Place:Stickney, Cook, Illinois, United States

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NameStickney
TypeVillage
Coordinates41.817°N 87.787°W
Located inCook, Illinois, United States
Also located inStickney (township), Cook, Illinois, United States    
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Stickney is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The village is named for Alpheus Beede Stickney, a railroad executive who played a central role in establishing the Clearing Industrial District. The population was 6,786 at the 2010 census.[1] It was well known in the 1920s and early 1930s as the home for several bordellos linked to mobster Al Capone's empire.

The largest wastewater treatment plant in the world, the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant (Stickney WRP), is located within the village. This facility is operated by the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago.

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