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This is a list of Illinois companies which includes notable companies that are headquartered in Illinois, or were previously headquartered in Illinois. In general, this list does not include companies headquartered in one of the municipalities of the Chicago metropolitan area .
Thornton Quarry is one of the largest aggregate quarries in the world, located in Thornton, Illinois just south of Chicago. The quarry is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) long, 0.5 miles (0.80 km) wide, and 450 feet (140 m) deep at its deepest point. Gallagher Asphalt Corporation has been operating on the grounds of the quarry since 1928.
Some varieties of flumes are used in measuring water flow of a larger channel. When used to measure the flow of water in open channels, a flume is defined as a specially shaped, fixed hydraulic structure that under free-flow conditions forces flow to accelerate in such a manner that the flow rate through the flume can be characterized by a level-to-flow relationship as applied to a single head ...
On November 21, 1976 41-year-old Chicago firefighter Walter Watroba lost his life after being pinned for seven hours by a fallen coal chute. [18] Watroba died shortly after his leg was amputated in order to extricate him.
Raging Waves waterpark, the self-proclaimed largest waterpark in Illinois, [21] is in Yorkville. It opened in 2008 and owns about 45 acres (18 ha) of property. [22] The Marge Cline Whitewater Park (on the Fox River) opened in 2010. [23] [24] It is the only whitewater park of its kind in Illinois, similar to East Race in South Bend
The Chicago Area Consolidation Hub (CACH) is a package sorting facility for United Parcel Service, located in the village of Hodgkins, Illinois.. CACH serves as a sorting facility for packages traveling in the United States and the world.