Franklin Park is booming with industry

From: Chicago Sun-Times | Date: March 9, 1986| Author: | Copyright information

Franklin Park, 14 miles northwest of the Loop, is in one of the most industrialized areas of Illinois.

The suburb's daytime population is estimated at more than 200,000, more than 10 times the residential population.

Industries are attracted by transportation. There are three active rail yards and three highways in the immediate vicinity, and O'Hare Airport is four miles away.

In recent years, there has been some shifting from heavy industry toward lighter, service-oriented industry.

Several small- to medium-size electronics manufacturing plants owned by such companies as Motorola, ...

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