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Bridgeview, Illinois

Bridgeview is in Cook County.

About Bridgeview, Illinois

History of Bridgeview

• The earliest European settlement in the area came in the 1830s, when the area was still populated by Native American groups.
• German and Italian settlers began moving in by the 1870s to farm. Dutch settlers arrived by the 1920s, by which point farming was in decline and real estate and industry were developing the area considerably.
• Population grew significantly after Lake Michigan water became available to the area.

Landmarks and Places in Bridgeview

• SeatGeek Stadium, the village-funded soccer ground that was home to the Chicago Fire from 2006 to 2019 and now hosts Chicago House AC of the NISA, the Fire Reserves, the Chicago Red Stars of the National Women's Soccer League and the Chicago Hounds of Major League Rugby. Under its earlier name, Toyota Park, it hosted the 2006 Major League Soccer All-Star Game.
• Mosque Foundation, the center of Islamic life in the village

The Bridgeview Economy

• The village funded and operated the soccer stadium that was home to the Chicago Fire between 2006 and 2019, which makes the municipality itself an operator of a major sports venue.

Community Life in Bridgeview

• The village motto is 'A Well Balanced Community'.
• It grew from an Islamic social club founded in 1981 into a mosque by 1984.

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More About Bridgeview

The Bridgeview Community Club, founded in 1938, became the center of village life.

The village is roughly rectangular, lying mostly between Roberts Road and Harlem Avenue, with 103rd Street on the south.

Bridgeview Elementary and Lyle Elementary, both in Indian Springs School District 109, are inside the village.

Pace buses link Bridgeview with communities across the Southland.

Source: en.wikipedia.org