| Homer Glen | |
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| Motto: Community & Nature...in Harmony | |
| Country | United States |
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| State | Illinois |
| County | Will |
| Township | Homer |
| Municipality | village |
| Elevation | 764 ft (233 m) |
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| Area | 22.4 sq mi (58 km2) |
| Population | 24,083 (2004) |
| Founded | 1836 |
| - Incorporated | 17 April 2001 |
| Government | Council-manager |
| Mayor | Jim Daley |
| Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP codes | 60441, 60491 |
| Area codes | 708 and 815/779 |
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Location of Homer Glen within Illinois
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| Website: www.homerglen.org | |
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Homer Glen is a village, located 25 miles (40 km) southwest of Chicago, in Homer Township, Will County, Illinois. As of a 2004 special census, the village had a total population of 24,083. The village was incorporated on April 17, 2001.[2]
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The boundaries of the village of Homer Glen are one half-mile block south of 131st Street to the north (along the Cook County border); 183rd Street to the south; Will-Cook Road to the east; and Gougar Road to the west. The village shares its boundaries with the village of Lemont (in Lemont Township, Cook County) to the north, the village of Orland Park (in Orland Township, Cook County) to the east, the village of New Lenox (in New Lenox Township, Will County) to the south and the city of Lockport (in Lockport Township, Will County) to the west. The three major roads in Homer Glen are Bell, which runs north and south, 143rd street and 159th, which runs East-West.
Homer Glen's most recent population estimate is 24, 220 according to the recent 2010 census. This most current census also concludes that Homer Glen residents are 95.5% white, 4.91% Hispanic, 1.75% asian, and 0.57% black. It is a residential and commercial suburb of Chicago in rapidly growing Will County. The village is served by three post offices and has its own zip code for most of the village: Lemont, Lockport, and Orland Park. Police services are supplied by the Will County Sheriff's Police Department. Fire services are provided by Northwest Homer Fire Protection District (north of 147th st), Homer Township Fire Protection District, and Mokena Fire Protection District to the southeast of the village. The Homer Highway dept. covers most of the area roads, with the Will County Highway department covering at least 5 roadways, and IDOT covering 159th Street.
The current village president of Homer Glen is Jim Daley. There are six trustees: George Yukich, Marcia De Vivo, Mike Costa, Mary Niemiec, Margaret Sabo and Ted Kagianas. The village clerk is Gale Skrobuton.
There are two grade school districts and one high-school district serving the village. Homer Community Consolidated School District 33C serves most of the community, and Will County School District 92 serves the rest. Lockport Township High School, District 205, is the public high school serving the village. Lockport High School district consistently ranks in the top 5% of the nation in standardized testing and most recently made Newsweek Magazine's list of America's Best High Schools 2010.
Homer Glen has many parks and athletic clubs (including the Homer Athletic Club, Homer Stallions football and lacrosse, Homer Heat baseball, Lockport Homer Swim Club, and Homer Hawks soccer) providing recreation to the town. The Village recently finished construction of the Homer Glen Heroes Trail in the Fall of 2011. This is the first trail system to be constructed in Homer Glen. The trail is dedicated to local heroes and individuals that have made a positive impact on the community. The first event to take place on the new Heroes Trail was the Mike Hike 5k, which was in honor of local resident PFC Michael C. Olivieri who lost his life while serving in Iraq in June 2011.
Homer Glen is the location of Annunciation of the Mother of God Byzantine Catholic Church. This church has been awarded for its "green" initiatives, specifically its 10 acres (40,000 m2) of landscaping that focuses on native plant life and water retention / management. Annunciation is notably one of the few new parishes of the Byzantine Catholic Metropolitan Church of Pittsburgh.
Homer Glen is home to St. Bernard's Parish and Our Mother of Good Counsel Parish, both Roman Catholic churches. It is also home to 15 other churches of the Christian faith.
Another church that lies in Homer Glen is Cross of Glory Lutheran Church.
Homer Glen is part of the Chicago metropolitan area media market for television, radio, and newspaper coverage. The Chicago Tribune and the Chicago Sun-Times, and also the Joliet Herald are widely available. The news of Homer Glen itself is primarily covered by The Homer Horizon newspaper which has a circulation of approximately 13,400 homes and businesses in Homer Glen and neighboring Lockport.[3] The Homer Horizon is focused solely on the coverage of Homer Township and is a publication of 22nd Century Media, which is based in Orland Park.
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