Hoffman Estates, Illinois : Ask Biography

Administration

Full name

Village of Hoffman Estates

Official name

Village of Hoffman Estates

Settlement type

Village

Motto

Growing to Greatness

Incorporated (Village)

1959

Government

Mayor

William D. McLeod

Manager

Jim Norris

Clerk

Bev Romanoff

Trustee

Karen Mills

Trustee

Cary Collins

Trustee

Raymond Kincaid

Geography

Total Area

19.9 sq mi (51.5 km2)

Demography

Total Population

53145 (2007)

Other information

Zip Codes

60010, 60067, 60169, 60173, 60192, 60194, 60195

Area code

847224

Home | Settlement H | Hoffman Estates, Illinois

Hoffman Estates is a northwestern suburb of Chicago in Illinois. The village is located primarily in Cook County with a small section in Kane County, Illinois. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 49,495 and estimated to be 52,520 in 2003. The village was incorporated in 1959 .

The village now serves as the headquarters location for the Sears Holdings Corporation, the midwest headquarters for AT&T and the American headquarters for Mori Seiki. It owns the Sears Centre Arena, home site of the Chicago Express of the ECHL ice hockey league, the Chicago Slaughter of the Indoor Football League and the Chicago Bliss of the Lingerie Football League. In 2009, the village hosted the Heartland International Tattoo, one of the largest music and dance festivals of its kind in the Midwest.