Bensenville is a village
located primarily in DuPage County, Illinois, with a
small section near O'Hare International Airport in Cook
County, Illinois. As of the 2000 census, the village
population was 20,703. Bensenville is home to The Edge
Ice Arena, the official practice rink of the Chicago
Blackhawks professional ice hockey team and home of
the Chicago Steel junior ice hockey team. The neighborhood
has a diverse population and is home to a high concentration
of Mexicans.
The Spilotro brothers were executed
in a basement in Bensenville and buried in a cornfield
in Indiana as depicted in the movie "Casino"
which depicts the corruption at the Stardust Hotel in
Las Vegas. Joe Pesci portrayed one of the Spilotro brothers.
As of the census of 2000, there were
20,703 people, 6,885 households, and 4,654 families
residing in the village. The population density was
3,447.2 people per square mile (1,330.0/km²).
There were 7,120 housing units at an
average density of 1,185.5/sq mi (457.4/km²). The
racial makeup of the village was 11.14% White, 4.80%
African American, 0.45% Native American, 6.37% Asian,
0.02% Pacific Islander, 16.61% from other races, and
3.16% from two or more races.
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