Stickney, Illinois

Stickney, Illinois
Motto: 
A Community That Cares
Location of Stickney in Cook County, Illinois.
Stickney
Stickney
Stickney
Coordinates: 41°49′1″N 87°47′12″W / 41.81694°N 87.78667°W / 41.81694; -87.78667
Country United States
StateIllinois
CountyCook
TownshipStickney
Incorporated1913
Government
  TypeTrustee-village
  PresidentJeff Walik
Area
  Total
1.96 sq mi (5.08 km2)
  Land1.92 sq mi (4.98 km2)
  Water0.04 sq mi (0.09 km2)  2.04%
Population
 (2020)
  Total
7,110
  Density3,695.43/sq mi (1,426.59/km2)
 Up 10.38% from 2000
Standard of living (2007-11)
  Per capita income$21,972
  Median home value$204,000
ZIP code(s)
60402
Area code(s)708
Geocode72676
FIPS code17-72676
Websitewww.villageofstickney.com

Stickney is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 7,110. The village is named for Alpheus Beede Stickney, a railroad executive who played a central role in establishing the Clearing Industrial District. It was well known in the 1920s and early 1930s as the home for several bordellos linked to mobster Al Capone's empire.