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Lincolnshire, Illinois

Lincolnshire is a village in Vernon Township, Lake County, in the U.S. state of Illinois. The village is a northern suburb of Chicago. Per the 2020 United States census, the population was 7,940. Lincolnshire was incorporated on August 5, 1957, from the unincorporated Half Day area when land was purchased to build a residential subdivision. The community underwent an aggressive era of expansion from 1983 to the 1990s. The Des Plaines River bisects the village, passing from north to south; Illinois Route 22 also divides the village into two parts, crossing the village from east to west.

Lincolnshire is home to the public Adlai E. Stevenson High School, as well as Laura B. Sprague and Half Day elementary schools and Daniel Wright Junior High School which compose Lincolnshire-Prairie View School District 103. Many global corporations are located in Lincolnshire, including Aon Hewitt, Zebra Technologies, CDW and Sysmex, generating a daytime population of over 20,000 people. The Village of Lincolnshire and other entities host several popular annual events, including Fourth of July celebration, Art Festival, and Boo Bash. The Village maintains a Police Department that closely collaborates with its local school districts. Lincolnshire manages a public works system at the direct expense of the village; it retrieves all of its water from the city of Highland Park, which derives its water from adjacent Lake Michigan. The village has a council–manager government and is a home-rule municipality. The mayor of Lincolnshire is Elizabeth J. Brandt.

Prior to incorporation
The first inhabitants of what would become the village of Lincolnshire were Native American Potawatomi migrants from Canada and Wisconsin. The tribesmen left these northern places in the 16th century in search of a warmer, more temperate climate. The first Europeans to visit the area were the French Jesuit explorers Father Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet. Shortly after arriving in 1673 at the site of what later became Waukegan, they sailed down the Des Plaines River and made contact with the local Potawatomi, who would dominate the area by 1768. One of the Potawatomi villages that they encountered stretched along the west bank of the Des Plaines River, from what later became Illinois Route 22 south to Aptakisic Road, the first real settlement in the Lincolnshire and Half Day region.

The Lincolnshire area was originally a part of the town of Half Day, the first region settled by non-Native American peoples in Lake County. The first white settler in the Lincolnshire area was Captain Daniel Wright, who arrived in 1834. Chief Halfda allowed Wright to build his cabin at the south end of the Potawatomi village at the site of the intersection of present-day Milwaukee Avenue and Aptakisic Road. The Potawatomi tribesmen were ousted and faced relocation through the 1833 Treaty of Chicago, which was ratified in 1835 and thereafter implemented.

The Half Day area experienced an economic boom with the arrival of new settlers during the two decades after Wright's arrival. Among these pioneers were Seth Washburn, the first postmaster of the Vernon Township, who settled at the site of what later became the Lincolnshire-Prairie View School District 103's Half Day Intermediate School, and Laura Sprague, the first teacher to reside in the area. By 1855, 21 years after the settling of the Half Day area by Wright, the town was a thriving community with a blacksmith's shop, sawmill, country store, and a church. At this time, the Chicago and Milwaukee Railway connected Milwaukee to the county seat of Waukegan, and it expanded throughout the Lake County area over the next few decades; this also contributed to the town's prosperity. Henry Ford's invention of the automobile in the early 20th century made Half Day a more accessible destination to other communities within the Chicago metropolitan area, and the village became a popular recreation area. This prompted the opening of many businesses, including an amusement park, a race track, a bowling alley, a dance hall, and taverns, that catered to visitors.

Incorporation and post-incorporation (1957– )
Vernon Township, which encompassed the village of Half Day, was carved up between wealthy farmers after the end of World War I. Edward Ryerson, Adlai Stevenson II, Samuel Insull, and Louis Leverone bought the majority of the territory within Vernon Township's borders. Leverone, who had purchased the Half Day area, sold a tract of land to developer Roger Ladd and his eponymous company in 1955. The company organized a residential subdivision out of the ceded town of Half Day and christened it "Lincolnshire", the precursor to the present-day village of the same name. However, life in the village was problematic, as the new subdivision was served by dirt roads and had neither a sufficient communal sanitation system nor a gas line. Lincolnshire's police coverage was inefficient, as officers patrolling the area had to be dispatched from Waukegan, approximately 16 mi to the north. As a result, the Cambridge Forest Association (CFA) was formed to lobby for improvement in the livelihoods of the people of Lincolnshire. With sponsorship from the Cambridge Forest Association, Lincolnshire was incorporated as a village on August 5, 1957. The CFA was later renamed the Lincolnshire Community Association.

Lincolnshire's government initially adhered to a conservative and cautious approach, and refused to annex two corporate park divisions in the 1980s. Opponents to the village government's methods, however, won out in later years; supporting a quick growth to rival the increasing affluence of surrounding villages, they oversaw the Marriott Lincolnshire Resort and Lincolnshire Corporate Center over a period of years following 1983. Lincolnshire also sought to annex the old remnants of the unincorporated community of Half Day from which it was created, but lost in a court battle with the village of Vernon Hills in 1994; the court case set the present-day border between the two villages, which lies along Route 22 up to its intersection with Milwaukee Avenue. To consolidate these new acquisitions, Lincolnshire set to work on a new village hall that was completed in 1993, and constructed a downtown area centered on the intersection of Aptakisic Road and Milwaukee Avenue; the village's endeavors included commercial regions like the Lincolnshire Corporate Center, City Park, and the Lincolnshire Commons. These facilities were planned and constructed from the mid-1990s to the mid-2000s.

In 2005, Buffalo Grove and Lincolnshire reached a boundary agreement with respect to the allocation of properties surrounding and concerning the unincorporated Prairie View area, which lay in between the two Lake County villages. The acreage in question was divided equally between the two villages.

Geography
Lincolnshire is located at 42°11′47″ North and 87°55′2″ West, and shares a border with the villages of Vernon Hills to the northwest, Buffalo Grove to the southwest, Bannockburn to the east, and Riverwoods to the southeast. The city of Lake Forest is located to the northeast of the village, while the unincorporated community of Prairie View borders the village directly to the west.

According to the 2010 census, Lincolnshire has a total area of 4.674 sqmi, of which 4.58 sqmi (or 97.99%) is land and 0.094 sqmi (or 2.01%) is water.

The village of Lincolnshire is a suburb of the city of Chicago in the southern reaches of Lake County; like Chicago, Lincolnshire is located in the extreme northeastern region of the state of Illinois. The Des Plaines River meanders through the village, dividing the town in half vertically at the village hall, while Half Day Road (Illinois Route 22) splits the village in half in an east–west direction. Milwaukee Avenue (U.S. Route 45) runs in a north–south direction through Lincolnshire, into the village of Buffalo Grove to the south and Vernon Hills to the north.

Lincolnshire has been a Tree City USA every year since 1988. To maintain Lincolnshire's foliage, the village passed the "Tree Preservation Ordinance", a law that places tight restrictions on tree removal.

Lincolnshire lies on the border of two Chicago-area watersheds: one pertaining to the Des Plaines River, and the other involving the nearby north fork of the Chicago River. This situation directly relates to the presence of the Des Plaines River in the village.

Climate
Due to its proximity to the city, Lincolnshire's climate shares many of the same traits as Chicago. Lincolnshire lies in a humid continental climate zone and experiences four discernible seasons. Lincolnshire receives an average of 36.28 in of precipitation each year.

Census History
As of the census of 2010, there were 7,275 people living in the village. The racial makeup of the village was 91.5% White, 0.9% African American, 0.01% Native American, 6.1% Asian, 0.3% from other races, and 1.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race were 2% of the population.

As of the census of 2000, there were 6,108 people, 2,134 households, and 1,796 families living in the village. The population density was 1,386.2 PD/sqmi. There were 2,177 housing units at an average density of 494.1 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 94.1% White, 0.5% African American, 0.1% Native American, 3.7% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.5% from other races, and 1.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.5% of the population.

There were 2,134 households, out of which 37.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 79.1% were married couples living together, 3.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.8% were non-families. 13.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the village, 26.9% of the population was under the age of 18, 3.0% was from 18 to 24, 21.3% from 25 to 44, 32.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% was 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.2 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $134,259, and the median income for a family was $150,598. Males had a median income of approximately $90,000 versus $46,328 for females. The per capita income for the village was $60,115. About 0.7% of families and 1.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.1% of those under age 18 and 0.7% of those age 65 or over.

Economy
Lincolnshire is recognized as a desirable community in the Chicago area for residents and businesses. The Village is home to several prominent corporate headquarters, seven first-class hotels, 30 restaurants, as well as a number of thriving retailers and entertainment/banquet venues. Businesses and residents choose to locate in Lincolnshire due, in part, to its proximity to highways/arterials, O’Hare International Airport, relatively low taxes, award-winning public schools, access to ample parks and forest preserves, and a business-friendly and supportive local government. The iconic Lincolnshire Marriott Resort, with its modern meeting and banquet facilities, Crane’s Landing championship golf course, and Marriott Theatre, is a major attraction for the Village. Par-King Skill Golf draws thousands of families to its scenic miniature golf course. The Village is home to several high-profile global headquarters, including Alight, Zebra Technologies, Sysmex Corporation, HydraForce, Flexan, and Nexus Pharmaceuticals. Camping World, a Fortune 500 company, is also headquartered in the Village. Lincolnshire is well-positioned to attract new businesses and residents and diversify its economic base while maintaining its small-town atmosphere and exceptional quality of life.

Culture and media
The village of Lincolnshire holds an annual summer festival, mirroring the more publicized and much larger Taste of Chicago in both nomenclature and intention. The Taste of Lincolnshire features and advertises "taste-size" samples of local restaurants and provides local entertainment, including musicians, a raffle, and a local pet show. Since 1993, Lincolnshire has also held the Lincolnshire Art Festival a few weeks prior to the Taste of Lincolnshire; the event encourages Lake County artists to display their work to the community. As incentives for publicity, entertainment and parking are provided free of charge. Lincolnshire hosts a Fourth of July celebration annually known as "Red, White, and BOOM!", a collection of activities centered on the celebration of the American Independence Day. It incorporates live music, a raffle, and a fireworks show at local Spring Lake Park into its festivities.

Lincolnshire was also home to two motion picture performers: Alison La Placa, an actress famous for her role as snobbish yuppie Linda Phillips on the sitcom Duet and its spin-off Open House, is an alumnus of Stevenson High School; and Kyle Brandt, another graduate of Stevenson, who played Philip Kiriakis on the soap opera Days of Our Lives and appears as himself on the reality show The Real World: Chicago.

Sports and recreation
Lincolnshire, despite its relatively small size, is home to nine local public parks. Spring Lake Park, which is centered on an eponymous lake and sports a small beachhead, hosts Lincolnshire's festivities during the Fourth of July. North Park, a major sporting field and nature reserve in northeastern Lincolnshire, collaborates with Lincolnshire-Prairie View School District 103 to meet both the growing need for youth sports teams and extra recreational public park space; School District 103 also collaborated with the village of Lincolnshire to create an educational nature center called Rivershire Park, which is located in southeastern Lincolnshire. The nature center runs programs to educate district students and other visitors about the local ecology, alongside the natural fauna and flora of the Lake County area, and Memorial Park is a rest stop for pedestrians and cyclists traversing eastern Lincolnshire; Florsheim Nature Preserve, which sports an unusually high Floristic Quality Index rating, is shelter to endangered and threatened species of flora rarely found elsewhere in the county. Whytegate Park, an athletic complex overshadowed by nearby North Park, sports several sports courts and a fitness course, and Balzer Park is home to a short hiking trail and sports facilities. Lincolnshire's other two parks, Bicentennial Park and Olde Mill Park, are little more than playgrounds for local children.

The Lincolnshire Marriott Resort takes up a large area of land to the west of the Des Plaines River, and has an eighteen-hole golf course that hugs Illinois Route 22 to the south; the golf course is not only available to guests, but also offers lessons to local residents. The resort is also home to the Marriott Theatre, which garnered a reputation through the acceptance of 370 Joseph Jefferson Award nominations presented throughout its history.

Four notable sportsmen have lived within the borders of the village of Lincolnshire. Andrea Jaeger, a professional tennis player known for her successful, albeit brief, career in tennis that saw progress in Wimbledon and the French Open, graduated from Adlai E. Stevenson High School; Matt O'Dwyer, a former NFL football player who played for numerous teams ranging from the New York Jets to the Green Bay Packers, was born in Lincolnshire. Robert Berland, an Olympic who won medals at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, lives in the village. New York Knicks basketball player Jalen Brunson moved to Lincolnshire in 2010 to attend Stevenson High School.

In October 2013, the Stanley Cup made its first ever-appearance in Lincolnshire and again visited the village in July 2015.

Government
The government of Lincolnshire is constituted as a council-manager form government with elements of home rule, which it adopted via ordinance in 1976. The village is headed by a mayor who presides over a board of six trustees at every meeting, although the daily functions of the village are carried out by a professional salaried village manager. Once elected, the mayor serves a four-year term; the elected trustees serve four-year terms that are staggered. It is the responsibility of the mayor to appoint a village manager, although the manager cannot take office until the board has approved the mayor's choice.

Government meetings are generally conducted on the second and fourth Mondays of the month. In the case of a tie, the mayor has the casting vote. Mayors of Lincolnshire can veto propositions set forth by the board of trustees, although this move may be overridden by a two-thirds opposition vote from the board.

As of 2008, the village office holders were:

Safety
Lincolnshire is served by its own police department, which is based in the village hall. This police force is staffed by 27 full-time members; 24 of them are sworn police officers, and the other is a community service officer. The Lincolnshire Police Department runs an emergency center that accepts 911 calls in the region.

The Lincolnshire Police Department collaborates with Lincolnshire-Prairie View School District 103's junior high school, Daniel Wright, to form a chapter of the Drug Abuse Resistance Education program. This program has graduated sixth graders from the school every year since 1991.

The village is served by the Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Fire Protection District, which employs 36 sworn full-time firefighter/paramedics. The Fire Protection District has three fire stations: one located in central Lincolnshire, slightly to the west of the village hall, one to the south in Riverwoods, and a third located on the north end of the district in Vernon Hills. The Fire Protection District runs free services and programs, including fire safety surveys of houses in the area.

Lincolnshire lies in a floodplain region, a consequence of the presence of the Des Plaines River and the proximity a fork of the Chicago River on the far east border. A third factor involves small Indian Creek, which runs north of Lincolnshire. The village participates in the National Flood Insurance Program, a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) project, to alleviate a portion of the costs of flood damage that may overtax affected village residents. The village also implements the Community Rating System, a disaster readiness plan.

Education
Lincolnshire has two school districts: Lincolnshire-Prairie View School District 103 and Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125, although a few students living in the village also attend school in Aptakisic-Tripp Community Consolidated School District 102 in neighboring Buffalo Grove. District 103, which feeds into District 125, is home to three schools: Laura B. Sprague Elementary School (K-2), Half Day Intermediate School (3–5), and Daniel Wright Junior High School (6–8); District 125 comprises only Adlai E. Stevenson High School. Both are public school districts, funded by the government. Aside from districts 102, 103, and 125, a very small portion of Lincolnshire, located in West Deerfield Township, is served by Bannockburn School in Bannockburn, Illinois, and ultimately Deerfield High School, also in its respective village.

The first school to be built in what is now Lincolnshire was Half Day Intermediate School, which initially served all grades for the small town; it was originally a one-room schoolhouse before a major expansion project was undertaken to accommodate the district's increasing population. Numerous changes were made to Half Day School between 1958 and 1965, but it remained too small to receive all prospective students; in 1983, Half Day School was closed, its duties were given to Laura B. Sprague Elementary School and Daniel Wright Junior High School. It was, however, reopened nine years later as Daniel Wright and Laura Sprague began to fill to capacity. Another expansion was added to Laura Sprague and h\Half Day in 2017 to accommodate the increase in students. Grade 6 was also moved to Half Day from Daniel Wright in 2017.

Lincolnshire is also served by a number of non-government-funded educational institutions. DeVry University's Keller School of Management operates a branch in Lincolnshire, alongside the Southlakes Campus of the College of Lake County, which is located just to the north in the village of Vernon Hills. Alumni of Stevenson High School who wish to apply for the University of Illinois may do so at an extension site located in Grayslake, a village in northern Lake County. The Lincolnshire Community Nursery School, which was founded in 1973, accepts preschoolers who live in the eastern reaches of the village of Lincolnshire.

The village is home to the Vernon Area Public Library, whose district serves a large region of the Vernon Township (specifically, the villages of Lincolnshire; Buffalo Grove; and Long Grove, and portions of the village Vernon Hills). The library district also hosts a number of special events, including book talks and informational presentations.

Transportation
Lincolnshire lies on three arterial roads: Illinois Route 22, which is known as Half Day Road in this area; Milwaukee Avenue, which appears as Illinois Route 21/U.S. Route 45; and Aptakisic Road, which meets Milwaukee in the southern region of Lincolnshire. Lincolnshire shares its eastern border with the village of Bannockburn at Interstate 94 (where it is a portion of the Tri-State Tollway). Route 22 crosses the Des Plaines River before bridging Bannockburn and Lincolnshire by arching over Interstate Highway 94.

Lincolnshire has two primary bike paths that cover a large expanse of the village. One runs in a north–south direction alongside Riverwoods Road in the eastern half of the village, while the other runs in an east–west direction from the eastern half of the village, across the Des Plaines River, and to the village hall in the west side of the village. Smaller bike paths connect individual neighborhood areas within and around Lincolnshire.

O'Hare International Airport is 18 mi southwest of the village of Lincolnshire. Travel between Lincolnshire and the airport is facilitated by the Tri-State Tollway, although travel by railway is also possible via the Prairie View station just west of Lincolnshire.

Pace provides bus service on multiple routes connecting Lincolnshire to Vernon Hills, Niles, and other destinations.

Utilities
The Village of Lincolnshire negotiated and signed an agreement with the City of Highland Park in 1982 to create a more efficient means of obtaining water by purchasing filtered water from Lake Michigan. The Village of Lincolnshire also monitors the public pumps and water meters of private residents. Lincolnshire is served by a sanitary sewer that connects to the Lake County Sewage Treatment Plant, which lies on the Des Plaines River outside the Village limits; the disposal of wastewater is left to the government of Lake County rather than the Village of Lincolnshire itself. Lincolnshire also runs a network of storm drains that run directly into the Des Plaines River; to protect the river's cleanliness, the village government has outlawed dumping of most chemicals into the network of storm drains. A plan to repair city streets was also implemented in 1982, and continues; the Village also offers public services to clear the streets during the fall and winter from fallen leaves and snow respectively, although on its arterial roads (Illinois Routes 22, 45, and Aptakisic Road) residents are provided with bags to clear their curbs during autumn months as it is not possible for the Village to safely clear these roads of leaf debris. The Village of Lincolnshire regularly sweeps other streets within its borders.

The Village of Lincolnshire is served by the Northern division of the Waste Management, Inc. Midwest Group for solid waste disposal.

The engineering division of Lincolnshire's Public Works Department maintains roads and streets under the jurisdiction of Lincolnshire, inspects existing facilities, improves existing residential subdivisions, and considers the construction of new ones. The department also manages plans in case of river floods.

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Lindenhurst, Illinois

Lindenhurst is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 14,406. Lindenhurst lies within Lake Villa Township.

History
The Village of Lindenhurst lies within the Valparaiso moraine from the most recent Ice Age. The area is rich in lakes and swamp land; it was inhabited by the Potawatomi Indian tribe, who mixed agriculture with hunting and fishing. The rich soil ultimately attracted European farmers. An expedition led by Colbee Benton in the 1830s was followed by treaties by which the Potawatomi, the Sauk and the Blackhawk Tribes agreed to leave the area. Most Euro-American settlers came from the east coast, the first recorded being the Pennsylvanian Noer Potter. There were also a number of early Scottish, German and English arrivals.

Incorporation papers for Lindenhurst were filed in November 1956 with Lake County Judge Minard Hulse. The first village officials were elected in a December 1956 election, with 90% voter turnout. The village was incorporated on January 16, 1957.

The first village president was Lee R. Lewis, and meetings were held on Saturdays to accommodate the commuting members of the board and community. The first meeting was held in the home of trustee Helen Skelton. Another election – mandated by law – was held in April 1957, and Robert Randall was elected the new president. The board held fundraisers like dances to purchase such things as stationery and record books. After his first year in office, President Randall reflected on the successes: ordinances and zoning laws had been passed, roads were being graded, snow removed, and police were patrolling the village. Running water from a tower near Fairfield Road and Hawthorne Drive arrived in the late 1950s.

Housing
The village of Lindenhurst grew out of the farm of a wealthy landowner in northern Illinois. The Ernst E. Lehmann farm, known as Lindenhurst, was acquired by developer Morton "Mort" Engle, who bought it from Lehmann family friend Edna Siebel. The name Lindenhurst came from the two rows of linden trees outlining the original farmhouse. Engle subdivided the 600 acre farm in 1952, and in 1953, the first homes were built behind what is now Linden Plaza. Engle Homes at the time cost $12,000–$15,000, roof extra. "The idyllic family homes of Lindenhurst offered the perfect solution for a home-hungry nation," states local historian Joseph Brysiewicz. In 1961, Ted Flanagan was elected mayor, and 200 houses were being built each year, under the control of Engle. After building an estimated 2,000 homes, Mort Engle sold his remaining 250 acre to the U.S. Home Corporation and 200 acre to the Federal Life Insurance Company and moved to Arizona. 550 acre were annexed into the village, and the growth of Lindenhurst brought up school and public safety issues.

Education
The first school was completed in September 1958. Built on land from the Howard Bonner farm and redistricted from the Millburn school district to Lake Villa District 41, the school was named B.J. Hooper School after District 41 school board president and prominent Lake Villa citizen B.J. Hooper.

Business Development
Lindenhurst's first business, Thor's Shell, stood at the intersection of Grand Avenue and Lindenhurst Drive. By 1960, the first major commercial development in Lindenhurst was the building of Linden Plaza, featuring Slove Bakery, Village Laundry, Linden Cleaners, and Piggly Wiggly. Other businesses established in Lindenhurst included Linden Texaco, Linden Barber Shop, Ben Franklin Variety Store, and Stretch-A-Dollar Clothing Store. The Lindenhurst Civic Center built its own facility in 1961 using the remains of the original Lindenhurst Farm ice house to anchor its building. It served as a meeting place for groups and organizations, card parties, socials, polling place, wedding receptions and family reunions. A school for the old Lindenhurst farm served as Village Hall until it burned down, and the offices moved to Linden Plaza. By 1970, the village numbered 3,141 people. The village offices couldn't be crammed into Linden Plaza any longer, and the new village hall that was built in 1974 housed office space, the mayor, the police department, the building inspector, and the village garage.

Public Safety
The Lindenhurst police force was all-volunteer at first, buying their own uniforms and using their own cars; fundraisers were held to pay for salaries and a patrol car. A full-time police position was created in 1963, and the village acquired a reputation as a "speed trap", due to radar use by the police. Lindenhurst became front-page headline material on November 27, 2006, when the village's first homicide in over nine years took place. A Burger King manager was killed in an apparent robbery at the national fast-food chain's Lindenhurst franchise.

In 1965, the village created its first sanitary district, replacing individual septic systems with a sewer system. Streets were paved and gutters installed during this period as well. Ted Flanagan was reelected mayor in 1969 and served until 1983.

Community
Besides the village's 25th anniversary, the 1980s brought the village, cable TV access, fast food, and a budget of $1.5 million. Lindenfest was founded by volunteers in 1983. It grew out of tents and booths set up by local clubs and organizations in the village hall parking lot. Today it has a carnival, games, contests, marathons, and music. Other additions to Lindenhurst in recent years include Victory Lakes, the Lindenhurst-Lake Villa Chamber of Commerce, and the Lindenhurst Park District.

The population in 1990 was 8,044 and is over 14,000 today. In a 1999 Lake Villa and Lindenhurst Review article, Village Administrator James Stevens said that Lindenhurst "has been able to keep the small town flavor, in large part, through selective land annexation, and by carefully choosing developers for high quality but diversified housing types, including single family, town homes and condominiums. And all the housing types have to be integrated with the lakes, marshes, open space and forested areas of the village." The Lindenhurst motto is "Developing Today for Tomorrow".

Geography
Lindenhurst is located at 42.41028°N, -88.02611°W (42.41053, -88.02624).

According to the 2010 census, Lindenhurst has a total area of 4.774 sqmi, of which 4.44 sqmi (or 93%) is land and 0.334 sqmi (or 7%) is water.

Lindenhurst's first stop light was erected at Grand Avenue and Sand Lake Road in the 1980s.

Although part of the Lake Villa Township, many people know Lindenhurst as "A town bordering Antioch".

Major streets

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 * Illinois 132.svg Grand Avenue
 * Grass Lake Road
 * Savage Road
 * Gelden Road
 * Deep Lake Road
 * Granada Boulevard
 * Sand Lake Road
 * Beck Road

2000 Census
As of the census of 2010, there were 14,462 people residing in the village. The racial makeup of the village was 88.8% White, 2.4% African American, 0.2% Native American, 4.5% Asian, and 2.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.8% of the population.

As of the census of 2000, there were 12,539 people, 4,235 households, and 3,472 families residing in the village. The population density was 3,369.5 PD/sqmi. There were 4,355 housing units at an average density of 1,170.3 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 92.83% White, 1.47% African American, 0.15% Native American, 3.01% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 1.32% from other races, and 1.22% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.05% of the population.

There were 4,235 households, out of which 45.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.3% were married couples living together, 5.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.0% were non-families. 14.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.93 and the average family size was 3.27.

In the village the population was spread out, with 30.3% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 37.3% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 6.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.9 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $74,841, and the median income for a family was $78,271. Males had a median income of $54,167 versus $33,935 for females. The per capita income for the village was $27,534. About 1.1% of families and 1.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.2% of those under age 18 and 2.6% of those age 65 or over.

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Long Grove, Illinois

Long Grove is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States, approximately 35 mi away from and a northwest suburb of Chicago. Per the 2020 census, the population was 8,366. The village has strict building ordinances to preserve its "country atmosphere".

Geography
According to the 2010 census, Long Grove has a total area of 12.715 sqmi, of which 12.48 sqmi (or 98.15%) is land and 0.235 sqmi (or 1.85%) is water.

History
The village now has very strict building ordinances to preserve its "pristine rural charm", including prohibitions on sidewalks, fences, and residential street lights. The Long Grove area is now known for its historic downtown, its exclusive million dollar homes and the annual events including the chocolate, strawberry and apple festivals that take place in May, June and September, respectively. The Robert Parker Coffin Bridge, on the edge of the city's downtown, is a historic 1906 bridge that is featured on the Long Grove's logo and welcome signs. Due to the 8 ft clearance height of its covering, it has been struck by vehicles dozens of times in recent years.

2000 Census
At the 2000 census there were 6,735 people, 1,962 households, and 1,791 families in the village. The population density was 548.7 PD/sqmi. There were 2,021 housing units at an average density of 164.6 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 90.81% White, 0.94% African American, 0.01% Native American, 6.77% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.53% from other races, and 0.94% from two or more races. 3.00%. were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 1,962 households, 52.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 86.4% were married couples living together, 3.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 8.7% were non-families. 6.3% of households were made up of individuals, and 2.0% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 3.26 and the average family size was 3.42.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 31.6% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 23.0% from 25 to 44, 31.5% from 45 to 64, and 8.9% who were 65 or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.8 males.

The median household income was $148,150 and the median family income was $153,996. Males had a median income of $153,996 versus $45,976 for females. The per capita income for the village was $62,185. 2.6% of the population and 1.8% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 3.1% of those under the age of 18 and 0.0% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

Education
Long Grove is served by Kildeer Countryside Community Consolidated School District 96. There are two elementary schools (Kildeer Countryside) and (Country Meadows) and one middle school (Woodlawn) in the village. Adlai Stevenson High School is the local public High School, of District 125.

Some far north areas of Long Grove are served by Diamond Lake Elementary Schools and Middle School, but still is served by Stevenson High School.

Notable people

 * Edo Belli (1918–2003), modernist architect. He resided in Long Grove at the time of his death.
 * Martellus Bennett - the former tight end resided in Long Grove as a member of the Chicago Bears
 * Daryl Hannah - the actress was born in Chicago, and raised in Long Grove
 * Page Hannah - the former actress was born in Chicago, and raised in Long Grove
 * Eddie Jackson - the safety resides in Long Grove as a member of the Chicago Bears
 * Jonathan Klein - the racing driver was born in Long Grove
 * Brad Maynard - the former punter resided in Long Grove as a member of the Chicago Bears

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Long Lake, Illinois

Long Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lake County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 3,663.

Geography
The community is in western Lake County and nearly surrounds Long Lake, which drains northwest via Manitou Creek to Fox Lake, part of the Chain O'Lakes of northern Illinois. The CDP is bordered to the northeast by the village of Round Lake Heights and to the east and south by the village of Round Lake Beach. The CDP is primarily in the eastern part of Grant Township, with a smaller portion in the northwest corner of Avon Township, and an area of about one city block in the southwest corner of Lake Villa Township.

Illinois Route 134 runs along the southern edge of the CDP, leading west 2 mi to U.S. Route 12 in the southern part of Fox Lake and southeast through Round Lake Beach 3.5 mi to Hainesville. Long Lake is 46 mi northwest of downtown Chicago.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.1 km2, of which 2.6 km2 are land and 1.5 km2, or 36.72%, are water.

2000 Census
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,356 people, 1,150 households, and 857 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 3,193.3 PD/sqmi. There were 1,237 housing units at an average density of 1,177.0 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 93.33% White, 0.33% African American, 0.33% Native American, 0.72% Asian, 4.41% from other races, and 0.89% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.53% of the population.

There were 1,150 households, out of which 40.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.0% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.4% were non-families. 18.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.33.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 30.2% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 35.5% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 6.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.4 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $57,179, and the median income for a family was $61,378. Males had a median income of $41,875 versus $29,919 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $21,034. About 2.0% of families and 3.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.4% of those under age 18 and 19.6% of those age 65 or over.

Transportation
The Long Lake station provides Metra commuter rail service along the Milwaukee District North Line. Trains connect Long Lake to Chicago Union Station, Fox Lake station and points in between.

Pace provides bus service on Route 570 connecting Long Lake to Fox Lake, Grayslake, and other destinations.

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Mettawa, Illinois

Mettawa is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 533. The village maintains trails for pedestrian, bicycle and equestrian usage. Five forest preserves of the Lake County Forest Preserve District are located within village boundaries.

History
The name of the town derived from Potawatomi chief Mettaywah, who lived in the area before signing the 1833 Treaty of Chicago and being displaced to Kansas. The traveler Colbee reported visiting the chief's village near the Des Plaines River and eating pork, cakes fried in pork fat, and a corn and bean dish. Many Potawatomi returned to Illinois annually until the end of the nineteenth century to visit their burial grounds.

Mettawa was founded by area residents in 1960 who worked together with a common goal of protecting their rural area from encroaching commercial development. Mettawa's first mayor was James Getz; subsequent mayors included Edward FitzSimons, Julius Abler, Barry McLean and Jess Ray. The current treasurer is Amy Weiland. Famous residents and property owners within the area now known as Mettawa have included two-time presidential nominee Adlai E. Stevenson, city planner Edward H. Bennett, and more recently, news anchor and rancher Bill Kurtis and Chicago Bears' linebacker Brian Urlacher (brother of current Mettawa Mayor Casey Urlacher) and running back Matt Forte. Stevenson's Mettawa estate on the Des Plaines River is a designated Illinois Historic Site and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Government
Mettawa is governed by an elected Mayor and a six-member Board of Trustees.

 * Mayor
 * Casey Urlacher
 * Board of Trustees
 * Carol Armstrong
 * Denis Bohm
 * Wendie Clark
 * Jan Pink
 * John Maier
 * Tim Towne

Mettawa lacks a dedicated Village Hall and has few paid administrative staff. Village meetings are held in a local hotel, and the Village contracts with an engineer, attorney, Mettawa Open Lands Association, and various consultants for operational services. In January 2009, the Village Board established its website which serves as a virtual Village Hall, providing official information including Village contacts, official documents and maps, meeting agendas and the Comprehensive Plan.

Conservation and recreation
Mettawa was founded by conservationist landowners and continues to be a center of land conservation and restoration activities. The village also supports a rural, equestrian-friendly lifestyle. Some residents maintain small farming operations, and there are eight horse stables within the village's borders.

The Mettawa Open Lands Association (MOLA) is a non-profit organization which promotes quality open space within the village and encourages the protection of public and private open lands. MOLA supports Mettawa-area residents and open lands (including unincorporated housing developments that are surrounded by village land) with public workdays and educational programs, and provides quality open space management on village properties. In celebration of Mettawa's 50th anniversary in 2010, MOLA distributed complimentary wildflower seed packets to all village residents and to many residents in neighboring areas, and suggested that recipients plant the seeds along roadsides to help beautify the area.

MOLA maintains the Whippoorwill Farm Preserve, an open lands area owned by the village (just west of I-94 at the northwest corner of IL-60/Townline Road and Riverwoods Boulevard). Whippoorwill Farm is currently undergoing restoration to a native prairie/wetland habitat.

The Lake County Forest Preserve District maintains five forest preserves within village boundaries, including Old School, Grainger Woods, McArthur Woods, Captain Daniel Wright Woods and Adlai Stevenson Historic Home.

Mettawa also includes nine areas designated as Illinois Nature Preserves, one area within the Libertyville Township Open Space District, and the Covington Charitable Trust area (maintained by the Lake Forest Open Lands Association).

The Des Plaines River Trail runs through the western edge of Mettawa and connects with the village's own Mettawa Trail system, which is used by pedestrians, cyclists and equestrians.

Commercial development
Commercial development has occurred within and adjacent to Mettawa in recent years, despite resistance by residents and the Village Board). However, an unusually high percentage of the commercial structures are green buildings which have achieved high Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) ratings. Tax revenues from businesses in Mettawa provide income to the village, which in turn provides eligible residents with a tax rebate.

HSBC completed construction of its North American headquarters in Mettawa in 2008. Although no longer corporate headquarters, the building remains partially occupied by HSBC. This building achieved LEED Gold Certification and in March 2009 was named Green Development of the Year by the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP).

The W. W. Grainger company's headquarters is located on unincorporated land enclosed within Mettawa's borders. In 2008 this building was updated to achieve its 2009 Gold LEED certification. Grainger purchased 535 acre of land in Mettawa (1993–1998), then disconnected from the village to become part of unincorporated Lake County. In 1996, all of this land was annexed back into the village, with the exception of the 155 acre office campus. Grainger donated 257 acre to the Lake County Forest Preserve District. The resulting Grainger Forest Preserve hosts an equestrian center and includes open lands filled with rare ecosystems and species. The remaining Grainger acreage is within the village and zoned 5 acre residential. Major businesses are also located near the busy intersection of Interstate 94 and Illinois Route 60 in Mettawa.

Residential development
The village maintains a low-density five-acre zoning requirement for residential development. Most of Mettawa's Planned Unit Developments (PUD) have included conservation easements and land restoration.

The Deerpath Farm conservation community, Mettawa's largest (200 acre) PUD, includes 140 acre of restored open lands managed by the Lake Forest Open Lands Association, and also sponsors community workdays and nature education events. In 2006 it was named Development of the Year by the Lake County Stormwater Management Association for its innovative hydrology management based on wetland restoration.

Other PUDs within Mettawa include Sanctuary Estates and Mettawa Woods.

Notable people

 * Matt Forte, former American football player with the NFL's Chicago Bears and New York Jets
 * Bill Kurtis, News caster and American crime documentary narrator
 * Brian Urlacher, former American football player with the NFL's Chicago Bears
 * Casey Urlacher, Mayor of Mettawa, brother of Brian
 * Adlai Stevenson II, 31st Governor of Illinois

Geography
Mettawa is located at 42.24389°N, -87.91778°W (42.243972, -87.917909).

According to the 2010 census, Mettawa has a total area of 5.39 sqmi, of which 5.31 sqmi (or 98.52%) is land and 0.08 sqmi (or 1.48%) is water.

2000 Census
As of the census of 2000, there were 367 people, 135 households, and 108 families living in the village. The population density was 67.1 PD/sqmi. There were 141 housing units at an average density of 25.8 /mi2. The racial makeup of the village was 95.64% White, 2.45% Asian, 1.09% from other races, and 0.82% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.09% of the population.

There were 135 households, out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.6% were married couples living together, 1.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.3% were non-families. 16.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 24.0% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 20.4% from 25 to 44, 36.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.6 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $127,388, and the median income for a family was $153,129. Males had a median income of $100,000 versus $51,250 for females. The per capita income for the village was $89,104. About 3.1% of families and 4.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.1% of those under age 18 and 7.1% of those age 65 or over.

Adjacent communities include Lake Forest, Lincolnshire, Vernon Hills, Libertyville, and Green Oaks.

As of the 2010 US Census, there were 547 people living in the village. The racial makeup of the village was 89.95% White, 1.83% African American, 4.57% Asian, 1.83% from other races, and 1.83% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.97% of the population.

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Mundelein, Illinois

Mundelein is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States and a northern suburb of Chicago. Per the 2020 census, the population was 31,560, making the village the fourth largest town in Lake County. The village straddles Libertyville Township and Fremont Township, and borders nearby Grayslake, Ivanhoe, Diamond Lake, and Libertyville. The village is located 33 miles northwest of the Chicago Loop.

First settled by European settlers in 1835, the village first incorporated in 1909 after a spur line connected the village to the Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad. After the opening of University of Saint Mary of the Lake in the village in 1921, the village would host the closing events of the 28th International Eucharistic Congress in June 1926, bringing hundreds of thousands of people to the town. Four name changes happened throughout the village's history, including two after incorporation.

Pre-incorporation
Native Americans of the area, such as the Potawatomi people were recorded traded with French trappers as early as 1650. The Potwatomi had settled on a camp on the south end of Diamond Lake. Natives lost possession of land in the area in 1836 and were forced west of the Mississippi River. Peter Shaddle was the first European settler in the area in 1835 and built a log cabin in the area, which is now owned by University of Saint Mary of the Lake. He would soon sell his claim the following years to settlers from New York.

Shaddle would later be followed by settlers coming from England who named the town "Mechanics Grove", due to the settler's occupations of millwrights, wheelwrights and carpenters. The town's first school would open in 1837 and a church the following year.

The town would change its name to "Holcomb" in the early 1850s for a settler named John Holcomb. He migrated from New York in 1847 and was described as a civic and spiritual leader in the community for his participation in the Methodist Episcopal Church and for his service in township offices. He would later donate 20 acres of land to the Wisconsin Central Railroad in 1885. In the same year, the town would change its name to Rockefeller after American businessman William Rockefeller Jr., who was a major stockholder in the Wisconsin Central Railroad. Rockefeller would incorporate on February 1, 1909 through a referendum in anticipation of an economic boom after the Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad built a spur line terminating in Rockefeller in 1904. Residents from nearby Diamond Lake, Illinois were included in the vote in order to meet the minimum resident requirements at the time, although would soon withdraw from the village.

1909 to 1925
The village would rename from Rockefeller to "Area" in July 1909. The name came from a sales technique school located in the village named Sheldon School, which had the motto philosophy of "Ability, Reliability, Endurance, and Action". In 1909, Sheldon purchased 600 acre of land for the construction of the school. His property contained a lake named Mud Lake, which would be dammed and renamed to Lake Eara. Sheldon had previously opened another business school in Chicago in 1902. Classes first began at the school in 1910, including students from Nicaragua, Australia, Mexico, and Germany. At the school's peak, the school had over 10,000 students. Sheldon's business failed, with the Electronic Encyclopedia of Chicago suggesting that the failure was a result of World War I. Sheldon would end up selling his Mundelein estate, which would later be purchased by the Archbishop of Chicago George Mundelein to open University of Saint Mary of the Lake in 1921.

On December 10, 1924, the Village Board held a special meeting with representatives from the Soo Line Railroad, who requested that the board change the village's name to Mundelein (for the cardinal). The board voted to make the change and asked the Illinois Secretary of State to make the name change. They received permission in April 1925, and the Village Board passed an ordinance changing the village's name to Mundelein.

28th International Eucharistic Congress
The closing events for the 28th International Eucharistic Congress were held in the University of Saint Mary of the Lake on June 24, 1926. Approximately half a million people were brought to the campus, including 10,000 nuns, 8,000 priests, 390 bishops, 64 archbishops, and 12 cardinals. Trains were used to commute people to the village every 30 minutes before mass. A temporary terminal was built to accommodate the events at current site of Carmel High School which existed until the Great Depression. 18,000 cars went through Mundelein on that day, and thousands of National Guard troops were sent to control traffic after the event. In total, 820 trains went through the Mundelein station from dawn to midnight on that day.

Two events were scheduled for the Seminary, a Solemn Pontifical Mass at 10:00 am, and a Procession at 2:00 pm. During the procession, a violent thunderstorm passed the seminary, leaving people at the procession "tired and soaked to the skin". The seminary was left with litter and damaged lawns after the event.

1929 to present
Two floods in 1936 and 1937 severely damaged the village. The first flood occurred on September 27, 1936, after 1.33 inches of rain fell onto the village, damaging businesses. The second occurred in June 1937, flooding the village's main road and causing further damage to adjacent neighborhoods and businesses.

By the 1970s, the community was largely residential with a little light industrial development. Ranches and tri-level housing were built in the 1950s and 1960s in the center of town, with larger, two-story houses in the village's periphery housing built starting in the 1970s.

A major employer of the village, Ball Glass, closed in the early 1980s. The village saw economic and industrial growth during the 1990s, gaining over 10,000 residents between the 1980 and 1990 United States census.

Mundelein greatly expanded the size of the village with a 2022 annexation of over 700 acres of land that was owned by the Wirtz family, the owner of the Chicago Blackhawks. The land was previously northwest of the town. During the annexation, 1,200 houses and 600 townhomes were planned to be developed.

Geography
Mundelein is located 33 mi northwest of the Chicago Loop. The area of the village is 10.12 mi2, 0.45 mi2 of which is water. The elevation of the village is 742 ft. Mundelein borders Hawthorn Woods and Vernon Hills to the south and east, and is primarily located within the Indian Creek watershed in Lake County.

Climate
Under the Köppen climate classification, Mundelein is a Humid continental climate zone (Dfa) under the hot summer subtype with cold winters and warm to hot summers. Since 1999, the record high was 103°F in July 2012 during the 2012 North American heat wave, while the record low was -26°F in January 2019 during the January–February 2019 North American cold wave.

Diamond Lake
Diamond Lake is a 153-acre glacial lake in south Mundelein. It is primarily used for fishing and swimming and has been settled by Europeans since the 19th-century. The maximum depth of the lake is 23.56 feet, with an average depth of 7.65 feet. The lake is primarily used for swimming, fishing, and boating, and drains into the Des Plaines River.

2020 census
Mundelein's population is 31,560, making the village the fourth largest town in Lake County, according to the 2020 United States census.

Income
The median income for a household in the village was $69,651, and the median income for a family was $75,083. By 2017, median incomes were estimated at $86,336 per household and $96,813 per family. Males had a median income of $50,290 versus $34,087 for females. The per capita income for the village was $26,280. About 3.0% of families and 4.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.2% of those under age 18 and 3.4% of those age 65 or over.

Government
Mundelein's government consists of a board of trustees of made up of six members and a mayor. The current mayor of Mundelein is Steve Lentz, who has held that position since 2013, being elected to three terms.

Fire department
The fire department of Mundelein is called the Mundelein Fire Department, and before 1956, the Mundelein-Countryside fire Department Corporation. The first fire station in Mundelein was opened in 1947 south of the downtown area of the town, being initially built with four bays, but would later expand to six bays. The department would not have full-time employees until 1960. Five additions were added to the station between 1952 and 1961, including a second story to the building. The department would move into its current building on Midlothian Road in 2000.

Cardinal Mundelein donated the village its first new fire truck, a 1925 Stoughton. The fire truck was officially turned over to the village at a ceremony held at the St. Mary of the Lake Seminary on July 17, 1925. The fire truck, nicknamed "Old No. 1", would later be restored in 2008.

Law enforcement
Mundelein Police Department is the law enforcement agency of Mundelein. Initially stationed in the now-demolished village hall with a one-man police force, the department would get its own police station in 1964 on Seymour Avenue and Division Street, before moving into its current building in 2002. The site of the original station was demolished and is now a water retention area.

Parks
The park district of Mundelein is the Mundelein Parks and Recreation District. The organization won three awards in October 2021 from the Illinois Association of Park Districts, two of which were from business partnerships. The district runs an outdoor pool named Barefoot Bay. The park district opened in 1954 and manages over 700 acres and over 30 parks.

Post Office
The first post office of Mundelein was established in 1887, and the building has been used as a store after the post office changed locations. The current facility was opened in 1976 across from the location of the former village hall.

Mundelein Heritage Museum
Mundelein Heritage Museum is a museum owned by the Mundelein Historical Commission. First opening in 1983, the museum opened in a train facility intended for the Soo Line Railroad in the 1920s. The Historical Society of Fort Hill Country, founded by in 1983, previously ran the museum when it was named the Fort Hill Museum, until the society disbanded in 2018 due to low membership. Due to the disbandment, the museum was closed from 2018 to 2020, as operations of the museum were transferred to the Mundelein Historical Commission.

Memorial Point
Memorial Point is a triangle-shaped war memorial located at the intersection of Hawley Street and Illinois Route 176. The monument contains an artillery anti-tank gun, a flagpole, and an engraved granite monument listing residents of the town who died in war, being first built in 1969. Plans were made in 2015 to relocate the memorial to Kracklauer Park in the south of the town but were abandoned after public backlash.

Community Protestant Church
The Community Protestant Church in Mundelein first opened in 1889 with 16 members. The initial building for the church was built on the junction of Illinois Route 176 and U.S. Route 45 in 1896. The church moved its current location in 1949 and was nicknamed "the church on the hill" due to its location. The building was renovated from 1957 to 1958 to build an education wing, including a library and a nursery. The church previously hosted an annual Christmas dance in the 1940s.

Fremont Public Library
Fremont Public Library, a library in the town, was established on Park Street and Lake Street in the village in 1955, before later being moved to a larger site on Midlothian Road in 2001. The old site, which was previously used as a barbershop, was sold to Mundelein Elementary School District 75 where it has been used as an administration building. The property was considered for a sale in 2018.

Village Hall
The current village hall was completed and opened in 2014. The building is a 10-acre, 32,000-foot building located next to the Metra station in the center of the town, and cost over $10 million to build.

The original village hall, which was built and dedicated in 1929, costing the village $36,000 to construct the building. The building, which was described as "Tudor-style" and "Alpine-style", was also previously used as a fire station, municipal jail, and a community center. The building was demolished in 2019 for commercial development.

Model Farm
Model Farm was a prototype farm used to demonstrate new farming technology in the 1920s. The property included a six-room farmhouse and an exhibit hall. The 80-acre farm was opened in 1928 by the Public Service Company of Northern Illinois, which was a company by businessman Samuel Insull. The property was sold to a cattle breeder in 1940 and was partially used as the site for the construction of Mundelein High School.

Events
Mundelein hosts a four-day event called the Mundelein Community Days annually for recreation near Independence Day. the events have included carnivals, live music, and parades, and beauty pageants.

An outdoor music festival titled "Miracle in Mundelein" was held on September 9th, 2023. The event was notable for allowing people to use cannabis recreationally, although the drug was not sold on-site. The festival featured hip hop, reggae, and EDM, and featured the rock band Joe Russo's Almost Dead. The event was held adjacent to a cannabis dispensary.

Races
Annually on Independence Day, a 5K run called the Freedom Classic 5K is held. The race was first held in 1979.

Mundelein hosts an amateur and professional bike race called the Mundelein Grand Prix annually. The race is part of the Intelligentsia Cup Chicago series. The race was first held in 2021.

Economy
According to Mundelein's 2022 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the village are:
 * Top employers

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 * Medline Industries
 * Hospital supplies
 * style="text-align:center;" | 639
 * style="text-align:center;" |2.02%
 * style="text-align:right;" | 2
 * Ruprecht Company
 * Meat processing
 * style="text-align:center;" | 552
 * style="text-align:center;" |1.75%
 * style="text-align:right;" | 3
 * University of Saint Mary of the Lake
 * Seminary / School for the priesthood
 * style="text-align:center;" | 295
 * style="text-align:center;" |0.93%
 * style="text-align:right;" | 4
 * Amcor Flexibles Healthcare, Inc.
 * Flexible polyethylene packaging
 * style="text-align:center;" | 290
 * style="text-align:center;" |0.92%
 * style="text-align:right;" | 5
 * Maclean-Fogg Co.
 * Industrial fasteners (plants and offices)
 * style="text-align:center;" | 288
 * style="text-align:center;" |0.91%
 * style="text-align:right;" | 6
 * Mundelein High School #120
 * Public high school
 * style="text-align:center;" | 270
 * style="text-align:center;" |0.86%
 * style="text-align:right;" | 7
 * Mundelein Elementary School #75
 * Public elementary school
 * style="text-align:center;" | 239
 * style="text-align:center;" |0.76%
 * style="text-align:right;" | 8
 * Village of Mundelein
 * Village government
 * style="text-align:center;" | 194
 * style="text-align:center;" |0.61%
 * style="text-align:right;" | 9
 * Pet Factory
 * style="text-align:center;" | 175
 * style="text-align:center;" |0.55%
 * style="text-align:right;" | 10
 * Con-Way Freight
 * style="text-align:center;" | 92
 * style="text-align:center;" |0.29%
 * colspan="3" style="text-align:right;" | Total
 * style="text-align:center;" | 3,034
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 * style="text-align:center;" | 175
 * style="text-align:center;" |0.55%
 * style="text-align:right;" | 10
 * Con-Way Freight
 * style="text-align:center;" | 92
 * style="text-align:center;" |0.29%
 * colspan="3" style="text-align:right;" | Total
 * style="text-align:center;" | 3,034
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 * style="text-align:center;" | 3,034
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Education
The first school in Mundelein was called Mechanics Grove School and opened in 1837. The school was located on the roads that would become Maple Avenue and Route 176. Mundelein is currently served by five elementary school districts.

Diamond Lake School District 76
Diamond Lake School District was established in 1847. The district includes three schools: Diamond Lake school from kindergarten through second grade, West Oak Elementary Schools from grades third to fifth, and West Oak Middle School from grades six to eighth. Fairhaven School was previously a part of the district, and is now a special education school.

Fremont School District 79
Fremont School District 79 (previously Fremont Center District 79 ) school district includes Fremont Elementary School, Fremont Intermediate School, and Fremont Middle School. The District had annexed Ivanhoe School District 77, Swan School District 78, Maple Grove School District 80, and Murray School District 81 in 1955.

Hawthorn Community Consolidated School District 73
Hawthorn Community Consolidated School District 73 primarily serves the nearby village of Vernon Hills. The school district contains four elementary schools, two middle schools, and a bilingual school.

Libertyville School District 70
Libertyville's school district was founded c. 1850. The school district includes four elementary schools: Adler Park School, Butterfield School, Copeland Manor School, Rockland School, and one middle school (Highland Middle School).

Mundelein Elementary School District 75
Mundelein School District was founded with the establishment of Lincoln School in 1894. The school district is made of Washington Early Learning Center from Kindergarten to second grade, which opened in 1951, Mechanics Grove Elementary School from third to fifth grade, which opened in 1970, and Carl Sandburg Middle School from sixth through eighth grade, which is named after American writer Carl Sandburg who dedicated the building in 1959.

The district's boundary changed significantly in 2003–2004, in response to studies indicating sharp disparities in ethnic makeup among various schools in the district.

Mundelein High School
The public high school for Mundelein is Mundelein High School. The school was built in 1960 and started classes in 1961 and split its own school district in 1964. The campus was renovated in 1987, 1997, and 2016.

University of Saint Mary of the Lake
University of Saint Mary of the Lake is a seminary in Mundelein. The seminary was designed by architect Joseph W. McCarthy. The charter for the school was initially granted in 1844, and the first version of the school was opened in Chicago. The seminary would close in 1866 due to financial problems, and the building would be destroyed in 1871 in the Great Chicago Fire. The Archdiocese of Chicago would start purchasing land in Mundelein in 1915, and the school open in 1921. The seminary is the third largest employer in the village, and has the burial of the namesake of the village George Mundelein in the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception on campus.

Carmel High School
Carmel High School is a private Catholic high school in Mundelein Illinois. The site of the school was formerly occupied by a railroad terminal for the 28th International Eucharistic Congress. Carmel High School for boys opened in 1962, and the sister school Carmel High School for girls opened in 1963. The schools merged in 1988.

Santa Maria del Popolo School
Santa Maria del Popolo School previously served as a private Catholic school. The four-room school opened in 1950 with 187 enrolled students. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago announced the closure of the school in January 2014, which by then only enrolled approximately 80 students. The school was previously a K–8 school, and later, an elementary school.

Public Transportation
Mundelein has a station on Metra's North Central Service, which provides weekday rail service between Antioch and Chicago Union Station. The station opened in 1996 after a thirty-three-year hiatus after commuter rail service was shut down in 1963. The tracks that the North Central Service ran on would be bought out by CN in 2001 after the railway acquired Wisconsin Central Ltd.

Pace provides bus service on Route 574 connecting Mundelein to Grayslake, Vernon Hills, and other destinations.

The town is nearby Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport, O'Hare International Airport, and Midway International Airport.

Major streets
Interstate 94 is located five miles east of Mundelein.
 * US 45.svg Lake Street
 * Illinois 60.svg Illinois Route 60
 * Illinois 83.svg Illinois Route 83
 * Illinois 176.svg Maple Avenue
 * Midlothian Road
 * Hawley Street

Media
The Chicago Tribune provides coverage for Mundelein, and runs the local newspaper Mundelein Review through its ownership of Pioneer Press. Mundelein is also provided news coverage by Daily Herald, based in Arlington Heights, Illinois, and FOX 32 Chicago.

Notable people

 * Cardinal George Mundelein, the namesake of the town, died in the town of coronary thrombosis in his Mundelein residence in 1939

Sports

 * Zaire Barnes, American football linebacker for the New York Jets
 * Ryan Borucki, professional baseball pitcher
 * Charlie Campbell, soccer player
 * Courtney Frerichs, track and field athlete and Olympic medalist
 * Johnny McCarthy, professional baseball first baseman
 * Sean McGrath, American football tight end and coach
 * Brienne Minor, American tennis player
 * Bud O'Rourke, professional basketball forward
 * Andy Sabados, American football guard

Politics

 * Al Salvi, former member of the Illinois House, US Senate candidate, managing partner of Salvi & Maher, LLC
 * Ed Sullivan Jr., Republican politician
 * Penny Bernard Schaber, former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly

Works citied

 * Killackey, Shawn P (2009). Mundelein. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738577326.

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North Barrington, Illinois

North Barrington is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 3,171.

Geography
According to the 2010 census, North Barrington has a total area of 4.896 sqmi, of which 4.64 sqmi (or 94.77%) is land and 0.256 sqmi (or 5.23%) is water.

Neighborhoods
There are a few neighborhoods in North Barrington, three of which are Biltmore, Oaksbury, and Wynstone.

Education
Most of North Barrington is served by North Barrington Elementary School. It is the only public school inside the village. Barrington Middle School Station or Prairie Campus both serve the village as well and some is also served by Roslyn Road Elementary School. All of these schools feed into Barrington High School. Some of the village is also served by Seth Paine Elementary School, Lake Zurich Middle School North and Lake Zurich High School.

2000 Census
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,918 people, 1,003 households, and 887 families living in the village. The population density was 664.9 PD/sqmi. There were 1,050 housing units at an average density of 239.2 /mi2. The racial makeup of the village was 96.50% White, 0.48% African American, 1.61% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.34% from other races, and 1.03% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.43% of the population.

There were 1,003 households, out of which 40.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 83.9% were married couples living together, 2.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 11.5% were non-families. 9.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.10.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 28.6% under the age of 18, 3.8% from 18 to 24, 22.1% from 25 to 44, 36.6% from 45 to 64, and 8.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.2 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $146,251, and the median income for a family was $152,474. The per capita income for the village was $81,243. About 2.2% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.6% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

 * Peter DiFronzo (1933–2020), mobster (Chicago Outfit)
 * Joe Walsh (b. 1961), conservative talk radio host and former Republican U.S. Representative for Illinois' 8th congressional district (2011–2013).
 * Brent Sherman (b. 1974), racing driver

title: North Barrington, Illinois


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North Chicago, Illinois

North Chicago is a city in Lake County, Illinois, United States, and a suburb of the Chicago metropolitan area. The population was 30,759 at the 2020 census making it the third-most populous city by population in the county, after Waukegan and Mundelein.

An industrial center, North Chicago is home to the Great Lakes Naval Training Center and Great Lakes Barracks Military housing. The city is also home to Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, which houses the Chicago Medical School.

History
Land speculators moved into the area south of what is now the city of Waukegan in the 1890s. Industrial development began almost immediately with a railroad depot being set up in 1892; most notable was the arrival of the Washburn and Moen Manufacturing Company, a major barbed wire maker.

The settlement was incorporated as a village in 1895 and as a city in 1909. In 1911, a naval training area was created, the present Great Lakes Naval Training Center, currently the only "boot camp" for Navy enlisted personnel after the closure of facilities in Florida, California, and Houston, MS.

A Veteran's Administration hospital went into service in 1926. This facility was also threatened with closure in recent years but has been retained on condition of a merger with the Naval Hospital.

Historically, North Chicago was known for large populations of Eastern Europe immigrants. With the onset of the "Great Migration", large numbers of African Americans arrived in the city from states such as Arkansas and Alabama, and toward the end of the 20th century, became the best known demographic group. Housing was segregated in the mid-20th century, and until as late as 1957 the African-American section of town lacked sewers and paved roads. Latinos have arrived in significant numbers, particularly from Mexico, and now form the largest racial/ethnic group in the city (36% as of 2020), just as they do in Waukegan to the north (60% in 2020). North Chicago may have over time been the most diverse and multicultural municipality in Lake County.

Companies such as Washburn and Moen played a significant role in dividing North Chicago based on ethnicity. Workers were relocated from the Worcester plant, and later on, Swedes, Finns, and other Eastern Europeans were brought in. In the northern part of North Chicago, Slovaks, who referred to the area as "Kompanija," founded the Mother of God Roman Catholic Church. Moving further south, Polish residents established Holy Rosary Catholic Church, while German and Irish residents set up schools and churches in the area.

At one time, Navy personnel were a major part of the scene in North Chicago, both the "swabbies" (enlisted men) and the officers. Now, with the degeneration of "the Strip", or entertainment district along several blocks of Sheridan Road, sailors are rarely seen north of the railroad trestle. In the fall of 2007, the city finished demolishing the buildings on Sheridan Road between Martin Luther King Drive and the railroad trestle to the north, within the framework of a new development project involving tax increment financing.

A number of movies have been filmed on the Illinois Route 137 highway through North Chicago including Groundhog Day.

Geography
North Chicago is located at 42.32227°N, -87.85447°W.

According to the 2010 census, North Chicago has a total area of 7.915 sqmi, of which 7.9 sqmi (or 99.81%) is land and 0.015 sqmi (or 0.19%) is water.

The city is situated on Lake Michigan, immediately to the south of Waukegan. Most of its territory drains directly to the lake, but the western region drains to the North Branch of the Chicago River, and ultimately, since the engineering projects of the 19th century, to the Illinois and thence to the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico.

North Chicago includes a Lake County Forest Preserve unit, the Greenbelt Cultural Center and Forest Preserve.

2010 census
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 32,574 people living in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 47.89% White (36.3% Non-Hispanic White), 29.92% Black or African American, 3.76% Asian, 0.71% Native American, 0.13% Pacific Islander, 13.30% of some other race and 4.29% of two or more races. 27.19% were Hispanic or Latino (of any race).

As of the census of 2000, there were 35,918 people, 7,661 households, and 5,577 families living in the city. The population density was 4,586.3 PD/sqmi. There were 8,377 housing units at an average density of 1,069.6 /mi2. The racial makeup of the city was 47.72% White, 36.26% African American, 0.84% Native American, 3.59% Asian, 0.15% Pacific Islander, 7.66% from other races, and 3.79% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 18.24% of the population.

There were 7,661 households, out of which 46.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.5% were married couples living together, 18.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.2% were non-families. 21.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.09 and the average family size was 3.64.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.1% under the age of 18, 34.7% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 9.2% from 45 to 64, and 4.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females, there were 156.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 176.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $38,180, and the median income for a family was $40,485. Males had a median income of $24,480 versus $23,736 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,564. About 12.0% of families and 15.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.3% of those under age 18 and 15.4% of those age 65 or over.

North Chicago census figures include the Great Lakes Naval Training Center.

Education
North Chicago Community Unit School District 187 operates public schools. North Chicago High School is the city's high school.

Transportation
Two Metra stations provide commuter rail service to North Chicago along the Union Pacific North Line, the North Chicago station and the Great Lakes station. Trains serving these stations travel south to Ogilvie Transportation Center in Chicago, and north to Kenosha. Additionally, Pace provides bus service on multiple routes connecting North Chicago to Waukegan and other destinations.

Major streets

 * [[Image:I-94.svg|20px]] Tri-State Tollway
 * [[Image:US 41.svg|20px]] Skokie Highway
 * [[Image:Illinois 43.svg|20px]] Waukegan Road
 * [[Image:Illinois 131.svg|20px]] Green Bay Road
 * [[Image:Illinois 137.svg|20px]] Sheridan Road
 * Buckley Road

Notable people

 * Tiffany Brooks, HGTV television personality, winner Design Star, Season 8, attended North Chicago Community High School
 * Douglas B. Green, country musician and guitarist of Riders In The Sky, born in North Chicago.
 * John S. Matijevich, Illinois state representative, was born in North Chicago
 * Quincy Miller, college basketball player
 * O'Brien Schofield, football Wisconsin Badgers, NFL player
 * Tyrone Smith, Olympic long jumper, attended North Chicago Community High School
 * Michael Turner, American Football, San Diego Chargers, Atlanta Falcons, attended North Chicago Community High School
 * [Johnny Johnson (Athlete) Illinois College Quarterback

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Old Mill Creek, Illinois

Old Mill Creek is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 162.

History
In 1838 a man known by the name of Jacob Miller built a sawmill along a tributary of the Des Plaines River, of which he named Mill Creek. However, this year is debated and historians believe it could have been built between 1835 and 1840.

There were no public schools in the area until 1840. It is reported that there were nearly a dozen instructional buildings built between the mid-1800s and 1900. Although the exact date is unknown, it is believed that Browe School existed since 1859 and would remain open for 101 years until 1960. The land was then sold to a private resident.

In 1850 land was purchased in order to construct a cemetery and it would stay in place until 1883 when the remains of nearly 80 individuals were moved to their current resting place. The oldest headstone dates to 1826.

In 1873 a train station was built along the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad in the neighboring village (once another unincorporated area) of Gurnee. This over time caused the settlement to grow.

Old Mill Creek was incorporated as a village in 1959.

The village has received fire support from Wadsworth, IL since the 1960s.

Geography
Old Mill Creek is located at 42.42194°N, -87.9825°W (42.421820, -87.982511).

According to the 2010 census, Old Mill Creek has a total area of 10.804 sqmi, of which 10.63 sqmi (or 98.39%) is land and 0.174 sqmi (or 1.61%) is water.

Major streets

 * [[Image:I-94.svg|20px]] Tri-State Tollway
 * [[Image:US 45.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Illinois 173.svg|20px]] Rosecrans Road
 * Edwards Road
 * Hunt Club Road
 * Main Street
 * Old Town Ct.
 * Wadsworth Road
 * Millburn Road
 * Stearns School Road

2000 Census
As of the census of 2000, there were 251 people, 98 households, and 68 families residing in the village. The population density was 24.8 /mi2. There were 104 housing units at an average density of 10.3 /mi2. The racial makeup of the village was 87.25% White, 2.39% African American, 6.37% Asian, 1.20% from other races, and 2.79% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.39% of the population.

There were 98 households, out of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.2% were married couples living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.6% were non-families. 23.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 23.9% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 35.5% from 25 to 44, 27.5% from 45 to 64, and 7.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.2 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $82,426, and the median income for a family was $92,529. Males had a median income of $50,208 versus $41,250 for females. The per capita income for the village was $43,314. None of the families and 2.7% of the population were living below the poverty line.

Notable person

 * Bruce Wolf, Chicago sportscaster and radio host

title: Old Mill Creek, Illinois


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Park City, Illinois

Park City is a small city located in the Warren and Waukegan townships of Lake County, Illinois, United States, on the northern end of the Chicago metropolitan area. Per the 2020 census, the population was 7,885.

History
Park City was incorporated in 1958 through the approval of a referendum by Park City residents. The incorporation was spearheaded by the owners of four trailer parks in the community who wanted to avoid annexation by the neighboring city of Waukegan. In the late 1970s, a federal lawsuit was filed against Park City, alleging that the city was engaging in housing discrimination against non-whites. Since that time, the city has become a multi-cultural community, accepting a wide diversity of people from different backgrounds and ethnicities.

Of the city's residential uses, two-thirds are manufactured residential housing and apartments, and one third is single-family housing. The city is split into residential, commercial and industrial zones. Park City sponsors a Chamber of Commerce to promote its growing business base.

Geography
Park City is located at 42.35167°N, -87.88833°W (42.351668, -87.888437).

According to the 2010 census, Park City has a total area of 1.192 sqmi, of which 1.19 sqmi (or 99.83%) is land and 0.002 sqmi (or 0.17%) is water.

2010 Census
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 7,570 people living in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 45.5% White, 7.4% Black or African American, 5.4% Asian, 1.0% Native American, 0.1% Pacific Islander and 3.9% of two or more races. 65.2% were Hispanic or Latino (of any race).

As of the census of 2000, there were 6,637 people, 2,600 households, and 1,578 families living in the city. The population density was 5,773.0 PD/sqmi. There were 2,708 housing units at an average density of 2,355.5 /mi2. The racial makeup of the city was 60.39% White, 7.53% African American, 0.23% Native American, 8.83% Asian, 0.15% Pacific Islander, 17.31% from other races, and 5.56% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 37.76% of the population.

There were 2,600 households, out of which 36.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.0% were married couples living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.3% were non-families. 32.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.31.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.9% under the age of 18, 11.5% from 18 to 24, 36.8% from 25 to 44, 16.7% from 45 to 64, and 7.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $36,508, and the median income for a family was $42,387. Males had a median income of $30,767 versus $26,089 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,595. About 6.1% of families and 8.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.8% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over.

A diversity of housing exists within the city including single and multi-family housing as well as various mobile home parks. The 2000 median house value was $139,000 and the median rent cost was $679.

Park City is served by the Warren-Newport Public Library District.

Government
Park city is divided into three wards, with two aldermen representing each ward. City government consists of six aldermen, a city clerk, a city treasurer, and a mayor. Each are elected to four year terms. Zoning matters are reviewed by a combined Zoning Board of Appeals/Plan Commission.

The city is served by a full-time police department, a parks and recreation department, public works department, and building department. The city maintains a full-time teen center in cooperation with Warren Township, its own park system and bike trails.

The Mayor and Park City have developed a new plan to redevelop Greenleaf Street to serve as the focal point of the city. The first phase of the plan involves the installation of new sidewalks, decorative streetlights, and flowering trees and vegetation along Greenleaf Street. The second phase involves the development and implementation of architectural standards for office building development for properties along Greenleaf Street, to include landscape standards, parking lot light standards, architectural design standards, and decorative sign standards. The third phase involves developing incentives and encouraging development along the Greenleaf Street corridor in compliance with the architectural standards.

The first phase was accomplished, and streetlights and sidewalks were installed, the lights were turned on and the sidewalks were open to the public in a ceremony that took place on November 8, 2012. The second phase was accomplished through the adoption of the Greenleaf Street Overlay Zoning District on May 21, 2009, which provides the development standards for construction on Greenleaf Street, and phase three started with the completed construction of the Lake County Branch Court Complex on Greenleaf Street. Phase three is not yet completed, and there are properties yet to be developed on the corridor.

Park City has an aggressive policy on traffic enforcement, and the police department is one of the top agencies in the issuance of traffic citations, including DUI enforcement.

Transportation
Pace provides bus service on Routes 564, 568 and 572 connecting Park City to downtown Waukegan and other destinations.

Major streets

 * [[Image:US 41.svg|20px]] Skokie Highway
 * [[Image:Illinois 120.svg|20px]] Belvidere Road
 * Greenleaf Avenue
 * Washington Street
 * Old Skokie Road

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Riverwoods, Illinois

Riverwoods is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States. It was established on the banks of the Des Plaines River in 1959 by local steel magnate Jay Peterson. Per the 2020 census, the population was 3,790. The corporate headquarters of Discover Financial and CCH are located there, as well as Orphans of the Storm, an animal shelter founded in 1928 by famous dancer Irene Castle. The village used to host the annual "Arts & Riverwoods" festival.

Architecture
Riverwoods features many significant examples of midcentury residential design, including over 40 homes designed by "prairie modernist" architect Edward Humrich. A recent wave of teardowns and the lack of a local preservation ordinance led the Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois to identify Riverwoods in 2006 as one of the Chicago region's communities most threatened by overdevelopment.

Geography
Riverwoods is located at 42.17083°N, -87.89583°W.

According to the 2010 census, Riverwoods has a total area of 4.016 sqmi, of which 3.97 sqmi (or 98.85%) is land and 0.046 sqmi (or 1.15%) is water.

2000 Census
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,843 people, 1,261 households, and 1,118 families residing in the village. The population density was 963.3 PD/sqmi. There were 1,281 housing units at an average density of 321.1 /mi2. The racial makeup of the village was 94.12% White, 0.36% African American, 4.50% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.18% from other races, and 0.81% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.98% of the population.

There were 1,261 households, out of which 42.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 82.8% were married couples living together, 4.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 11.3% were non-families. 9.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.93 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 27.8% under the age of 18, 4.1% from 18 to 24, 21.8% from 25 to 44, 33.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.9 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $158,990, and the median income for a family was $166,076. The per capita income for the village was $67,878. About 1.8% of families and 3.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.0% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Schools
Most of Riverwoods is part of Deerfield School District 109 for elementary and middle school, and part of Township High School District 113 for high school. Accordingly, these residents attend Wilmot Elementary School, South Park Elementary School, Caruso Middle School and Deerfield High School. Some areas of Riverwoods reside in Lincolnshire-Prairie View School District 103 or Bannockburn Elementary School District 106 for elementary school, and Adlai E. Stevenson District 125 for high school.

Transportation
Pace provides bus service on Routes 234, 272 and 626 connecting Riverwoods to Des Plaines, Niles, Vernon Hills, and other destinations.

Notable people

 * Jackie Bange, Chicago television news anchor; lived in Riverwoods.
 * Matt Cavanaugh, quarterback and coach with several NFL teams; lived in Riverwoods.
 * Jimmy Chamberlin, former drummer for The Smashing Pumpkins, lived in a large mansion in Riverwoods since 2008, which he put on the market in 2014.
 * Hal Gordon, hot dog vendor and economist
 * Devin Hester, ex-wide receiver and kick returner for the Chicago Bears; lived in Riverwoods.
 * Dave Kaplan, Chicago sports radio and television personality; lives in Riverwoods.
 * Luc Longley, center with the Chicago Bulls, Phoenix Suns, and New York Knicks; lived in Riverwoods
 * Christina Loukas, two-time Olympic athlete in 2008 and 2012, competing in 3-meter springboard diving; lives in Riverwoods
 * Jannero Pargo, guard with several NBA teams, lived in Riverwoods.
 * Keith Van Horne, ex-tackle for the Chicago Bears; lives in Riverwoods.
 * Bruce Wolf, Chicago television sports anchor; lived in Riverwoods.

title: Riverwoods, Illinois