| Burbank is a
city in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population
was 27,902 at the 2000 census. It is located at the
southwest edge of the city of Chicago; the Chicago city
limit specifically that of the Ashburn neighborhood
is in common with Burbank's eastern city limit. Villages
with which Burbank shares a boundary are Oak Lawn to
its south, Bridgeview to its west, and Bedford Park
to its north; the city of Hometown is also adjacent
to Burbank's southeast corner. Burbank is less than
two miles south of Chicago Midway International Airport.
The current mayor is Harry J.
Klein, who took office in 1991. The city is notable
for its population of Polish Americans by percentage
of all the population (over 30%). The law office of
famous Polish-American attorney Zbigniew "Ziggy"
Kois is located in Burbank.
Burbank has been in Illinois'
3rd congressional district since 1983. The city was
in the 4th District from 1973 to 1983; prior to that,
the area had been in the 5th District since the 1940s.
Current Battalion Chiefs of the Fire Department include
M. Kreil, J. Seper, and D. Gilgenburg. The Fire Chief
is R. Harper. |
