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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[3] 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. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 86.14%
of the population. There were 6,885 households out of which 33.9% had children
under the age of 18 living with them, 52.5% were married couples living
together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.4%
were non-families. 25.5% of all households were made up of individuals
and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The
average household size was 2.95 and the average family size was 3.56. In
the village the population was spread out with 25.1% under the age of 18,
11.5% from 18 to 24, 33.7% from 25 to 44, 18.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.3%
who were 65 years of age or older.
The median age was 32 years. For every
100 females there were 105.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over,
there were 104.3 males. The median income for a household in the village
was $54,662, and the median income for a family was $59,008. Males had
a median income of $35,392 versus $27,296 for females. The per capita income
for the village was $20,040. About 4.2% of families and 6.5% of the population
were below the poverty line, including 8.2% of those under age 18 and 6.8%
of those age 65 or over. |
