Chicago Suburbs 
                                         with Known Name Changes
                                           Cook County, Illinois 

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East Chicago Heights to Ford Heights
 
Oak Glen merged with Lansing 

Sobieski Park to West Hammond

West Hammond to Calumet City 

Westhaven to Orland Hills 

Shermerville to Northbrook 

Grossdale to Brookfield 

South Lawn to Harvey 

Uppsala and LaVergne merged with Berwyn around 1900 

Dunton to Arlington Heights  
  (submitted by Mickey Wawrzyniak [mickeyw@ahpd.org], Curator of Arlington Heights Historical Museum). 

   Arlington Heights was once known as Dunton, but the Village was incorporated as 
   Arlington Heights in 1887. The area of Arlington Heights today was once called 
   West Wheeling (prior to the 1850's). In 1854 William Dunton laid out the town of 
   Bradley, which he later changed to Dunton when he learned that there was already 
   a Bradley, IL. Eventually the residents wanted a more 'prestigious' name and decided 
   on Arlington, IL, but it turned out that name was already taken as well. So they 
   added the Heights & thus the town became Arlington Heights, IL. 

Pennyville became Brickton which became Park Ridge 
  (submitted by Mary J. Arvidson [marvid@clavin.interaccess.com] ) 

Niles Center to Skokie 

Evanston Township/Wilmette/Grosse Point District:
   Quoting from "Chicago & Cook County, a guide to research" in the section about the 
   town of Evanston it says:

  "Of historic interest is the Grosse Pointe Lighthouse, built in the 1800's 
   on a high bluff overlooking the lake"

   The section on Evanston Township says:

  "Until Cook County was organized into townships in 1850, the territory now 
   comprising Evanston was included in the Grosse Point District, a tract of 
   the county which was of somewhat uncertain dimensions, but supposedly 
   existed for the convenience of voters.  In 1850 when the township of 
   Ridgeville was organized, it included the towns of Evanston and Lake 
   View.  The Wilmette Reservation was added later, and Evanston Township was 
   formed in 1857.  Evanston Township is presently comprised of the City of 
   Evanston."


  The Grosse Point section says to see Evanston.  The Wilmette section says 
  that it was originally settled in 1829 and named for a French Canadian 
  settler.




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