Built in 1926. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.
“Dilg House is a historic house at 8544 Callie Avenue in Morton Grove, Illinois. The house was built circa 1925-26 by owner and Morton Grove mayor Herbert A.”
Wikipedia article Herbert A. Dilg House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 621 National Register listings published here for Cook County · listed in 2009 · category: Building · built in 1926.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Herbert A. Dilg House: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morton Grove City Eng. - Own Crews | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Niles City Dept of Public Works | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Morton Grove, the town this property stands in, in 23 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 12 thunderstorm wind, 11 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morton Grove | $10,000 | Several large trees were blown down near Dempster Street, approximately two blocks east of Interstate 94. One tree fell onto a car. Several 12 inch diameter trees were uprooted near the intersection of Laramie Avenue and Golf Road. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morton Grove | $2,000 | Wind gusts were estimated to 70 mph. Numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down in Morton Grove. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morton Grove | - | A tree was blown down in the backyard of a house taking down power lines. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morton Grove | - | Trees were blown down onto trails and streets near the North Branch of the Chicago River in Golf and Morton Grove. Trees were also blown down near Greenwood Street and Marmora Avenue. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morton Grove | - | Local broadcast media relayed a report of multiple tree branches down in Morton Grove near Frontage Rd and I-94. |
| March 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morton Grove | - | A large tree limb was blown down onto a road. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morton Grove | - | Trees were blown down across a road in the 8900 block of Shermer Road. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morton Grove | - | Multiple trees were blown down. |
| July 2017 | Hail | Morton Grove | - | Nickel to quarter size hail was reported. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morton Grove | - | Multiple trees were blown down. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Morton Grove | - | Quarter size hail was reported at Dempster and Austin Avenue. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morton Grove | - | Multiple large trees blown down in a residential area near Golf Road and Shermer Road. |
| March 2005 | Hail | Morton Grove | - | Penny sized hail was reported near the intersection of Golf Rd. and Harlem Ave. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morton Grove | - | Six inch diameter tree limbs were blown down. |
| June 1997 | Hail | Morton Grove | - | Strong thunderstorms produced hail, 1 inch in diameter, and strong winds which downed trees and power lines. |
| November 2013 | Hail | Morton Grove | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Morton Grove | - | no account filed |
| April 2010 | Hail | Morton Grove | - | no account filed |
| August 2008 | Hail | Morton Grove | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Morton Grove | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morton Grove | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Hail | Morton Grove | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Morton Grove | - | no account filed |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Dempster Street Station | 1.6 miles | 1996 |
 | Harrer Building | 1.7 miles | 1983 |
 | Leaning Tower of Niles, The | 1.8 miles | 2019 |
 | Illinois Industrial School for Girls | 2.5 miles | 1998 |
 | Hyatt House Hotel | 2.8 miles | 2013 |
 | Edison Park | 3.0 miles | 2007 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 09000781 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Cook County | All 621 listed properties in this county. |
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