Skokie, Illinois

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municipality suburb village

Skokie, Illinois is a suburban village just north of Chicago known for its diverse population, significant Jewish community, and historic role in a landmark U.S. Supreme Court free speech case.

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	municipality → suburb → village →
areaCode	224 → 847 →
associatedCourtCase	National Socialist Party of America v. Village of Skokie →
associatedWith	landmark U.S. Supreme Court free speech decision →
borderedBy	Chicago, Illinois → Evanston, Illinois → Lincolnwood, Illinois → Morton Grove, Illinois → Niles, Illinois → Wilmette, Illinois →
climate	humid continental climate →
contains	Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center → Niles North High School → Niles West High School → Oakton–Skokie station → Skokie Northshore Sculpture Park → Skokie Public Library → Westfield Old Orchard →
country	United States →
county	Cook County, Illinois →
governmentType	council–manager government →
hasDemonym	Skokian →
hasParkDistrict	Skokie Park District →
hasPublicLibrary	Skokie Public Library →
highSchoolDistrict	Niles Township High School District 219 →
historicallyKnownAs	Niles Center →
incorporatedAsVillage	late 19th century →
knownFor	Holocaust remembrance institutions → ethnically diverse population → large Jewish community →
leaderTitle	Mayor → Village Manager →
locatedIn	Chicago metropolitan area →
locatedNorthOf	Chicago →
notableEvent	planned neo-Nazi march in the 1970s →
partOf	Niles Township, Cook County, Illinois → North Shore, Chicago →
postalCode	60076 → 60077 → 60203 →
renamedIn	1940s →
schoolDistrict	Skokie School District 68 → Skokie School District 69 → Skokie School District 73.5 →
servedBy	Chicago Transit Authority Yellow Line → Pace Suburban Bus →
settledIn	19th century →
state	Illinois →
timeZone	Central Time Zone →
timeZoneDST	Central Daylight Time →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Evanston, Illinois → Niles, Illinois → Wilmette, Illinois →	borderedBy
Yellow Line (CTA) →	connects
Cook County, Illinois →	contains
Illinois →	hasMajorCity
Chicago Transit Authority →	operatesInMunicipality
The Last Five Years →	premiereCity
Yellow Line (CTA) →	primarySuburbServed
Yellow Line (CTA) →	serves