Ford Heights is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,813 at the 2020 census. A suburb of Chicago, many of the area's first settlers were African American and since its incorporation in 1949, the village has remained predominantly Black. Ford Heights is situated 2 miles south of Third Creek.

Thornton

Village

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Thornton is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, and a south suburb of Chicago. The population was 2,386 at the 2020 census. Thornton is home to the Thornton Quarry, one of the largest quarries in the world. Thornton is situated 2½ miles north of Third Creek.

Third Creek

Type: Stream
Category: body of water
Location: Cook, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.53781° or 41° 32′ 16″ north

Longitude

-87.59838° or 87° 35′ 54″ west

Elevation

614 feet (187 metres)

Open location code

86HJGCQ2+4J

GeoNames ID

4913513

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