The Hawthorne Works complex was built at the intersection of Cicero Avenue and Cermak Road and was opened in 1905. Hawthorne Works was named for Hawthorne, Illinois, a small town that was later incorporated  as Cicero.
At the crossroads of Cicero Avenue and Cermak Road, the Hawthorne Works complex was established in 1905. The works were named after Hawthorne, Illinois, which eventually merged to form Cicero.