Wheeling is a village in Cook and Lake counties in the U.S. state of Illinois . A suburb of Chicago , it is primarily in Cook County, approximately 23 mi (37 km) northwest of downtown Chicago. Per the 2020 census , the population was 39,137. Wheeling is named after Wheeling, West Virginia .
31-567: Wheeling can refer to: Places in the United States of America [ edit ] Wheeling, Illinois Wheeling, Carroll County, Indiana Wheeling, Delaware County, Indiana Wheeling, Gibson County, Indiana Wheeling, a populated place in Winn Parish, Louisiana where Thomas Simpson Woodward lived Wheeling, Missouri Wheeling, West Virginia Wheeling Creek (Ohio) ,
62-635: A busy general aviation airport , is located in Wheeling and Prospect Heights and jointly run by both villages. Formerly known as Palwaukee Municipal Airport, it is the third busiest airport in Illinois , after Chicago's O'Hare and Midway airports. Former: Evanston • Hyde Park • Jefferson • Lake • Lake View • North Chicago • Rogers Park • South Chicago • West Chicago Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation ( Potawatomi : Mshkodéniwek , formerly
93-566: A small portion of students attend schools in Prospect Heights School District 23 . Schools in this district include Betsy Ross Elementary School (2-3), Anne Sullivan Elementary School (4-5), Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School (PreK-1) and Douglas MacArthur Middle School (6-8). Most Wheeling students attend Wheeling High School , though a portion of Wheeling students attend Buffalo Grove High School . Both schools belong to Township High School District 214 , which
124-885: A tribe meant the immediate withdrawal of all federal aid, services, and protection, as well as the end of reservations. A memo issued by the Department of the Interior on January 21, 1954, clarified that the reference to "Potawatomi" in the Resolution meant the Prairie Band of Potawatomi Nation, the Kickapoo , the Sac and Fox and the Iowa tribes in Kansas. Because jurisdiction over criminal matters had already been transferred to
155-637: A tributary of the Ohio River in West Virginia Wheeling Creek (West Virginia) Wheeling Island in the Ohio River Other uses [ edit ] Wheeling (electric power transmission) Wheeling (see breaking wheel ), a form of torture "Wheeling", an American slang term for off-roading , a type of off-road motorsport Wheeling, a technique for the cold forming of sheet metal into complex shapes using
186-473: Is Illinois' second largest high school district by enrollment. Students can also attend one of many private schools in town or in the area. J. Slowacki School serves pre-kindergarten through 11th grade. East Capitol High School serves grades 9-12. St. Viator High School also serves grades 9-12. St. Joseph the Worker school was formerly a Catholic grade school which served grades K-8. St. Alphonsus Ligouri School
217-481: Is also a Catholic grade school which serves K-8 in nearby Prospect Heights which serves Wheeling and which is also located in Wheeling High School's boundaries. National Louis University is an accredited, private, non-profit undergraduate and graduate institution of higher learning, organized in colleges of education, arts and sciences, and business and management. Worsham College of Mortuary Science
248-822: Is an accredited, private institution offering associate degrees and diplomas in mortuary science . William Rainey Harper College , based in Palatine , is the community college serving Wheeling. The Consulate-General of South Korea in Chicago maintains the Korean Education Center in Wheeling. Wheeling has a station on Metra 's North Central Service , which provides daily commuter rail service between Antioch and Chicago Union Station Monday through Friday. Pace provides bus service on multiple routes connecting Wheeling to Des Plaines, Buffalo Grove, and other destinations. Chicago Executive Airport ,
279-569: Is located in Wheeling. Wheeling is served by the Indian Trails Public Library District and Prospect Heights Public Library District . Wheeling has its very own historical museum that offers a look at how the town has transformed since its founding in 1894. It offers different events for the milestones of the town and celebrating its long and important history as a stop for settlers from Chicago to Wisconsin. Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21
310-482: Is located in Wheeling. It comprises five elementary schools and three middle schools. Elementary schools include Walt Whitman Elementary School, Robert Frost Elementary School, Booth Tarkington Elementary School, Mark Twain Elementary School and Eugene Field Elementary School. Middle schools include Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle School and Jack London Middle School. In addition to students from District 21,
341-914: Is now Wheeling, Illinois, was controlled by the Miami Confederacy (which contained the Illini and Kickapoo tribes) starting in the early 1680s. The Confederacy was driven from the area by the Iroquois and Meskwaki in the early 1700s. The French-allied Potawatomi began to raid and take possession of Northern Illinois in the 1700s. In the late 1700s and early 1800s, the Potawatomi expanded southwards from their territory in Green Bay and westward from their holdings in Detroit, until they controlled in an L-shaped swath of territory from Green Bay to
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#1732764878335372-513: The English wheel The Wheeling, common short name for the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway (1990) Fort Wheeling or simply Wheeling , a comics series by Hugo Pratt Lottery Wheeling Wheeling Jesuit University See also [ edit ] Wheel (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
403-542: The Indian termination policy was enforced, four Kansas tribes, including the Potawatomi, were targeted for termination. One of the first pieces of legislation enacted during this period was the Kansas Act of 1940 which transferred all jurisdiction for crimes committed on or against Indians from federal jurisdiction to the state of Kansas. It did not preclude the federal government from trying native people, but it allowed
434-692: The Potawatomi Tribe of Indians of the Prairie . In the 1830s, Chief Shab-eh-nay , the leader of tribal residents on 1,300 acres (530 ha) of land in Illinois, went to visit members of his family who had been forced west to Kansas. While he was gone, the United States seized the property and auctioned it off to others. Under the Indian Removal Act , the Prairie Band were forcibly relocated west, first to Missouri 's Platte County in
465-686: The Potawatomi language , the Mshkodésik were often confused with another tribe, the Mascoutens . As part of the Council of Three Fires , the Prairie Band were signatories to the 1829 Second Treaty of Prairie du Chien (7 Stat. 320 ). Independently of the Council of Three Fires, the Prairie Band were also signatories to the 1832 Treaty of Tippecanoe (7 Stat. 378 ) as
496-536: The Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians ) is a federally recognized tribe of Neshnabé ( Potawatomi people), headquartered near Mayetta, Kansas . The Mshkodésik ("People of the Small Prairie") division of the Potawatomi were originally located around the southern portions of Lake Michigan , in what today is southern Wisconsin , northern Illinois and northwestern Indiana . Due to their name in
527-426: The 2010 census, the village has a total area of 8.74 square miles (22.6 km ), of which 8.74 square miles (22.6 km ) (or 97.26%) is land and 0.24 square miles (0.62 km ) (or 2.74%) is water. The climate in Wheeling can be classified as temperate . Winters are usually very cold and snowy. Summers are often hot and humid, but can be pleasantly warm as well. Precipitation is uniformly distributed throughout
558-742: The Illinois River, and from the Mississippi River to the Maumee River. The descendants of the Potawatomi who once inhabited the land that is now Wheeling currently live on a reservation in Mayette, Kansas. The first cabin in Wheeling Township was built by a Mr. Sweet in 1833. He sold it to George Strong for $ 60, making Mr. Strong the first permanent resident in Wheeling Township. In 1834, Joseph Filkins opened
589-729: The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation broke ground on the construction of the Prairie Band Casino & Resort to generate revenue for the tribe. The establishment opened on January 12, 1998, under the management of Harrah's Entertainment (an outside commercial entity). Tribal management subsequently assumed control of the establishment in July 2007. The tribe purchased a corner of the original reservation in DeKalb County, Illinois in 2006 and leased
620-558: The first tavern-hotel in the township at the intersection of Dundee Road and Milwaukee Avenue. By 1835, there were 18 cabins in the township, and a post office was established in Filkins’ Tavern. In 1837, Russell Wheeler and Charles Daniels opened a general store and trading post next to Filkins’ Tavern. The settlers who migrated to that area formed the Village of East Wheeling, which later became known as simply Wheeling. According to
651-598: The government and multiple delegations went to testify at congressional meetings in Washington, DC. Tribal Council members Vestana Cadue, Oliver Kahbeah, and Ralph Simon of the Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas traveled at their own expense to testify as well. The strong opposition from the Potawatomi and Kickapoo tribes helped them, as well as the Sac & Fox and the Iowa Tribe , avoid termination. In May 1997,
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#1732764878335682-437: The land for farming. The United States Department of the Interior formally placed the 130 acres (53 ha) into trust for the benefit of the tribal band in 2024, thereby giving the Prairie Band tribal sovereignty over the land. The Prairie Band Potawatomi became the first and only federally recognized tribal nation in Illinois , since Native Americans were dispossessed in the 19th century. The Prairie Band are governed by
713-473: The mid-1830s and then to the vicinity of Council Bluffs, Iowa , in the 1840s, where they were known as the Bluff Indians . The tribe controlled up to five million acres (20,000 km ) at both locations. After 1846, the tribe moved to present-day Kansas. At that time, the reservation was thirty square miles which included part of present-day Topeka . During the period from the 1940s - 1960s, in which
744-399: The population. There were 15,148 households, out of which 27.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.45% were married couples living together, 9.84% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.14% were non-families. 29.69% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.87% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size
775-583: The state into an area of law in which had historically belonged only to the federal government. On August 1, 1953, the US Congress passed House Concurrent Resolution 108 which called for the immediate termination of the Flathead , Klamath , Menominee , Potawatomi , and Turtle Mountain Chippewa , as well as all tribes in the states of California , New York , Florida , and Texas . Termination of
806-510: The state of Kansas by the passage of the Kansas Act of 1940 , the government targeted the four tribes in Kansas for immediate termination. In February 1954, joint hearings for the Kansas tribes were held by the House and Senate Subcommittees on Indian Affairs. The Prairie Band of Potawatomi Nation tribal leader, Minnie Evans (Indian name: Ke-what-no-quah Wish-Ken-O) led the effort to stop termination. Tribal members sent petitions of protest to
837-505: The title Wheeling . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wheeling&oldid=997752120 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Wheeling, Illinois The land that
868-486: The village was $ 71,966, and the median income for a family was $ 83,406. Males had a median income of $ 45,470 versus $ 36,478 for females. The per capita income for the village was $ 36,999. About 5.6% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the poverty line , including 12.0% of those under age 18 and 8.8% of those age 65 or over. A famous hotel called the Union Hotel used to be located on Milwaukee Avenue. It
899-559: The year. As of the 2020 census there were 39,137 people, 15,148 households, and 9,673 families residing in the village. The population density was 4,483.05 inhabitants per square mile (1,730.92/km ). There were 16,190 housing units at an average density of 1,854.52 per square mile (716.03/km ). The racial makeup of the village was 50.33% White , 2.36% African American , 1.42% Native American , 16.73% Asian , 0.02% Pacific Islander , 17.32% from other races , and 11.84% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 33.34% of
930-404: Was 3.15 and the average family size was 2.52. The village's age distribution consisted of 19.9% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 33.2% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.2 males. The median income for a household in
961-521: Was built in 1856 and reconstructed following a fire in 1925. Over the years, the building evolved into several restaurants. Billy and Company, a restaurant, was the last occupant of the building, which was torn down in 1996 to make way for Union Commons condominiums. Camp Ramah , a Jewish day camp, is located in Wheeling. Wheeling was home to video game company Jaleco USA and to the American branch of Taito . The Korean Cultural Center of Chicago