Lincolnwood
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Lincolnwood Tessville |
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| Village of Lincolnwood | |
 Location of Lincolnwood in Cook County, Illinois. |
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.svg) Location of Illinois in the United States |
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| Coordinates: 42°0′19″N 87°44′3″W / 42.00528°N 87.73417°WCoordinates: 42°0′19″N 87°44′3″W / 42.00528°N 87.73417°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State | Illinois |
| County | Cook |
| Township | Niles |
| Incorporated | 1922 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-manager |
| • Mayor | Barry Bass |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.69 sq mi (6.97 km2) |
| • Land | 2.69 sq mi (6.97 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) 0% |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 12,590 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 12,527 |
| • Density | 4,653.42/sq mi (1,796.93/km2) |
| Up 1.9% from 2000 | |
| Standard of living (2007-11) | |
| • Per capita income | $42,544 |
| • Median home value | $444,100 |
| ZIP code(s) | 60712-1017 |
| Area code(s) | Area Codes 224/847 |
| Geocode | 43744 |
| FIPS code | 17-43744 |
| Website | www |
Lincolnwood (formerly Tessville) is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 12,590 at the 2010 census.
Lincolnwood is located at 42°0′19″N 87°44′3″W / 42.00528°N 87.73417°W (42.005331, -87.734283).
According to the 2010 census, Lincolnwood has a total area of 2.69 square miles (6.97 km2), all land. The North Shore Channel lies on its eastern border.
The Purple Hotel, located at the corner of Lincoln and Touhy avenues, has a place in local lore. The hotel was built in 1960 by the Hyatt Corp. and was originally called the Lincolnwood Hyatt House. Well-known Chicago pianist Myles Greene, who now performs at Tuscany's in Oak Brook, was the first performer to open in the hotel 40 years ago. In 1983, convicted mobster- insurance executive Allen Dorfman was gunned down in the hotel parking lot. The murder has never been solved. The hotel changed hands numerous times after the infamous crime, first becoming a Radisson, and then a Ramada. But vaguely criminal associations have nonetheless persisted, especially after prominent reports of "wild", "drug-fueled" parties taking place in 2004 in connection with allegations of political fixing. Since 2004, it has been independent, simply calling itself by the name locals have used for years: the "Purple Hotel." The name came about because of the building's distinctive purple facade, somewhat radical for earth-toned suburbia. In 2006, the Village sued the owners of the Purple Hotel because of health and safety code violations such as mold in guest rooms. In January 2007, it was announced the hotel was to be closed, with future plans unknown. In May 2007, Chicago-based Sertus Capital Partners entered into a conditional contract to purchase the 8-acre (32,000 m2) hotel property, with plans to demolish the famed hotel and build residential and retail space. However, Sertus called off its proposed purchase of the Touhy Avenue property from the current owner Donald Bae in August 2007. The plans were scrapped due to the high cost that owners asked for the property and problems with an extended lease of one of the tenants on the property. In 2010, the Village again brought court action to either remedy more than three dozen building code violations, or demolish the building. In February 2011, the Village was granted authority to condemn and demolish the Purple Hotel at the owner's expense. In late 2011, Weiss Properties and North Capital Group bought the hotel's mortgage note with intentions to restore the hotel with additional amenities. However, the hotel was demolished in August 2013.
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