Place:North Utica, La Salle, Illinois, United States

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NameNorth Utica
TypeVillage
Coordinates41.343°N 89.011°W
Located inLa Salle, Illinois, United States


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North Utica, often known as Utica, is a village in Utica Township, LaSalle County, Illinois. The population was 1,323 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Ottawa Micropolitan Statistical Area.

While North Utica is the proper name for the city, advertising on nearby Interstates 80 and 39 refers to the village by its original name, Utica. In addition, people who live in the area, official Interstate signage, and signs indicating the city limits all refer to the town as Utica.

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History

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The town of Utica had previously been established on the banks of the Illinois River near the Indian village of Kaskaskia during the 1830s, but flooding and the construction of the Illinois and Michigan Canal a few miles north encouraged redevelopment of the village there as North Utica.

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Utica Tornado of 2004

There were 9 fatalities during an F3 tornado on April 20, 2004, which heavily damaged the downtown business district.

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Fire at Grand Bear Resort

A 2022 Memorial Day fire damaged twenty eight privately owned cabins near the entrance to Starved Rock State Park. The Grand Bear lodge, waterpark and a majority of the cabins and villas on site were not affected.

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