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A township of 40,507 people in Cook County, Illinois
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Conserved land2.6%209 of 8,053 acres
Trails2.0 mi0.2 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves155 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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Village in Illinois, United States
1913Established
7,110Population
2 sq miArea

Stickney is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 7,110. The village is named for Alpheus Beede Stickney, a railroad executive who played a central role in establishing the Clearing Industrial District. It was well known in the 1920s and early 1930s as the home for several bordellos linked to mobster Al Capone's empire.

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$298K▲ 4.8% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Stickney home is worth about $298,000, up 4.8% in a year, close to the Illinois typical home.

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School Grade C-

The public schools Stickney’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 83% of Illinois’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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DistrictBurbank SD 111Schools15

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