Images: An Hour in ... Rosemont
We spent one hour - no more, no less - driving around Rosemont photographing things that caught our eye. The obvious and the obscure, big stuff and small. But all identifiable to Rosemont.
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So here's "An Hour in Rosemont."
The iconic water tower in Rosemont sports the rose, which you'll see in many other areas of the village. The water tower is based near the southwest corner of Higgins and River roads.
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The Rosemont Municipal building on Devon Avenue houses the village council chambers, offices and the nearby police department.
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The Rosemont Municipal Building on Devon Avenue offers detailed glass artwork of a rose above its main doors.
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The Loews Hotel on River Road is among the newcomers to a village that offers several hotels for convention attendees, visitors and stranded passengers from nearby O'Hare International Airport.
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The Marriott Suites at the corner of River Road and Higgins is among the national brands for convention attendees, visitors and stranded passengers from nearby O'Hare International Airport.
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Rosemont is home to several small and large companies, including Sprint, as shown on this office name board off River Road.
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Like many towns, Rosemont dresses many of its light poles with attractive banners promoting the village.
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Wintrust Financial Corp. moved its headquarters from Lake Forest to Rosemont about three years ago. It paid about $22.5 million for the 11-story office building on Devon Avenue.
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Our Lady of Hope Catholic Church is on Devon Avenue in Rosemont.
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Pace and CTA buses stop at this major transportation hub, which includes the Blue Line to Chicago, on River Road in Rosemont.
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The CTA and Pace buses have a major hub on River Road in Rosemont so visitors and commuters alike can go to work or attend meetings and conventions.
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The Rosemont Theatre, 5400 N. River Road, offers musicals and other full-scale productions year round.
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The Fashion Outlets of Chicago can be seen from River Road or from the I-294 tollway. It offers designer clothing at discounted prices.
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The Donald E. Stephens Convention Center on River Road offers exhibition halls, banquet and meeting rooms for weddings, businesses and events year round.
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The Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, at left, is connected with a skywalk to major hotels at the right. A digital sign runs the length of the skywalk and offers show information as vehicles pass underneath on River Road.
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On the northeast corner of Higgins Road and River Road, construction is underway to rebuild a waterfall, which had been used as a backdrop for photographing weddings and other personal milestones.
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The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, above, is based in Rosemont. The village is also home to other associations, including National Roofing Contractor Association, the Association of Subcontractors and Affiliates, The Rosemont Community Association, the Rosemont Chamber of Commerce, among others.
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