Bensenville
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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He said he saw an increase in oil tankers in his last years of working in the Chicago area and the Bensenville yard.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2023
In nearby Bensenville, home to a Canadian Pacific rail yard, two-mile-long trains would not fit and would block downtown traffic, officials said.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 14, 2023
At 6-foot-6, he played football at his new school, Fenton High School in neighboring Bensenville, Ill., where he graduated last year.
From New York Times ● May 4, 2015
Now an official in Bensenville, Di Santo worked closely with the two lobbyists.
From Chicago Tribune ● Oct. 4, 2014
Bensenville was founded in 1884 after Chicago cemented itself as the nexus of the nation's railroads, and it hasn't strayed far from its middle-class roots.
From Time Magazine Archive
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