Medinah, Illinois
Medinah, Illinois | ||
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area code 630 | |
Medinah is an
History
The community of Medinah is named after the Medinah Country Club. In the 1920s, a group of members of the city of
In 1999, a group led by Jack Roeser and backed by Senator James Philip attempted to bring a charter school to Medinah. The proposed Thomas Jefferson Charter School was met with NIMBY opposition by local residents. The charter school ultimately ended up opening on the northwest side of Chicago busing students from the northwest and west suburbs.[3][4]
Within the last 30 years, the growth of the Chicago metropolitan area has brought more people to the surrounding areas. In spite of this growth, Medinah has remained adamant in retaining its identity, occasionally conflicting with state agencies (such as the Illinois Department of Transportation, or IDOT) and other municipalities with regards to utilities and services. A recent point of contention was the widening of Medinah Road to five lanes—after vocal protests, IDOT agreed to widen the road to only three lanes.
Post Office History
The first Post office opened as Meacham Illinois in 1874 in a general store. Meacham was named after the town's first settlers, the Meacham family. A never official but commonly used early name for the community was Meacham's Grove, Illinois.[5][6][7][8]
The second Post Office was in the train station (1940s) until 1963. Meacham, Illinois' name was changed to Medinah in 1924. Medinah is named after the Medinah Country Club.[9][10][11]
The third and current Post Office was opened in 1963.
Geography
Medinah is located about 23 miles west of downtown Chicago. The community center is located just south of the Medinah
Demographics
According to the 2015
The median household income was $132,917. The area had an income distribution in which 1.16% of households earned less than $25,000 annually; 15.19% of households earned between $25,000 and $49,999; 33.47% of households earned between $50,000 and $99,999; 16.40% of households earned between $100,000 and $149,999 and 33.79% of households earned more than $150,000.
Sports
Medinah is home to the
Education
Medinah Elementary School District 11 operates three schools in Medinah, the Medinah Primary School, Medinah Intermediate School, and the Medinah Middle School. In addition, the community of Medinah has a park district that operates several parks within the community. In addition, Lake Park High School District 108 operates the eastern campus of Lake Park High School on Medinah Road south of the community center.
Infrastructure
Transportation
Medinah has a
References
- ^ Medinah is coterminous with zip code 60157. This allows one to use Census data without doing original research.
- ^ "Medinah Country Club". 2006. Retrieved June 2, 2006.
- Chicago, Illinois. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
- Chicago, Illinois. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
- ^ "Notification Service | Post Offices".
- ^ "Bloomingdale History | Bloomingdale, IL - Official Website".
- ^ "History of DuPage County : Bloomingdale". September 23, 2019.
- ISBN 9783848238637.
- ^ "Notification Service | Post Offices".
- ^ "Medinah Country Club History".
- ^ "Images: Icons of Medinah". May 22, 2016.