About This Station
The station is powered by a Davis weather Monitor II weather station, located in the West Point Meadows subdivision. The subdivision is on the North side of I-80 and just East of Oak Park avenue. This puts us in the unique position of the far Southwest corner of Cook county and the far Northeast corner of Will county, hence the station name. The data is collected every 5 seconds and the site is updated every 5 minutes. This site and its data is collected using Weather Display Software. The station comprises of an anemometer, rain gauge (installed 05/31/07) and a thermo-hydro sensor situated in optimal positions for highest accuracy possible.
About Tinley Park, Illinois
Early years
Reprinted from Wiki
Settlement of the area which now comprises Tinley Park began in the 1830's, around the time of the foundation of Chicago. The first settlers were German, and the village was originally established in 1853 as "Bremen".
In the late 19th century, railroads expanded rapidly, and the village happened to be located on the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad line. The influence of the railroad on Bremen was so great that, in 1890, its name was changed to Tinley Park in honor of the village's first railroad station agent, Samuel Tinley, Sr. Even the village's official incorporation took place at the train depot on June 27th, 1892.
Growth through the 20th Century
With the railroad came industry and commerce. 1905 saw the Diamond Spiral Washing Machine Company found its first factory in Tinley Park. Local businessmen established an electric utility in 1909. A bottling facility for soda was operated in Tinley Park until the 1950's. Inventor John Rauhoff developed and manufactured a waterproofing additive for cement called Ironite, later used in the construction of the Hoover Dam.
Tinley Park is also the home of Indy 500 drivers Tony Bettenhausen, his cousin Emil Andres, and his sons Gary Bettenhausen, Merle Bettenhausen, and Tony Bettenhausen, Jr. Gina Glocksen, of American Idol fame, is also from Tinley Park. Kevin Sefcik, former major leaguer who played for the Philadelphia Phillies and Colorado Rockies, is native to Tinley Park.
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