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Township of Cicero

Hawthorne Works

The Hawthorne Works was a large factory complex of the Western Electric Company in . In addition to industrial plants, several on-site community amenities were provided to workers.
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  • Type: Historic building
  • Description: Factory complex in Cicero, Illinois
  • Also known as: “Hawthorne Works Tower”
  • Address: Cicero, IL 60804

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cicero station and Cicero station.

Railway station
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Cicero is a station on 's BNSF Line, located in . The station is 7 miles away from , the eastern terminus of the line. is situated 2,500 feet southwest of Hawthorne Works.

Metro station
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Cicero is a station on the 's 'L' system, serving the Pink Line. The station was the site of an accident in 1979 in which a train derailed and hit the station, stopping just short of the ticket agent's booth. is situated 1,800 feet northwest of Hawthorne Works.

Metro station
Kostner, formerly known as Kildare, is an station on the 's Pink Line. It is located in the neighborhood of the community area, often just referred to as Lawndale. is situated 2,500 feet northeast of Hawthorne Works.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include K-Town Historic District and Cicero.

Neighborhood
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The is a historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places located in the community area in Chicago, Illinois.

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is a town of 81,000 people in the area, just west of the city limits. It became famous when gangster Al Capone moved here to escape from the Chicago Police in the early 1920s.

Suburb
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is one of the 77 community areas of the city of , located on the city's West Side. The community area includes the , the Homan Square interrogation facility, and the city's largest concentration of .

Hawthorne Works

Latitude
41.84916° or 41° 50′ 57″ north
Longitude
-87.73988° or 87° 44′ 24″ west
Open location code
86HJR7X6+M2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 402074146
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­tower
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­building
Wiki­data ID
Q3552649
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Hawthorne Works” goes by many names.

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include AMC Showplace Cicero 14 and Planet Fitness.

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