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Peotone is a village in Will County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,385 at the 2000 census. The city is about 43 miles (69 km) south of Chicago.The city is home to the Peotone Blue Devils.
[edit] GeographyPeotone is located at 41°19′46″N 87°47′42″W / 41.32944°N 87.795°W (41.329445, -87.795138).[1] According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km²) all of it is land. Main roads are Illinois Route 50, Interstate 57, Wilmington-Peotone Road, Rathje Road, and Joliet Road. [edit] DemographicsAs of the census[2] of 2000, there were 3,385 people, 1,268 households, and 930 families residing in the village. The population density was 2,232.4 people per square mile (859.8/km²). There were 1,299 housing units at an average density of 856.7/sq mi (330.0/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.93% White, 0.27% African American, 0.06% Native American, 0.47% Asian, 0.30% from other races, and 0.97% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.36% of the population. There were 1,268 households out of which 37.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.1% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.6% were non-families. 22.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.17. In the village, the population was spread out with 27.9% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 93.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.7 males. The median income for a household in the village was $56,404, and the median income for a family was $61,768. Males had a median income of $47,500 versus $26,636 for females. The per capita income for the village was $23,415. About 0.7% of families and 0.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.9% of those under age 18 and 3.5% of those age 65 or over. [edit] EducationThe Peotone Community Unit School District 207-U is one of the geographically largest districts in the State of Illinois.[citation needed] The unincorporated towns of Green Garden and Wilton Center consist of elementary schools within the district that house K-4. Peotone also has an elementary for in-town students. All three schools were built in 1959. The Connor Shaw Center is the home to fifth graders in Peotone. The building used to be the high school, but in the late 1950s, it was turned into a junior high when the new high school was built.[citation needed] The students from all three elementaries funnel into Connor Shaw for 5th Grade to make the transition from elementary to Jr. High easier. At present, the high school that was built in 1954 is now the junior high for the entire district.[citation needed] It is located on Blue Devil Drive, and the outdoor high school sports still have their home games on the fields surrounding the junior high. Several referendums have been orchestrated to build a new sports complex at the new high school, but have failed. These have also included plans to build on to the existing high school and junior high in order to resolve overcrowding. In 2001, the new high school was built on the northwest side of town.[citation needed] It was built for the capacity of 600 students. As of 2008, about 680 students attended the high school. The school mascot of the high school, junior high, and Connor Shaw Center, is the "Blue Devils". For Wilton Center, the mascot is a roadrunner, Green Garden's mascot is a griffin, and for Peotone Elementary, the mascot is an eagle. As of 2008, Peotone schools had a total enrollment of 2,107 students K-12. To learn more about Peotone schools, visit the district's website at http://www.peotoneschools.org/ [edit] SportsPeotone has a little league baseball, a small soccer league, and a football program. Every fall, a soccer tournament called OMSA is held with towns from the area participating. The city also sports one semi-professional team, the Peotone Pirates.
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[edit] Proposed South Suburban AirportPeotone is the proposed site of a new airport to serve the Chicago area. As is often the case with the construction of airports, the proposal is controversial. In 1967, the Chicago Tribune ran several editorials regarding the need for a third airport in Peotone. Proponents point out that the existing facilities at O'Hare and Midway airports cannot meet the transportation needs of the Chicago area, and that the development will bring economic prosperity to Chicago Southland, an area deprived of economic development, as well as the rest of the state. Politicians backing plans include former Governor Rod Blagojevich; Representatives Jesse Jackson Jr. and Henry Hyde; Congressman Jerry Weller, the representative of the district in which the airport would be located; and Will County Executive Larry Walsh. The efforts were also supported by then-state senator Barack Obama.[3] Opponents to the plan are concerned about the environmental disruption that would be caused by new airport construction and the roads that would be needed to support it. They also point out that Gary/Chicago International Airport in Gary, Indiana already exists, is closer to Chicago than Peotone, and is already undergoing expansion to support heavier use with minimal environmental impact. Politicians opposing the Peotone airport plan include Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley, former Gary Mayor Scott King, Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels, and Representative Pete Visclosky from Indiana. Jesse Jackson Jr. is the head of a private group looking to take ownership of the proposed airport. A state-backed IDOT plan is more friendly to the citizens of the actual footprint of the proposed airport by giving local control of the airport to county officials. In science fiction novel "The Boy Who Would Live Forever" (2004), which was the fifth in the Gateway series, Frederik Pohl has a character fly out of "Peotone International Airport".[4] Pohl lives in Palatine, Illinois. [edit] News
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