Chicago Ridge, Illinois

Politics & Policy

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Replace “Chicago Ridge is in Illinois's 3rd congressional district Charles Polchow served as the first president of Chicago Ridge when it organized as a village in 1914 He emigrated to the United States from Germany in 1897 Charles and his wife the former Luzina Zippel arrived March 10 1897 to Chicago Ridge Their first home was a farmhouse at 107th near Oak Park Avenue where their first four children were born Later the family moved to another farmhouse at 105th and Central where they had seven children One of his sons Herbert Polchow became village president of Chicago Ridge in 1953 Farming was the Polchow family's first occupation but in 1919 at 107th and South Ridgeland Avenue the family built Polchow's Grove and Tavern Polchow's was one of three taverns the others being John Henry Meyer's Chica.” with “Chicago Ridge is in Illinois's 3rd congressional district The village of Chicago Ridge is governed by a President and Board.”.

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