Rosemont, Illinois
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File:Rosemont, Illinois (9181752592).jpg
Rosemont is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, located immediately northwest of Chicago. As of the 2020 census, the village had a population of 3,952.{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1765819 |access-date=June 28, 2022 |website=data.census.gov |archive-date=January 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230111002247/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1765819 |url-status=live }} 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. It contains Allstate Arena, which hosts the Chicago Wolves AHL hockey team. Since its founding, the village has been governed by one family, and has been described as America's "last true political machine".{{Cite web |date=December 20, 2023 |title=Inside the last true political machine in America |url=https://www.economist.com/christmas-specials/2023/12/20/inside-the-last-true-political-machine-in-america |access-date=January 22, 2024 |website=The Economist |language=en |archive-date=January 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240121234029/https://www.economist.com/christmas-specials/2023/12/20/inside-the-last-true-political-machine-in-america |url-status=live }}
Geography
Rosemont is at {{Coord|41|59|27|N|87|52|26|W|type:city}} (41.990730, −87.873816).{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990|archive-date=August 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824085937/https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|url-status=live}} It is part of Leyden Township.
According to the 2010 census, Rosemont has a total area of {{convert|1.79|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.{{cite web
|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1765819
|title=G001 – Geographic Identifiers – 2010 Census Summary File 1
|access-date=December 25, 2015
|publisher=United States Census Bureau
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|archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
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Demographics
{{US Census population
|1960= 978
|1970= 4825
|1980= 4137
|1990= 3995
|2000= 4224
|2010= 4202
|2020= 3952
}}As of the 2020 census{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1765819 |access-date=June 28, 2022 |website=data.census.gov |archive-date=January 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230111002247/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1765819 |url-status=live }} there were 3,952 people, 1,597 households, and 1,016 families residing in the village. The population density was {{Convert|2,205.36|PD/sqmi|PD/km2}}. There were 1,810 housing units at an average density of {{Convert|1,010.04|/sqmi|/km2}}. The racial makeup (including Hispanics in the racial categories) of the village was 56.05% White, 2.76% African American, 2.10% Native American, 5.29% Asian, 0.13% Pacific Islander, 20.57% from other races, and 13.11% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 39.50% of the population.
There were 1,597 households, out of which 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.40% were married couples living together, 6.45% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.38% were non-families. 33.81% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.38 and the average family size was 2.61.
The village's age distribution consisted of 19.9% under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 29.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 112.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.6 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $56,432, and the median income for a family was $70,909. Males had a median income of $36,504 versus $27,750 for females. The per capita income for the village was $28,034. About 11.6% of families and 10.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.3% of those under age 18 and 15.5% of those age 65 or over.
Economy
Rosemont is positioned directly east of O'Hare International Airport and directly northwest of the City of Chicago. Due to its location, much of the village is occupied by a large highway interchange, hotels, and office buildings. Several major hotel chains operating in the United States have a presence in Rosemont.{{cite web|url=http://www.rosemont.com/where-to-sleep/rosemont-hotels/|title=Rosemont Hotels – Village of Rosemont|website=www.rosemont.com|access-date=April 26, 2017|archive-date=October 27, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171027162459/http://www.rosemont.com/where-to-sleep/rosemont-hotels/|url-status=dead}}
According to Colliers International, the Rosemont/O'Hare office market encompassed approximately {{convert|13.325|e6sqft|m2}} of total inventory in Q1 2017.{{Cite web |url=http://www.colliers.com/-/media/files/united%20states/markets/chicago/marketreports/2017/q12017-suboffice-marketreport.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=April 26, 2017 |archive-date=April 27, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170427103309/http://www.colliers.com/-/media/files/united%20states/markets/chicago/marketreports/2017/q12017-suboffice-marketreport.pdf |url-status=dead }} Corporate headquarters in the village include those of Culligan, US Foods, Velsicol Chemical Corporation, World Kitchen, Riddell,{{cite web|url=http://www.eastonbellsports.com/about-us/#hover_content_ril|title=About Us- Worldwide Locations-Rosemont, IL|publisher=Easton-Bell Sports|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140620195502/http://www.eastonbellsports.com/about-us/#hover_content_ril|archive-date=June 20, 2014}} Reyes Holdings, the Big Ten Conference,{{Cite web|url=http://bigten.org/sports/2018/6/6/school-bio-big10-school-bio-html.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180820103436/http://www.bigten.org/sports/2018/6/6/school-bio-big10-school-bio-html.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 20, 2018|title=About the Conference|website=Big Ten Conference|language=en|access-date=August 19, 2019}} and Haribo of America.{{cite web|url=https://www.haribo.com/enUS/current-information/news/news/2882/title/haribo-of-america-consolidates-headquarters-to-rosemont-il.html|title=HARIBO of America Consolidates Headquarters to Rosemont, IL|website=www.haribo.com|access-date=April 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170814142608/https://www.haribo.com/enUS/current-information/news/news/2882/title/haribo-of-america-consolidates-headquarters-to-rosemont-il.html|archive-date=August 14, 2017|url-status=dead}}
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 award ceremonies and concerts; 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 conventions.
Education
Rosemont Elementary School District 78 operates Rosemont Elementary School.[http://www.rosemont78.org/vnews/display.v/SEC/District%2078 Home] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161120010221/http://www.rosemont78.org/vnews/display.v/SEC/District%2078 |date=November 20, 2016 }}. Rosemont Elementary School District 78. Retrieved on November 19, 2016. 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 high school district served by East Leyden High School, and the area served by District 62 is served by Maine West High School.
Rosemont is served by two community college districts, Triton College and Oakton 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=402632/|title=Will move to Rosemont be catalyst Bandits need to survive |website=dailyherald.com|access-date=September 15, 2010|archive-date=October 11, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011195425/http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=402632/|url-status=live}}
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. 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.{{cite web|last1=Placek|first1=Christopher|title=New Rosemont minor league baseball team to be named 'Chicago Dogs'|url=http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/20170728/new-rosemont-minor-league-baseball-team-to-be-named-chicago-dogs|website=DailHerald.com|date=July 28, 2017 |access-date=July 28, 2017}} The team is part of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball and play in a 6,300-seat ballpark, Impact Field.{{cite web|last1=Baichwal|first1=Ravi|title=Rosemont hopes new minor league team is a home run with baseball fans|url=http://abc7chicago.com/sports/rosemont-hopes-new-minor-league-team-is-a-home-run-with-fans/1981590/|website=ABC7Chicago.com|access-date=May 18, 2017|archive-date=July 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701051230/http://abc7chicago.com/sports/rosemont-hopes-new-minor-league-team-is-a-home-run-with-fans/1981590/|url-status=live}} The club played their first games in May 2018.{{cite web|last1=Kwiecinski|first1=Chris|title=Despite loss, Chicago Dogs home opener deemed a success|date=May 25, 2018 |url=http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/20180525/despite-loss-chicago-dogs-home-opener-deemed-a-success|access-date=May 26, 2018}}
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, downtown Chicago, and Forest Park.
Pace operates numerous bus routes from a hub at the Rosemont 'L' station. This includes the Pace I-90 Express to Schaumburg and Elgin.{{cite web|url=https://www.rtachicago.org/uploads/files/general/RTA-System-Map.pdf|title=RTA System Map|access-date=February 1, 2024|archive-date=January 15, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240115064859/https://www.rtachicago.org/uploads/files/general/RTA-System-Map.pdf|url-status=live}}
In the 1990s, there were efforts to construct a personal rapid transit system in the village. Rosemont was one of six communities that competed to receive a prototype system, which Regional Transit Authority was planning to build.{{cite web |last1=Washburn |first1=Gary |title=6 Suburbs Make Bids for Personal Rapid Transit System |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1991-03-16-9101240227-story.html |website=Chicago Tribune |access-date=10 January 2022 |language=en |date=March 16, 1991}} Rosemont's proposal was selected for the project,{{cite web |last=Washburn |first=Gary |title=Space-Age Commuting Bound for Rosemont |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1993-04-16-9304160152-story.html |website=Chicago Tribune |access-date=20 January 2022 |language=en |date=April 16, 1993}} but the project was ultimately cancelled in 1999.{{cite web |last1=Worthington |first1=Rogers |title=Personal Rapid Transit Plan Derailed |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1999-10-15-9910150345-story.html |website=Chicago Tribune |access-date=19 January 2022 |language=en |date=October 15, 1999}}
Politics
Since the village of Rosemont was incorporated in 1956, one family, the Stephens family, has governed it. Donald Stephens was mayor from 1956 until his death in 2007; his son, Brad Stephens, succeeded him and is the current mayor.{{Cite news |date=October 16, 2018 |title=Politically connected Rosemont employee earns 5 times the typical area household |url=https://www.illinoispolicy.org/politically-connected-rosemont-employee-earns-5-times-the-typical-area-household/ |access-date=October 16, 2018 |work=Illinois Policy |language=en-US}} In 2017, village trustees voted to increase Stephens' salary by 53 percent to $260,000, making him one of the highest paid mayors in the United States.
The Chicago Tribune has reported that the village was "renowned for insider dealing", acting as a legal mechanism to funnel money to the Stephens family.{{Cite web |last=Mahr |first=Joe |last2=Ryan |first2=Joseph |date=2012-08-05 |title=Rosemont Inc. |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2012/08/05/rosemont-inc-2/ |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=Chicago Tribune |language=en-US}} Throughout the 2000s, at least four other members of the Stephens family held highly paid managerial positions in city institutions such as the convention center, parks, and public safety. The mayor's nephew, Christopher Stephens, runs the village-run convention center and made $255,600 per year between 2015 and 2018. Mark Stephens, the mayor's brother, owns a private company called Bomark which holds a $4.5 million annual contract to handle parking and other public functions. The mayor's sister and other associates have also received public contracts. In a 2023 article,The Economist described the village as "the last true political machine in America" and likened it to autocratic states like Gabon. The family maintain their own political party, the Rosemont Voters League.
= Investigations =
Donald Stephens was accused of fraud and bribery twice in the 1980s, but was acquitted.{{Cite web |last=Goudie |first=Chuck |title=Rosemont to unveil statue of controversial late mayor |url=https://abc7chicago.com/donald-stevens-rosemont-statue-cost-mayor/1387062/ |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=ABC7 Chicago |language=en}} In the late 1990s, the village, Mayor Stephens, and others made efforts to bring a casino, to be called the Emerald Casino, to Rosemont.{{Cite web |last=Chase |first=John |date=2005-07-19 |title=FBI links casino, Stephens, mob |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2005/07/19/fbi-links-casino-stephens-mob/ |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=Chicago Tribune |language=en-US |archive-date=March 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240319232208/https://www.chicagotribune.com/2005/07/19/fbi-links-casino-stephens-mob/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2001-03-07 |title=Illinois pulls license held by Rosemont casino group |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2001/03/07/illinois-pulls-license-held-by-rosemont-casino-group/ |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=Chicago Tribune |language=en-US}} However, the Illinois Gaming Board eventually withdrew the license in 2001 after concern about close ties to the Chicago Outfit mafia. An FBI agent testified that Stephens had met with Joey Lombardo and John DiFronzo, among others, to divide up contracts for casino work.
In July 2019, the Chicago Sun-Times reported that the FBI was investigating possible wrongdoing in the city's public safety department, including allegations that members of the department had illegally consumed and distributed illegal narcotic painkillers. The Sun-Times also reported that the FBI were looking at a contract awarded for Monterry Security Consultants, Inc. (a politically connected security company) to oversee security at public venues (including Allstate Arena, Rosemont Theatre, and the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center).{{Cite web |last=Herguth |first=Robert |date=July 26, 2019 |title=Rosemont under scrutiny by the FBI, sources tell the Sun-Times |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/7/26/8930891/rosemont-fbi-scrutiny-monterrey-security-public-safety-department-donald-e-stephens-iii |access-date=June 6, 2023 |website=Chicago Sun-Times |language=en |archive-date=June 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606230220/https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/7/26/8930891/rosemont-fbi-scrutiny-monterrey-security-public-safety-department-donald-e-stephens-iii |url-status=live }}
=Village presidents=
The following is a list of the village presidents (mayors) of Rosemont:
See also
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- Death of Kenneka Jenkins, a young woman who died of hypothermia in a Rosemont hotel freezer
References
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External links
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- {{wikivoyage inline|Rosemont}}
- [http://www.rosemont.com Village of Rosemont official website]
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{{Geographic Location
| Center = Rosemont, Illinois
| North = Des Plaines
| Northwest = Des Plaines
| Northeast = Park Ridge
| South = O'Hare, Chicago/Schiller Park
| West = O'Hare Airport
| Southwest = O'Hare Airport
| Southeast = Norridge
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Category:Populated places established in 1956
Category:Villages in Cook County, Illinois
Category:Chicago metropolitan area