From the December 30, 2013, Chicago Tribune.
GERALD "CHIC" ANDERSON, 84 (1928-2013)
Palatine High School (Illinois) athletic director for nearly 20 years. The football field and soccer complex is named the Chic Anderson Stadium.
Illinois Athletic Director of the Year in 1979.
Nickname "Chic" given to him by his father.Taught at Palatine High School beginning in 1958 before going to Fremd High School in 1962 and then was at Conant High School.
Showing posts with label Palatine Illinois. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Palatine Illinois. Show all posts
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Tuesday, October 23, 2012
My Old Hometown, Palatine, Illinois-- Part 4
Now, Palatine has joined its eastern towns and is considered a mature Chicago suburb. Village leaders are looking to redevelop and update businesses to keep that aspect viable.
Palatine has come a long way since 1873, when Everett Chamberlain described the town as a " village with three churches and a handsome grade school worth $11,000...streets [that are] excellently finished...tracts selling from $75 to $300 an acre."
FACTS:
66,820 inhabitants
2%-- population growth since 2000
79.5%-- have lived there 5+ years
33-- median age of owner/renter
69.6%-- own their homes
30.4%-- rent
$93,745-- estimated family income ($74,622 for Illinois)
Reported ethnicity: 2.1% black, 7.4% Asian, 14% Hispanic,83.3% white
That Old Hometown of Mine. --DaCoot
Palatine has come a long way since 1873, when Everett Chamberlain described the town as a " village with three churches and a handsome grade school worth $11,000...streets [that are] excellently finished...tracts selling from $75 to $300 an acre."
FACTS:
66,820 inhabitants
2%-- population growth since 2000
79.5%-- have lived there 5+ years
33-- median age of owner/renter
69.6%-- own their homes
30.4%-- rent
$93,745-- estimated family income ($74,622 for Illinois)
Reported ethnicity: 2.1% black, 7.4% Asian, 14% Hispanic,83.3% white
That Old Hometown of Mine. --DaCoot
Monday, October 22, 2012
My Old Hometown: Palatine, Illinois-- Part 3
Despite the new multi-family housing, Palatine is still a family-oriented bedroom community as it has been since the 1960s. I know my brother, sister and I sure enjoyed it. Back in he 60s, we walked everywhere and with no fear of Stranger danger, but I imagine you couldn't do that anymore.
The village has two park districts, swimming pools, a water park, a 15-mile Palatine Trail
And, there are festivals including Street Fest which draws 45,000 each August and, of course, the great 4th of July celebration every year.
Its public schools get high marks. Its two high school, Palatine and the one that is not Palatine, William Fremd, are always top scorers on the Chicago area ACT rankings. They are part of High School District 211 and elementary District 15. It has 15 elementary schools, 4 junior highs and a school for special needs and at-risk. Mom taught at Jane Addams and Virginia Lake elementary schools. Private schools include two Catholic high schools and Quest Academy. Plus, there is Harper Junior College.
Many of Palatine's residents work in Schaumburg, but the Metra train line (used to be the Chicago & Northwestern) is still the number one commuter vehicle. Dad used to take it every weekday to and from the Quaker Oats Company's corporate headquarters in Chicago's Merchandise Mart.
A Great Place to Grow Up. --Cooter
The village has two park districts, swimming pools, a water park, a 15-mile Palatine Trail
And, there are festivals including Street Fest which draws 45,000 each August and, of course, the great 4th of July celebration every year.
Its public schools get high marks. Its two high school, Palatine and the one that is not Palatine, William Fremd, are always top scorers on the Chicago area ACT rankings. They are part of High School District 211 and elementary District 15. It has 15 elementary schools, 4 junior highs and a school for special needs and at-risk. Mom taught at Jane Addams and Virginia Lake elementary schools. Private schools include two Catholic high schools and Quest Academy. Plus, there is Harper Junior College.
Many of Palatine's residents work in Schaumburg, but the Metra train line (used to be the Chicago & Northwestern) is still the number one commuter vehicle. Dad used to take it every weekday to and from the Quaker Oats Company's corporate headquarters in Chicago's Merchandise Mart.
A Great Place to Grow Up. --Cooter
Saturday, October 20, 2012
My Old Hometown...Palatine, Illinois-- Part 2
Palatine has a mostly family demographic, but growth will slow down as the last farm in the village limits closed in the 1990s and there just isn't much land left on which to build. Until the great home bust, single family permits were maintaining at around 100 a year. Of course, back in the 60s when Winston Park subdivision was being built, it was much higher.
UPSIDE OF LIVING IN PALATINE-- The village is a half hour commute from Chicago by train. There are plenty of village things always happening and now the new downtown condos are adding seniors and young professionals to the mix.
DOWNSIDE OF LIVING IN PALATINE-- Other than parks and forest preserves, there are not a lot of wide open spaces still available. If you want room, head out farther. Palatine used to be an outskirts suburb, but is no longer on the outskirts, but in the bustling Northwest Suburbs and all the traffic that comes from that. I'll sure agree with the traffic problem.. It is horrible.
More to Come. --DaCoot
UPSIDE OF LIVING IN PALATINE-- The village is a half hour commute from Chicago by train. There are plenty of village things always happening and now the new downtown condos are adding seniors and young professionals to the mix.
DOWNSIDE OF LIVING IN PALATINE-- Other than parks and forest preserves, there are not a lot of wide open spaces still available. If you want room, head out farther. Palatine used to be an outskirts suburb, but is no longer on the outskirts, but in the bustling Northwest Suburbs and all the traffic that comes from that. I'll sure agree with the traffic problem.. It is horrible.
More to Come. --DaCoot
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
My Old Hometown: Palatine, Illinois-- Part 1
From the Nov. 7, 2008, Chicago Tribune "Palatine growing at a comfortable pace" by Leslie Mann.
Palatine in considered to be part of Chicago's Northwest suburbs. I lived there from 7th grade to the end of freshman year in college, the longest I had ever lived in one place before that time. So, to me, this is still my hometown even though I haven't lived there since 1970, with the exception of living with Liz's parents for a couple months in 1973 while student teaching and looking for a job until we got an apartment in Des Plaines in August.
When we moved into the house in Winston Park, back in 1963, there were around 8,000 people. In 2008, there were 66,820.
The article refers to the revitalized downtown with new condos and townhouses that I don't particularly care for. They tore down the old Durty Nellie's Irish bar to build a condo monstrosity. And, of course, my old favorite Ben Franklin store is long-gone as are most of the stores there while I was growing up.
My old junior high, Winston Park is still there. Some of my old high school, Palatine, still stands and is used by the police and park district, but the school itself is elsewhere. Fremd High School (freshman year) is still there as well, but no longer surrounded by corn fields.
Our old house at 1102 Anderson Drive is still there, but now painted white. Liz's place at 44 Patricia is still there as well.
I worked at the Burger King from age 16 (my first job) until the end of freshman year in college. It is on Northwest Highway (US-14) by Hicks Road. It no longer stands, but there is a popular hot dog place called Photo's on the site.
It Was a Great Place to Grow Up. --Cooter
Palatine in considered to be part of Chicago's Northwest suburbs. I lived there from 7th grade to the end of freshman year in college, the longest I had ever lived in one place before that time. So, to me, this is still my hometown even though I haven't lived there since 1970, with the exception of living with Liz's parents for a couple months in 1973 while student teaching and looking for a job until we got an apartment in Des Plaines in August.
When we moved into the house in Winston Park, back in 1963, there were around 8,000 people. In 2008, there were 66,820.
The article refers to the revitalized downtown with new condos and townhouses that I don't particularly care for. They tore down the old Durty Nellie's Irish bar to build a condo monstrosity. And, of course, my old favorite Ben Franklin store is long-gone as are most of the stores there while I was growing up.
My old junior high, Winston Park is still there. Some of my old high school, Palatine, still stands and is used by the police and park district, but the school itself is elsewhere. Fremd High School (freshman year) is still there as well, but no longer surrounded by corn fields.
Our old house at 1102 Anderson Drive is still there, but now painted white. Liz's place at 44 Patricia is still there as well.
I worked at the Burger King from age 16 (my first job) until the end of freshman year in college. It is on Northwest Highway (US-14) by Hicks Road. It no longer stands, but there is a popular hot dog place called Photo's on the site.
It Was a Great Place to Grow Up. --Cooter
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