Town file
Streamwood, Illinois
Streamwood, Illinois (Cook County, Illinois) is the town in one episode of Small Town Murder, the comedy true-crime podcast: episode 184, "Some Dogs Find All The Legs" (13 August 2020). Stacy Ann Russell was born on 4 February 1970 and grew up in Hoffman Estates, Illinois.
- Town
- Streamwood
- County
- Cook County
- State
- Illinois
- Country
- USA
- Episodes
- 184
- Approximate location
- 42.021, -88.178
Episode 184 / 13 August 2020 / 166 min / full
Some Dogs Find All The Legs
"We're going to Streamwood, Illinois, which is a suburb of Chicago, and it's in Cook County." about 0:04:58
The case: Murder of Stacy Frobel (January 1995); Murders of Yolanda Gutierrez and Jessica Munez (February 1997); Murders of Pazin and Emila Maganich (January 1995); Murder of Dorothy Zubac (January 1997); Murder of Casamaria Paruch (March 1997); Kidnapping and rape of a 14-year-old girl (1987). Read the case file.
The figures, as told in 2020
- Population
- 40,615
- Median age
- about 38
- Median household income
- $80,152
- Median home value
- $197,000
- Two-bedroom rent
- about $1,780
- Cost of living
- 102
- Religious
- 60%
- Property crime
- ▼ about one third
- Violent crime
- ▼ half
History, in brief
- The area was called the Tri Village along with Bartlett and Hanover Park and was first incorporated in 1957. about 0:06:43
- People have lived there since the 1830s, when it was home to dairy farmers. about 0:06:43
- In Hanover Township, which became Streamwood, there were about 800 people and mostly farms in 1950. about 0:07:32
- After the Second World War and the Korean War, veterans bought houses in the suburbs with help from the GI Bill. about 0:08:46
- In 1956 a developer built twenty-one pre-assembled houses on concrete slabs. about 0:08:54
- The houses were shipped from Indiana by the National Homes Corporation with insulated walls, ceilings, roof sections and framing. about 0:09:18
- The homes were constructed in less than two weeks. about 0:11:04
- The Village of Streamwood was incorporated in 1957. about 0:11:15
The reviews read out
2 stars
"The neighbourhood was friendly and family oriented in 2000 but more gangs and gang-affiliated families moved in; the family left in 2005 after a house was burnt at night and late parties, though groceries were close."about 0:11:44
2 stars
"A few years earlier an escaped criminal was running around the library, and the local high school had fights and someone with a gun."about 0:14:59
2 stars
"There are plenty of average restaurants like Applebee's and Fridays, nothing fancy, and some nice restaurants but not enough to make a difference."about 0:16:21
1 star
"The town is garbage, leadership only cares about revenue, it charges an exit tax when you sell your home, tickets for street parking and permits, schools are mediocre, and the reader should steer clear."about 0:16:50
Nearest Small Town Murder towns
- Bloomingdale, Illinois6.6 miles
- Elk Grove Village, Illinois9.5 miles
- Arlington Heights, Illinois11 miles
- Villa Park, Illinois14 miles
- Libertyville, Illinois21 miles
- Oak Park, Illinois22 miles
Everything here is as told in the episode, on the date it went out; figures and places may have changed since. Endings are covered: open an episode and use the spoiler switch to read them.