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  2. Chicago Ridge, Illinois - Wikipedia

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    Chicago Ridge takes its name from ridges left behind when trainloads of dirt were brought out by the Wabash Railroad during construction of the Columbian Exposition of 1893. Incorporated on October 17, 1914, the village has an area of approximately 2.2 square miles (5.7 km 2) and is located in the southwestern portion of Cook County, Illinois ...

  3. List of Carnegie libraries in Illinois - Wikipedia

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    1. Aledo. Aledo. May 21, 1913. $10,000. 200 N. College Ave. In June 1974, the Mercer Carnegie Library was one of two buildings in Aledo named “Landmarks in Mercer County” by the Historic Sites Division of the Illinois Department of Conservation. Closed as a library in April 2019 upon opening of new location. 2.

  4. Chicago Public Library - Wikipedia

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    Director. Chris Brown [ 3] Employees. 958 [ 4] Website. chipublib.org. The Chicago Public Library ( CPL) is the public library system that serves the City of Chicago in the U.S. state of Illinois. It consists of 81 locations, including a central library, three regional libraries, and branches distributed throughout the city's 77 Community Areas.

  5. Park Ridge Public Library - Wikipedia

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    Park Ridge is a northwest suburb of Chicago. The library serves a population of 37,775 residents [1] and is located at 20 S. Prospect Avenue, Park Ridge, IL 60068 in the Uptown neighborhood. The purpose of the Park Ridge Public Library is to advance human knowledge and understanding by providing access to information, literature, technology ...

  6. Park Ridge, Illinois - Wikipedia

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    Website. www .parkridge .us. Park Ridge is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States, and a suburb of Chicago. Per the 2020 census, the population was 39,656. [ 3] It is located 15 miles (24 km) northwest of downtown Chicago. It is close to O'Hare International Airport, major expressways, and rail transportation.

  7. Category:Libraries in Cook County, Illinois - Wikipedia

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    W. Wilmette Public Library. Categories: Libraries in Illinois. Education in Cook County, Illinois. Buildings and structures in Cook County, Illinois.

  8. Reaching Across Illinois Library System - Wikipedia

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    The Reaching Across Illinois Library System is a regional library system consisting of approximately 1,250 public, academic, special, and school library members, representing more than 4,000 library facilities in Northern, West-central Illinois. The regional library system was created in 2011 when the Alliance Library System, DuPage Library ...

  9. Harold Washington Library - Wikipedia

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    Harold Washington Library Center. /  41.87639°N 87.62806°W  / 41.87639; -87.62806. The Harold Washington Library Center is the central library for the Chicago Public Library System. It is located just south of the Loop 'L', at 400 S. State Street in Chicago, in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is a full-service library and is ADA compliant.