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Burbank is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 29,439 at the 2020 census . [ 4 ] It borders the southwest edge of the city of Chicago ; the Chicago city limit – specifically that of the Ashburn neighborhood – is in common with Burbank's eastern city limit.
Stickney Township is one of 29 townships in Cook County, Illinois. As of the 2020 census, its population was 41,514, [2] with approximately 71% of that total living in the city of Burbank (pop. 29,439). [3] Township offices are located at 5635 W. State Road in Burbank.
In 1998, it was reorganized around focus issues, product groups and standing committees and moved from a management company to a stand-alone organization with a dedicated staff. [7] In 2010, [8] it changed its name to Plumbing Manufacturers International [9] to reflect its expanded scope.
Crane Co. is an American industrial products company based in Stamford, Connecticut. Founded by Richard Teller Crane in 1855, it became one of the leading manufacturers of bathroom fixtures in the United States, until 1990, when that division was sold off. In 1960 it began the process of becoming a holding company with a diverse portfolio.
By the mid-1970s, Crane employed only about 1,000 people in the Chicago area. By the end of the century, Crane was doing annual sales of about $2 billion, but it was no longer a leading company in the city in which it was born. The Crane Plumbing unit was sold off in 1990. Crane Plumbing is now a unit of American Standard Brands.
The company was founded by William Elvis Sloan in Chicago, Illinois in 1906 with the introduction of the Royal flushometer, a valve to release a measured amount of water to flush a urinal or toilet. Initial sales were very poor: only a single Royal model flushometer was sold in 1906, and two in 1907.