La Grange, Illinois | |
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  La Grange, Illinois  La Grange, Illinois | |
| Coordinates: 39°56′50″N90°32′14″W / 39.94722°N 90.53722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Brown |
| Elevation | 466 ft (142 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 217 |
| GNIS feature ID | 411637 [1] |
La Grange is an unincorporated community in Brown County, Illinois, United States. La Grange is located on the west bank of the Illinois River, southwest of Beardstown and north of Meredosia.
Brown County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,244. Its county seat is Mount Sterling.
Joseph-Louis Lagrange was an Italian mathematician, physicist and astronomer.
Countryside is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 6,420.
The village of La Grange, a suburb of Chicago, is a village in Cook County, in the U.S. state of Illinois. The population was 16,321 at the 2020 census.
La Grange Park is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 13,475.
LaGrange is a town in and the county seat of LaGrange County, Indiana, United States. The population was 2,625 at the 2010 census.
Shipshewana is a town in Newbury Township, LaGrange County, Indiana, United States. The population was 658 at the 2010 census. It is the location of the Menno-Hof Amish & Mennonite Museum, which showcases the history of the Amish and Mennonite peoples.
La Grange Highlands is an unincorporated community south of La Grange in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Located near I-294 and I-55, the town is bordered by Countryside, Indian Head Park, La Grange, and Western Springs. It primarily contains residential properties, with very few businesses within its boundaries. Despite being unincorporated it contains a fire department that serves itself and neighboring communities. LaGrange Highlands School District 106 serves students K-12, and Lyons Township High School is the public high school.
{{Infobox sports league | name = West Suburban Conference | color = black | font_color = white | logo = SWSC 08.png | founded = 1924 | conference = IHSA | teams = 14 | sports = 26 | region = Chicagoland, Illinois | formerly = West Suburban League | headquarters = [[, Illinois]] }} The West Suburban Conference is an athletic conference in DuPage County and Cook County in the state of Illinois. The conference was founded in 1924.
Hannibal–LaGrange University (HLGU), formerly Hannibal–LaGrange College, is a private Christian university in Hannibal, Missouri. It is affiliated with the Missouri Baptist Convention, which is part of the Southern Baptist Convention. It enrolls 671 (2020) students and offers 29 majors. Although the university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, it is currently on probation for issues related to its finances.
The 7th congressional district of Illinois covers parts of Cook County, as of the 2023 redistricting that followed the 2020 census. All or parts of Broadview, Bellwood, Chicago, Forest Park, Hillside, Oak Park, La Grange Park, Maywood, and Westchester are included. Democrat Danny K. Davis has represented the district since January 1997. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of D+37, it is the most Democratic district in Illinois.
Lyons Township is one of 29 townships in Cook County, Illinois. As of the 2020 census, its population was 115,105, with its most populous municipalities including La Grange, Justice and Summit. Lyons Township was established in 1850. The village of Lyons, almost all of which lies within the township, is often confused with it.
La Grange Road station, or La Grange station, is a train station in La Grange, Illinois. It is served by Amtrak's Illinois Zephyr and Carl Sandburg and Metra's BNSF Line. Amtrak's California Zephyr and Southwest Chief also pass by this station, but do not stop there. It is one of two stations in the suburb of La Grange. The other station, named La Grange – Stone Avenue, is .4 miles (0.64 km) away. La Grange is 13.7 miles (22.0 km) from Chicago's Union Station, at 25 West Burlington Avenue between Ashland Avenue and La Grange Road. Parking is available along West Hillgrove and West Burlington Avenues.
La Grange Elementary School District 102 is a public school district in Cook County, Illinois, headquartered in La Grange.
Mongo is an unincorporated community in Springfield Township, LaGrange County, Indiana. The population in 2010 was 105.
LaGrange Highlands School District 106 is an elementary school district based in La Grange Highlands, an outlying suburb of Chicago located in Cook County, Illinois, near the border with DuPage County. District 106 is composed of two schools: one elementary school and one middle school, each named for the district. The school has 975 students enrolled, and serves 961 of those students currently. The district elementary school, Highlands Elementary School, serves students ranging from prekindergarten to grade four under direction of principal Laura Magruder. District students in grades five through eight move to Highlands Middle School, which is headed by principal Megan VerVynck and assistant principal Stetson Steele. John Munch serves as the superintendent of the district. Highlands feeds into Lyons Township Highschool.
The 1974 U.S. Women's Open was the 29th U.S. Women's Open, held July 18–21 at La Grange Country Club in La Grange, Illinois, a suburb west of Chicago.
The 1923 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1923 Big Ten Conference football season. In their 11th season under head coach Robert Zuppke, the Fighting Illini compiled an 8–0 record, tied with Michigan for the Big Ten championship, shut out five of eight opponents, and outscored their opponents by a total of 136 to 20.
Brookfield-LaGrange Park School District 95 (D95) is a school district headquartered in Brookfield, Illinois in the Chicago area.
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