (10.06 m)	50	12-bench open double truck
141, 143, 147, 149	St. Louis	1894	33 ft 5 in (10.19 m)	72	13-bench open double truck

Number	Builder	Photo	Build Year	Location	Status	Notes
304	St. Louis Car Company		1924	Fox River Trolley Museum	Operational	Currently in Shaker Heights Scheme with AE&FRE patch, to be restored to original AE&FRE Colors soon
5	General Electric		1946	Fox River Trolley Museum	Operational
7	Standard Steel Car Company		1927	South Shore Line Museum Project	Awaiting Restoration	Former interurban piggyback flat car from the Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee
306	St Louis Car Company		1924	Illinois Railway Museum	Undergoing Restoration	In true AE&FRE paint
303	St Louis Car Company		1924	Northern Ohio Railway Museum	Operational	Restored in Shaker Heights paint

In 1920 the AE&C Fox Valley Division connected with four radiating interurbans, all were closed by 1937.^[17][18]

The Elgin and Belvidere Electric Company left Elgin from the end of the Edison Street line at Wing Street, going 36 mi (58 km) west through the small towns of Huntley and Marengo to Belvidere, and a 14-mile (23 km) run through connection to Rockford. With 9 passenger and 2 express cars they scheduled 19 trains each way with an hourly headway. Opened in 1907, it was the last to be closed to passenger service, in 1930.^[19]

The Chicago, Aurora and DeKalb Railroad connected to the Aurora city system at Plum and View Streets, and went 28 miles (45 km) west through Kaneville to DeKalb. 3 passenger and 2 express cars made 9 trains each way in a day on a 90-minute and 3-hour schedule. Opened in 1905 with light steam equipment, it was electrified by 1910, and closed in 1923.^[20]

The Fox and Illinois Union Railway left Yorkville (where it also connected with the C.B.&Q) and ran 20 miles (32 km) straight south through Newark to Morris. Opened in 1914, two passenger cars ran 5 trains each way in a day. Grain was the major part of its freight traffic. Passenger service ended in 1924 but freight, converted to gas-electric in 1931, continued until 1937.^[21]

The Aurora, Plainfield and Joliet Railroad left Aurora on the Parker Avenue line and ran 22 miles (35 km) southeast through Plainfield to Joliet. Eight passenger cars operated 17 trains each way in a day, and 3 streetcars provided local service in Joliet. First opened in 1903, it was converted to 5 Pierce-Arrow buses in 1924.^[22]

• C.E.R.A. (1961). Bulletin 105: The Great Third Rail. Central Electric Railfans' Association.
• Peffers, Hopkins Stolp (1993). Aurora-Elgin Area Street Cars and Interurbans: Fox River Division. Vol. 1. American Slide-Chart.
• Peffers, Hopkins Stolp (1993). Aurora-Elgin Area Street Cars and Interurbans: Aurora, Elgin & Fox River Electric Company. Vol. 2. American Slide-Chart.
• Peffers, Hopkins Stolp (1993). Aurora-Elgin Area Street Cars and Interurbans: The Connecting Lines. Vol. 4. American Slide-Chart.

• Illinois Trolleys @ Don's Rail Photos^[usurped] covers all lines
• Aurora, Plainfield, & Joliet @ Shore Line Interurban Historical Society Archived 2019-11-01 at the Wayback Machine
• Chicago, Aurora & Dekalb @ Shore Line Interurban Historical Society Archived 2019-09-14 at the Wayback Machine
• Fox & Illinois Union @ Abandoned Rails
• Fox River Trolley Museum operates on ex-AE&FRE track
• Illinois Railway Museum owns car 306
• Northern Ohio Railway Museum owns car 303
• Carpentersville Railroad Relic found in Suburban Cleveland^{[permanent dead link]}