Kenilworth Insider

Houses: 815 (792 occupied: 757 owner occupied, 35 renter occupied) Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $493,800 Median gross rent in Kenilworth, IL in 2000: $1,141

Housing units in Kenilworth with a mortgage: 457 (46 second mortgage, 122 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 273

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Kenilworth, Illinois:      1 room: 0      2 rooms: 0      3 rooms: 0      4 rooms: 0      5 rooms: 8      6 rooms: 40      7 rooms: 109      8 rooms: 107      9 or more rooms: 493

Rooms in renter-occupied housing units and apartments:      1 room: 0      2 rooms: 3      3 rooms: 4      4 rooms: 4      5 rooms: 4      6 rooms: 8      7 rooms: 4      8 rooms: 8      9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:      1999 to March 2000: 18      1995 to 1998: 16      1990 to 1994: 12      1980 to 1989: 0      1970 to 1979: 0      1960 to 1969: 24      1950 to 1959: 80      1940 to 1949: 64      1939 or earlier: 601

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Kenilworth:      no bedroom: 0      1 bedrooms: 0      2 bedrooms: 16      3 bedrooms: 159      4 bedrooms: 259      5 or more bedrooms: 323

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:      no bedroom: 0      1 bedrooms: 7      2 bedrooms: 4      3 bedrooms: 24      4 bedrooms: 0      5 or more bedrooms: 0

Vehicles available in Kenilworth in owner-occupied houses:      no vehicle: 4      1 vehicle: 138      2 vehicles: 424      3 vehicles: 155      4 vehicles: 29      5 or more vehicles: 7

Vehicles available in renter-occupied housing units:      no vehicle: 0      1 vehicle: 15      2 vehicles: 16      3 vehicles: 4      4 vehicles: 0      5 or more vehicles: 0

It’s nothing doing vs. lefty — all over again
Is it a coincidence that two young left-handed pitchers threw the best games of their careers in the last three days against the Cubs?
Source: www.suntimes.com

Kenilworth is located approximately 17 miles north of downtown Chicago. It is the newest of the eight Chicago suburban communities fronting on Lake Michigan, commonly referred to as the North Shore , and is the only one developed as a planned community. The first land for the Village was purchased by Joseph Sears in 1889.. Seven years later the population had reached 300 residents, fulfilling the legal requirement for incorporation.

Joseph Sears possessed definite ideas about how a village should be planned. Streets were platted to maximize the availability of sunlight in each home, utilities were placed underground, no alleys or fences were permitted, construction standards were high, and there were large lots and paved streets. A village whose center lies in the family should also have a church and a school. Mr. Sears gave land for both. The beauty of the village attracted many distinguished residents including architect and town planner George W. Maher, and early purchaser. A contemporary and colleague of Frank Lloyd Wright, Maher, in due course, designed approximately 37 homes in the village. His town planning expertise and civic dedication further enriched the village with most of the parks and civic sculpture including the entry fountain, stone benches, planter urns, bridges and entry pylons that residents enjoy today.

Maher played an important role in continuing the character of the original village as Kenilworth expanded south and west through a series of annexations in the 1920 s. The expansion included 40 acres in the southwest belonging to the North Shore Golf Club. This parcel was purchased and developed by a group of civic-minded Kenilworth residents who formed the Kenilworth Realty Association to help carry out the Village Plan of 1922. With the annexation of land in the 1920 s, the village grew to its current size of 0.6 of a square mile. The 2000 census listed the population at 2,494.

Source: www.villageofkenilworth.org

It’s nothing doing vs. lefty — all over again
Is it a coincidence that two young left-handed pitchers threw the best games of their careers in the last three days against the Cubs?
Source: www.suntimes.com

5-star review for ‘The Rookie’
No Cubs rookie starter in the last 15 years has won his first three decisions — including Kerry Wood and Mark Prior.
Source: www.suntimes.com

This information is a bit old, but it should serve to give you an idea about the types of people living in Kenilworth.

Population (year 2000): 2,494, Est. population in July 2004: 2,456 (-1.5% change) Males: 1,184 (47.5%), Females: 1,310 (52.5%) Elevation: 610 feet Land area: 0.6 square miles Zip code: 60043 Median resident age: 40.0 years Median household income: $200,001 (year 2000) Median house value: $972,000 (year 2000)

Races in Kenilworth: White Non-Hispanic (96.2%) Hispanic (1.4%) Chinese (0.8%) Korean (0.5%)

Ancestries: Irish (26.3%), English (22.1%), German (20.6%), Italian (8.9%), Polish (5.8%), Scottish (5.5%).

For population 25 years and over in Kenilworth High school or higher: 99.8% Bachelor’s degree or higher: 89.4% Graduate or professional degree: 49.3% Unemployed: 0.9% Mean travel time to work: 37.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Kenilworth village Never married: 18.1% Now married: 75.0% Separated: 0.5% Widowed: 3.8% Divorced: 2.5%

8.5% Foreign born (3.7% Asia, 3.6% Europe, 0.9% North America). Population change in the 1990s: +77 (+3.2%).

Cubs Star Found Liable In Gift Shop Lawsuit
Chicago Cubs pitcher Mark Prior will have to pay damages after losing a breach of contract lawsuit stemming from a deal with a west suburban gift shop. CBS 2 West Suburban Bureau Chief Mike Puccinelli reports. Make cbs2chicago.com my homepage Get breaking news alerts
Source: cbs2chicago.com