Talk:Hoffman Estates, Illinois

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'''Origin of the Village Name'''

I plan on editing this page in the next few days. As far as I know, the origin of Hoffman Estates has no relation to anyone named Buz Hoffman, but rather to Sam and Jack Hoffman, local builders. If you have information to the contrary, please post it here...

--Mrquizzical 23:39, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

O.K. WHO is Sagar Patel? What makes him remarkable? Wowest (talk) 08:15, 1 May 2009 (UTC)

Copyright problem removed

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:This content must be completely rewritten, not restored with minimal alterations. Compare the original with text added [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hoffman_Estates%2C_Illinois&action=historysubmit&diff=384405374&oldid=378715609 here]:

:*"The land, now known as Parcel A, was located east of Roselle Road between Golf and Higgins Roads. The first homeowners began to move into the new subdivision in late 1955."

:*"The land, now known as Parcel A, was located east of Roselle Road between Golf and Higgins Roads. The first homeowners began to move into the new subdivision of half-acre lots in late 1955."

:This varies from the original by the inclusion of three words.

:*"The population at the time was about 8,000, and the incorporated area was just under three square miles."

:*"The population at the time was about 8,000, and the incorporated area was just under three square miles."

:This is verbatim.

:Our copyright policy requires that, unless permission is provided, non-free content must be written completely from scratch. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 16:22, 12 September 2010 (UTC)

Village?

How is Hoffman Estates a village when they have a population of over 51,000 or so it is says in the infobox? Mr. C.C.Hey yo!I didn't do it! 09:21, 13 August 2018 (UTC)