Editing Addison, Illinois

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'''Addison''' is a village in [[DuPage County, Illinois]], United States. The population was 35,702 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 Census]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Addison (village), Illinois |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Addison_village,_Illinois?g=160XX00US1700243 |access-date=March 4, 2024}}</ref> It is part of the [[Chicago metropolitan area]].

==History==
The village was incorporated in 1884, at which time it had a population of 400.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://cms6.revize.com/revize/addisonil/document_center/History/Addison-VillageofFriendship.pdf |title=Addison Village of Friendship - A Centennial Commemorative Book of Addison, Illinois, 1884-1984 |publisher=Addison Centennial Commission |year=1984 |pages=81}}</ref> The community itself was originally named Dunkley's Grove after the settler Hezekiah Dunklee,<ref name="Several">{{cite news|title=Several Towns Named After Founders and Heroes |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/872352/kanedupage_county_il_toponym_origins/|newspaper=The Daily Herald|date=December 28, 1999|page=220|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|access-date = August 17, 2014 }} {{Open access}}</ref> and was renamed after a town in England<ref name="Several" /> or [[Addison, New York]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Callary|first=Edward|title=Place Names of Illinois|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZvHgwa-XImcC&pg=PR2|date=September 29, 2008|publisher=University of Illinois Press|isbn=978-0-252-09070-7|page=2}}</ref> In 1832, [[Winfield Scott]] built Army Trail Road on top of a [[Potawatomi]] trail in Addison, in order to allow 50 broad-tired wagons to fight Black Hawk and his warriors.<ref>Stimley, Margot (1997). ''Chronicle of a Prairie Town: Arlington Heights, Illinois''. Arlington Heights Historical Society.</ref> In 1864, the [[Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod]] moved its teacher training to the village from Fort Wayne, Indiana, and established the Addison Teachers Seminary; it remained in Addison until 1913, when it was relocated to [[River Forest, Illinois]], as Concordia Teachers College (now [[Concordia University Chicago]]).<ref>{{Cite book|last=Grossman|first=James R.|url=http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/22.html|title=Encyclopedia of Chicago|publisher=[[University of Chicago Press]]|year=2004|isbn=|editor-last=Grossman|editor-first=James R.|location=Chicago|pages=|editor2-last=Keating|editor2-first=Ann Durkin|editor3-last=Reiff|editor3-first=Janice L.}}</ref> The town was also home to the Kinderheim home for children, which made up more than half its population prior to suburbanization.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 3, 1992 |title=ONE-TIME FARM TOWN HAS GROWN ON RESIDENTS |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1992-10-03-9203300533-story.html |access-date=January 17, 2024 |website=Chicago Tribune}}</ref>

The town began to suburbanize in the 1960s when developers started to build homes on what was farmland. The population grew from just under a thousand in 1930 to 35,000 people in 1990.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Addison, IL |url=http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/22.html |access-date=January 17, 2024 |website=www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org}}</ref>

[[Adventureland (Illinois)|Adventureland]] amusement park was located in Addison (Lake and Medinah) during the 1960s and 1970s. The Addison Industrial District was the proposed location for the reconstruction of [[Comiskey Park]] in the late 1980s before this was voted down.<ref>{{cite news|title=White Sox Owners: It's Addison Or Adios|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1986/07/09/white-sox-owners-its-addison-or-adios/|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=July 9, 1986|access-date=December 13, 2015}}</ref>

==Geography==
The Village of Addison lies on [[Salt Creek (Des Plaines River Tributary)|Salt Creek]], a tributary of the [[Des Plaines River]].

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Addison has a total area of {{convert|10.00|sqmi|km2|2}}, of which {{convert|9.83|sqmi|km2|2}} (or 98.29%) is land and {{convert|0.17|sqmi|km2|2}} (or 1.71%) is water.<ref name="gaz2021">{{Cite web   |title=Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |access-date=June 29, 2022 |website=Census.gov}}</ref>

==Demographics==

{{US Census population
|align=left
|1890= 485
|1900= 591
|1910= 579
|1920= 510
|1930= 916
|1940= 819
|1950= 813
|1960= 6741
|1970= 24482
|1980= 29826
|1990= 32058
|2000= 35914
|2010= 36942
|2020= 35702
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015 }}</ref>
}}As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1700243 |access-date=June 28, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> there were 35,702 people, 12,799 households, and 9,165 families residing in the village. The population density was {{Convert|3,570.20|PD/sqmi|PD/km2}}. There were 12,682 housing units at an average density of {{Convert|1,268.20|/sqmi|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the village was 47.69% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 3.45% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.71% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 8.10% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.04% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 22.96% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 16.05% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 45.61% of the population.

There were 12,799 households, out of which 34.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.47% were married couples living together, 12.74% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.39% were non-families. 23.23% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.84% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.40 and the average family size was 2.86.

The village's age distribution consisted of 22.7% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.8 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $68,534, and the median income for a family was $79,011. Males had a median income of $42,038 versus $30,828 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $30,202. About 10.3% of families and 13.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 26.3% of those under age 18 and 8.4% of those age 65 or over.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Addison village, Illinois – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Addison village, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?g=160XX00US1700243|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Addison village, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US1700243&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Addison village, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US1700243&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|21,540
|17,562
|style='background: #ffffe6; |14,710
|59.98%
|47.54%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |41.20%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|874
|1,355
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,166
|2.43%
|3.67%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.27%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|44
|55
|style='background: #ffffe6; |40
|0.12%
|0.15%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.11%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|2,836
|2,706
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,867
|7.90%
|7.32%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8.03%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|5
|3
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3
|0.01%
|0.01%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.01%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|35
|48
|style='background: #ffffe6; |107
|0.10%
|0.13%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.30%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|382
|400
|style='background: #ffffe6; |524
|1.06%
|1.08%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.47%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|10,198
|14,813
|style='background: #ffffe6; |16,285
|28.40%
|40.10%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |45.61%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''35,914'''
|'''36,942'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''35,702'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

==Economy==

===Top employers===
According to Addison's 2022 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,<ref>[https://cms6.revize.com/revize/addisonil/document_center/Financial%20Documents/22%20Final%20Audit%20-%20VO%20Addison.pdf 2022 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report] Village of Addison, Illinois</ref> the top employers in the city were:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Employer
! # of Employees
|-
| 1
| [[United Parcel Service]]
|1,700
|-
|2
| [[The Pampered Chef]]
|788
|-
|3
| Parts Town LLC
|579
|-
|4
| [[Walmart]]
|272
|-
|5
|[[Veritiv|Veritiv Operating Company]]
|250
|-
|6
|Porter Pipe
|235
|-
|7
| Insight
|222
|-
|8
|SWD, Inc
|200
|-
|9
|[[Republic Services]]
|200
|-
|10
|Option Care
|191
|}

==Arts and culture==
* Addison Public Library: Officially opened in 1962 and a new building opened in 2008.<ref>[https://www.addisonlibrary.org/history Addison Library History].</ref> Recognized with Award for Excellence in Reference and Adult Library Services in 2024 by the [[American Library Association]].<ref>Ladewski, Bill.[https://rusaupdate.org/2024/03/2024-rusa-award-for-excellence-in-reference-and-adult-library-services/ Addison Public Library in Addison, IL, for the Addison Community Resource Guide, selected winner of the 2024 RUSA Award for Excellence in Reference and Adult Library Services]''RUSA Update, '' March 28, 2024.</ref>
* Addison Perspective
* Addison Center for the Arts<ref>{{Cite web |title=Addison Center for the Arts |url=http://www.addisoncenterforthearts.com/ |access-date=April 6, 2024 |website=ACA |language=en}}</ref>

==Government==
Rich Veenstra is the mayor of Addison. Other elected officials include village trustees Sam Nasti, Tom Hundley, Bill Lynch, Cathy Kluczny, Dawn O'Brien, and Jay DelRosario, and village clerk Lucille Zucchero. The town of [[Triggiano]], [[Italy]], is the sister city of Addison.

In the [[Illinois Senate]], Addison is represented by [[Don Harmon]] (D-Oak Park)<ref name=LD39>{{cite web|url=http://ilhousedems.com/redistricting/2011-maps/Legislative_Districts_Public_Act/LD39.pdf|title=PA 97-0006 Legislative District 23|date=May 18, 2011|access-date=June 4, 2017}}</ref> and [[Seth Lewis]] (R-Bartlett).<ref name=LD23>{{cite web|url=http://ilhousedems.com/redistricting/2011-maps/Legislative_Districts_Public_Act/LD23.pdf|title=PA 97-0006 Legislative District 23|date=May 18, 2011|access-date=June 4, 2017}}</ref> In the [[Illinois House of Representatives]] it is represented by [[Jennifer Sanalitro]] (R-Hanover Park),<ref name=LD23 /> [[Diane Blair-Sherlock]] (D-Villa Park).<ref name=LD23 /> and [[Norma Hernandez]] (D-Melrose Park).<ref name=LD39 />

In the U.S. Congress, Addison is represented within three congressional districts by representatives [[Sean Casten]] ([[Illinois's 6th congressional district|IL-06]]), [[Raja Krishnamoorthi]] ([[Illinois's 8th congressional district|IL-08]]), and [[Delia Ramirez]] ([[Illinois's 3rd congressional district|IL-03]]), as well as senators [[Dick Durbin]] and [[Tammy Duckworth]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Your Members |url=https://www.congress.gov/members/map?searchTerm=60101&selectedResult=%7B%22Loc_name%22%3A%22World%22%2C%22Status%22%3A%22M%22%2C%22Score%22%3A100%2C%22Match_addr%22%3A%2260101%2C%20Addison%2C%20Illinois%22%2C%22LongLabel%22%3A%2260101%2C%20Addison%2C%20IL%2C%20USA%22%2C%22ShortLabel%22%3A%2260101%22%2C%22Addr_type%22%3A%22Postal%22%2C%22Type%22%3A%22%22%2C%22PlaceName%22%3A%2260101%22%2C%22Place_addr%22%3A%22Addison%2C%20Illinois%2C%2060101%22%2C%22Phone%22%3A%22%22%2C%22URL%22%3A%22%22%2C%22Rank%22%3A4.5%2C%22AddBldg%22%3A%22%22%2C%22AddNum%22%3A%22%22%2C%22AddNumFrom%22%3A%22%22%2C%22AddNumTo%22%3A%22%22%2C%22AddRange%22%3A%22%22%2C%22Side%22%3A%22%22%2C%22StPreDir%22%3A%22%22%2C%22StPreType%22%3A%22%22%2C%22StName%22%3A%22%22%2C%22StType%22%3A%22%22%2C%22StDir%22%3A%22%22%2C%22BldgType%22%3A%22%22%2C%22BldgName%22%3A%22%22%2C%22LevelType%22%3A%22%22%2C%22LevelName%22%3A%22%22%2C%22UnitType%22%3A%22%22%2C%22UnitName%22%3A%22%22%2C%22SubAddr%22%3A%22%22%2C%22StAddr%22%3A%22%22%2C%22Block%22%3A%22%22%2C%22Sector%22%3A%22%22%2C%22Nbrhd%22%3A%22%22%2C%22District%22%3A%22%22%2C%22City%22%3A%22Addison%22%2C%22MetroArea%22%3A%22%22%2C%22Subregion%22%3A%22DuPage%20County%22%2C%22Region%22%3A%22Illinois%22%2C%22RegionAbbr%22%3A%22IL%22%2C%22Territory%22%3A%22%22%2C%22Zone%22%3A%22%22%2C%22Postal%22%3A%2260101%22%2C%22PostalExt%22%3A%22%22%2C%22Country%22%3A%22USA%22%2C%22CntryName%22%3A%22United%20States%22%2C%22LangCode%22%3A%22ENG%22%2C%22Distance%22%3A897802.7469432938%2C%22X%22%3A-87.994815%2C%22Y%22%3A41.913685%2C%22DisplayX%22%3A-87.994815%2C%22DisplayY%22%3A41.913685%2C%22Xmin%22%3A-88.063815%2C%22Xmax%22%3A-87.925815%2C%22Ymin%22%3A41.844685%2C%22Ymax%22%3A41.982685%2C%22ExInfo%22%3A%22%22%7D&magicKey=null |access-date=March 4, 2024 |website=[[Congress.gov]]}}</ref>

==Education==
Addison is home to [[Addison Trail High School]] and to Indian Trail Junior High School. The elementary schools are: Ardmore, Wesley Elementary, Lake Park Elementary, Fullerton Elementary, Army Trail Elementary, Lincoln Elementary, and Stone Elementary. St. Philip the Apostle, a private Catholic school and parish, is located in Addison and serves students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade. [[Driscoll Catholic High School]] was located in Addison before closing in 2009. [[DeVry University]] and [[Chamberlain College of Nursing]] also call Addison home. Addison also has an Early Learning Center for 3-5-year-old students in Pre-K.

==Transportation==
[[Pace (transit)|Pace]] provides bus service on Routes 711 and 715 connecting Addison to Wheaton and other destinations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rtachicago.org/uploads/files/general/RTA-System-Map.pdf|title=RTA System Map|access-date=January 30, 2024}}</ref>

In the 1990s, Addison was [[Unbuilt Rosemont personal rapid transit system|one of six communities that competed]] to receive a prototype [[personal rapid transit]] system that the [[Regional Transportation Authority (Illinois)|Regional Transit Authority]] was planning to build.<ref name="Washburn19March">{{cite web |last1=Washburn |first1=Gary |title=Suburbs Willing to Pay for RTA Plum |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1991-03-19-9101250058-story.html |website=Chicago Tribune |access-date=19 January 2022 |language=en |date=March 19, 1991}}</ref>  A proposal by [[Rosemont, Illinois|Rosemont]] was instead selected,<ref name="April161993">{{cite web |last=Washburn |first=Gary |title=Space-Age Commuting Bound for Rosemont |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1993-04-16-9304160152-story.html |website=Chicago Tribune |access-date=20 January 2022 |language=en |date=April 16, 1993}}</ref> and such a system was ultimately never built.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Worthington |first1=Rogers |title=Personal Rapid Transit Plan Derailed |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1999-10-15-9910150345-story.html |website=Chicago Tribune |access-date=19 January 2022 |language=en |date=October 15, 1999}}</ref>

==Notable people==
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* [[Adam Amin]], sportscaster with [[ESPN]] and [[NBC Sports Chicago]], raised in Addison and a graduate of [[Addison Trail High School]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ihsa.org/IHSAState/IHSAStateArticles/tabid/768/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/264/Adam-Amin-From-Addison-Trail-To-ESPN.aspx|title=Adam Amin, From Addison Trail To ESPN|website=IHSA.org|date=September 17, 2013|access-date=May 13, 2019}}</ref>
* [[Mark Anelli]], former tight end for the [[San Francisco 49ers]] and [[St. Louis Rams]]<ref>[https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-86518521 McDill, Kent; ''San Francisco 'a nice fit' for Addison Trail product Anelli''; 29 May 2002; ''Daily Herald''; ''Mark Anelli had the strangest feeling he was going to get drafted by the San Francisco 49ers this spring ... After all, the 49ers clearly had shown the most interest in the former Addison Trail High School standout''; accessed 20 July 2009]</ref>
* [[Tim Breslin]], professional hockey player who played left wing for the [[Chicago Wolves]]<ref name=tb37>{{cite web|title=Tim Breslin, 37, Chicago Wolves hockey player|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-1562646.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170313214218/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-1562646.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 13, 2017|publisher=[[Chicago Sun-Times]]  |access-date=December 27, 2012 |date=February 17, 2005|last=Thomas|first=Monifa}}</ref>
* [[Jim Ellison]], founder of the legendary Power Pop band, [[Material Issue]], along with [[Ted Ansani]] and Mike Zelenko<ref>{{cite web|url= http://music.newcity.com/1996/06/27/immaterial-world-ken-kurson-examines-the-void-left-by-jim-ellisons-death/|title= Immaterial World: Ken Kurson Examines the Void Left by Jim Ellison's Death|last=Kurson|first=Ken|publisher=[[Newcity]]|location=[[Chicago]]|date=June 27, 1996|access-date=March 11, 2017}}</ref>
* [[Jamie Freveletti]], author of the [[Covert-One series]] novels ''The Janus Reprisal'' and ''The Geneva Strategy''<ref>{{cite news|url=http://books.usatoday.com/bookbuzz/post/2011/08/jamie-/414249/1|title=Jamie Freveletti to continue Ludlum's Covert One series|newspaper=USA Today|first=Carol|last=Memmott|date=August 12, 2011| access-date=October 8, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150914014930/http://books.usatoday.com/bookbuzz/post/2011/08/jamie-/414249/1 |archive-date=September 14, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Bobby Hull]], [[Hockey Hall of Fame]] inductee who lived in Addison from 1963 to 1971 while playing left wing for the [[Chicago Black Hawks]]<ref>{{cite news|last=Yerak|first=Becky|date=September 20, 2008|title=One Fine Day: Exploring Addison|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2008/09/20/one-fine-day-exploring-addison/|newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]|location=[[Chicago, Illinois]]|access-date=March 11, 2017}}</ref>
* [[Brett Hull]], hall of fame professional hockey player and son of Bobby Hull who grew up in Addison from 1964 to 1971
* [[George Ireland]], men's basketball coach who led the [[Loyola Ramblers men's basketball|Loyola Ramblers]] to win the [[1963 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|1963 NCAA championship]]. He died in Addison<ref>{{cite news|last=Salituro|first=Joseph|date=September 19, 2001|title=Loyola loses former coach George M. Ireland passes away at the age of 88|url=http://www.luc.edu/orgs/phoenix/sept19ire.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030413181622/http://www.luc.edu/orgs/phoenix/sept19ire.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 13, 2003|newspaper=[[Loyola Phoenix]]|location=[[Loyola University Chicago|Loyola University, Chicago, Illinois]]|access-date=March 11, 2017}}</ref>
* [[Kyle Kinane]], stand-up comedian and actor (''[[Those Who Can't]]'', ''[[Love (TV series)|Love]]'', ''[[@midnight]]''), raised in Addison and a graduate of [[Addison Trail High School]]<ref>{{cite news|last=Collins|first=Sarah|date=February 25, 2011|title=Kyle Kinane: The Chicago ex-pat comedian on his stint in a punk band, not being a misanthrope, and growing up in Addison|url=http://www.avclub.com/article/kyle-kinane-51805|newspaper=[[The A.V. Club]]|location=[[Chicago, Illinois]]|access-date=March 11, 2017}}</ref>
* [[Hubert J. Loftus]], lawyer and politician<ref>'Illinois Blue Book 1981–1982,' Biographical Sketch of Hubert J. "Bud" Loftus, pg. 149</ref>
* [[Tony Pasquesi]], [[defensive lineman]] for the [[History of the Chicago Cardinals|Chicago Cardinals]] from 1955 to 1957, a resident of Addison at the time of his death<ref>{{cite news|date=August 25, 2016|title=Death Notice: Anthony L. "Tony" Pasquesi|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/chicagotribune/obituary.aspx?n=anthony-pasquesi&pid=181180975&fhid=2338|newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]|location=[[Chicago, Illinois]]|access-date=March 11, 2017}}</ref>
* [[Rob Renzetti]], animator and creator of [[My Life as a Teenage Robot]], raised in Addison<ref>{{cite web|last1=Levy|first1=David|title=Animondays Interview: Rob Renzetti - Part I|url=http://animondays.blogspot.com/2011/09/animondays-interview-rob-renzetti-part.html|website=Animondays|date=September 23, 2011|access-date=March 11, 2017}}</ref>
* [[Plain White T's|Mike Retondo]], bassist for the [[Plain White T's]]<ref>{{cite news|last=Arroyave|first=Luis|date=March 28, 2011|title=Should they stay or should they go?|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2011/03/28/should-they-stay-or-should-they-go/|newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]|location=[[Chicago, Illinois]]|access-date=March 11, 2017}}</ref>
* [[Mark Rodenhauser]], an [[American football]] player who played [[Center (American football)|center]] for seven NFL teams from 1987 to 1999, played football at [[Addison Trail High School]]<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20100218223844/http://databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=RODENMAR01 Mark Rodenhauser stats & bio; databasefootball.com; accessed 20 July 2009]}}</ref>
* [[Alexa Scimeca Knierim]], [[Pair skating|pair skater]], 5-time U.S. national champion, two-time Olympian and winner of the 2022 World Figure Skating Championships with partner Brandon Frazier, [[2015 U.S. Figure Skating Championships]] with her then-fiancé [[Chris Knierim]], raised in Addison and a graduate of [[Addison Trail High School]]<ref>{{cite news|last=Hersh|first=Philip|date=January 27, 2013|title=Silver may be hollow for pair: Scimeca, Knierim likely to lose spot at worlds|newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]|location=[[Chicago, Illinois]]}}</ref>
* [[Rocco Sisto]], actor best known for playing young [[Junior Soprano]] on [[The Sopranos]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0803157/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm|title=Rocco Sisto|website=[[IMDb]]}}</ref>
* [[Gabriel Slonina]], soccer player who was the youngest starting goalkeeper in [[Major League Soccer]] history and the youngest to record a [[Shutout#Association football|clean sheet]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mikula |first=Jeremy |date=May 31, 2019 |title=Fire sign 14-year-old goalie Gabriel Slonina of Addison – the youngest pro contract in MLS since Freddy Adu |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2019/03/08/fire-sign-14-year-old-goalie-gabriel-slonina-of-addison-the-youngest-pro-contract-in-mls-since-freddy-adu/ |access-date=March 26, 2025 |website=[[Chicago Tribune]]}}</ref>
* [[Leon Spinks]], [[World Boxing Council]] and [[World Boxing Association]] heavyweight world champion who resided in Addison after his retirement from boxing<ref>{{cite news|date=February 20, 1992|title=Leon Spinks charged with drunken driving|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1992/02/20/leon-spinks-charged-with-drunken-driving/|newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]|location=[[Chicago, Illinois]]|access-date=March 11, 2017}}</ref>
* [[Lina Trivedi]], involved with creation of ([[Beanie Babies]]), resident of Addison for most of her school-age and young-adult life and a graduate of [[Addison Trail High School]]<ref>{{cite journal|last=Schumann|first=Brooke|date=February 2017|title=Small Girl, Big Ideas|journal=Inspire Magazine|volume=13|issue=10|pages=32–34|issn=1068-5413}}</ref>
* [[Lenae Williams]], basketball player who played [[guard-forward]] for the [[Detroit Shock]] during the [[2002 WNBA season]]<ref>{{cite news|last=Merkin|first=Scott|date=April 21, 2002|title=Serenity to Shock: Ex-Demon lands in Detroit|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2002/04/21/serenity-to-shock-ex-demon-lands-in-detroit/|newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]|location=[[Chicago, Illinois]]|access-date=March 11, 2017}}</ref>
* [[Kathleen Willis]], member of the [[Illinois House of Representatives]] whose district includes the eastern half of the city, of which she is a resident<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ilga.gov/house/Rep.asp?GA=100&MemberID=2432|title=Illinois General Assembly - Representative Biography}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ilhousedems.com/redistricting/2011-maps/Legislative_Districts_Public_Act/LD39.pdf|title=PA 97-0006 Legislative District 39|date=May 18, 2011|access-date=March 11, 2017}}</ref>

==References==
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== Further reading ==
* {{Cite news|url = https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2886448/information_on_planned_growth_of/|title = Talk Annexing Oak Knoll Manor|last = Staff|date = December 8, 1960|work = Addison Register|access-date = July 26, 2015|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|page = 1|type = clipping}}{{Open access}}

==External links==
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* [http://www.addisonadvantage.org Village of Addison]

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