Skokie has twice received national attention for court cases decided by the United States Supreme Court. It is home to the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center, which opened in northwest Skokie in 2009.

Skokie still has many Jewish residents (now about 30% of the population) and over a dozen synagogues. At its peak in the mid-1960s, 58% of the population was Jewish, the largest proportion of any Chicago suburb. Skokie was originally a German- Luxembourger farming community, but was later settled by a sizeable Jewish population, especially after World War II. Skokie's streets, like that of many suburbs, are largely a continuation of the Chicago street grid, and the village is served by the Chicago Transit Authority, further cementing its connection to the city. For many years, Skokie promoted itself as 'The World's Largest Village'. The name Skokie comes from a Potawatomi word for 'marsh'. Skokie lies approximately 15 miles (24 km) north of Chicago's downtown Loop. Skokie's population, according to the 2020 census, is 67,824. If you would like to provide brand-new winter coats to kids in your community, visit Coz圜 ( / ˈ s k oʊ k i/ formerly Niles Center) is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, neighboring the City of Chicago's northern border.

It’s founded on the belief that every child in need should have a brand-new winter coat based on their own personal preferences. Then, the order was submitted to Cozy Coats for Kids ®, and the new coats were shipped directly to the school for distribution to the children.īelow is the thank-you letter that CCFK received.Ĭozy Coats for Kids ® is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization driven primarily by the home inspection industry. This is the second year that Thunder Valley K-8 has participated in the Cozy Coats for Kids ® Annual Coat Delivery Program.Įarlier this fall, Kelli Frost, the school’s K-4 counselor, identified children who were most in need of a brand-new winter coat, and she worked with each parent and their child to compile details about each child’s color and style preference. 11, 2020) – Cozy Coats for Kids ® has delivered 40 brand-new children’s coats to Thunder Valley K-8 School in Frederick, Colorado.

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