Addison, Illinois

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Field	Value
name	Addison
settlement_type	Village
image_skyline	Addison Village Hall - Addison, IL.jpg
image_caption	Addison Village Hall
image_flag	Flag of Addison, Illinois.svg
map_caption	Location of Addison in DuPage County, Illinois.
mapframe	yes
mapframe-zoom	11
map_caption1	Interactive map of Addison
pushpin_map	Illinois#USA#North America
coordinates
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	United States
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Illinois
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	DuPage
subdivision_type3	Township
subdivision_name3	Addison, Bloomingdale
established_title	Incorporated
established_date	1884
government_type	Mayor-trustee
leader_title	Mayor
leader_name	Tom Hundley
unit_pref	Imperial
area_footnotes
area_urban_footnotes	--
area_rural_footnotes	--
area_metro_footnotes	--
area_magnitude
area_water_percent	2.14
area_blank2_title
area_total_sq_mi	10.00
area_land_sq_mi	9.83
area_water_sq_mi	0.17
area_blank2_sq_mi
elevation_footnotes
elevation_ft	702
population_total	35702
population_as_of	2020
population_density_sq_mi	3632.31
timezone1	CST
utc_offset1	-6
timezone1_DST	CDT
utc_offset1_DST	-5
postal_code_type	ZIP code(s)
postal_code	60101
area_code_type	Area code(s)
area_code	630 and 331
geocode	00243
website
footnotes
demographics_type1	Standard of living (2020)
demographics1_title1	Per capita income
demographics1_info1	$37,451 (median: $82,547)
demographics1_title2	Home value
demographics1_info2	$189,036 (median: $173,200 (2000))
blank_name	FIPS code
blank_info	17-00243
blank1_name	GNIS feature ID
blank1_info	2397911
area_total_km2	25.90
area_land_km2	25.46
area_water_km2	0.44
population_density_km2	1402.49
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Addison is a village in DuPage County, Illinois, United States. The population was 35,702 at the 2020 Census. It is part of the Chicago metropolitan area.

History

The village was incorporated in 1884, at which time it had a population of 400. The community itself was originally named Dunkley's Grove after the settler Hezekiah Dunklee, and was renamed after a town in England or Addison, New York. In 1832, Winfield Scott built Army Trail Road on top of a Potawatomi trail in Addison, in order to allow 50 broad-tired wagons to fight Black Hawk and his warriors. In 1864, the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod moved its teacher training to the village from Fort Wayne, Indiana, and established the Addison Teachers Seminary; it remained in Addison until 1913, when it was relocated to River Forest, Illinois, as Concordia Teachers College (now Concordia University Chicago). The town was also home to the Kinderheim home for children, which made up more than half its population prior to suburbanization.

The town began to suburbanize in the 1960s when developers started to build homes on what was farmland. The population grew from just under a thousand in 1930 to 35,000 people in 1990.

Adventureland amusement park was located in Addison (Lake and Medinah) during the 1960s and 1970s. The Addison Industrial District was the proposed location for the reconstruction of Comiskey Park in the late 1980s before this was voted down.

Geography

The Village of Addison lies on Salt Creek, a tributary of the Des Plaines River.

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Addison has a total area of 10.00 sqmi, of which 9.83 sqmi (or 98.29%) is land and 0.17 sqmi (or 1.71%) is water.

Demographics

|align=left |1890= 485 |1900= 591 |1910= 579 |1920= 510 |1930= 916 |1940= 819 |1950= 813 |1960= 6741 |1970= 24482 |1980= 29826 |1990= 32058 |2000= 35914 |2010= 36942 |2020= 35702 |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census

There were 12,799 households, out of which 34.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.47% were married couples living together, 12.74% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.39% were non-families. 23.23% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.84% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.40.

The village's age distribution consisted of 22.7% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.8 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $68,534, and the median income for a family was $79,011. Males had a median income of $42,038 versus $30,828 for females. The per capita income for the village was $30,202. About 10.3% of families and 13.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.3% of those under age 18 and 8.4% of those age 65 or over.

::data[format=table title="Addison village, Illinois – Racial and ethnic composition
{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}"] | Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | title=P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Addison village, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?g=160XX00US1700243|website=United States Census Bureau}} | title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Addison village, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US1700243&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=United States Census Bureau}} | % 2000 | % 2010 | |---|---|---|---|---| | White alone (NH) | 21,540 | 17,562 | 14,710 | 59.98% | | Black or African American alone (NH) | 874 | 1,355 | 1,166 | 2.43% | | Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 44 | 55 | 40 | 0.12% | | Asian alone (NH) | 2,836 | 2,706 | 2,867 | 7.90% | | Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0.01% | | Other race alone (NH) | 35 | 48 | 107 | 0.10% | | Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 382 | 400 | 524 | 1.06% | | Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 10,198 | 14,813 | 16,285 | 28.40% | | Total | 35,914 | 36,942 | 35,702 | 100.00% | ::

Economy

Addison’s economy is supported by a mix of logistics, manufacturing, food distribution, and corporate offices, reflecting its proximity to major interstates and O’Hare International Airport. The village’s 2025 financial report highlights continued investment in industrial redevelopment, retail corridor improvements, and capital projects such as the Addison Community Care Center and veterans memorial expansion.

According to the village’s FY2025 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, the largest employers include:

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Rank	Employer	Employees
1	United Parcel Service (UPS)	1,700
2	Parts Town LLC	1,000
3	The Pampered Chef	700
4	Walmart	350
5	Porter Pipe & Supply	300
6	Veritiv Operating Company	250
7	SWD, Inc.	200
8	Republic Services	200
9	Insight	150
10	Option Care	140
::

Arts and culture

• Addison Public Library: Officially opened in 1962 and a new building opened in 2008. Recognized with Award for Excellence in Reference and Adult Library Services in 2024 by the American Library Association.
• Addison Perspective
• Addison Center for the Arts

Government

Addison operates under a mayor–trustee (village board) form of government, with trustees and the village president elected at large to four-year terms. Tom Hundley is the current Mayor of Addison. Other elected officials include Village Trustees Sam Nasti, Maria Reyes, Cathy Kluczny, Dawn O'Brien, and Jay DelRosario, and Village Clerk Lucille Zucchero. The town of Triggiano, Italy, is the sister city of Addison.

In the Illinois Senate, Addison is represented by Don Harmon (D-Oak Park) and Seth Lewis (R-Bartlett). In the Illinois House of Representatives it is represented by Jennifer Sanalitro (R-Hanover Park), Diane Blair-Sherlock (D-Villa Park). and Norma Hernandez (D-Melrose Park).

In the U.S. Congress, Addison is represented within three congressional districts by representatives Sean Casten (IL-06), Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08), and Delia Ramirez (IL-03), as well as senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth.

Education

Addison is home to Addison Trail High School and to Indian Trail Junior High School. The elementary schools are: Ardmore, Wesley Elementary, Lake Park Elementary, Fullerton Elementary, Army Trail Elementary, Lincoln Elementary, and Stone Elementary. St. Philip the Apostle, a private Catholic school and parish, is located in Addison and serves students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade. Driscoll Catholic High School was located in Addison before closing in 2009. DeVry University and Chamberlain College of Nursing also call Addison home. Addison also has an Early Learning Center for 3-5-year-old students in Pre-K.

Transportation

Pace provides bus service on Routes 711 and 715 connecting Addison to Wheaton and other destinations.

In the 1990s, Addison was one of six communities that competed to receive a prototype personal rapid transit system that the Regional Transit Authority was planning to build. A proposal by Rosemont was instead selected, and such a system was ultimately never built.

Notable people

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• Adam Amin, sportscaster with ESPN and NBC Sports Chicago, raised in Addison and a graduate of Addison Trail High School
• Mark Anelli, former tight end for the San Francisco 49ers and St. Louis Rams
• Tim Breslin, professional hockey player who played left wing for the Chicago Wolves
• Jim Ellison, founder of the legendary Power Pop band, Material Issue, along with Ted Ansani and Mike Zelenko
• Jamie Freveletti, author of the Covert-One series novels The Janus Reprisal and The Geneva Strategy
• Bobby Hull, Hockey Hall of Fame inductee who lived in Addison from 1963 to 1971 while playing left wing for the Chicago Black Hawks
• Brett Hull, hall of fame professional hockey player and son of Bobby Hull who grew up in Addison from 1964 to 1971
• George Ireland, men's basketball coach who led the Loyola Ramblers to win the 1963 NCAA championship. He died in Addison
• Kyle Kinane, stand-up comedian and actor (Those Who Can't, Love, @midnight), raised in Addison and a graduate of Addison Trail High School
• Hubert J. Loftus, lawyer and politician
• Tony Pasquesi, defensive lineman for the Chicago Cardinals from 1955 to 1957, a resident of Addison at the time of his death
• Rob Renzetti, animator and creator of My Life as a Teenage Robot, raised in Addison
• Mike Retondo, bassist for the Plain White T's
• Mark Rodenhauser, an American football player who played center for seven NFL teams from 1987 to 1999, played football at Addison Trail High School
• Alexa Scimeca Knierim, pair skater, 5-time U.S. national champion, two-time Olympian and winner of the 2022 World Figure Skating Championships with partner Brandon Frazier, 2015 U.S. Figure Skating Championships with her then-fiancé Chris Knierim, raised in Addison and a graduate of Addison Trail High School
• Rocco Sisto, actor best known for playing young Junior Soprano on The Sopranos
• Gabriel Slonina, soccer player who was the youngest starting goalkeeper in Major League Soccer history and the youngest to record a clean sheet
• Leon Spinks, World Boxing Council and World Boxing Association heavyweight world champion who resided in Addison after his retirement from boxing
• Lina Trivedi, involved with creation of (Beanie Babies), resident of Addison for most of her school-age and young-adult life and a graduate of Addison Trail High School
• Lenae Williams, basketball player who played guard-forward for the Detroit Shock during the 2002 WNBA season
• Kathleen Willis, member of the Illinois House of Representatives whose district includes the eastern half of the city, of which she is a resident

References

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