28-896: Salem Evangelical Church may refer to: Salem Evangelical Church, built 1942 in Rolling Meadows, Illinois Salem Evangelical Church, built 1862 in Blue Earth, Minnesota Salem Evangelical Church, part of the German United Evangelical Church Complex in Rochester, New York Salem Evangelical Church (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) , listed on the NRHP in Wisconsin Salem Evangelical Church (Plain, Wisconsin) , listed on
56-480: A golf course , along with land adjacent to it for a racetrack. In the early 1950s, Kimball Hill purchased the land intended for the golf course, and began home sales by advertising a floor plan of his basic house in the Chicago Tribune . Although the response was positive, officials in neighboring Arlington Heights protested, hoping to buy the land themselves for estate homes. However, prospective buyers of
84-516: A college education, whether or not they work in a blue-collar job. Some people who find themselves in academic jobs who were raised by parents or belong to families that are predominately blue-collar may take on some of the habits, processes, and philosophies utilized by laborers and workers. Some of these students, staff, and faculty refer to themselves as blue-collar scholars . With the Information Age , Western nations have moved towards
112-485: A facility in the 1960s, employing 1,500 workers. Developers saturated the area with apartment buildings, and by 1970, multifamily dwellings made up 35 percent of the total structures in Rolling Meadows. Rolling Meadows complexes, however, suffered from a series of fires in the decade, prompting the city to become more stringent in their building codes , which had allowed for frame multifamily structures. By 2000,
140-414: A high school diploma is required, and many of the skills required for blue-collar jobs are learned by the employee while working . In higher level blue collar jobs, such as becoming an electrician or plumber , vocational training or apprenticeships are required and state-certification is also necessary. For this reason, it is common to apply the label "blue collar" or "working class" to people without
168-526: A household in the city was $ 78,609, and the median income for a family was $ 91,197. Males had a median income of $ 47,151 versus $ 40,566 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 37,478. About 3.6% of families and 5.6% of the population were below the poverty line , including 5.4% of those under age 18 and 5.4% of those age 65 or over. The Chicago-area office of Huawei is located at 3601 Algonquin Road. The Chicago-area sales office of Asiana Airlines
196-568: A service and white-collar economy. Many manufacturing jobs have been offshored to developing nations which pay their workers lower wages. This offshoring has pushed formerly agrarian nations to industrialized economies and concurrently decreased the number of blue-collar jobs in developed countries. In the U.S., blue collar and service occupations generally refer to jobs in precision production, craft, and repair occupations; machine operators and inspectors; transportation and moving occupations; handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers. In
224-485: A total area of 5.62 square miles (14.56 km ), of which 5.62 square miles (14.56 km ) (or 99.89%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km ) (or 0.11%) is water. As of the 2020 census there were 24,200 people, 8,491 households, and 6,013 families residing in the city. The population density was 4,304.52 inhabitants per square mile (1,661.98/km ). There were 9,780 housing units at an average density of 1,739.59 per square mile (671.66/km ). The racial makeup of
252-530: Is a city in Cook County, Illinois , United States. Per the 2020 census , the population was 24,200. In 1836, Orrin Ford became the first landowner in the area that is now Rolling Meadows, staking his claim of 160 acres (0.65 km ) in an area known as Plum Grove. Other farm families followed, many traveling from Vermont . By the early 1840s, settlers had built a dam across Salt Creek and had laid claim to
280-741: Is a person who performs manual labor or skilled trades . Blue-collar work may involve skilled or unskilled labor. The type of work may involve manufacturing , retail , warehousing , mining , excavation , carpentry , electricity generation and power plant operations , electrical construction and maintenance, custodial work , farming , commercial fishing , logging , landscaping , pest control , food processing , oil field work, waste collection and disposal , recycling , construction , maintenance , shipping , driving , trucking , and many other types of physical work. Blue-collar work often involves something being physically built or maintained. In social status, blue-collar workers generally belong to
308-511: Is located at Suite 1010 of Continental Towers # 3. According to the city's 2018 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the city are: The Rolling Meadows Park District was formed in 1958, and has been a finalist for the National Gold Medal award for excellence in parks and recreation management four times. The Salt Creek Rural Park District was formed in 1956, and provides recreation and leisure services to
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#1732797226624336-465: Is served by Township High School District 214 's Rolling Meadows High School . The other half is served by Township High School District 211 by William Fremd High School in Palatine. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago operates Catholic schools. St. Colette School is a pre-K–8 Catholic school serving all of Rolling Meadows. St. Colette School was awarded as a 2007 Blue Ribbon School from
364-545: Is served by Arlington Heights School District 25, which includes Westgate Elementary School and South Middle School, where students then attend RMHS. Another smaller portion is served by Schaumburg Consolidated School District 54 and Adlai Stevenson Elementary School in Elk Grove Village , Margaret Mead Junior High School and WFHS, and a small portion extends into Community Consolidated School District 59 ; that portion has no residents. About half of Rolling Meadows
392-600: The working class . In contrast, the white-collar worker typically performs work in an office environment and may involve sitting at a computer or desk. A third type of work is a service worker ( pink collar ) whose labor is related to customer interaction, entertainment, sales or other service-oriented work. Particularly those service jobs that have historically been female dominated such as nurses, teachers, early childhood educators, florists, etc. Many occupations blend blue, white, or pink-collar work and are often paid hourly wage-labor , although some professionals may be paid by
420-557: The Clearbrook Center, which is a home for individuals with cognitive disabilities that opened in 1955. Rolling Meadows incorporated as a city in 1955 and soon began annexing land for future development. The town boomed during the 1950s and 1960s as businesses moved into the area. Crawford's department store opened in 1957 and was the largest in the northwest suburbs, although it closed in 1994. An industrial park opened on North Hicks Road in 1958, and Western Electric opened
448-680: The Kimball Hill homes persuaded the Cook County Board for zoning changes to allow Hill to proceed. In 1953, the first families moved into the development, which Hill named Rolling Meadows, and 700 houses were sold by 1955, mostly to blue-collar workers . Hill donated $ 200 per home for a school system, and then built and equipped the first elementary school . He also founded the Rolling Meadows Homeowners' Association and donated land for parks, as well as funded
476-560: The NRHP in Wisconsin See also [ edit ] German Evangelical Salem Church , listed on the NRHP in Le Sueur County, Minnesota Salem Church (disambiguation) Salem Cemetery (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
504-543: The U.S. Department of Education. The student population from circa 2017 to 2020 declined by 97 people. In 2020 its budget deficit was $ 500,000. Therefore the archdiocese decided to close the school after Spring 2020. Pace provides bus service on multiple routes connecting Rolling Meadows to Des Plaines, Schaumburg, and other destinations. Former: Evanston • Hyde Park • Jefferson • Lake • Lake View • North Chicago • Rogers Park • South Chicago • West Chicago Blue-collar worker A blue-collar worker
532-957: The U.S., an area known as the Rust Belt , comprising the Northeast and Midwest , including Western New York and Western Pennsylvania , has seen its once large manufacturing base shrink significantly. With the deindustrialization of these areas beginning in the mid-1960s and accelerating throughout the late 20th century, cities like Allentown , Bethlehem , Erie , and Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania ; Cleveland , Toledo , and Youngstown in Ohio ; Detroit in Michigan ; Buffalo and Rochester in New York ; and St. Louis in Missouri experienced
560-523: The city had begun revamping commercial areas along Kirchoff Road. In the south end of the city on Golf Road, corporations such as 3Com , Helene Curtis , and Charles Industries established bases in what has become known as the Golden Corridor . Rolling Meadows is located 24 miles (39 km) northwest of the Chicago Loop . According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Rolling Meadows has
588-559: The city was 59.48% White, 2.80% African American, 1.28% Native American, 13.07% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 12.69% from other races, and 10.61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 25.26% of the population. There were 8,491 households, out of which 32.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.48% were married couples living together, 9.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.18% were non-families. 23.18% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.17% had someone living alone who
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#1732797226624616-451: The course of their work. Navy and light blue colors conceal potential dirt or grease on the worker's clothing, helping them to appear cleaner. For the same reason, blue is a popular color for boilersuits which protect workers' clothing. Some blue collar workers have uniforms with the name of the business or the individual's name embroidered or printed on it. Historically, the popularity of the colour blue among manual labourers contrasts with
644-488: The entire Plum Grove area. The community became part of the newly formed Palatine Township in 1850 as German immigrants arrived. In 1862, the Salem Evangelical Church was built, and the church's 40-square-foot (3.7 m ) cemetery still exists at the corner of Kirchoff and Plum Grove roads. In 1927, H.D. "Curly" Brown bought 1,000 acres (4 km ) of land in the area with the intention of building
672-418: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Salem_Evangelical_Church&oldid=810844350 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Rolling Meadows, Illinois Rolling Meadows
700-485: The popularity of white dress shirts worn by people in office environments. The blue collar/white collar colour scheme has socio-economic class connotations. However, this distinction has become blurred with the increasing importance of skilled labor , and the relative increase in low-paying white-collar jobs. Since many blue-collar jobs consist of mainly manual labor, educational requirements for workers are typically lower than those of white-collar workers. Often, not even
728-452: The project or salaried. There are a wide range of payscales for such work depending upon field of specialty and experience. The term blue collar was first used in reference to trades jobs in 1924, in an Alden, Iowa newspaper. The phrase stems from the image of manual workers wearing blue denim or chambray shirts as part of their uniforms. Industrial and manual workers often wear durable canvas or cotton clothing that may be soiled during
756-1140: The residents that live within the corporate boundaries of the district, which include parts of the villages of Arlington Heights and Palatine , and the city of Rolling Meadows. The district also provides recreation and leisure services to non-residents of the area on a fee basis. Almost all of Rolling Meadows is served by Palatine Community Consolidated School District 15 . District 15 schools in Rolling Meadows include Central Road (K–6), Kimball Hill (K–6), Willow Bend (K–6), John G. Conyers Learning Academy (early childhood and multiple needs), Carl Sandburg Jr. High (7-8) which takes students from Thomas Jefferson (K–6) in North Hoffman Estates , Central Road, Kimball Hill and Willow Bend. Plum Grove Jr. High (7-8) takes students from Stuart R. Paddock (K–6), Pleasant Hill (K–6), Hunting Ridge (K–6) all located in Palatine , Frank C. Whiteley (K–6) in Hoffman Estates, Central Road and Willow Bend. A very small portion
784-445: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.21 and the average family size was 2.69. The city's age distribution consisted of 22.7% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.3 males. The median income for
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