Addison, Illinois

{{Use American English|date=January 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Addison | settlement_type = Village | image_skyline = Addison Village Hall - Addison, IL.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = Addison Village Hall | image_flag = Flag of Addison, Illinois.svg | flag_alt = | image_seal = | seal_alt = | image_shield = | shield_alt = | nickname = | motto = | image_map = | mapsize = | map_caption = Location of Addison in DuPage County, Illinois. | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 11 |map_caption1=Interactive map of Addison | pushpin_map = Illinois#USA#North America | coordinates = {{coord|41|55|54|N|88|0|8|W|display=inline,title}} | coor_pinpoint = | coordinates_footnotes = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = United States | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Illinois | subdivision_type2 = County | subdivision_name2 = DuPage | subdivision_type3 = Township | subdivision_name3 = Addison, Bloomingdale | established_title = Incorporated | established_date = 1884 | founder = | seat_type = | seat = | government_footnotes = | government_type = Mayor-trustee | leader_party = | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Tom Hundley | leader_title1 = | leader_name1 = | unit_pref = Imperial | area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_17.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=March 15, 2022}}</ref> | area_urban_footnotes =  | area_rural_footnotes =  | area_metro_footnotes =  | area_magnitude =  | area_note = | area_water_percent = 2.14 | area_rank = | area_blank1_title = | area_blank2_title =  | area_total_sq_mi = 10.00 | area_land_sq_mi = 9.83 | area_water_sq_mi = 0.17 | area_urban_sq_mi = | area_rural_sq_mi = | area_metro_sq_mi = | area_blank1_sq_mi = | area_blank2_sq_mi =  | area_total_acre = | area_land_acre = | area_water_acre = | area_urban_acre = | area_rural_acre = | area_metro_acre = | area_blank1_acre = | area_blank2_acre = | length_mi = | width_mi = | dimensions_footnotes = | elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/> | elevation_ft = 702 | population_footnotes = | population_total = 35702 | population_as_of = 2020 | population_density_sq_mi = 3632.31 | population_demonym = | timezone1 = CST | utc_offset1 = -6 | timezone1_DST = CDT | utc_offset1_DST = -5 | postal_code_type = ZIP code(s) | postal_code = 60101 | area_code_type = Area code(s) | area_code = 630 and 331 | iso_code = | geocode = 00243 | website = {{URL|www.addisonadvantage.org}} | footnotes =  | demographics_type1 = Standard of living (2020) | demographics1_footnotes = | demographics1_title1 = Per capita income | demographics1_info1 = $37,451 (median: $82,547) | demographics1_title2 = Home value | demographics1_info2 = $189,036 (median: $173,200 (2000)) | pop_est_as_of = | pop_est_footnotes = | population_est = | blank_name = FIPS code | blank_info = 17-00243 | blank1_name = GNIS feature ID | blank1_info = 2397911<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2397911}}</ref> | area_total_km2 = 25.90 | area_land_km2 = 25.46 | area_water_km2 = 0.44 | population_density_km2 = 1402.49 }}

'''Addison''' is a village in DuPage County, Illinois, United States. The population was 35,702 at the 2020 Census.<ref>{{cite web |title=Addison (village), Illinois |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Addison_village,_Illinois?g=160XX00US1700243 |access-date=March 4, 2024}}</ref> It is part of the Chicago metropolitan area.

==History== The village was incorporated in 1884, at which time it had a population of 400.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://cms6.revize.com/revize/addisonil/document_center/History/Addison-VillageofFriendship.pdf |title=Addison Village of Friendship - A Centennial Commemorative Book of Addison, Illinois, 1884-1984 |publisher=Addison Centennial Commission |year=1984 |pages=81}}</ref> The community itself was originally named Dunkley's Grove after the settler Hezekiah Dunklee,<ref name="Several">{{cite news|title=Several Towns Named After Founders and Heroes |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/872352/kanedupage_county_il_toponym_origins/|newspaper=The Daily Herald|date=December 28, 1999|page=220|via = Newspapers.com|access-date = August 17, 2014 }} {{Open access}}</ref> and was renamed after a town in England<ref name="Several" /> or Addison, New York.<ref>{{cite book|last=Callary|first=Edward|title=Place Names of Illinois|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZvHgwa-XImcC&pg=PR2|date=September 29, 2008|publisher=University of Illinois Press|isbn=978-0-252-09070-7|page=2}}</ref> In 1832, Winfield Scott built Army Trail Road on top of a Potawatomi trail in Addison, in order to allow 50 broad-tired wagons to fight Black Hawk and his warriors.<ref>Stimley, Margot (1997). ''Chronicle of a Prairie Town: Arlington Heights, Illinois''. Arlington Heights Historical Society.</ref> In 1864, the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod moved its teacher training to the village from Fort Wayne, Indiana, and established the Addison Teachers Seminary; it remained in Addison until 1913, when it was relocated to River Forest, Illinois, as Concordia Teachers College (now Concordia University Chicago).<ref>{{Cite book|last=Grossman|first=James R.|url=http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/22.html|title=Encyclopedia of Chicago|publisher=University of Chicago Press|year=2004|isbn=|editor-last=Grossman|editor-first=James R.|location=Chicago|pages=|editor2-last=Keating|editor2-first=Ann Durkin|editor3-last=Reiff|editor3-first=Janice L.}}</ref> The town was also home to the Kinderheim home for children, which made up more than half its population prior to suburbanization.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 3, 1992 |title=ONE-TIME FARM TOWN HAS GROWN ON RESIDENTS |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1992-10-03-9203300533-story.html |access-date=January 17, 2024 |website=Chicago Tribune}}</ref>

The town began to suburbanize in the 1960s when developers started to build homes on what was farmland. The population grew from just under a thousand in 1930 to 35,000 people in 1990.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Addison, IL |url=http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/22.html |access-date=January 17, 2024 |website=www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org}}</ref>

Adventureland amusement park was located in Addison (Lake and Medinah) during the 1960s and 1970s. The Addison Industrial District was the proposed location for the reconstruction of Comiskey Park in the late 1980s before this was voted down.<ref>{{cite news|title=White Sox Owners: It's Addison Or Adios|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1986/07/09/white-sox-owners-its-addison-or-adios/|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=July 9, 1986|access-date=December 13, 2015}}</ref>

==Geography== The Village of Addison lies on Salt Creek, a tributary of the Des Plaines River.

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Addison has a total area of {{convert|10.00|sqmi|km2|2}}, of which {{convert|9.83|sqmi|km2|2}} (or 98.29%) is land and {{convert|0.17|sqmi|km2|2}} (or 1.71%) is water.<ref name="gaz2021">{{Cite web |title=Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |access-date=June 29, 2022 |website=Census.gov}}</ref>

==Demographics== {{US Census population |align=right |1890= 485 |1900= 591 |1910= 579 |1920= 510 |1930= 916 |1940= 819 |1950= 813 |1960= 6741 |1970= 24482 |1980= 29826 |1990= 32058 |2000= 35914 |2010= 36942 |2020= 35702 |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015 }}</ref> | align-fn = center }}

===Racial and ethnic composition===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+ Addison village, Illinois – Racial and ethnic composition {{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}} !Race / Ethnicity (''NH = Non-Hispanic'') !Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Addison village, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?g=160XX00US1700243|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> !Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Addison village, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US1700243&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> !{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Addison village, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US1700243&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> !% 2000 !% 2010 !{{partial|% 2020}} |- |White alone (NH) |21,540 |17,562 |style='background: #ffffe6; |14,710 |59.98% |47.54% |style='background: #ffffe6; |41.20% |- |Black or African American alone (NH) |874 |1,355 |style='background: #ffffe6; |1,166 |2.43% |3.67% |style='background: #ffffe6; |3.27% |- |Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) |44 |55 |style='background: #ffffe6; |40 |0.12% |0.15% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.11% |- |Asian alone (NH) |2,836 |2,706 |style='background: #ffffe6; |2,867 |7.90% |7.32% |style='background: #ffffe6; |8.03% |- |Pacific Islander alone (NH) |5 |3 |style='background: #ffffe6; |3 |0.01% |0.01% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.01% |- |Other race alone (NH) |35 |48 |style='background: #ffffe6; |107 |0.10% |0.13% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.30% |- |Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) |382 |400 |style='background: #ffffe6; |524 |1.06% |1.08% |style='background: #ffffe6; |1.47% |- |Hispanic or Latino (any race) |10,198 |14,813 |style='background: #ffffe6; |16,285 |28.40% |40.10% |style='background: #ffffe6; |45.61% |- |'''Total''' |'''35,914''' |'''36,942''' |style='background: #ffffe6; |'''35,702''' |'''100.00%''' |'''100.00%''' |style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%''' |}

===2020 census===

As of the 2020 census, Addison had a population of 35,702.<ref name="Census2020PL">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=NAME%2CP1_001N%2CP1_003N%2CP1_004N%2CP1_005N%2CP1_006N%2CP1_007N%2CP1_008N%2CP1_009N%2CP2_001N%2CP2_002N%2CH1_001N%2CH1_002N&for=place%3A00243&in=state%3A17|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=April 26, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref> There were 9,165 families residing in the village, and the population density was {{Convert|3,570.20|PD/sqmi|PD/km2}}.<ref name="Census2020Profile">{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1700243 |access-date=June 28, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> The median age was 38.1 years; 22.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 15.0% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 100.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 99.2 males age 18 and over.<ref name="Census2020DP">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dp?get=NAME%2CDP1_0021P%2CDP1_0024P%2CDP1_0025C%2CDP1_0049C%2CDP1_0045C%2CDP1_0069C%2CDP1_0073C%2CDP1_0125P%2CDP1_0126P%2CDP1_0129P%2CDP1_0133P%2CDP1_0137P%2CDP1_0138P%2CDP1_0139P%2CDP1_0141P%2CDP1_0142P%2CDP1_0143P%2CDP1_0145P%2CDP1_0146P%2CDP1_0147C%2CDP1_0148C%2CDP1_0149C%2CDP1_0156C%2CDP1_0157C%2CDP1_0158C%2CDP1_0159P%2CDP1_0160P&for=place%3A00243&in=state%3A17|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=April 26, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>

100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.<ref name="Census2020DHC">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dhc?get=NAME%2CP2_002N%2CP2_003N&for=place%3A00243&in=state%3A17|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2023|access-date=April 26, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>

There were 12,296 households in Addison, of which 35.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 53.6% were married-couple households, 16.7% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 23.4% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 19.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

There were 12,682 housing units at an average density of {{Convert|1,268.20|/sqmi|/km2}}, of which 3.0% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.8% and the rental vacancy rate was 4.0%.<ref name="Census2020DP"/><ref name="Census2020Profile"/>

===Income and poverty===

The median income for a household in the village was $68,534, and the median income for a family was $79,011. Males had a median income of $42,038 versus $30,828 for females. The per capita income for the village was $30,202. About 10.3% of families and 13.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.3% of those under age 18 and 8.4% of those age 65 or over. ==Economy== Addison’s economy is supported by a mix of logistics, manufacturing, food distribution, and corporate offices, reflecting its proximity to major interstates and O’Hare International Airport. The village’s 2025 financial report highlights continued investment in industrial redevelopment, retail corridor improvements, and capital projects such as the Addison Community Care Center and veterans memorial expansion.<ref name="ACFR2025">{{cite report |title=Village of Addison, Illinois – Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, Fiscal Year Ended April 30, 2025 |publisher=Village of Addison |date=2025 |url=https://www.addisonadvantage.org/document_center/Financial%20Documents/Audit/25-8100%20Final%20Audit%20-%20VO%20Addison.pdf |access-date=November 3, 2025}}</ref>

According to the village’s FY2025 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, the largest employers include:<ref name="ACFR2025" />

{| class="wikitable" |+ '''Principal employers – 2025''' ! Rank !! Employer !! Employees |- | 1 || United Parcel Service (UPS) || 1,700 |- | 2 || Parts Town LLC || 1,000 |- | 3 || The Pampered Chef || 700 |- | 4 || Walmart || 350 |- | 5 || Porter Pipe & Supply || 300 |- | 6 || Veritiv Operating Company || 250 |- | 7 || SWD, Inc. || 200 |- | 8 || Republic Services || 200 |- | 9 || Insight || 150 |- | 10 || Option Care || 140 |}

==Arts and culture== * Addison Public Library: Officially opened in 1962 and a new building opened in 2008.<ref>[https://www.addisonlibrary.org/history Addison Library History].</ref> Recognized with Award for Excellence in Reference and Adult Library Services in 2024 by the American Library Association.<ref>Ladewski, Bill.[https://rusaupdate.org/2024/03/2024-rusa-award-for-excellence-in-reference-and-adult-library-services/ Addison Public Library in Addison, IL, for the Addison Community Resource Guide, selected winner of the 2024 RUSA Award for Excellence in Reference and Adult Library Services]''RUSA Update, '' March 28, 2024.</ref> * Addison Perspective * Addison Center for the Arts<ref>{{Cite web |title=Addison Center for the Arts |url=http://www.addisoncenterforthearts.com/ |access-date=April 6, 2024 |website=ACA |language=en}}</ref>

==Government== Addison operates under a mayor–trustee (village board) form of government, with trustees and the village president elected at large to four-year terms. Tom Hundley is the current Mayor of Addison. Other elected officials include Village Trustees Sam Nasti, Maria Reyes, Cathy Kluczny, Dawn O'Brien, and Jay DelRosario, and Village Clerk Lucille Zucchero. The town of Triggiano, Italy, is the sister city of Addison.

In the Illinois Senate, Addison is represented by Don Harmon (D-Oak Park)<ref name=LD39>{{cite web|url=http://ilhousedems.com/redistricting/2011-maps/Legislative_Districts_Public_Act/LD39.pdf|title=PA 97-0006 Legislative District 23|date=May 18, 2011|access-date=June 4, 2017}}</ref> and Seth Lewis (R-Bartlett).<ref name=LD23>{{cite web|url=http://ilhousedems.com/redistricting/2011-maps/Legislative_Districts_Public_Act/LD23.pdf|title=PA 97-0006 Legislative District 23|date=May 18, 2011|access-date=June 4, 2017}}</ref> In the Illinois House of Representatives it is represented by Jennifer Sanalitro (R-Hanover Park),<ref name=LD23 /> Diane Blair-Sherlock (D-Villa Park).<ref name=LD23 /> and Norma Hernandez (D-Melrose Park).<ref name=LD39 />

In the U.S. Congress, Addison is represented within three congressional districts by representatives Sean Casten (IL-06), Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08), and Delia Ramirez (IL-03), as well as senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Your Members |url=https://www.congress.gov/members/map?searchTerm=60101&selectedResult=%7B%22Loc_name%22%3A%22World%22%2C%22Status%22%3A%22M%22%2C%22Score%22%3A100%2C%22Match_addr%22%3A%2260101%2C%20Addison%2C%20Illinois%22%2C%22LongLabel%22%3A%2260101%2C%20Addison%2C%20IL%2C%20USA%22%2C%22ShortLabel%22%3A%2260101%22%2C%22Addr_type%22%3A%22Postal%22%2C%22Type%22%3A%22%22%2C%22PlaceName%22%3A%2260101%22%2C%22Place_addr%22%3A%22Addison%2C%20Illinois%2C%2060101%22%2C%22Phone%22%3A%22%22%2C%22URL%22%3A%22%22%2C%22Rank%22%3A4.5%2C%22AddBldg%22%3A%22%22%2C%22AddNum%22%3A%22%22%2C%22AddNumFrom%22%3A%22%22%2C%22AddNumTo%22%3A%22%22%2C%22AddRange%22%3A%22%22%2C%22Side%22%3A%22%22%2C%22StPreDir%22%3A%22%22%2C%22StPreType%22%3A%22%22%2C%22StName%22%3A%22%22%2C%22StType%22%3A%22%22%2C%22StDir%22%3A%22%22%2C%22BldgType%22%3A%22%22%2C%22BldgName%22%3A%22%22%2C%22LevelType%22%3A%22%22%2C%22LevelName%22%3A%22%22%2C%22UnitType%22%3A%22%22%2C%22UnitName%22%3A%22%22%2C%22SubAddr%22%3A%22%22%2C%22StAddr%22%3A%22%22%2C%22Block%22%3A%22%22%2C%22Sector%22%3A%22%22%2C%22Nbrhd%22%3A%22%22%2C%22District%22%3A%22%22%2C%22City%22%3A%22Addison%22%2C%22MetroArea%22%3A%22%22%2C%22Subregion%22%3A%22DuPage%20County%22%2C%22Region%22%3A%22Illinois%22%2C%22RegionAbbr%22%3A%22IL%22%2C%22Territory%22%3A%22%22%2C%22Zone%22%3A%22%22%2C%22Postal%22%3A%2260101%22%2C%22PostalExt%22%3A%22%22%2C%22Country%22%3A%22USA%22%2C%22CntryName%22%3A%22United%20States%22%2C%22LangCode%22%3A%22ENG%22%2C%22Distance%22%3A897802.7469432938%2C%22X%22%3A-87.994815%2C%22Y%22%3A41.913685%2C%22DisplayX%22%3A-87.994815%2C%22DisplayY%22%3A41.913685%2C%22Xmin%22%3A-88.063815%2C%22Xmax%22%3A-87.925815%2C%22Ymin%22%3A41.844685%2C%22Ymax%22%3A41.982685%2C%22ExInfo%22%3A%22%22%7D&magicKey=null |access-date=March 4, 2024 |website=Congress.gov}}</ref>

==Education== Addison is home to Addison Trail High School and to Indian Trail Junior High School. The elementary schools are: Ardmore, Wesley Elementary, Lake Park Elementary, Fullerton Elementary, Army Trail Elementary, Lincoln Elementary, and Stone Elementary. St. Philip the Apostle, a private Catholic school and parish, is located in Addison and serves students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade. Driscoll Catholic High School was located in Addison before closing in 2009. DeVry University and Chamberlain College of Nursing also call Addison home. Addison also has an Early Learning Center for 3-5-year-old students in Pre-K.

==Transportation== Pace provides bus service on Routes 711 and 715 connecting Addison to Wheaton and other destinations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rtachicago.org/uploads/files/general/RTA-System-Map.pdf|title=RTA System Map|access-date=January 30, 2024|archive-date=January 15, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240115064859/https://www.rtachicago.org/uploads/files/general/RTA-System-Map.pdf}}</ref>

In the 1990s, Addison was one of six communities that competed to receive a prototype personal rapid transit system that the Regional Transit Authority was planning to build.<ref name="Washburn19March">{{cite web |last1=Washburn |first1=Gary |title=Suburbs Willing to Pay for RTA Plum |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1991-03-19-9101250058-story.html |website=Chicago Tribune |access-date=19 January 2022 |language=en |date=March 19, 1991}}</ref> A proposal by Rosemont was instead selected,<ref name="April161993">{{cite web |last=Washburn |first=Gary |title=Space-Age Commuting Bound for Rosemont |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1993-04-16-9304160152-story.html |website=Chicago Tribune |access-date=20 January 2022 |language=en |date=April 16, 1993}}</ref> and such a system was ultimately never built.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Worthington |first1=Rogers |title=Personal Rapid Transit Plan Derailed |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1999-10-15-9910150345-story.html |website=Chicago Tribune |access-date=19 January 2022 |language=en |date=October 15, 1999}}</ref>

==Notable people==  * Adam Amin, sportscaster with ESPN and NBC Sports Chicago, raised in Addison and a graduate of Addison Trail High School<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ihsa.org/IHSAState/IHSAStateArticles/tabid/768/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/264/Adam-Amin-From-Addison-Trail-To-ESPN.aspx|title=Adam Amin, From Addison Trail To ESPN|website=IHSA.org|date=September 17, 2013|access-date=May 13, 2019}}</ref> * Mark Anelli, former tight end for the San Francisco 49ers and St. Louis Rams<ref>[https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-86518521 McDill, Kent; ''San Francisco 'a nice fit' for Addison Trail product Anelli''; 29 May 2002; ''Daily Herald''; ''Mark Anelli had the strangest feeling he was going to get drafted by the San Francisco 49ers this spring ... After all, the 49ers clearly had shown the most interest in the former Addison Trail High School standout''; accessed 20 July 2009]</ref> * Tim Breslin, professional hockey player who played left wing for the Chicago Wolves<ref name=tb37>{{cite web|title=Tim Breslin, 37, Chicago Wolves hockey player|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-1562646.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170313214218/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-1562646.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 13, 2017|publisher=Chicago Sun-Times |access-date=December 27, 2012 |date=February 17, 2005|last=Thomas|first=Monifa}}</ref> * Jim Ellison, founder of the legendary Power Pop band, Material Issue, along with Ted Ansani and Mike Zelenko<ref>{{cite web|url= http://music.newcity.com/1996/06/27/immaterial-world-ken-kurson-examines-the-void-left-by-jim-ellisons-death/|title= Immaterial World: Ken Kurson Examines the Void Left by Jim Ellison's Death|last=Kurson|first=Ken|publisher=Newcity|location=Chicago|date=June 27, 1996|access-date=March 11, 2017}}</ref> * Jamie Freveletti, author of the Covert-One series novels ''The Janus Reprisal'' and ''The Geneva Strategy''<ref>{{cite news|url=http://books.usatoday.com/bookbuzz/post/2011/08/jamie-/414249/1|title=Jamie Freveletti to continue Ludlum's Covert One series|newspaper=USA Today|first=Carol|last=Memmott|date=August 12, 2011| access-date=October 8, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150914014930/http://books.usatoday.com/bookbuzz/post/2011/08/jamie-/414249/1 |archive-date=September 14, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> * Bobby Hull, Hockey Hall of Fame inductee who lived in Addison from 1963 to 1971 while playing left wing for the Chicago Black Hawks<ref>{{cite news|last=Yerak|first=Becky|date=September 20, 2008|title=One Fine Day: Exploring Addison|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2008/09/20/one-fine-day-exploring-addison/|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|location=Chicago, Illinois|access-date=March 11, 2017}}</ref> * Brett Hull, hall of fame professional hockey player and son of Bobby Hull who grew up in Addison from 1964 to 1971 * George Ireland, men's basketball coach who led the Loyola Ramblers to win the 1963 NCAA championship. He died in Addison<ref>{{cite news|last=Salituro|first=Joseph|date=September 19, 2001|title=Loyola loses former coach George M. Ireland passes away at the age of 88|url=http://www.luc.edu/orgs/phoenix/sept19ire.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030413181622/http://www.luc.edu/orgs/phoenix/sept19ire.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 13, 2003|newspaper=Loyola Phoenix|location=Loyola University, Chicago, Illinois|access-date=March 11, 2017}}</ref> * Kyle Kinane, stand-up comedian and actor (''Those Who Can't'', ''Love'', ''@midnight''), raised in Addison and a graduate of Addison Trail High School<ref>{{cite news|last=Collins|first=Sarah|date=February 25, 2011|title=Kyle Kinane: The Chicago ex-pat comedian on his stint in a punk band, not being a misanthrope, and growing up in Addison|url=http://www.avclub.com/article/kyle-kinane-51805|newspaper=The A.V. Club|location=Chicago, Illinois|access-date=March 11, 2017}}</ref> * Hubert J. Loftus, lawyer and politician<ref>'Illinois Blue Book 1981–1982,' Biographical Sketch of Hubert J. "Bud" Loftus, pg. 149</ref> * Tony Pasquesi, defensive lineman for the Chicago Cardinals from 1955 to 1957, a resident of Addison at the time of his death<ref>{{cite news|date=August 25, 2016|title=Death Notice: Anthony L. "Tony" Pasquesi|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/chicagotribune/obituary.aspx?n=anthony-pasquesi&pid=181180975&fhid=2338|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|location=Chicago, Illinois|access-date=March 11, 2017}}</ref> * Rob Renzetti, animator and creator of My Life as a Teenage Robot, raised in Addison<ref>{{cite web|last1=Levy|first1=David|title=Animondays Interview: Rob Renzetti - Part I|url=http://animondays.blogspot.com/2011/09/animondays-interview-rob-renzetti-part.html|website=Animondays|date=September 23, 2011|access-date=March 11, 2017}}</ref> * Mike Retondo, bassist for the Plain White T's<ref>{{cite news|last=Arroyave|first=Luis|date=March 28, 2011|title=Should they stay or should they go?|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2011/03/28/should-they-stay-or-should-they-go/|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|location=Chicago, Illinois|access-date=March 11, 2017}}</ref> * Mark Rodenhauser, an American football player who played center for seven NFL teams from 1987 to 1999, played football at Addison Trail High School<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20100218223844/http://databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=RODENMAR01 Mark Rodenhauser stats & bio; databasefootball.com; accessed 20 July 2009]}}</ref> * Alexa Scimeca Knierim, pair skater, 5-time U.S. national champion, two-time Olympian and winner of the 2022 World Figure Skating Championships with partner Brandon Frazier, 2015 U.S. Figure Skating Championships with her then-fiancé Chris Knierim, raised in Addison and a graduate of Addison Trail High School<ref>{{cite news|last=Hersh|first=Philip|date=January 27, 2013|title=Silver may be hollow for pair: Scimeca, Knierim likely to lose spot at worlds|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|location=Chicago, Illinois}}</ref> * Rocco Sisto, actor best known for playing young Junior Soprano on The Sopranos<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0803157/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm|title=Rocco Sisto|website=IMDb}}</ref> * Gabriel Slonina, soccer player who was the youngest starting goalkeeper in Major League Soccer history and the youngest to record a clean sheet<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mikula |first=Jeremy |date=May 31, 2019 |title=Fire sign 14-year-old goalie Gabriel Slonina of Addison – the youngest pro contract in MLS since Freddy Adu |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2019/03/08/fire-sign-14-year-old-goalie-gabriel-slonina-of-addison-the-youngest-pro-contract-in-mls-since-freddy-adu/ |access-date=March 26, 2025 |website=Chicago Tribune}}</ref> * Leon Spinks, World Boxing Council and World Boxing Association heavyweight world champion who resided in Addison after his retirement from boxing<ref>{{cite news|date=February 20, 1992|title=Leon Spinks charged with drunken driving|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1992/02/20/leon-spinks-charged-with-drunken-driving/|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|location=Chicago, Illinois|access-date=March 11, 2017}}</ref> * Lina Trivedi, involved with creation of (Beanie Babies), resident of Addison for most of her school-age and young-adult life and a graduate of Addison Trail High School<ref>{{cite journal|last=Schumann|first=Brooke|date=February 2017|title=Small Girl, Big Ideas|journal=Inspire Magazine|volume=13|issue=10|pages=32–34|issn=1068-5413}}</ref> * Lenae Williams, basketball player who played guard-forward for the Detroit Shock during the 2002 WNBA season<ref>{{cite news|last=Merkin|first=Scott|date=April 21, 2002|title=Serenity to Shock: Ex-Demon lands in Detroit|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2002/04/21/serenity-to-shock-ex-demon-lands-in-detroit/|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|location=Chicago, Illinois|access-date=March 11, 2017}}</ref> * Kathleen Willis, member of the Illinois House of Representatives whose district includes the eastern half of the city, of which she is a resident<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ilga.gov/house/Rep.asp?GA=100&MemberID=2432|title=Illinois General Assembly - Representative Biography}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ilhousedems.com/redistricting/2011-maps/Legislative_Districts_Public_Act/LD39.pdf|title=PA 97-0006 Legislative District 39|date=May 18, 2011|access-date=March 11, 2017}}</ref>

==References== {{reflist}}

==Further reading== * {{Cite news|url = https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2886448/information_on_planned_growth_of/|title = Talk Annexing Oak Knoll Manor|last = Staff|date = December 8, 1960|work = Addison Register|access-date = July 26, 2015|via = Newspapers.com|page = 1|type = clipping}}{{Open access}}

==External links== {{commons category}} * [http://www.addisonadvantage.org Village of Addison]

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