Broadview, Illinois

{{Use American English|date=January 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox settlement  | name = Broadview, Illinois | native_name = | native_name_lang =  | settlement_type = Village | image_skyline = | image_alt = | image_caption = | image_flag = Flag of Broadview, Illinois.png | flag_alt = | image_seal = Broadview Illinois Seal.png | seal_alt = | image_shield = | shield_alt = | nickname = | motto = "A balanced community" | image_map = File:Cook County Illinois Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Broadview Highlighted.svg | mapsize = 260px | map_caption = Location of Broadview in Cook County, Illinois. | pushpin_map = United States Chicago Greater#Illinois#USA | pushpin_relief = yes | pushpin_label = Broadview | coordinates = {{coord|41|51|34|N|87|51|15|W|display=inline,title}} | coor_pinpoint = | coordinates_footnotes = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{US}} | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Illinois | subdivision_type2 = County | subdivision_name2 = Cook | subdivision_type3 = Township | subdivision_name3 = Proviso | established_title = Incorporated | established_date = 1914 | founder = | seat_type = | seat = | government_footnotes = | government_type = Trustee-Village | leader_party = | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = | 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 = 0 | area_rank = | area_blank1_title = | area_blank2_title =  | area_total_sq_mi = 1.78 | area_land_sq_mi = 1.78 | area_water_sq_mi = 0.00 | 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 = | elevation_ft = | population_footnotes = | population_total = 7998 | population_as_of = 2020 | population_density_sq_mi = 4500.84 | population_demonym = | population_note = | timezone1 = | utc_offset1 = | timezone1_DST = | utc_offset1_DST = | postal_code_type = ZIP code(s) | postal_code = 60155 | area_code_type = Area code(s) | area_code = 708/464 | iso_code = | geocode = {{FIPS|17|08446}} | website = {{URL|www.broadview-il.gov}} | footnotes =  | demographics_type1 = Standard of living (2007-11) | demographics1_footnotes = | demographics1_title1 = Per capita income | demographics1_info1 = $27,287 | demographics1_title2 = Median home value | demographics1_info2 = $190,500 |pop_est_as_of = |pop_est_footnotes = |population_est = |blank_name = FIPS code |blank_info = 17-08446 |area_total_km2 = 4.60 |area_land_km2 = 4.60 |area_water_km2 = 0.00 |population_density_km2 = 1738.05 }}

'''Broadview''' is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, {{convert|12|mi|0}} west of downtown Chicago. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 7,998.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Broadview village, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1708446|website=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=January 30, 2022}}</ref>

Broadview is the site of a Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility at the center of Operation Midway Blitz and has been the site of regular protests.<ref>{{cite news|author-first=Marianne|author-last= LeVine| title= How a small Chicago suburb became a flash point in ICE’s crackdown| publisher = Washington Post |date= 13 October 2025| url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2025/10/13/ice-chicago-broadview-protests-trump/ |accessdate= 13 October 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-10-24 |title=Immigration enforcement on North Side leads to tense confrontations, soft lockdowns at schools |url=https://abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chicago-news-demonstrators-broadview-facility-dhs-defends-apparent-tear-gas-use-little-village-protesters/18066452/ |access-date=2025-10-26 |website=ABC7 Chicago |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Loria |first=Kinsey Crowley and Michael |title=Where are ICE arrests happening in Chicago? What to know after latest raid |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/10/24/ice-arrests-chicago-neighborhoods-explained/86856139007/ |access-date=2025-10-26 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-10-13 |title=How immigration enforcement turned sleepy Broadview into a chaotic, militarized town |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/broadview-illinois-ice-protests-chicago-immigration-rcna236519 |access-date=2025-10-26 |website=NBC News |language=en}}</ref>

==History== The area that was to become Broadview was originally a settlement of Chippewa, Ottawa, and Potawatomi Native American tribes.<ref name=Hannan/> In 1835, Frederick Bronson purchased 80 acres and established the first homestead.<ref name=Hannan/>

Broadview was incorporated as a village January 22, 1914. The name was chosen by the daughter of the first town president, Jacob Mueller.<ref name=Hannan/><ref>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title=Broadview History |website=broadview-il.gov|date= |url=https://broadview-il.gov/broadview-history/ |accessdate=|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220630081911/https://broadview-il.gov/broadview-history/| archive-date=June 30, 2022}}</ref>

==Geography== Broadview is located in Proviso Township along the western edge of Cook County, at {{coord|41|51|34|N|87|51|15|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline}} (41.859439, -87.854226).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Broadview has a total area of {{convert|1.78|sqmi|km2|2}}, all land.<ref name="gaz2021">{{Cite web |publisher=United States Census Bureau |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 |1920= 430 |1930= 2334 |1940= 1457 |1950= 5196 |1960= 8588 |1970= 9623 |1980= 8618 |1990= 8713 |2000= 8264 |2010= 7932 |2020= 7998 |align-fn=center |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=}}</ref> 2010-2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/> | align = right }}

===Racial and ethnic composition===

{| class="wikitable"style="text-align:center;" |+Broadview 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 – Broadview village, Illinois |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=1600000US1708446&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=United States Census Bureau |access-date= }}</ref> !Pop 2010<ref>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Broadview village, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US1708446&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) – Broadview village, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US1708446&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> !% 2000 !% 2010 !{{partial|% 2020}} |- |White alone (NH) |1,676 |1,035 |style='background: #ffffe6; |739 |20.28% |13.05% |style='background: #ffffe6; |9.24% |- |Black or African American alone (NH) |6,012 |6,001 |style='background: #ffffe6; |5,642 |72.75% |75.66% |style='background: #ffffe6; |70.54% |- |Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) |9 |4 |style='background: #ffffe6; |3 |0.11% |0.05% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.04% |- |Asian alone (NH) |108 |99 |style='background: #ffffe6; |171 |1.31% |1.25% |style='background: #ffffe6; |2.14% |- |Pacific Islander alone (NH) |0 |3 |style='background: #ffffe6; |0 |0.00% |0.04% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00% |- |Other race alone (NH) |9 |14 |style='background: #ffffe6; |38 |0.11% |0.18% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.48% |- |Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) |125 |94 |style='background: #ffffe6; |180 |1.51% |1.19% |style='background: #ffffe6; |2.25% |- |Hispanic or Latino (any race) |325 |682 |style='background: #ffffe6; |1,225 |3.93% |8.60% |style='background: #ffffe6; |15.32% |- |'''Total''' |'''8,264''' |'''7,932''' |style='background: #ffffe6; |'''7,998''' |'''100.00%''' |'''100.00%''' |style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%''' |}

===2020 census===

As of the 2020 census, Broadview had a population of 7,998. The median age was 43.4 years. 18.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 18.6% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 90.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 87.1 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,DP1_0021P,DP1_0024P,DP1_0025C,DP1_0049C,DP1_0045C,DP1_0069C,DP1_0073C,DP1_0125P,DP1_0126P,DP1_0129P,DP1_0133P,DP1_0137P,DP1_0138P,DP1_0139P,DP1_0141P,DP1_0142P,DP1_0143P,DP1_0145P,DP1_0146P,DP1_0147C,DP1_0148C,DP1_0149C,DP1_0156C,DP1_0157C,DP1_0158C,DP1_0159P,DP1_0160P&for=place%3A08446&in=state%3A17|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=April 28, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref><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,P1_001N,P1_003N,P1_004N,P1_005N,P1_006N,P1_007N,P1_008N,P1_009N,P2_001N,P2_002N,H1_001N,H1_002N&for=place%3A08446&in=state%3A17|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=April 28, 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,P2_002N,P2_003N&for=place%3A08446&in=state%3A17|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2023|access-date=April 28, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>

There were 3,174 households in Broadview, including 1,768 families. Of all households, 27.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them, 33.0% were married-couple households, 20.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 40.7% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 31.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.38 and the average family size was 2.55.<ref name="Census2020DP"/><ref name="Census2020Profile">{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1708446 |access-date=June 28, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

There were 3,353 housing units, of which 5.3% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.2% and the rental vacancy rate was 6.5%. The population density was {{Convert|4,500.84|PD/sqmi|PD/km2}}, and there were 3,353 housing units at an average density of {{Convert|1,886.89|/sqmi|/km2}}.<ref name="Census2020DP"/><ref name="Census2020Profile"/>

===Income and poverty===

The median income for a household in the village was $54,537, and the median income for a family was $80,000. Males had a median income of $40,955 versus $40,028 for females. The per capita income for the village was $29,155. About 5.4% of families and 7.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.6% of those under age 18 and 13.2% of those age 65 or over. ==Education== Maywood-Melrose Park, district 89 and E.F. Lindop school district 92 operates elementary and middle schools.

Proviso Township High Schools District 209 operates public high schools. Portions of Broadview are served by Proviso East High School in Maywood and Proviso West High School in Hillside.<ref name=About>"[http://www.pths209.org/about_us/ About Proviso Township High Schools District 209] thirdgood elementary school 88{{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170412193938/http://www.pths209.org/about_us/ |date=2017-04-12 }}." Proviso Township High Schools District 209. Retrieved on February 23, 2014.</ref> Broadview residents may apply to Proviso Math & Science Academy in Forest Park.

==Government== * Mayor: Katrina Thompson * Clerk: Kevin R. McGrier * Trustees: Judy Miller, Judy Abraham, Patti Chao-Malave, Andrea Senior, and Jarry Shelby<ref>[http://www.broadview-il.gov Village government page]</ref>

Broadview is located in the 7th Congressional District.

On April 4, 2017, Katrina Thompson was elected the first African American female mayor of Broadview<ref name=Triton/> defeating Sherman Jones, the first African American mayor of the city.<ref name=Romain/> Thompson was re-elected in 2021<ref name=Triton/> and again in 2025.<ref>{{Cite news|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= Jason House Elected Mayor of Dolton in Landslide Victory Over Casundra Hopson-Jordan |newspaper=The Chicago Defender|date=April 2, 2025 |url= https://chicagodefender.com/jason-house-elected-mayor-of-dolton-in-landslide-victory-over-casundra-hopson-jordan/|via=Newspapers.com|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref>

===List of mayors of Broadview===

{| class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" width=60% align="left" ! style="background:#F5DEB3"| Mayors of Broadview, Illinois |- | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! Image ! Mayor ! Years ! Notes |- style="height:2em" | | Jacob Mueller | January 22, 1914 – | First mayor of Broadview<ref name=Hannan>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rnc57rZT6zkC&pg=PA283&dq=#v=onepage&q&f=false|first=Caryn|last= Hannan|authorlink=|title=Illinois Encyclopedia|pages=283 |publisher=State History Pub|date=January 1, 2008|ISBN=978-1878592965}}</ref> |- | | | – | |- | | William Evans | 1924–1930 | <ref>{{cite book|url=https://www.idaillinois.org/digital/collection/bb/id/29293/rec/70|first=|last=|authorlink=|title=Illinois blue book, 1923-1924|pages=535 |publisher=State of Illinois|date=|ISBN=}}</ref> |- | | | – | |- | | Merritt E. Braga | 1937– February 6, 1980 | Died in office on February 6, 1980 |- | | Emil J. Parkes | 1980–1992 |<ref>{{cite book|url=https://www.idaillinois.org/digital/collection/bb/id/35953/rec/2|first=|last=|authorlink=|title=Illinois blue book, 1981-1982|pages=551 |publisher=State of Illinois|date=|ISBN=}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://www.idaillinois.org/digital/collection/bb/id/41426/rec/1|first=|last=|authorlink=|title=Illinois blue book, 1989-1990|pages=404 |publisher=State of Illinois|date=|ISBN=}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://www.idaillinois.org/digital/collection/bb/id/34644/rec/1|first=|last=|authorlink=|title=Illinois blue book, 1991-1992|pages=410 |publisher=State of Illinois|date=|ISBN=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= Obituary: Emil J. Parkes |newspaper=The Chicago Tribune|date= April 20, 1995|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune/174022949/ |via=Newspapers.com|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> |- | | John R. Rodgers | 1993–2001 | <ref>{{cite book|url=https://www.idaillinois.org/digital/collection/bb/id/42634/rec/2|first=|last=|authorlink=|title=Illinois blue book, 1993-1994|pages=435 |publisher=State of Illinois|date=|ISBN=}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://www.idaillinois.org/digital/collection/bb/id/39129/rec/1|first=|last=|authorlink=|title=Illinois blue book, 1999-2000|pages=443 |publisher=State of Illinois|date=|ISBN=}}</ref> |- | | Henry Vicenik | 2001–2009 | <ref>{{cite book|url=https://www.idaillinois.org/digital/collection/bb/id/43225/rec/2|first=|last=|authorlink=|title=Illinois blue book, 2001-2002|pages=438 |publisher=State of Illinois|date=|ISBN=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|first=Joseph |last=Ryan|authorlink= |title= Office Space Deal Raises Questions |newspaper=The Chicago Tribune|date= October 3, 2011|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune/174013859/ |via=Newspapers.com|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> |- | | Sherman Jones | 2009–2017 | First African American mayor<ref name=Romain>{{Cite news|first= Michael|last=Romain |authorlink= |title=Former Broadview Mayor’s Petitions Get Challenged Ahead Of Heated Race |newspaper=Village Free Press|date= January 5, 2020 |url= https://www.vfpress.news/articles/government/former-broadview-mayors-petitions-get-challenged-ahead-of-heated-race/|via=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> |- | | Katrina Thompson | 2017–present | First African American female mayor<ref name=Triton>{{Cite web|first= |last= |title=Triton College alumni: Katrina R. Thompson |website=www.triton.edu|date= |url= https://www.triton.edu/contentassets/24d5ecd0fe0b4e09abe4fa94c21d9230/katrina_thompson_bio.pdf|quote=First elected, the seventh Mayor of the Village of Broadview in a five-person race with 44% of the vote on April 4, 2017, Katrina Thompson became the first African American female mayor of the village. In the 2021 election contest against a former mayor, Mayor Thompson was elected to a second term with 71% of the vote.}}</ref> |} |} {{clear}}

==Transportation== Pace provides bus service on routes 301 and 322 connecting Broadview to destinations across the region.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rtachicago.org/uploads/files/general/RTA-System-Map.pdf|title=RTA System Map|access-date=January 30, 2024}}</ref>

==Notable people== * Kennedy Blades (born 2003), freestyle wrestler and medalist at the 2024 Olympics Games. She was a childhood resident of Broadview.<ref>{{cite web|last=Rutherford|first=Lynn|title=‘In Illinois, Everyone Knew The Blades Sisters’: In Paris, Kennedy Blades Is Ready To Introduce Herself To The World|date=August 10, 2024|publisher=United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee|location=Colorado Springs, Colorado|access-date=August 11, 2024|url=https://www.teamusa.com/news/2024/august/10/in-illinois-everyone-knew-the-blades-sisters-in-paris-kennedy-blades-is-ready-to-introduce-herself-to-the-world}}</ref> * Joseph M. Pallissard (1886–1960), one of the Early Birds of Aviation. He resided at 2440 South 13th Avenue at the end of his life.<ref>{{cite book|last=Bowe|first=Julia Lecour|title=The Generations|publisher=Reynolds Historical Genealogy|page=135|year=1959|access-date=August 11, 2024|via=Internet Archive|url=https://archive.org/details/generations00bowe/page/n315/mode/2up?q=Broadview}}</ref> * Lee Stange (1936–2018), professional baseball player who grew up in Broadview.<ref>[http://sabr.org/bioproj/person/23a37a0e Lee Stange at SABR Baseball Biography Project]</ref>

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * [http://broadview-il.gov/ Official website] * [http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/broadview/ Broadview Suburban Life news] {{Geographic location | Centre = Broadview | North = Maywood | Northeast = River Forest | East = Forest Park | Southeast = North Riverside | South = Brookfield | Southwest =La Grange Park | West =Westchester | Northwest = Bellwood }} {{Cook County, Illinois}} {{Chicagoland}} {{Illinois}}

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