Morton Grove Real Estate Market
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Morton Grove is a spectacular place to live. Learn more about this community in this posting on Morton Grove Illinois Real Estate.
Morton Grove is located in Illinois and has a population of 23,194. Morton Grove is more family-centric than the surrounding county with 32.38% of the households containing married families with children. The county average for households married with children is 32.09%.
The median household income in Morton Grove, Illinois is $72,204. The median household income for the surrounding county is $54,648 compared to the national median of $53,046. The median age of people living in Morton Grove is 45.1 years.
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History
Morton Grove was established in 1895. The first mayor, George Harrer, was of German descent, as were most early settlers of Morton Grove. The largest park in the suburb is named after him.
During the late 1920s and 1930s, Morton Grove had a reputation as an illegal gambling destination and was the location of many roadhouses. Originally the home of the Huscher family before it was converted into a “swanky roadhouse” the Dells roadhouse eclipsed its competition. Located at the northwest corner of Austin and Dempster, it became the best known and most patronized of the roadhouses in Morton Grove, Illinois. The Dells offered live music and entertainment, dancing, fine food, comfort and ambiance.
The Dells was an incredibly popular and successful commercial enterprise. It boasted a spacious dance floor, broadcast its music performances over the radio airwaves, and, because it was not subjected to the musician union local controls within the city, freely imported nationally renowned musicians and entertainers. The Dells had tasty cuisine — steak, poultry, seafood and even frogs legs — in a well appointed setting on a tranquil wooded lot.
There was more, of course, because The Dells’ prosperous run was concurrent, not the least bit coincidentally, with the Volstead Act and prohibition. Additional attractions included beer, liquor and gambling and gangland wars over the profits of the same. The Dells was said to be owned or controlled by Al Capone and his gang. It is commonly referred to as the most notorious of the Morton Grove roadhouses. (Wikipedia)
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