44-535: Evergreen Park may refer to: Evergreen Park, Illinois , a town located in Illinois, United States Evergreen Park (Haikou) , a park in Hainan Province, China Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Evergreen Park . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
88-399: A hook echo on weather radar first appeared at 4:45 p.m. CDT about 18 miles (29 km) west-northwest of Joliet . Later, at 5:15 p.m., an employee of the U.S. Weather Bureau observed a rotating wall cloud about 10 miles (16 km) north of Joliet. Minutes later, severe thunderstorm winds blew out windows in a building, though no tornado or funnel cloud had yet occurred. Near
132-512: A waterspout at Rainbow Beach, producing a wind gust up to 100 miles per hour (160 km/h) at a water filtration plant on the lakefront shore. In all, the tornado killed 33 people, including several children at a roller skating rink , and injured 1,000. It destroyed 152 homes and damaged 900, causing $ 40 million in damage. The destroyed buildings included a high school , grocery store, tavern, market, motel, drive-in theater, restaurant, numerous apartments, and two gas stations. Additionally,
176-495: A discontinuous damage path through Fox River Grove, North Barrington , and Lake Zurich. The most intense damage, given an F4 rating, occurred at Lake Zurich Manor, about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) northwest of downtown Lake Zurich; there, roughly 75 homes were leveled and 200 severely damaged. The Acorn Acres subdivision, northeast of and adjoining Lake Zurich Manor, reported scattered damage and debris with about 12 homes severely damaged. According to official plots from Storm Data ,
220-468: A female householder with no husband present, and 30.68% were non-families. 28.45% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.30 and the average family size was 2.67. The village's age distribution consisted of 23.6% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 28.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age
264-465: A post-mortem donor. Realizing he had the opportunity "get it all started," Lawler decided to attempt the medical first on a chronically ill patient in dire need of a new kidney. The recipient of the first successful organ transplantation was Ruth Tucker, a 44-year-old Chicago-area woman who suffered from terminal polycystic kidney disease . Tucker amazingly survived for another 5 years. Dr. Lawler's pioneering achievement did not escape criticism. He
308-628: A star-shaped park with eight streets radiating from it. The evergreen trees planted in the park inspired the village's name. The location and layout of the park was intended to be the center of town, but 95th St and Kedzie Ave. later proved a more accurate midpoint. After the death of Mayor Henry Klein shortly after the village's 75th anniversary, the park was renamed Klein Park in his honor. In 1888 St. Mary's Cemetery opened, and mourners traveled by train from Chicago. Restaurants and taverns were created to provide meals for cemetery visitors. Within five years,
352-400: A team of doctors that performed the hazardous and highly controversial operation. In order to prepare for the experimental procedure, Lawler spent several years researching and practicing various organ transplants and used canines as the testing subjects. He concluded through his research that the most probable means of achieving success for organ transplantation would involve a human kidney from
396-492: A village in Cook County, Illinois , United States. In 2020, the population was 19,943. The village shares a border with Chicago on the north, east, and south sides; while also sharing a border with Oak Lawn on the west side. As early as 1828, a German farming family had settled in the area of what is now Evergreen Park. In the succeeding decades, other German immigrants arrived. Kedzie Avenue and 95th Street crisscrossed
440-399: A well located behind the village hall as their water source. In the early 20th century, many residents still farmed and there were many open fields within the town limits. As a result, fire was a constant threat and the water supply was scarce. In July 1918, a spark from a passing train set the original village hall on fire. Despite villagers' attempts to douse the flames, the village hall
484-499: Is slightly more Democratic than in 2000 when Bush lost to Al Gore 51.13% to 45.60% in the village. The most Republican area of the village is the Southwest quadrant which went for Bush both years. (In 2000 Bush won 51.29% to 45.24%, and in 2004, Bush won 49.91% to 49.31%.). The current mayor of Evergreen Park is Kelly Burke . Pace and CTA provide bus service on multiple routes connecting Evergreen Park to destinations across
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#1732786987845528-517: The Belvidere Assembly Plant . A school bus on a roadway south of Harvard was thrown into power lines and torn in half. The driver and students survived by sheltering in a ditch. The second violent tornado of the day in Illinois may have developed as far southwest as Elgin but was first observed at about 5:00 p.m. CDT near Fox River Grove , though its path is officially believed to have begun near Middlebury. It then produced
572-707: The Little Red Schoolhouse , in what is now the Forest Preserve District of Cook County , an observer first noted a funnel cloud to the south, moving east with hail up to .75 inches (19 mm) in diameter—but he was unable to report to the Weather Bureau as his telephone failed to give a dial tone . At 5:24 p.m. CDT, a tornado touched down at the present-day campus of Moraine Valley Community College and moved east-northeast, mainly at 70° heading . As it touched down,
616-951: The Southland . It is located within the Evergreen Park Elementary School District 124 and the Evergreen Park Community High School District 231 . Public schools: Private schools: Brother Rice High School , Mother McAuley High School , and St. Rita High School are all private schools located in Chicago in close proximity to Evergreen Park. St. Xavier University also borders Chicago and Evergreen Park. Evergreen Park Little League hosted
660-573: The poverty line , including 5.9% of those under age 18 and 9.3% of those age 65 or over. Evergreen Park is in Illinois's 1st congressional district , and its congressman is Democrat Jonathan Jackson . It is also a part of Illinois’s 6th congressional district , represented by Democrat Sean Casten . The village backed Barack Obama by a margin of 61.25% to 37.40% over John McCain in 2008. Evergreen Park leans moderately Democratic as John Kerry beat George W. Bush here 55.77% to 43.40% in 2004. This
704-551: The 1950s the Evergreen Park Plaza had seen more than $ 8 million in major internal & external improvements. Evergreen Plaza was shortened to be acknowledged as, "The Plaza". The Plaza covered 1,200,000 square feet (110,000 m ), and two stories. As of 2006, The Plaza had an annual visitor count of roughly 7 million people. After 61 years of operation, The Plaza closed for redevelopment on May 31, 2013. The Plaza, in its new form, re-opened on October 18, 2018, and
748-404: The 2009 Little League State Championship. The event was broadcast on Comcast. Former: Evanston • Hyde Park • Jefferson • Lake • Lake View • North Chicago • Rogers Park • South Chicago • West Chicago 1967 Oak Lawn tornado outbreak The 1967 Oak Lawn tornado outbreak was a destructive tornado outbreak and severe weather event that occurred on April 21, 1967, across
792-501: The 2021 census gazetteer files, Evergreen Park has a total area of 3.16 square miles (8.18 km ),all land. U.S. Route 12 and U.S. Route 20 bisect Evergreen Park as 95th street . As of the 2020 census there were 19,943 people, 7,161 households, and 4,964 families residing in the village. The population density was 6,305.09 inhabitants per square mile (2,434.41/km ). There were 7,585 housing units at an average density of 2,398.04 per square mile (925.89/km ). The racial makeup of
836-486: The Chicago area, the regional U.S. Weather Bureau office issued a tornado watch at 1:50 p.m. CDT covering the northern half of Illinois plus southern Wisconsin , eastern Iowa , and western Indiana . By 3 p.m. CDT /2100 UTC , more than 12 tornadoes had already been spawned from the storm system. The F4 tornado that struck the Belvidere-Harvard-Woodstock area was responsible for one of
880-423: The Chicago metropolitan area since the area was first settled. April 21, 1967 was a warm Friday afternoon in northern Illinois. Following a foggy morning with temperatures in the middle 50s °F, temperatures rose rapidly in the afternoon as low geopotential heights approached from the southwest. A warm front —part of a very deep shortwave trough —passed through Illinois all day and by afternoon moved north of
924-603: The Loop. The Village is also currently surrounded by Chicago on the north, south, and east sides. Evergreen Park is also known as the "Village of Churches" because of its thirteen established religious congregations within close proximity. On June 17, 1950, Little Company of Mary Hospital , located at 2800 W. 95th St. in Evergreen Park, was the site of the world's first successful organ transplant . Dr. Richard Lawler, MD , an exceptional surgeon at Cook County Hospital, led
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#1732786987845968-441: The central Midwest , in particular the towns of Belvidere and Oak Lawn, Illinois , United States. Locally known as 'Black Friday,' it was the largest tornado outbreak of 1967 and has been described by NWS Chicago as "Northern Illinois' worst tornado disaster". The outbreak produced numerous and significant (F2+) tornadoes, with ten of them in Illinois alone. Included was one of just six documented violent (F4/F5) tornadoes in
1012-498: The early 1950s. In 1952, real estate developer Arthur Rubloff debuted the Evergreen Plaza in the heart of the southwest Chicago suburbs. A few years after the shopping mall's debut, Rubloff decided to enclose the mall thereby making it the first indoor shopping mall in the Chicago area. As a result, Rubloff changed shopping by allowing people the opportunity to pull up, park, and shop for various goods all in one place. Since
1056-535: The farmland and provided access to markets. The first railroad (now the Grand Trunk Railroad) came through the area in 1873. In 1875, the community built its first school just west of 95th and Kedzie. The school and the stores that began to cluster around this intersection defined the community's main business area. Nearby, a real-estate developer, with a vision of the Arc de Triomphe area of Paris, laid out
1100-498: The highest tornado-related death tolls in a single school building ever recorded when it struck Belvidere High School as multiple school buses were being loaded. At 3:50 P.M., a violent multiple vortex tornado , later given an F4 rating, moved through Belvidere, Illinois , damaging the high school and overturning buses. A total of 24 people were killed with 13 of the dead in Belvidere at Belvidere High School , making this tornado
1144-406: The intersection of Southwest Highway and W. 95th St. ( US-12 / 20 ), killing 16 people who were stuck in traffic during the rush hour . At the same intersection, the tornado destroyed the gym at Oak Lawn Community High School , including the locker room to which the students had been evacuated. Though none were killed, several students were injured. Seven shoppers were killed across the street when
1188-400: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Evergreen_Park&oldid=1176588437 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Evergreen Park, Illinois Evergreen Park is
1232-408: The next six minutes, the tornado attained its maximum intensity as it tore a 16.2-mile (26.1 km) swath of damage through Oak Lawn , Hometown , and Evergreen Park at a 60-mile-per-hour (97 km/h) ground forward speed. As it passed through the business district of Oak Lawn, the tornado leveled many homes that were built entirely of brick. In Oak Lawn, the tornado threw 25–40 vehicles from
1276-411: The roof of a grocery store collapsed on them. This tornado ended up being the deadliest of the outbreak. It destroyed the brick pro shop at Beverly Country Club at 87th and Western Avenue, trapping several people who suffered only minor injuries. As it moved beyond Evergreen Park, the tornado weakened and widened as it caused lighter damage to vegetation, roofs, and garages. It finally moved offshore as
1320-479: The serious economic crisis, The Village of Evergreen Park declared its independence and was incorporated on December 20, 1893. Prior to its incorporation, the village was sustained by approximately 500 regional residents. The final decision to incorporate as its own entity separate from the City of Chicago was made by a 41 out of 50 approval by village residents. John M. Foley, a real estate and insurance agent, became
1364-423: The sixth deadliest ever to hit a school. 410 people were injured as well and 127 homes destroyed with another 379 being damaged. The Belvidere tornado was especially devastating because it hit the school just as students were getting on the buses to go home. Just before 4 p.m. CDT, the tornado reached the school. Twelve buses, already filled with elementary- and middle-school students, were tossed about. Several of
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1408-491: The state. As a low-pressure area within an extratropical cyclone approached the area, temperatures rose into the low to mid 70s°F with dew points rising into the 60s°F, an upper-level jet reaching 120-knot (220 km/h), and increasing low-level vertical shear . Meanwhile, a persistent mesolow feature near Joliet, Illinois, helped to maintain backed low-level winds from the south. As conditions became more favorable for tornadoes and supercells began developing in
1452-429: The students were tossed into adjacent fields and killed. A bus driver was killed as well. Shortly after the passing of the tornado, faculty and some of the stronger students used the fireproof doors of the high school as stretchers to carry the injured into the cafeteria, the severely injured into the library, and the dead into the gymnasium. Four hundred cars (three hundred new cars and 100 employee cars) were destroyed at
1496-415: The tornado bent power poles and blew down small trees and vegetation, tossing dirt as it went. It then grew in size to 450 feet (150 yd) wide and entered Palos Hills , destroying about five buildings—including two frame homes and a brick home—and snapping trees. Subsequently, the intensifying funnel severely damaged homes and a drive-in theater in a half- block -wide area of Chicago Ridge . Over
1540-524: The tornado caused numerous fires in Oak Lawn which were quickly extinguished. Just two days after the outbreak, three inches (76 mm) of snow fell on Belvidere, which only exacerbated the cleanup from Friday's tornadoes. In fact, many cities and towns in the Midwest broke record overnight lows on April 24 and 25. A state of emergency was declared for Boone County , and the reserves came to assist in
1584-553: The tornado lifted after hitting Acorn Acres, though non-tornadic damages to trees and buildings occurred as far as the intersection of Illinois Route 63 and Gilmer Road. There, severe winds, possibly downbursts , destroyed four homes, one brewery , and a plastic-manufacturing site, though at least one source indicates that the tornado was likely still present at that place. In all, the tornado killed one person, and damaged 400–500 homes and destroyed about 100 other homes. An air-conditioning unit weighing 1,000 lb (16,000 oz)
1628-430: The village had become a recreation center that attracted hundreds of Chicagoans to its picnic groves, beer gardens, and dance halls. The first of the village's 13 churches was established in 1893. As a result of the financial panic of the 1890s, several surrounding communities voted to be annexed by Chicago. Realizing the current and future potential of its strong business district, and in order to avoid annexation during
1672-407: The village was 57.84% White , 24.49% African American , 0.41% Native American , 1.19% Asian , 0.07% Pacific Islander , 7.87% from other races , and 8.12% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 17.10% of the population. There were 7,161 households, out of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.21% were married couples living together, 14.89% had
1716-454: The village's first mayor. During the 1890s, The Village of Evergreen Park officially occupied an area of four square miles; it now covers an area of the same size. In 1899, shortly after its incorporation, the village introduced telephone services to the community. In 1910, gas and electric lines were extended into homes and street lights were erected. By 1920, most of the village's homes had indoor plumbing, although some residents still used
1760-414: Was 41.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 81.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.8 males. The median income for a household in the village was $ 79,396, and the median income for a family was $ 97,958. Males had a median income of $ 61,171 versus $ 43,148 for females. The per capita income for the village was $ 35,328. About 4.0% of families and 5.8% of the population were below
1804-412: Was destroyed. In 1920, a new village hall was built and the population grew to 800. In 1930, Little Company of Mary Hospital was opened at 95th and California. Within the first year of its inception, 232 babies were born. In 1967, a violent and damaging F4 tornado occurred in Evergreen Park and other nearby suburbs. While the village remains small in size, it is only seventeen miles southwest of
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1848-547: Was renamed the Evergreen Marketplace. Evergreen Park is located at 41°43′12″N 87°42′9″W / 41.72000°N 87.70250°W / 41.72000; -87.70250 (41.719933, −87.702499). The suburb is surrounded by the city of Chicago on three of its sides, while Oak Lawn and Hometown border it on the west. Chicago's Ashburn community is to its north, Beverly is to its east, and Beverly and Mount Greenwood are to its south. According to
1892-497: Was repudiated by many of his colleagues and criticized by the Catholic church. By the 1970s, with organ transplantation evolving into a widely recognized life-saving necessity, Lawler and his entire team earned the much-deserved respect from the medical community, and their reputation healed. Dr. Lawler retired in 1979 and died in 1982. The Evergreen Plaza , located on 95th and Western, was an indoor shopping mall originating from
1936-506: Was thrown .5 mi (0.80 km). Cars were picked up and tossed as well. The third violent tornado to affect Illinois this day was also the deadliest tornado of the entire outbreak. The F4 tornado that swept through Palos Hills , Oak Lawn, Hometown , Evergreen Park , and skipped through Chicago's Southside , killed 33 people. The path of this tornado was 16 miles long, and at times 200 yards (180 m) wide. It dissipated at Rainbow Beach on Lake Michigan . An intense supercell with
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