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Building a Strong Village Center: Midlothian

  • January 12, 2006

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Located about a half-hour train ride from downtown Chicago, the southwest suburb of Midlothian, Ill. initially grew up nearly a century ago around the Midlothian Country Club and the Rock Island Railroad train station. Named after Sir Walter Scott’s book, “The Heart of Midlothian,” about a township in Scotland where the game of golf originated, the Country Club’s golf course created a heritage the town continues to honor.

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