Bridgeview offers a pleasant blend of residential, commercial and industrial development. It is blessed with a mix of old and new homes, an active rail center, and a productive industrial park district. Bridgeview is near the center of Chicagoland's expanding housing and retail markets.
POPULATION
Village of Bridgeview: 14,402
Median Age: 40.0
Cook County: 5,105,067 (from 1990 census)
TRANSPORTATION
Highways serving community: 1 Federal, 1 State, 2 County
Interstate highways serving community: I-55, I-294
Motor Freight Terminals: 15
Local Carriers: 2
Interstate Carriers: 3
Intrastate Carriers: 7
Nearest Commercial Airport: Midway-Distance 4 miles
No. of Commercial Flights Per Day: 250
Private Aircraft Storage Available: Yes
Private Aircraft Maintenance Available: Yes
Commercial Bus Service: Pace
Commuter Rail: Metra
RELIGION
Total Number of Churches: 8
RESIDENTIAL
Average Home Value: $136,000.00
Property Tax Rate: 1,187
INCOME
Average Family Income for 1990: $38,623, for 1980: $22,041
Percentage of Income Increases: 75.2%
Per Capita Income for 1990: $14,083
SHOPPING
Bridgeview has five shopping centers with a variety of stores to choose from.
IMPORTANT TELEPHONE NUMBERS
EMERGENCY: Police-Fire and Paramedics 911
Non-emergency: Police 458-2131 Fire 458-8383
Bridgeview, Village of Clerk's Office: 594-2525
Bridgeview Park District: 594-1818
Bridgeview Public Library: 458-2880
Bridgeview School Districts:
The Village of Bridgeview is located just south of 65th Street and north of 103rd Street. The community is bounded on the west by the communities of Justice and Hickory Hills and on the east by Bedford Park, Burbank, and Oak Lawn. Access to the Tri-State Tollway occurs at 95th Street and I-55 at 52nd Street
Date of Incorporation: 1947
Square Miles: 3.6
Distance from Chicago Loop: 16 miles
EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES
School Districts:
Number of High School Students: 1,442
Percenage of Faculty Holding Advanced Degrees: 77.6%
High School Graduation Rate: 81.8%
70 Acres of Park Land
Type of Government: President/Trustees
Fire Department: 38 Full-Time, 4 Paid-on-Call
Advanced Cardiac Life Support from Fire Department
Fire Insurance Class: 5
Police Department: 40 Full-Time, 2 Part-Time
Emergency 911 System
UTILITIES
Electric: Commonwealth Edison
Gas: Northern Illinois Gas
Water: Lake Michigan
Curbside Pickup recycling program
COMMUNICATIONS
Local Telephone Supplier: Ameritech - Digital Switching - Fiber Optics
Cable: Continental Cablevision
Community Newspapers:
MEDICAL
Number of Hospitals Available to Community: 6
Total Number of Beds Available: 3,217
Nearest Trauma Center: Christ Hospital, Oak Lawn
Travel Time to Trauma Center: 6 minutes
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