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3,909
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$21,065
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62204 62203
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Washington Park, IL - History
We would like to provide the residents of Washington Park a basic history overview.
Welcome to the Washington Park Home page. The Washington Park Home page provides as much information as possible on Washington Park. Knowing Washington Park’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Washington Park’s Home page, you will also find Washington Park’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.
Washington Park has a population of 3909. 48.6% of Washington Park’s inhabitants are Male, and 51.4 are female. 20.4% of Washington Park is married and 52.9% own their own home. The Average Home price is $33,949, and the average rent is $853. Household median income in Washington Park is $21,065, and the individual median income is $16,701. Washington Park’s Ethnic is the following: Black(90%), Hispanic(6.1%), Other(4.3%), White(3.7%), Multiple(1.5%), Asian(0.3%), Native(0.2%).
Washington Park filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection in July 2009, citing assets of less than $50,000 and debt of more than $1 million. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Pamela Pepper threw out the filing in December 2010 after finding there was no state law enabling a municipality to declare bankruptcy. Washington Park filed for bankruptcy in 2004 as well, claiming a $1.6 million debt, but that filing was dismissed when the village briefly emerged from insolvency.In 2010, the mayor of Washington Park, John Thornton, was found to have been fatally shot; he was discovered in his car injured on the morning of April 1, and died at a hospital at 6 AM.On July 25, 2012 the chief of police called for the disbanding of the police force.
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