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Cherry is a village in Bureau County, Illinois, United States. The population was 435 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Ottawa Micropolitan Statistical Area. It is located northwest of LaSalle–Peru, just a few miles north of Interstate 80, and is about 75 miles (121 km) east of the Quad Cities.

Cherry was the site of the Cherry Mine Disaster, which killed 259 coal miners in November 1909. This was the third most deadly mine disaster in U.S. history (as of 2005).

Cherry village overview:
Name:	Cherry village
LSAD Code:	47
LSAD Description:	village (suffix)
State:	Illinois
County:	Bureau County
Total Area:	0.51 sq mi (1.3 km²)
Land Area:	0.51 sq mi (1.3 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.0 km²) 0%
Total Population:	435
Population Density:	850/sq mi (330/km²)
Area code:	815 & 779
FIPS code:	1712970

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History

The St. Paul Coal Company sank a shaft at the Cherry Mine in 1905. The mine supplied coal for Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad locomotives, and was named for the first mine superintendent, James Cherry. The Cherry Mine Disaster occurred in 1909, and remains one of the worst coal mining disasters in United States history. The disaster led to changes in US and Illinois mining and labor regulations, as well as enforced of child labor laws and the requirement in Illinois that mines have fire fighting equipment and more fireproof materials. Cherry Coal Company took over operations from 1929 until 1935 when it closed.