Western Springs, Illinois
Western Springs is a village located in Cook County, Illinois, United States, and a suburb of Chicago. As of the 2020 census, the village had a total population of 13,629. It is twinned with Rugeley, Staffordshire, United Kingdom. In July 1962, the towns made telephone history on national television when the chairman of Rugeley Urban District Council made the first telephone call via the new Telstar satellite to the mayor of Western Springs.
Western Springs Water Tower
Western Springs in 1936
Western Spring's First Congregational Church is also on the National Register of Historic Places.
The western entrance of the Timber Trails subdivision: The annexation of the former Timber Trails golf course in 2005 was a contentious issue for this tranquil suburb.
Rugeley is a market town and civil parish in the Cannock Chase District, in Staffordshire, England. It lies on the north-eastern edge of Cannock Chase next to the River Trent; it is situated 8 miles (13 km) north of Lichfield, 10 miles (16 km) south-east of Stafford, 5 miles (8.0 km) north-east of Hednesford and 11 miles (18 km) south-west of Uttoxeter. At the 2021 Census, the population was 26,156.
Upper Brook Street, leading into Rugeley town centre
St Augustine's Church, Rugeley
The clock tower which once formed part of Rugeley Town Hall