Editing Oak Brook, Illinois

{{Short description|Suburb of Chicago}}
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{{Distinguish|Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois}}
{{Other uses|Oakbrook (disambiguation)}}
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| official_name     = Village of Oak Brook
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| subdivision_name3 = [[York Township, DuPage County, Illinois|York]], [[Downers Grove Township, DuPage County, Illinois|Downers Grove]]
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| population_total     = 8163
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| population_density_sq_mi = 1023.45
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| population_note      = Down 9.41% from 2000
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| area_code            = [[Area codes 630 and 331#United States|630 and 331]]
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'''Oak Brook''' is a [[village (Illinois)|village]] in [[DuPage County, Illinois]], with a very small portion in [[Cook County, Illinois|Cook County]]. The population was 8,163 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Oak Brook village, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1754534|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 15, 2022}}</ref>

A suburb of [[Chicago]], it contains the headquarters of [[Ace Hardware]], [[Portillo's Restaurants]], [[Blistex]], [[Federal Signal]], [[CenterPoint Properties]], [[Sanford L.P.]], [[TreeHouse Foods]], [[Lions Clubs International]], the [[U.S. Census Bureau]] Chicago regional office, and former headquarters of [[McDonald's]] and [[Ferrara Candy Company|Ferrara Candy]]. The [[Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art]] moved there in 2019.

==History==
{{further|Butler School (Oak Brook, Illinois)}}
Oak Brook was originally known as Fullersburg, named after Ben Fuller, an early settler.<ref>{{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>

Oak Brook was incorporated as a village in 1958, due in large part to the efforts of [[Paul Butler (polo)|Paul Butler]], a prominent civic leader and landowner whose father had first moved to the vicinity in 1898 and opened a dairy farm shortly thereafter. Prior to incorporation, the name Oak Brook was used by local residents to distinguish their community from neighboring [[Hinsdale, Illinois|Hinsdale]] and [[Elmhurst, Illinois|Elmhurst]], going back to the founding of the Oak Brook Civic Association almost two decades earlier.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/914.html |title=Oak Brook, IL |publisher=Encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org |access-date=October 17, 2011}}</ref>

The original boundaries were smaller than the present extent of the village, but a considerable amount of land was annexed soon after the founding of the village, including the land that is now the site of the [[Oakbrook Center]] shopping mall, which opened in 1962.

In 1964 Butler entered a joint venture with the [[Del E. Webb Construction Company|Del E. Webb Corporation]] of Phoenix, Arizona, to increase development of the area. Webb's construction company constructed dozens of buildings in Oak Brook both commercial and residential. The Webb Corporation's involvement in the development of the village lasted into the late 1970s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://delwebbsuncitiesmuseum.org/newsletters-webb-spinners/|title=NEWSLETTERS – "Webb Spinner" – Del Webb Sun Cities Museum|date=June 27, 2016|language=en-US|access-date=October 15, 2019}}</ref>

Paul Butler's interest in sport was reflected in the Oak Brook Sports Core, which features [[polo]] fields, a [[golf course]] (which was at one time the venue for the [[Western Open]]), swimming and tennis facilities, and other recreational facilities not commonly found in a village of this size.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dupagehistory.org/dupage_roots/OakBrook_16.htm |title=History of DuPage County : Oak Brook |publisher=Dupagehistory.org |access-date=October 17, 2011}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Oak Brook has a total area of {{convert|8.29|sqmi|km2|2}}, of which {{convert|7.96|sqmi|km2|2}} (or 96.11%) is land and {{convert|0.32|sqmi|km2|2}} (or 3.89%) 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>

Oak Brook is located about {{convert|19|mi}} west of the [[Chicago Loop]] (downtown Chicago).

Most of Oak Brook consists of residential subdivisions, with the exception of the Oakbrook Center shopping mall and other retail and office properties along 22nd Street and the Interstate 88 corridor in the northern part of the village.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1960= 324
|1970= 4164
|1980= 6676
|1990= 9178
|2000= 8702
|2010= 7883
|2020= 8163
|estyear=
|estimate=
|estref=
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br> 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2/> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
}}As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1754534 |access-date=June 28, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> there were 8,163 people, 3,029 households, and 2,320 families residing in the village. The population density was {{Convert|985.16|PD/sqmi|PD/km2}}. There were 3,308 housing units at an average density of {{Convert|399.23|/sqmi|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the village was 57.79% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 32.84% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.85% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.09% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.58% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 5.83% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.85% of the population.

There were 3,029 households, out of which 26.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.19% were married couples living together, 6.54% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.41% were non-families. 22.85% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.02% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.11 and the average family size was 2.63.

The village's age distribution consisted of 19.4% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 15.8% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 35.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 55.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.9 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $140,743, and the median income for a family was $175,500. Males had a median income of $136,125 versus $77,067 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $79,838. About 2.0% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 1.0% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Oak Brook 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 – Oak Brook village, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=1600000US1754534&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</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) – Oak Brook village, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US1754534&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) – Oak Brook village, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US1754534&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|6,480
|5,395
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4,648
|74.47%
|68.44%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |56.94%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|119
|154
|style='background: #ffffe6; |149
|1.37%
|1.95%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.83%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|0
|2
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5
|0.00%
|0.03%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.06%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|1,750
|1,830
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,678
|20.11%
|23.21%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |32.81%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|1
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2
|0.01%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.02%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|6
|3
|style='background: #ffffe6; |40
|0.07%
|0.04%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.49%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|138
|160
|style='background: #ffffe6; |245
|1.59%
|2.03%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.00%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|208
|339
|style='background: #ffffe6; |396
|2.39%
|4.30%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.85%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''8,702'''
|'''7,883'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''8,163'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

==Economy==
[[File:McDonaldsHQIL.jpg|thumb|McDonald's Plaza, the former headquarters of [[McDonald's]]]]
[[File:Mayslake Peabody Estate - Forest Preserve.JPG|thumb|right|Mayslake Peabody Estate Forest Preserve]]

While many Oak Brook residents commute to jobs scattered throughout the [[Chicago metropolitan area]], Oak Brook is also the home of many corporate offices. The world headquarters of [[McDonald's Corporation]] was in Oak Brook from 1971, when McDonald's moved into the Oak Brook facility from an office within the [[Chicago Loop]], until 2018, when it moved back to Chicago.<ref>Cross, Robert. "[https://web.archive.org/web/20120106055716/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/648915512.html?dids=648915512:648915512&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Jan+09%2C+1972&author=&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=Inside+Hamburger+Central&pqatl=google Inside Hamburger Central]." ''[[Chicago Tribune]]''. January 9, 1972. G18. Retrieved on September 17, 2009.</ref> Other corporations include [[Ace Hardware]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.acehardware.com/corp/index.jsp?page=faq |title=Ace |publisher=Acehardware.com |access-date=October 17, 2011}}</ref> [[Blistex, Incorporated|Blistex]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blistex.com/about-blistex |title=About Blistex |publisher=Blistex.com |access-date=October 17, 2011}}</ref> [[Crowe Horwath]], [[TreeHouse Foods]], [[Federal Signal Corporation|Federal Signal]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://federalsignal.com/Locations_2324.asp |title=Federal Signal Locations |publisher=Federalsignal.com |date=February 17, 2011 |access-date=October 17, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111010013255/http://www.federalsignal.com/Locations_2324.asp |archive-date=October 10, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Sanford L.P.|Sanford]], [[CenterPoint Properties]], Dantech Information Technology,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://DantechIT.com |title=Professional IT Services in the Oak Brook and Chicago Area|publisher=DantechIT.com |access-date=August 4, 2012}}</ref> [[Hub Group]] and [[Follett Corporation|Follett Higher Education Group]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.follett.com/divisions.cfm|title=Follett - Educational Products, Services and Technology}}</ref> Global non-profit organizations such as [[Lions Clubs International]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lionsclubs.org/EN/about-lions/contact-us.php |title=Contact Us |publisher=Lionsclubs.org |access-date=October 17, 2011}}</ref> and [[Zonta International]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zonta.org |title=Zonta International |publisher=Zonta.org |access-date=May 24, 2015}}</ref> are also based in Oak Brook.

The [[Institute in Basic Life Principles]], a controversial Christian sect founded by [[Bill Gothard]], was formerly based in Oak Brook; however, it would sell its facilities and relocate to Texas.

===Top employers===
According to the Village's 2022 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mss.eoakbrook.org/WebLink/DocView.aspx?id=537642&dbid=0&repo=laserfiche|title=Village of Oak Brook ACFR |format=PDF |access-date=August 24, 2023}}</ref> the top employers in the city are:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Employer
! # of Employees
|-
| 1
|[[Oakbrook Center]]
|7,000
|-
|2
|Advocate Health Care
|1,853
|-
|3
|[[Ace Hardware]]
|1,056
|-
|4
|[[Hub Group]]
|754
|-
|5
|[[Chamberlain Group]]
|680
|-
|6
|[[Blistex]]
|462
|-
|7
|Inland Real Estate Group of Companies
|448
|-
|8
|Millennium Trust
|431
|-
|9
|[[Lions Clubs International]]
|315
|-
|10
|[[TreeHouse Foods]]
|278
|-
|}

==Government==
{| border = "2"
|+ Oak Brook vote<br/> by party in presidential elections
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
! Year
! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
! [[Third party (United States)|Third Parties]]

|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2024 United States presidential election|2024]]<ref>https://www.dupageresults.gov/IL/DuPage/122435/web.345435/#/detail/120</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|43.19% ''2,153''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''55.49%''' ''2,766''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.32% ''66''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2020 United States presidential election|2020]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dupageresults.com/IL/DuPage/106122/web.264614/#/detail/30|title=List Elections}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|46.09% ''2,743''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''52.49%''' ''3,124''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.43% ''85''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2016 United States presidential election|2016]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dupageresults.com/IL/DuPage/71876/Web02.193546/#/cid/30|title = List Elections}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|41.35% ''2,145''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''53.96%''' ''2,799''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|4.68% ''243''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2012 United States presidential election|2012]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dupageresults.com/IL/DuPage/73889/Web02.192823/#/cid/30|title = List Elections}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|29.76% ''1,403''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''69.35%''' ''3,270''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.89% ''42''
|-
|}

==Education==
===Public schools===
Brook Forest Elementary, and Butler Junior High, are located in Oak Brook; they are administered by [[Butler School District 53]].<ref>{{cite web | title = About | publisher = Butler School District 53 | url = https://www.butler53.com/about/who-to-contact | accessdate = March 27, 2023}}</ref>

===Private schools===
* Sunshine Montessori of Oakbrook<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sunshinemontessoriobt.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091024123017/http://www.sunshinemontessoriobt.com/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=October 24, 2009 |title=Sunshine Montessori of Oakbrook |publisher=Sunshinemontessoriobt.com |access-date=October 17, 2011}}</ref>

==Infrastructure==
===Transportation===
Oak Brook is served by a network of major federal, state, and county roads, including the [[Tri-State Tollway]] ([[Interstate 294]]), the Ronald Reagan Memorial Tollway ([[Interstate 88 (west)|Interstate 88]]), and the Eisenhower Expressway ([[Interstate 290 (Illinois)|Interstate 290]]). The commercial corridor is served by [[Pace (transit)|Pace]] bus routes.

==Notable people==
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* [[Chris Chelios]], Stanley Cup-winning defenseman with the [[Detroit Red Wings]], who also played for the [[Montreal Canadiens]], [[Chicago Blackhawks]], and [[Atlanta Thrashers]]
* [[William J. Cullerton]], [[List of World War II flying aces|World War II flying ace]], former host of "Great Outdoors" on [[WGN Radio]]<ref name=ctribune>{{cite news |first=Graydon|last=Megan |title=William Cullerton, 1923-2013 WWII pilot, entrepreneur, radio host and well-known outdoorsman championed conservation |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2013/01/16/william-cullerton-1923-2013-2/ |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=January 16, 2013 |access-date=January 25, 2013}}</ref> 
* [[Bill Gothard]], founder of [[IBLP|Institute In Basic Life Principles]], a controversial Christian sect made popular by the [[Duggar family]]
* [[Stan Mikita]], Stanley Cup-winning center with the [[Chicago Blackhawks]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kass |first1=John |title=The heart of Stan Mikita |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2018/08/10/the-heart-of-stan-mikita/ |publisher=Chicago Tribune}}</ref>
* [[Dick Portillo]], founder of the [[Portillo's Restaurants|Portillo Restaurant Group]]
* [[Ed Rensi]], a former CEO of [[McDonald's]]
* [[Frank Thomas]], first baseman with several [[Major League Baseball]] teams; lived in Oak Brook (1996–2003)<ref name="ChicagoTribune">{{cite web|last1=Goldsborough|first1=Bob|title=House built by White Sox slugger Frank Thomas sells for $2.71 million|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/realestate/elitestreet/ct-elite-street-frank-thomas-0910-biz-20150909-story.html|website=Chicago Tribune|access-date=May 28, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150118070035/http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-frank-thomas-elite-street-1211-biz-20141210-story.html|archive-date=January 18, 2015|date=December 9, 2014}}</ref>
* [[Ty Warner]], founder of toy company [[Ty Inc.|Ty]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=Bryan |title=Behind the Beanie Babies: The Secret Life of Ty Warner |url=https://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/May-2014/Ty-Warner/ |access-date=August 8, 2021 |work=Chicago Magazine |date=April 21, 2014}}</ref>
* [[Doug Wilson (ice hockey)|Doug Wilson]], defenseman with the [[San Jose Sharks]]{{Citation needed|date=April 2012}}
* [[Frank Calabrese, Sr.]], [[made man]] and [[caporegime]] of the [[Chicago Outfit]]<ref>{{cite news |last=O'Connor|first=Matt|date=October 16, 1997|title=Top mob loan shark, son are sentenced to prison|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|page=8}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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*[http://www.obchamber.com Greater Oak Brook Chamber of Commerce]

{{Geographic location
 | Centre = Oak Brook
 | North = [[Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois|Oakbrook Terrace]]
 | Northeast = [[Elmhurst, Illinois|Elmhurst]]
 | East = [[Westchester, Illinois|Westchester]]
 | Southeast = [[Hinsdale, Illinois|Hinsdale]]
 | South = [[Clarendon Hills, Illinois|Clarendon Hills]]
 | Southwest =[[Westmont, Illinois|Westmont]]
 | West =[[Downers Grove, Illinois|Downers Grove]]
 | Northwest = [[Lombard, Illinois|Lombard]]
}}
{{DuPage County, Illinois}}
{{Cook County, Illinois}}
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