Village of Ford Heights, Illinois
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The Village of Ford Heights, Illinois is a small, historically African American suburb on Chicago’s south side known for its longstanding economic challenges and efforts at community revitalization.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
municipality
ⓘ
village ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | other south suburban municipalities in Cook County ⓘ |
| climate | humid continental climate ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision | Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| county | Cook County, Illinois ⓘ |
| daylightSavingTimeZone |
Central Time Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Daylight Time
|
| demographicTrend | population decline compared to mid-20th century ⓘ |
| economyCharacteristic | limited commercial tax base ⓘ |
| educationServiceArea | local public school districts in south Cook County ⓘ |
| governedBy | village board ⓘ |
| governmentType | village government ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
local churches
ⓘ
residential neighborhoods ⓘ small local businesses ⓘ |
| hasLeaderTitle |
mayor
ⓘ
village president ⓘ |
| hasProgram |
community development initiatives
ⓘ
revitalization projects ⓘ |
| historicalContext | developed as a predominantly African American suburb during the 20th century ⓘ |
| inMetropolitanStatisticalArea | Chicago–Naperville–Elgin metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
community revitalization efforts
ⓘ
economic challenges ⓘ high poverty rates ⓘ historically African American community ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chicago metropolitan area
ⓘ
south suburban Chicago ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Chicago, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorityDemographicHistory | African American ⓘ |
| partOf |
Cook County southland region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
south suburbs of Chicago ⓘ |
| policyFocus |
economic development
ⓘ
housing rehabilitation ⓘ poverty reduction ⓘ |
| postalAddressRegion | ZIP codes of Cook County, Illinois ⓘ |
| publicServices |
local police department
ⓘ
local public works services ⓘ |
| raceEthnicityMajority | Black or African American ⓘ |
| regionalPlanningBody | Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socioeconomicCharacteristic |
concentrated poverty
ⓘ
historically high unemployment ⓘ housing challenges ⓘ |
| state | Illinois ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| transportationAccess | regional road network of south suburban Chicago ⓘ |
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