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Skokie (/ ˈ s k oʊ k i /; formerly Niles Center) is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. According to the 2020 census, its population was 67,824. Skokie lies approximately 15 miles (24 km) north of Chicago's downtown Loop. The name Skokie comes from a Potawatomi word for "marsh".
- 1888; 135 years ago
- Cook
Village of Skokie; 5127 Oakton Street Skokie, IL 60077 Phone: 847-673-0500; Email Us Hours: M-F 8:30 am -5:00 pm Contact Directory
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The Village of Skokie is a home-rule unit under the 1970 Illinois Constitution. Skokie's Council-Manager form of government was inaugurated in 1957, when residents overwhelmingly voted to adopt the Council-Manager form. The Village Manager functions as the Chief Administrative Officer of the Village.
The Village of Skokie, Illinois, located 16 miles northwest of downtown Chicago and 12 miles east of O'Hare International Airport, provides high-quality government services to the over 64,000 residents, 24,000 households and 2,400 businesses that call Skokie their home.
The Village of Skokie, Illinois, located 16 miles northwest of downtown Chicago and 12 miles east of O'Hare International Airport, provides high-quality government services to the over 67,824 residents, 24,000 households and 2,400 businesses that call Skokie their home.
Mar 15, 2024 · Skokie was a political flash point in the 1970s, when the neo-Nazi National Socialist Party of America won court approval to hold a demonstration in the village, which has traditionally been home to a large Jewish population (including many Holocaust survivors).
