Stickney is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States.

[2] The village is named for Alpheus Beede Stickney, a railroad executive who played a central role in establishing the Clearing Industrial District.

[3] It was well known in the 1920s and early 1930s as the home for several bordellos linked to mobster Al Capone's empire.

27.14% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.82% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Students then attend George Washington Middle School in Lyons for grades 6–8.

[11][12] The village had previously hosted Haley School which was built in 1923[13] and demolished in 1987; its land later being converted into Haley Park in 1989, and MacArthur School (41st and Cuyler) which was closed and later demolished.