About Skokie

Called Niles Center until 1940, Skokie emerged in the mid-1850s at the confluence of two Indian trails. Skokie is a suburb of Chicago, located 12 miles from the downtown Loop. Immigrants from Germany and Luxembourg came in the 1850s, giving the area a strong German flavor represented by, for example, numerous Lutheran and Roman Catholic churches. By the 1870s a little town was emerging, and in 1888 the village of Niles Center was incorporated. Skokie continued to grow with the completion of the Edens Expressway in 1951. During the 1950s and 1960s, great numbers of houses were built, often using the streets laid out in the 1920s. By 1970 the population reached 68,627. Skokie's climate includes humid summers and cold winters, similar to most towns in Northern Illinois. The hottest month in Skokie is July, when the average high temperature is about 83 degrees. The coldest month, January, sees an average low of about 14 degrees.

Local Heating / Cooling Parts Suppliers

Ferguson Integrated Systems Division
7450 North McCormick Boulevard
Skokie, IL 60076
(847) 568-2081

Products: Residential plumbing, lighting, gas fireplaces, appliances, tools and safety equipment, Hydronic Products, Builder Products etc.

IL Heating Contractors within 20 miles of Skokie