Cicero, Illinois

Cicero is located in the northeastern part of Illinois in Cook County. Cicero is surrounded by: Maywood, Bellwood, Melrose Park and Northlake to the northwest; Oak Park, Belmont Central, Belmont Cargin and Portage Park to the north; West Town, Bucktown, Lincoln Park and Lakeview to the northeast; University Village, Chicago, McKineley Park and Oakland to the east; Brighton Park, Archer Heights, Gage Park, Cicago Lawn and Englewood to the southeast; Stickeney, Summit, Clearing and Burbank to the south; Lyons, La Grange, Countryside and Willow Springs to the southwest; and Berwyn, Westchester, Oak Brook and Oakbrook Terace to the west. Major roads serving Cicero include: Illinois State Route 171, Illinois State Route 43, Illinois State Route 50, Illinois State Route 64, US Route 34, Interstate Highway 55, Interstate Highway 90, Interstate Highway 94 and Interstate Highway 290.

Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) it is the second largest airport in the city of Chicago area. The airport can be reached by car after a fifteen minutes drive from downtown Cicero. Some of the airlines serving Chicago Midway include: AirTran Airways, Delta Connection, Northwest Airlines, Frontier Airlines, Porter Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Delta Airlines, and Delta Connection.

O'Hare International Airport (ORD) is the main airport serving the state of Illinois and the second busiest airport in the world. The airport can be reached after a thirty-three minutes drive from downtown Cicero. Many different airlines provide scheduled service to O'Hare International including: United Airlines, All Nippon Airways, Lufthansa, United Express, Air Canada, Air Canada Jazz, Continental Express, JetBlue Airways, Northwest Airlines, Northwest Airlink, US Airways, US Airways Express, American Eagle, American Airlines, Iberia, Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Delta Connection, Spirit Airlines, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, Air France, Air India, Air Jamaica, Alitalia, All Nippon Airways, Asiana Airlines, British Airways, Cayman Airways, Etihad Airways, Japan Airlines, KLM, Korean Air, LOT Polish Airlines, Mexicana, Royal Jordanian, Scandinavian Airlines System, Swiss International Air Lines, TACA, Turkish Airlines and Virgin Atlantic Airways.

Chicago Executive Airport (PWK) is a small regional airport located forty-two minutes from Cicero. Mostly charter and air taxi service use Chicago Executive Airport, the airport is not served by scheduled passenger service.

Cicero presents a wide variety of restaurants to its visitors, from fast food to upscale restaurants and anything in between. Anyone is sure to find exactly what he or she is looking for. Some of the restaurants in the Cicero area include: Chickie S2, Subway, The White Lantern Club Inc, Steak N Eggers Inc, Amigo's Restaurant, See Thru Chinese Kitchen, Tastees, Indio Restaurant, Taqueria El Meson, White Castle, Wendy's, Als Restaurant And Pizzeria, Popeye's Chicken & Biscuits, El Chisme, Costa Azul Incorporated, J D P M Enterprises and Church's Chicken.

Cicero has very cold winters with temperatures averaging around twenty degrees Fahrenheit and mild summers with temperatures around seventy degrees. During January Cicero experiences the coldest temperatures when the thermometer measures around sixteen degrees. During the month of July temperatures get as hot as eighty-five degrees.

Hawthorne Race Course is a horseracing track in Cicero and Stickney. Each year in November, the Hawthorne Race Course welcome horse racing aficionados from around to be part of the Illinois Festival of Racing, which is restricted to, state-bred.

Morton College offers Associate degrees in Arts (A.A.), Science (A.S), Applied Science (A.A.S.), Fine Arts (A.F.A), and Liberal Studies (A.L.S). The Morton College Library offers many services for its students such as a large collection of books, articles, CD's and videos, access to Laptops, workshops and much more. The Morton College is also home of the Hawthorne Museum, which helps visitors take a trip to the past and explore Cicero's industry history. The Hawthorne Museum features historical photographs (1920's-1940's); The Museum Gallery One, Two and Three (exhibits photos and collections of different kinds of telephones used in the past); and educational programs.

Shopping centers offered by Cicero, Illinois and the surrounding area, include: Hawthorne Works Shopping Center, Cermak Plaza, North Riverside Park Mall, and Cicero Marketplace Shopping Center.

Other attractions you cannot miss while you are in the Cicero area, include: La Plazuela, Millie's Place, Clowns Alley, Disco Azteca, Hawthorn Grand Saloon, and Skraps Place.

Cicero, Illinois offers residents and visitors an ample list of parks to choose from, some of these parks include: Clyde Park, Columbus Playground, South Clyde Park, Freedom Park, Janure Park, Berguin Recreation and Field Park, Hawthrone Park, Warren Park, North Warren Park, Parkholme Park, Cermak Parks, Robinson Park, Kolar Park, Proska Park, Maple Park, Columbus Park, Caroll Park, Manor Park, Euclid Square Park, Cicero Athletic Field, Rehm Park, Barrie Park, Kunte Rockne Stadium, Morton Park, Drexel Park, Poitrowski Park and Franklin Park. Cicero parks allow visitors to enjoy of outdoor activities such as: bicycling, walking, jogging, dog-walking, playing sports, picnicking, grilling, celebrating special events, and relaxing.

Cicero offers a wide gamut of relaxing places to stay while visiting. The following hotels are some of the lodging options in Cicero: Cindy Lyn Motel, Karavan Motel, Plaza Inn Motel, Elkhorn Inn, Shamrock Motel, Carleton-Oak Park Hotel & Inn, The Write Inn Hotel, Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Chicago-Midway Airport, Club Quarters: Chicago Hotel, Hotel Allegro and Downtown Chicago Luxury Hotel.

We all know how important conservation is, now more then ever, Reduce, Reuse and Recycle programs better known as Green or Greening are the responsibility of all people in all places. These are some of Cicero, Illinois's programs, in place to help in Environmental Development: Cicero implemented the blue bag program; the city provides residents with blue recycling bags free of charge. Residents may place recyclables inside the blue bags next to their garbage cans, residents may recycle: mixed paper, metal cans, plastic bottles and cardboard. Cicero has a commitment to ensure green spaces are created and preserved. Cicero is concerned with its Urban Environment as well as the Global Environment, From low-flow toilets to conserving gas in our cars and homes, planting trees, shrubs and even a garden to supply some fruits and vegetables helps in taking small step towards Environmental Protection and Conservation, our precious natural resources hang in the balance. Many cities have issues with the amount of water or the pollution of water, it is each cities responsibility to address these issues and find ways to develop Environmental friendly Energy such as Wind and Solar power, increase Water Energy and create Sustainable Energy for generations to come. Over the last Century we have managed to pollute our world to a point of all most no return. www.beemazed.com is committed to Environmental Development and will make as many green products and services available as an alternative for people that are concerned for our environment. Many companies are learning Green not only helps the Environment but is also a good business. The Green Economy and Emerging Green Industries if managed properly will have a great impact on the Ecology Environment and in turn assist in preserving our natural resources. As a commitment to the our Environment and Environmental Projects www.beemazed.com will create a Simply Green link that will profile companies that provide Green Products and Services this link may be found on every page of www.beemazed.com website. In addition you may find stories from Individuals, Communities and Businesses that have innovative ways to assist in the greening and conservation of our Environment. www.beemazed.com will contribute 5% of sales from companies that place ads in the Simply Green section of the website. These donations will go directly to organizations that have proven to make a positive impact on the Environment. All donations will be listed in the Simply Green section of www.beemazed.com

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