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Rosemont is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Located immediately northwest of Chicago, as of the 2010 census it had a population of 4,202.[2] The village was incorporated in 1956, though it had been settled long before that. While Rosemont's land area and population are relatively small among municipalities in the Chicago Metropolitan Area, the village is a major center for commercial activity in the region and is a key component of the Golden Corridor.

Rosemont, Illinois
Village
River Road in Rosemont
Flag
Motto: 
"You Can't Miss It"
Location of Rosemont in Cook County, Illinois.
Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 41°59′27″N 87°52′26″W
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyCook
Founded1956
Government
 • TypeVillage
 • MayorBradley Stephens
Area
[1]
 • Total1.79 sq mi (4.64 km2)
 • Land1.79 sq mi (4.64 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total3,952
 • Density2,205.36/sq mi (851.26/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code(s)
60018, 60176
Area code847
FIPS code17-65819
Wikimedia CommonsRosemont, Illinois
Websitewww.rosemont.com

Due to its proximity to several interstates, O'Hare International Airport, and downtown Chicago, it has emerged as a significant edge city and entertainment district, with corporate facilities, millions of square feet of office space, nearly 50 restaurants, 15 hotels, the 840,000-square-foot (78,000 m2) Donald E. Stephens Convention Center (home to conventions and trade shows), the 16,000+ seat Allstate Arena (home to the Chicago Wolves, Chicago Sky, DePaul Blue Demons until 2017, and concerts and other live entertainment events), the 4,000+ seat Rosemont Theatre, the 130-store Fashion Outlets of Chicago, the Rosemont Stadium (home to an outdoor collegiate-level softball stadium and 140,000 sq ft indoor sports dome), Impact Field (home to the Chicago Dogs independent minor league baseball team), and the entertainment complex Parkway Bank Park, which features restaurants, entertainment and a large common area used for summer concerts and ice skating in the winter.[3] Rosemont is near Rivers Casino in Des Plaines and additional hotels, offices, restaurants, and corporate facilities in the adjacent O'Hare neighborhood of Chicago and nearby suburban communities such as Des Plaines and Schiller Park.

The Scott Street subdivision in Rosemont is a gated community, as a result of the 1995 decision by residents.[4] Visitors to the Scott Street subdivision are subject to a visual inspection and questioning by Rosemont Police. However, visitors who refuse questioning are still permitted to enter the subdivision.[5]


Geography


Rosemont is at 41°59′27″N 87°52′26″W (41.990730, −87.873816).[6]

According to the 2010 census, Rosemont has a total area of 1.79 square miles (4.64 km2), all land.[7]


Demographics


Historical population
CensusPop.%±
1960978—
19704,825393.4%
19804,137−14.3%
19903,995−3.4%
20004,2245.7%
20104,202−0.5%
20203,952−5.9%
U.S. Decennial Census[8]

As of the 2000 census,[9] there were 4,224 people, 1,692 households, and 986 families residing in the village. The population density was 2,423.6 inhabitants per square mile (935.8/km2). There were 1,745 housing units at an average density of 1,001.2 per square mile (386.6/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 79.24% White, 1.35% African American, 0.88% Native American, 4.40% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 11.55% from other races, and 2.56% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 35.35% of the population.

Rosemont was tied for first place in 2000 with Bowdon, Georgia as the place in the United States with the highest percentage of people reporting Bulgarian ancestry. The percentage of people so reporting in 2000 was 2.7%.[10]

There were 1,692 households, out of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.3% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.7% were non-families. 35.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.31.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 24.4% under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 35.7% from 25 to 44, 18.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 110.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.2 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $34,663, and the median income for a family was $44,939. Males had a median income of $30,066 versus $30,015 for females. The per capita income for the village was $19,781. About 10.6% of families and 14.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.6% of those under age 18 and 10.6% of those age 65 or over.


Economy


Rosemont is positioned between O'Hare International Airport and the rest of the City of Chicago. Due to its location, much of the village is occupied by large hotels and office buildings. Most major hotel chains operating in the United States have a presence in Rosemont, including Global Hyatt, Hilton Hotels Corporation, Marriott International, Loews Corporation, Best Western, and InterContinental Hotels Group, among others.[11]

According to Colliers International, the Rosemont/O'Hare office market encompassed approximately 13.325 million square feet (1,237,900 m2) of total inventory in Q1 2017.[12] Corporate headquarters in the village include those of Culligan, US Foods, Velsicol Chemical Corporation, World Kitchen, Riddell,[13] Reyes Holdings, the Big Ten Conference,[14] and Haribo of America.[15]

Additionally, Rosemont operates several visitor related-forums. Among these are the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, used for trade shows and gatherings; the Rosemont Theater, used for theatrical purposes; and the Allstate Arena, used for concerts, professional wrestling (three times hosting WrestleMania), Chicago Wolves hockey, and formerly the DePaul Blue Demons basketball program and Chicago Sky WNBA basketball .

The village is the sponsor of the Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps.

The village hosts Midwest FurFest, Exxxotica Expo, and Anime Central annually, among other big name fan conventions.

Emirates airline has its Chicago-area offices in the Columbia Centre in Rosemont.[16][17]


Education


Rosemont Elementary School District 78 operates Rosemont Elementary School.[18] Other area schools include Orchard Place School in Des Plaines, operated by the Des Plaines School District 62; East Leyden High School in Franklin Park, operated by the Leyden High School District 212; and Maine West High School in Des Plaines, operated by Maine Township High School District 207. The area that serves District 78 is in the district served by East Leyden High School, and the area served by district 62 is served by Maine West High School, the total two public high schools that serve the village. The village's area community college is Triton College.


Sports


Rosemont's Allstate Arena is home to the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League, and has previously been home to the WNBA's Chicago Sky, and the DePaul University basketball team. Starting in 2011, the Chicago Bandits women's National Pro Fastpitch team moved to Rosemont after playing in Elgin and Lisle in the past.[19]

The Allstate Arena hosted the regional final and semifinal games in the 2005 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.

The Allstate Arena was home to the Chicago Bruisers, an original member of the Arena Football League in 1987. When the Bruisers advanced to the league championship in 1988, Rosemont hosted ArenaBowl II, as well as an arena football test game in 1987.

Rosemont is home to The Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps, seven-time DCI world champion.

Rosemont is home to Suma1L, a professional esports athlete for Dota 2's Evil Geniuses team. He was the youngest esports player to earn $1 million in prize money.

In March 2013, Rosemont was named a possible location for a replacement of Wrigley Field.

Since October 2013, the Big Ten Conference's headquarters have been in the Rosemont Financial District.

Rosemont is home to the Chicago Dogs, an independent league baseball team.[20] The team is part of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball and play in a 6,300-seat ballpark, Impact Field.[21] The club played their first games in May 2018.[22]


Transportation


Rosemont has a station on the North Central Service, which provides weekday rail service between Antioch and Chicago Union Station.

Rosemont has a station on the Blue Line of the Chicago "L", which provides direct rail service to O'Hare International Airport and downtown Chicago.

In the 1990s, there had been efforts to construct a personal rapid transit system in the village.


Politics


Since the village of Rosemont was incorporated in 1956, one family, the Stephens family, has governed it. Some members of the family enjoy lucrative village jobs. Christopher Stephens runs the village-run convention center and made $255,600 per year between 2015-2018. (The median household income in Rosemont is less than $47,000.) Christopher's uncle, Brad Stephens, is the mayor of Rosemont. In 2017, village trustees voted to increase his salary by 53 percent to $260,000, making him one of the highest paid mayors in the United States.[23]


Village presidents


The following is a list of the village presidents (mayors) of Rosemont:

Village presidents of Rosemont, Illinois
Name Tenure Notes Cite
Donald Stephens1956 – April 18, 2007Died in office[24]
Bradley StephensMay 6, 2007 – presentAppointed in May 2007; elected to first full term in 2009[25][26]

See also



References


  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  2. "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Rosemont village, Illinois". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
  3. Johnson, Steve. “Rosemont no longer just conventions and concerts”, Chicago Tribune, Retrieved 2014-03-26.
  4. "Gated Communities". Chicago Encyclopedia. Retrieved December 10, 2015
  5. "CHAPTER 9: CHECKPOINTS AT SCOTT STREET SUBDIVISION". American Legal Publishing Corporation.
  6. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  7. "G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
  8. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  9. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  10. "Ancestry Search - Genealogy by City - ePodunk.com". www.epodunk.com. Archived from the original on May 25, 2017. Retrieved December 28, 2007.
  11. "Rosemont Hotels - Village of Rosemont". www.rosemont.com. Archived from the original on October 27, 2017. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  12. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 27, 2017. Retrieved April 26, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  13. "About Us- Worldwide Locations-Rosemont, IL". Easton-Bell Sports. Archived from the original on June 20, 2014.
  14. "About the Conference". bigten.org. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  15. "HARIBO of America Consolidates Headquarters to Rosemont, IL". www.haribo.com. Archived from the original on August 14, 2017. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  16. "Rosemont village, Illinois Archived 2011-11-20 at the Wayback Machine." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on February 24, 2011.
  17. "Find a Local Emirates Office – Chicago." Emirates. Retrieved on February 24, 2011. "Address Columbia Centre 5600 N. River Rd. Suite 610 Rosemont IL 60018 USA."
  18. Home. Rosemont Elementary School District 78. Retrieved on November 19, 2016.
  19. "Will move to Rosemont be catalyst Bandits need to survive". dailyherald.com.
  20. Placek, Christopher (July 28, 2017). "New Rosemont minor league baseball team to be named 'Chicago Dogs'". DailHerald.com. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
  21. Baichwal, Ravi. "Rosemont hopes new minor league team is a home run with baseball fans". ABC7Chicago.com. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
  22. Kwiecinski, Chris (May 25, 2018). "Despite loss, Chicago Dogs home opener deemed a success". Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  23. "Politically connected Rosemont employee earns 5 times the typical area household". Illinois Policy. October 16, 2018. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
  24. Wronski, Richard, Tribune; Pearson, Rick; Higgins, Michael (April 19, 2007). "Don Stephens: 1928 - 2007". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  25. "Congratulations, Mayor Bradley Stephens! – Rosemont Chamber". Rosemont Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  26. "Suburban Cook County Election Results April 04, 2017 Consolidated General Election". results.cookcountyclerkil.gov. Cook County Clerk's Office. Retrieved May 15, 2021.


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[de] Rosemont (Illinois)

Rosemont ist ein Ort in Cook County, Illinois, Vereinigte Staaten, der nordwestlich von Chicago liegt. Nach dem Zensus 2010 leben 4202 Menschen in Rosemont.[1]
- [en] Rosemont, Illinois

[ru] Роузмонт (Иллинойс)

Роузмонт (англ. Rosemont) — деревня в штате Иллинойс, США, расположенная к северо-западу от Чикаго. По данным переписи 2010 года, население Роузмонта составляет 4 202 человека.[1] Деревня была основана в 1956 году, хотя заселена она была задолго до этого. В то время как площадь и население Роузмонта относительно невелики среди муниципалитетов Большого Чикаго, деревня является крупным центром коммерческой деятельности региона и ключевым компонентом Золотого Коридора (Golden Corridor).


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