Lake Township, Cook County, Illinois
Lake Township, also known as the Town of Lake, was a former civil township in Cook County, Illinois, which now forms the south-west portion of Chicago. It was bounded by present-day Pershing Road on the north, State Street on the east, and the Chicago city boundaries on the north and east. The Union Stock Yards were developed as an economic anchor of the township.
The township was annexed into the city of Chicago in 1889, and its functions fell into abeyance. Townships in Chicago were abolished in 1902; however, they, including Lake Township, are still used for property assessment purposes. The former township hub became the Englewood neighborhood.
