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Explore 25 old historical maps of Chicago Heights, IL from 1892 to now. Discover history with a hi-res interactive explorer. Buy a map for your home.
Chicago Heights boasted a population of 19,653 in 1920. Italian, Polish, Slovak, Lithuanian, Irish, and African American workers poured into the East Side and Hill neighborhoods to be close to the heavy industries.
South Chicago Heights, IL. Cook County, 28 miles S of the Loop. Near the southern edge of Cook County, this small town grew around the intersection of the Sauk and Hubbard's Trails. Both had existed for hundreds of years as major routes for native peoples and early traders.
13 wrz 2012 · In the 1890s, half of Chicago Heights Italians lived on Hungry Hill. Possibly Chicago Heights most famous resident, Jerry Colangelo, lived on the Hill. Colangelo wound up owning the Phoenix...
In the early 1890s a group of Chicago developers led by Charles Wacker determined to establish “Chicago Heights” as an outer-ring industrial suburb. They successfully recruited large-scale heavy industries such as Inland Steel, and built the impressive Hotel Victoria (designed by Louis Sullivan).
The city became a haven for German, Italian, Polish, and Irish immigrants and later, many African Americans and Hispanics called Chicago Heights home. The economic and ethnic diversity began over 100 years ago and Chicago Heights still celebrates the same melting pot of cultures today.
The history of South Chicago Heights, before the first settlers, is nearly the same as that of all other towns in this part of the country, with one Indian tribe holding the land for a time until driven out by a more powerful tribe. Review our village history and biography of our village historian.
