Schaumburg, Illinois Schaumburg, Illinois Official name: Village of Schaumburg Townships Schaumburg, Palatine, Hanover Cook County Illinois incorporated and unincorporated areas Schaumburg highlighted.svg Wikimedia Commons: Schaumburg, Illinois Schaumburg / mb r / is a village positioned in Cook County in northeastern Illinois, United States.
The village is a northwestern suburb of Chicago and is part of the Golden Corridor. Schaumburg is positioned roughly 28 miles (45 km) northwest of the Chicago Loop and approximately 10 miles (16 km) northwest of O'Hare International Airport.
It contains the Woodfield Mall, the 11th biggest mall in The United States as stated to List of biggest shopping malls in the United States, which at most times has over 300 stores. Schaumburg's transition from a non-urban improve to that of a suburban metropolis began with Alfred Campanelli's first large scale suburban-style evolution in 1959 and Woodfield Mall's opening on September 9, 1971.
Schaumburg is bordered by Hoffman Estates and Palatine to the north, Rolling Meadows to the northeast, Elk Grove Village to the southeast, Roselle to the south, Hanover Park to the southwest, and Streamwood to the west.
The village of Schaumburg was incorporated on March 7, 1956, but the tradition of Schaumburg dates back to much earlier times when the first inhabitants of the region were members of the Sauk, Fox, Potawatomi, and Kickapoo Native American tribes.
Another early settler in Schaumburg Township was German-born Johann Sunderlage. According to one legend, Sunderlage was a member of a survey team that divided Cook County into townships around 1833, or, as stated to another legend, he worked on a survey team on the Joliet canal.
He liked the region so much that, upon culmination of the project, he returned to Europe and brought his family and friends from Germany and settled in the region now known as Hoffman Estates in Schaumburg Township around 1836.
Sunderlage and Kent represented the dominant groups that settled Schaumburg Township in its early days.
By 1870, Schaumburg Township had turn into completely German.
Schaumburg Township remained almost exclusively under German ownership until the Great Depression of the 1930s.
Services were first held at the then-existing Rohlwing-Fenz store, at the southwest corner of the intersection of Schaumburg Road and Roselle Road, until their first church building was instead of in 1847.
The pastor was Francis Hoffman, who walked from the Bensenville region to hold the Christian theological meetings in Schaumburg.
The name was taken from Grafschaft Schaumburg (Schaumburg County) in Germany, a part of Hessen-Kassel, now Lower Saxony.
Most of the township's German pioneer were from Schaumburg; many were born in the church of Apelern.
Schaumburg Township prospered amid its early days.
In 1858, a small market region emerged at what is now the intersection of Schaumburg and Roselle roads.
Since neither of these transit networks served Schaumburg Township at the time, the township remained rather isolated.
To reach a large market, Schaumburg farmers had to travel 27 miles (43 km) in ox-drawn or horse-drawn wagons to Chicago, which only had about 35,000 inhabitants at that time.
Schaumburg, Illinois welcome sign In 1900, a 50-year anniversary brochure reported the following account: "Schaumburg has the reputation of being the model improve of Cook County.
Also, the town of Schaumburg is an example of a improve for all other suburbs in Cook County and probably in other counties, too.
Schaumburg is prompt in the payment of its taxes; it supports churches and schools; it has also the best roads in the territory and Schaumburg has never had a jail.
The assembly of O'Hare International Airport near Rosemont (about 11 miles (18 km) away) in 1955 in what was previously O'Hare field, the assembly of the Northwest Tollway through the farmlands in 1956 and the existence of a technical and company workforce at the Pure Oil Company in Schaumburg now put Schaumburg in a locale rampant with suburban growth.
In response to evolution pressures, the region encompassing what was known as Schaumburg Centre was incorporated in 1956.
The initial elected plan adopted by the Village Board in 1961 reserved large tracts of territory for industrial, commercial, and office development; mostly the Woodfield region surrounding what is now Woodfield Mall.
In 1967, an apartment complex called International Village (located at the intersection of Meacham and Algonquin roads) was assembled as Schaumburg's first residentiary region not entirely occupied by single-family homes.
During this time, nation singer Bob Atcher ("You Are My Sunshine"), who had turn into known on WLS' National Barn Dance radio program, became the Schaumburg village president.
The following year, Woodfield Mall opened in Schaumburg.
In 1978, the Village Board formally established the Olde Schaumburg Centre Overlay District to preserve the character of the region located at the intersection of Schaumburg and Roselle roads.
The Olde Schaumburg Centre Commission, also established in 1978, reviews new evolution and restoration projects in the precinct to ensure the continued historic appeal of the area.
By 1980, Schaumburg had period to 18.3 square miles (47.4 km2) of territory area, and its populace had swelled to 53,305 residents.
Schaumburg was profiled in Joel Garreau's 1991 book about edge cities, as "a suburb conforming to a new form of urban evolution in which large concentrations of jobs exist, though outside the traditional downtown town/city centers." By 1990, Schaumburg's populace was increasing at a slower rate as the territory available for residentiary evolution was quickly disappearing.
Since 1990, Schaumburg has witnessed the evolution of 2 million square feet (180,000 m ) of commercial space, including a range of retail uses.
Another mall titled One Schaumburg Place and a retail region called Village Green were assembled in the early 1990s.
One Schaumburg Place quickly lost most of its stores, eventually left only a theater and, a several years later, was completely reconstructed into a walkthrough shopping region with an AMC Theater and Game - Works as its primary businesses.
IKEA, an internationally known home furnishings store, opened its 458,000-square-foot (42,500 m2) Schaumburg locale near Woodfield in the late 1990s.
The mid-90s also saw the addition of many restaurants to the village of Schaumburg: Pizzeria Uno (tourism version), Outback Steakhouse, Chevy's, Champps, Chandlers, P.F.
In 1994, the village bought the Schaumburg Regional Airport from its formerly-private owners and refurbished it with 90% of the funds for the purchase and refurbishment acquired by federal grant, 5% from the State of Illinois, 2.5% Cook County and the village putting up the remaining 2.5%, with the village gaining 100% control of the property. The 27-acre (110,000 m2) site at the southwest corner of Schaumburg and Roselle roads has been transformed into a diverse evolution offering a several stores including the Schaumburg Township District Library and a several other varied and diverse retail stores, offices, and services such as temp agencys, and a enhance amphitheater set in a walkthrough region which was designed to be available as a gathering point for people.
The new evolution was designed to be "the new downtown", but this idea largely did not catch on and is primarily used by Schaumburg's government.
Alexian Field (named for Alexian Brothers Hospital in the adjoining Elk Grove Village), a 7,000-seat baseball stadium, was assembled in partnership with the Schaumburg Park District.
This was advanced into the Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel & Convention Center.
Schaumburg's populace as of the year 2000 was 75,386 as stated to U.S.
Schaumburg is positioned at 42 01 49 N 88 05 02 W (42.0302057, 88.0838750). According to the 2010 census, Schaumburg has a total region of 19.333 square miles (50.07 km2), of which 19.22 square miles (49.78 km2) (or 99.42%) is territory and 0.113 square miles (0.29 km2) (or 0.58%) is water. Oak Hollow Conservation region of Schaumburg, Illinois Additionally, the Schaumburg Regional Airport, a small general aviation airport, is positioned along Irving Park Road just west of Roselle Road.
District 54 elementary schools, some of which are positioned in Schaumburg, have received awards such as the Blue Ribbon Awards and Teachers Who Excel award. The schools in this region also have Special Education and bilingual classes, as well as education programs for ted.
Schaumburg is part of Township High School District 211.
There are five high schools inside District 211: Schaumburg High School, Hoffman Estates High School, Conant High School, Fremd High School and Palatine High School.
Schaumburg High School recently rather than a primary assembly universal for the purpose of remodeling the outside of the building and adding extra classrooms, science labs and faculty offices.
The Illinois Institute of Art Schaumburg campus.
The Lake Forest Graduate School of Management's Schaumburg campus, an arm of Argosy University (formerly the Illinois Institute of Psychology) Schaumburg Township District Library has one chief branch in Schaumburg and two lesser chapters in Hanover Park and Hoffman Estates.
Schaumburg Township District Library is one of the biggest libraries in the nation with multiple meeting and discussion rooms; a high-tech Teen Place for youth ages 12 19; a kids - Zone wth materials, activities and play space for kids; a newly created Workshop for all ages to explore, problematic and learn; and a recently renovated Commons region with room for all ages to read, work and collaborate.
Schaumburg Township District Library also offers enriching and entertaining programs all year long such as book discussions, technology classes, ESL classes, DIY workshops and informational lectures.
The following films were partially filmed in Schaumburg, Illinois: Downey graduated from Schaumburg High School as valedictorian in 1991.
Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Village of Schaumburg The History of the Village of Schaumburg.
Village of Schaumburg.
Village of Schaumburg, Transpiration Committee Minutes, December 4, 1993 a b c "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Schaumburg village, Illinois".
"Selected Economic Characteristics: 2011 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates (DP03): Schaumburg village, Illinois".
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