Rosemont, Illinois | |
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 River Road in Rosemont | |
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| Motto: "It's All Here" | |
 Location of Rosemont inCook County, Illinois | |
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| Coordinates:41°59′27″N87°52′26″W / 41.99083°N 87.87389°W /41.99083; -87.87389 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Cook |
| Township | Leyden |
| Founded | 1956 |
| Founded by | Donald E. Stephens |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village |
| • Mayor | Bradley Stephens (R) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.79 sq mi (4.64 km2) |
| • Land | 1.79 sq mi (4.64 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 3,952 |
| • Density | 2,204.8/sq mi (851.26/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 60018, 60176 |
| Area code(s) | 847, 224 |
| FIPS code | 17-65819 |
| Website | www |
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Rosemont is a village inCook County, Illinois, United States, located immediately northwest ofChicago. As of the 2020 census, the village had a population of 3,952.[2] The village was incorporated in 1956, though it had been settled long before that. While Rosemont's land area and population are relatively small among municipalities in theChicago metropolitan area, the village is a major center for commercial activity in the region and is a key component of theGolden Corridor. It containsAllstate Arena, which hosts theChicago Wolves AHL hockey team. Since its founding, the village has been governed by one family, and has been described as America's "last true political machine".[3]
Rosemont is at41°59′27″N87°52′26″W / 41.99083°N 87.87389°W /41.99083; -87.87389 (41.990730, −87.873816).[4] It is part ofLeyden Township.
According to the 2010 census, Rosemont has a total area of 1.79 square miles (4.64 km2), all land.[5]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1960 | 978 | — | |
| 1970 | 4,825 | 393.4% | |
| 1980 | 4,137 | −14.3% | |
| 1990 | 3,995 | −3.4% | |
| 2000 | 4,224 | 5.7% | |
| 2010 | 4,202 | −0.5% | |
| 2020 | 3,952 | −5.9% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[6] | |||
As of the2020 census[7] there were 3,952 people, 1,597 households, and 1,016 families residing in the village. The population density was 2,205.36 inhabitants per square mile (851.49/km2). There were 1,810 housing units at an average density of 1,010.04 per square mile (389.98/km2). The racial makeup (including Hispanics in the racial categories) of the village was 56.05%White, 2.76%African American, 2.10%Native American, 5.29%Asian, 0.13%Pacific Islander, 20.57% fromother races, and 13.11% from two or more races.Hispanic orLatino of any race were 39.50% of the population.
There were 1,597 households, out of which 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.40% were married couples living together, 6.45% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.38% were non-families. 33.81% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.38 and the average family size was 2.61.
The village's age distribution consisted of 19.9% under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 29.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 112.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.6 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $56,432, and the median income for a family was $70,909. Males had a median income of $36,504 versus $27,750 for females. Theper capita income for the village was $28,034. About 11.6% of families and 10.8% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 6.3% of those under age 18 and 15.5% of those age 65 or over.
| Race / Ethnicity(NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2000[8] | Pop 2010[9] | Pop 2020[10] | % 2000 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
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| White alone (NH) | 2,445 | 2,199 | 1,994 | 57.88% | 52.33% | 50.46% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 50 | 60 | 101 | 1.18% | 1.43% | 2.56% |
| Native American orAlaska Native alone (NH) | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0.02% | 0.26% | 0.00% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 186 | 137 | 196 | 4.40% | 3.26% | 4.96% |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Other race alone (NH) | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0.02% | 0.10% | 0.20% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 47 | 57 | 92 | 1.11% | 1.36% | 2.33% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1,493 | 1,734 | 1,561 | 35.35% | 41.27% | 39.50% |
| Total | 4,224 | 4,202 | 3,952 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Rosemont is positioned directly east ofO'Hare International Airport and directly northwest of theCity of Chicago. Due to its location, much of the village is occupied by a largehighway interchange, hotels, and office buildings. Several major hotel chains operating in the United States have a presence in Rosemont.[11]
According to Colliers International, the Rosemont/O'Hare office market encompassed approximately 13.325 million square feet (1,237,900 m2) of total inventory in Q1 2017.[12] Corporate headquarters in the village include those ofCulligan,US Foods,Velsicol Chemical Corporation,World Kitchen,Riddell,[13]Reyes Holdings, theBig Ten Conference,[14] andHaribo of America.[15]
Additionally, Rosemont operates several visitor-related forums. Among these are theDonald E. Stephens Convention Center, used for trade shows and gatherings; theRosemont Theater, used for award ceremonies and concerts; and theAllstate Arena, used for concerts,professional wrestling (three times hostingWrestleMania),Chicago Wolves hockey, and formerly theDePaul Blue Demons basketball program andChicago SkyWNBA basketball. The village is the sponsor of theCavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps. The village hostsMidwest FurFest,Exxxotica Expo, andAnime Central annually, among other conventions.
Rosemont Elementary School District 78 operates Rosemont Elementary School.[16] Other area schools include Orchard Place School inDes Plaines, operated by theDes Plaines School District 62;East Leyden High School inFranklin Park, operated by theLeyden High School District 212; andMaine West High School in Des Plaines, operated byMaine Township High School District 207. The area that serves District 78 is in the high school district served by East Leyden High School, and the area served by District 62 is served by Maine West High School.
Rosemont is served by two community college districts,Triton College andOakton College.
Rosemont'sAllstate Arena is home to theChicago Wolves of theAmerican Hockey League, and has previously been home to theWNBA'sChicago Sky, and theDePaul University basketball team. Starting in 2011, theChicago Bandits women'sNational Pro Fastpitch team moved to Rosemont after playing inElgin andLisle in the past.[17]
The Allstate Arena was home to theChicago Bruisers, an original member of theArena Football League in 1987. When the Bruisers advanced to the league championship in 1988, Rosemont hostedArenaBowl II, as well as anarena football test game in 1987. Rosemont is home toThe Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps. In March 2013, Rosemont was named a possible location for a replacement ofWrigley Field.
Since October 2013, theBig Ten Conference's headquarters have been in the Rosemont Financial District.
Rosemont is home to theChicago Dogs, anindependent league baseball team.[18] The team is part of theAmerican Association of Independent Professional Baseball and play in a 6,300-seat ballpark,Impact Field.[19] The club played their first games in May 2018.[20]
Rosemont has astation on theNorth Central Service, which provides weekday rail service betweenAntioch andChicago Union Station.
Rosemont has astation on theBlue Line of theChicago "L", which provides direct rail service toO'Hare International Airport,downtown Chicago, andForest Park.
Pace operates numerous bus routes from a hub at theRosemont 'L' station. This includes thePace I-90 Express to Schaumburg and Elgin.[21]
In the 1990s, therewere efforts to construct apersonal rapid transit system in the village. Rosemont was one of six communities that competed to receive a prototype system, whichRegional Transit Authority was planning to build.[22] Rosemont's proposal was selected for the project,[23] but the project was ultimately cancelled in 1999.[24]
Since the village of Rosemont was incorporated in 1956, one family, the Stephens family, has governed it. Donald Stephens was mayor from 1956 until his death in 2007; his son, Brad Stephens, succeeded him and is the current mayor.[25] In 2017, village trustees voted to increase Stephens' salary by 53 percent to $260,000, making him one of the highest paid mayors in the United States.[25]
TheChicago Tribune has reported that the village was "renowned for insider dealing", acting as a legal mechanism to funnel money to the Stephens family.[26] Throughout the 2000s, at least four other members of the Stephens family held highly paid managerial positions in city institutions such as the convention center, parks, and public safety.[3][26] The mayor's nephew, Christopher Stephens, runs the village-run convention center and made $255,600 per year between 2015 and 2018.[25] Mark Stephens, the mayor's brother, owns a private company called Bomark which holds a $4.5 million annual contract to handle parking and other public functions. The mayor's sister and other associates have also received public contracts.[3][26] In a 2023 article,The Economist described the village as "the last true political machine in America" and likened it to autocratic states likeGabon.[3] The family maintain their own political party, the Rosemont Voters League.[3] Brad Stephens has not faced an opponent in mayoral elections since 2009 (when he won 91% of the vote), receiving 100% of the votes cast in 2013, 2017, 2021, and 2025.[27]
Donald Stephens was accused of fraud and bribery twice in the 1980s, but was acquitted.[28] In the late 1990s, the village, Mayor Stephens, and others made efforts to bring a casino, to be called the Emerald Casino, to Rosemont.[29][30] However, the Illinois Gaming Board eventually withdrew the license in 2001 after concern about close ties to theChicago Outfit mafia.[30] An FBI agent testified that Stephens had met withJoey Lombardo andJohn DiFronzo, among others, to divide up contracts for casino work.[29]
In July 2019, theChicago Sun-Times reported that theFBI was investigating possible wrongdoing in the city's public safety department, including allegations that members of the department had illegally consumed anddistributed illegalnarcoticpainkillers. TheSun-Times also reported that the FBI were looking at a contract awarded for Monterrey Security Consultants, Inc. (a politically connected security company) to oversee security at public venues (includingAllstate Arena,Rosemont Theatre, and theDonald E. Stephens Convention Center).[31]
The following is a list of the village presidents (mayors) of Rosemont:
| Name | Tenure | Notes | Cite |
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| Donald Stephens | 1956 – April 18, 2007 | Died in office | [32] |
| Bradley Stephens | May 6, 2007 – present | Appointed in May 2007; elected to first full term in 2009 | [33][34] |
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