Woodridge, Illinois
is a prominent suburban city of Chicago, located primarily
in DuPage County, with portions in Will County and Cook
County, Illinois in the United States. It uses the 630
and 331 area codes. The population was 30,934 at the
2000 census. A special census commissioned in 2003 put
the population at 33,253. Woodridge is the home of the
Morey Corporation, a campus of Westwood College, Wilton
Industries and the Seven Bridges golf course and housing
development.
Woodridge was incorporated on
August 24th,1959 with less than 500 residents, on a
wooded area of high ground overlooking the DuPage River's
East Branch. Woodridge is a young community with the
vast majority of its homes, businesses, and churches
constructed after the 1950s. Woodridge was founded by
a housing developer, Albert Kaufman, who was largely
responsible for the creation of the village. In July
2007, Woodridge was placed on Money Magazine's, 100
Best Places to Live, list. Woodridge was ranked #61.
Two major interstates run through
Woodridge: the North-South Tollway (I-355) and the Stevenson
Expressway (I-55). The North-South Tollway allows access
to a variety of western and northwestern Chicago suburbs,
while I-55 gives direct access to the City of Chicago
to the north and Joliet and downstate Illinois to the
south.
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