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10 Facts About Cicero Illinois

1.

The town of Cicero Illinois is named after Marcus Tullius Cicero Illinois, a Roman statesman and orator.

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Originally, Cicero Illinois Township occupied an area six times the size of its current territory.

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3.

Cicero Illinois was taken up and abandoned several times as site for a civil rights march in the mid-1960s.

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4.

Cicero Illinois had a sundown town policy prohibiting African Americans from living in the city.

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5.

Cicero Illinois has seen a revival in its commercial sector, with many new mini-malls and large retail stores.

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6.

Cicero Illinois formerly ran from Harlem Avenue to Western Avenue and Pershing Road to North Avenue; however, much of this area was annexed by Chicago.

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7.

Hawthorne Race Course, located in Cicero Illinois and Stickney, is a horse racing track still in operation.

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8.

Cicero Illinois is served by Cicero Illinois Elementary School District 99 and comprises 16 schools, making it one of the largest public school districts outside of Chicago.

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9.

Cicero Illinois is served by two major railroad lines, the BNSF Railway and the Belt Line Railroad.

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10.

Cicero Illinois is served by the Cicero Illinois Fire Department, with a staff of 68 professional firefighters and 24 paramedics.

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