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Newspaper
Matteson Star
Location
Matteson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1999
Page
3
U S Census Bureau estimates show southwest suburbs growing while older inner-ring areas lose residents. Only communities with 1998 populations of at least 10 000 were included.
Settler memories highlight a 1930s move from Chicago to Orland Township as Mokena grows from a small farming hamlet to a rapidly expanding suburb. Officials forecast continued gains with 1990 to 1998 increases of about 108 percent, while nearby towns like New Lenox and Frankfort rise and inner suburbs face redevelopment and population shifts.
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