About This Station
The station is powered by a Davis Vantage Pro2 with 24 Hour Fan Aspirated Radiation Shield. The data is collected every 60 seconds and the site is updated every 15 minutes. This site and its data is collected using Weather Display Software.The station comprises of an anemometer, rain gauge and a thermo-hydro sensor situated in optimal positions for highest accuracy possible.
About This City
The area which is now Burr Ridge was once the home of the Siuox, Pottawattamie, Ottawa and Chippewa Indians. After an 1835 treaty, most of the Indians were relocated west of the Mississippi. In the early 1950's the area was sparsely settled and large tracts of land were devoted to farming. The gently rolling hills and wooded sections of the eastern portion of the area were, for the most part, divided into five acre tracts.
In August, 1961, the territory north of Route 66, including the 414 acre International Harvester research facility (now the J.I. Case facility and the Fieldstone, High Grove, Oak Grove and Chestnut Hills developments), was annexed to the Village. The annexation included the area known as Burr Ridge Estates, which had been developed into five acre tracts in the early 1950s by the Busby family, whose farm included the ridge along County Line Road near Plainfield road that they called the "burr ridge" due to the large stand of burr oak trees. In August, 1962, the name of the community was changed to Burr Ridge. The burr oak leaf became the Village emblem. Its unofficial slogan - "A Very Special Place" - was the title of a small book written in 1976 to reflect on the Village's pride at the time of its 20th Anniversary.
It was a small start for the community which, in 1984, became the first in DuPage County to provide Lake Michigan water to all its customers and which would, by 1997, become known as one of the 300 wealthiest communities in America. With the goal of preserving the hallmark woodlands, ponds and wetlands, while permitting orderly and balanced low-density growth, the Village fathers, in the years after incorportation, monitored the transformation of large tracts of open farmland and woodslands that would, by the 2006 special census, become a planned community of approximately seven square miles, with 11,259 residents residing in 3,000 homes. Today, Burr Ridge is generally bounded on the east by Wolf Road, on the north by 55th Street, on the west by Madison Street (and Route 83 in the southern portion of the Village) and on the south by approximately 97th Street. Ideally situated at the intersection of the Tri-State Tollway and the Stevenson Expressway, Burr Ridge offers easy access to Chicago's Loop and airports
The burr oaks still exist in Burr Ridge, along with fine homes on generous lots and distinguished townhome communities. Local shopping and high quality office parks have been blended into this natural setting, attracting those who become both residents and valued members of the business community. The well-balanced mix of the business and residential communities has allowed Burr Ridge to maintain a healthy corporate fund and one of the lowest tax rates in DuPage County.
About This Website
This weather station site is privately owned and operated by Doug and Glenda Weaver. This station is located in Burr Ridge, Illinois.
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