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Morton Grove is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States.Per the 2020 census, the population was 25,297. [3] It is part of the Chicago metropolitan area.. The village is named after former United States Vice President Levi Parsons Morton, who helped finance the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad (later the Milwaukee Road), which roughly tracked the North Branch of the Chicago ...
Morton Grove, IL. Cook County, 14 miles N of the Loop. Morton Grove first gained national recognition through its greenhouses and later through its stance on gun control. Fame, however, came as slowly as did settlement.
History. Potawatomi Native Americans, followed by French traders, first inhabited the area around present-day Morton Grove. Farmers from England, Germany and Luxembourg started arriving in the 1830s. The community was named after banker Levi Parsons Morton.
May 9, 2016 · A Morton Grove Historical Site. Harrer Park fronts on Dempster Street and reaches north to Park View School, covering some 20 acres of land. The park was named for George Harrer, the first president of the Village of Morton Grove.
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Morton Grove is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 25,297. It is part of the Chicago metropolitan area.
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Morton Grove is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 25,297.
