3D Ultrasound Crown Point, IN
Featured city of the week of November 8 to November 13, 2010.
This featured city of the week has been extended to November 20 to allow for enough appointments to be available.

If you are from Crown Point, IN, and you are pregnant, congratulations! Your city is the featured city at First Peek Ultrasound. During this week, you can receive a FREE 3D ultrasound (First Peek Package, normally priced at $59).

If you live in the city that is featured and you are pregnant, all you have to do is call us, tell us that your city is featured as the city of the week, and we will book your appointment at an available time of your choice for any day until November 20. Or you can schedule online.

You must have a valid driver's license or library card of the featured city to qualify for the free 3d ultrasound.

If you would like to have your city or small town featured on our website, please email us at firstpeek@oakparkultrasound.com with the name of your town and what makes your town interesting.

List of other featured cities in the past.

Coming from Crown Point to get a 3D ultrasound?

First Peek Ultrasound is located 1 hour and 15 minutes from Crown Point
in Oak Park, IL (60 miles). Our address is
    1100 Lake St., Suite 155
    Oak Park, IL 60301.
Contact Us

Map to First Peek Ultrasound at 1100 Lake St., Suite 155, Oak Park, IL 60301


Directions from Crown Point, Indiana
We are located just 15 minutes from downtown Chicago and around
1 hour and 15 minutes from Crown Point, IN.

When coming from Crown Point, IN,
Go southeast on State Road 231 (also called Joliet St.)
Merge onto I-65 N.
Continue north on I-65.
Merge onto I-90 W towards Chicago.
Merge onto I-290 W.
Take the Harlem Ave. exit, (exit #21B) Exit will be on the left.
Turn right on Harlem Ave.
Turn right at Lake Street.
You will see the Shaker Building on your left-hand side. It is a large building with green awnings, located on Marion and Lake Street.


Location of First Peek Ultrasound, building with the green awnings

For Parking
Continue down Lake Street until you see the first traffic light, which is Marion Ave.
Make a left turn on Marion Ave. and make a left turn into the Holly Court parking lot immediately behind the building.
Go past the open parking lot and enter the parking structure.
Parking is free for the first hour in this parking structure. Parking is only $1 for the hour after that.
You can then enter the building via the back entrance.

Feel free to call us at 708-870-0808 for directions for your upcoming appointment at First Peek Ultrasound.
First Peek Ultrasound proudly serves Crown Point, Indiana. Come visit us and see for yourself why First Peek Ultrasound is Crown Point's favorite 3D ultrasound studio.


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Hi First Peek! I just found your website online... I live in Crown Point. I’m pregnant with my 5th baby and can’t wait to see my little one. My 4th baby girl, Lilli, died in April just 4 days after her due date. She was beautiful... 10 lbs. 1 oz. The doctors were unable to find out why she passed away because she was a perfect little girl! Now we are expecting again and my husband and I are anxious to check on our new little one, as you could imagine. Thank you for your consideration.

- Jen, Crown Point, IN


Location of Crown Point
Location of Crown Point

Crown Point, the "Hub of Lake County," is a city in Lake County and also the county seat of Lake County, Indiana. The population was 19,806 at the now-outdated 2000 Census. The city was incorporated in 1868. On October 31, 1834, Solon Robinson and his family became the first settlers to an area that later became Crown Point. Because of its location, Crown Point is known as "Hub of Lake County."

Lake County Courthouse in Crown Point, IN
The Grand Old Ladey--Lake County Courthouse, in Crown Point, IN

The Lake County Courthouse is a major landmark in Crown Point, IN. The old Lake County CourtHouse is prominently situated in the center of Crown Point, which is commonly referred to simply as the square. In 1837, Solon Robinson funded a $500 project to build a new wooden county courthouse in Crown Point and thus Crown Point became the county seat. However, it wasn't until 1868 that Crown Point was actually incorporated into a city. In 1878, construction began on a new, more impressive county courthouse and clock tower, pictured here. This new courthouse, known as the Grand Old Lady, was built in the center of town and has become the dominant feature of Crown Point.

Campaigning for the presidency of the United States, William Jennings Bryan addressed a crowd from the steps of the court house in 1896.

The Old Lake County Courthouse was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974 and the new Lake County Government Center opened on the north side of the city the next year.


Crown Point Wedding
Crown Point - the Marriage Mill

Because Crown Point had no waiting period for marriage licenses, the city became a popular place to get married and became known as the "Marriage Mill". Many famous people came to Crown Point to be wed including the "King of Cowboys," Tom Mix, the "Latin Lover," Rudolph Valentino, famous boxer Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali), and Joseph Jackson (the manager of the Jackson 5). The wedding picture above was taken from Christina's Creative Planning, a wedding planner in northwest Indiana that has ensured that beautiful weddings still take place at the old Lake County Courthouse in Crown Point, IN.

John Dillinger
Wanted in Crown Point, IN

On March 3, 1934, Crown Point etched its name forever in the history books as the infamous bank robber and FBI "Public Enemy #1" John Dillinger escaped from the "escape-proof" (as it was dubbed by local authorities at the time) Lake County Jail which was guarded by many police and national guardsmen. Dillinger apparently escaped using a hand-carved wooden gun blackened with shoe polish, although this was disputed by some witnesses. Dillinger further embarrassed the city, as well as then-42-year-old Sheriff Lillian Holley, by driving off in her brand new V-8 Ford. The press augmented her chagrin with such headlines as "Slim woman, mother of twins, controlled Dillinger as sheriff." Incensed, Holley declared at the time, "If I ever see John Dillinger again, I'll shoot him dead with my own gun. Don't blame anyone else for this escape. Blame me. I have no political career ahead of me and I don't care." Furthermore, Sheriff Holley made certain the Dillinger name would have no standing in Crown Point up until her death in 1994 at 102 years of age.

In March 2008, Universal Studios, under the direction of Michael Mann, visited Crown Point to film parts of the movie Public Enemies at the former county jail facility from which Dillinger escaped. The crime drama is set during The Great Depression with the focus on the FBI agent Melvin Purvis' attempt to stop criminals John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson, and Pretty Boy Floyd. Christian Bale plays FBI agent Purvis, and Johnny Depp plays Dillinger. Actress Lili Taylor portrayed Sheriff Holley in the film. The film shoot took three days to complete and involved a number of scenes inside the former Sheriff's House and jail. There was a scene also constructed for filming of the exterior. Johnny Depp was on the set for all three days and stayed late into the evenings on each night to shake hands with hundreds of fans who stood for hours to see him and the film shoot. The movie was released in June 2009.

Dillinger was buried at Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis, IN. His gravestone has had to be replaced several times because of vandalism by people chipping off pieces as souvenirs.