Cook County, Illinois
Burnham Real Estate and Local Guide
A small working-class village in the Calumet region south of Chicago, developed in the 1880s and incorporated in 1907 to house industrial workers.
Living in Burnham
Named for surveyor Telford Burnham, who drew the village plat for a group of investors that included railcar magnate George Pullman. Source: encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org
Homes in Burnham
Source: ACS 2023
What makes Burnham home
Powderhorn Lake
Cook County Forest Preserve lake and adjacent nature preserve on the village's water section
Eggers Grove Forest Preserve
A 241-acre wet woodland along the Illinois-Indiana border shared with Burnham, connecting to the Burnham Greenway Trail
Powderhorn Lake nature preserve
Forest Preserve District of Cook County site with fishing and trails in the Calumet region
Burnham Greenway Trail
Multi-use greenway trail running through the Calumet region and connecting to Eggers Grove
Burnham areas to know
Torrence Avenue section
Western section of the village centered on Torrence Avenue
Burnham Avenue section
Eastern section centered on Burnham Avenue near the Chicago Hegewisch line