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Coordinates: 41°29′19″N 87°33′56″W / 41.48861°N 87.56556°W / 41.48861; -87.56556CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountiesCookTownshipBloomFounded1842 (Incorporated on March 12, 1957)Government

 • TypeMayor (Village President) and Village Board of Trustees • MayorMarva Campbell-Pruitt (2025-present) • Trustees

Area

4.00 sq mi (10.35 km²) • Land3.99 sq mi (10.34 km²) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.01 km²)Population

9,921 • Density2,485.22/sq mi (959.56/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP Code(s)

Area code708FIPS code17-67769Websitewww.saukvillage.org

Sauk Village (locally known as "The Village") is a village and a south suburb of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 9,921 at the 2020 census.^[2]

Sauk Village is located at

41°29′19″N 87°33′56″W / 41.48861°N 87.56556°W / 41.48861; -87.56556 (41.488535, -87.565658).^[3]

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Sauk Village has a total area of 4.00 square miles (10.36 km²), of which 3.99 square miles (10.33 km²) (or 99.90%) is land and 0.00 square miles (0.00 km²) (or 0.10%) is water.^[4]

The village stands on the Tinley Moraine. The Glenwood Shoreline cuts through the village.

Neighboring towns include the Illinois communities of Lynwood to the northeast, Ford Heights to the north, Chicago Heights to the northwest, South Chicago Heights to the west, Steger to the southwest, and Crete to the south. The town of Dyer, Indiana, is the nearest community to the east.

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1960	4,687		—
1970	7,479		59.6%
1980	10,906		45.8%
1990	9,926		−9.0%
2000	10,411		4.9%
2010	10,506		0.9%
2020	9,921		−5.6%
U.S. Decennial Census[5] 2010[6] 2020[7]

As of the 2020 census^[8] there were 9,921 people, 3,237 households, and 2,338 families residing in the village. The population density was 2,482.73 inhabitants per square mile (958.59/km²). There were 3,740 housing units at an average density of 935.94 per square mile (361.37/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 68.14% African American, 16.64% White, 0.46% Native American, 0.46% Asian, 0.13% Pacific Islander, 7.00% from other races, and 7.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 13.39% of the population.

There were 3,237 households, out of which 39.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 25.70% were married couples living together, 35.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.77% were non-families. 22.58% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.32% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.59 and the average family size was 3.17.

The village's age distribution consisted of 29.1% under the age of 18, 12.6% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 10.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.5 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $46,061, and the median income for a family was $46,337. Males had a median income of $27,416 versus $25,698 for females. The per capita income for the village was $18,976. About 22.2% of families and 27.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 52.2% of those under age 18 and 5.5% of those age 65 or over.

Sauk Village, Illinois – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.

Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2000[9]	Pop 2010[6]	Pop 2020[7]	% 2000	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	5,540	2,496	1,436	53.21%	23.76%	14.47%
Black or African American alone (NH)	3,338	6,511	6,674	32.06%	61.97%	67.27%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	17	13	8	0.16%	0.12%	0.08%
Asian alone (NH)	68	30	41	0.65%	0.29%	0.41%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	4	2	3	0.04%	0.02%	0.03%
Other race alone (NH)	14	25	67	0.13%	0.24%	0.68%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	206	258	364	1.98%	2.46%	3.67%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,224	1,328	1,171	11.76%	11.15%	13.39%
Total	10,411	10,506	9,921	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%

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The area that is now known as Sauk Village has been a center of activity for hundreds of years.^{[specify][citation needed]} Originally, several Native American tribes inhabited this land, which is a part of an area of high ground surrounding Lake Michigan known as the Valparaiso Moraine. The Native Americans used this high ground for transporting herd animals and trade items. Though the Potawatomi and Illinois Confederation tribes were native to the area, the Sauk people, from Michigan, became the namesake of the Sauk Trail. As the westward expansion increased during the 19th century, the Sauk tribes were forced to move westward. Annually, they would travel the Sauk Trail to collect treaty money from Canada and the United States.

This area was initially invaded by the American settlers in 1830^[10] and consequently opened to them in 1838. Vincent Sauter and Frederick Richards came to Bloom in 1839, and settled at New Strasburg (soon to be Sauk Village). Christian Millar, the first blacksmith, and H. Beekley, the first house carpenter, located here in 1842.^[11] Though the original settlers of Sauk Village moved here from the East Coast, their roots were in Western Europe, especially France and Germany. The first immigrants to the area were Hiram Wood, Henry Ayen, and Rowley. After these original settlers, a second wave of families moved to the Sauk Village area, including such familiar names such as Parrino, Gatto, Kavelage, Reichert, Sauter, Rickenberger, Kloss, Barnes, Jung, Schaller, Schmidt, Kline, and Peters. Postmaster Charles Sauter named the settlement Strassburg, after Strasbourg, France, home of many of the original settlers. Back when the area was originally being settled by Americans, land sold for $1.25 an acre.

In 1847, St. Jakob's Church was built. Father Francis Fischer was the first priest of the church, which had twenty parishioners. In 1871, the original church was struck by lightning and burned to the ground. The church was promptly rebuilt, only to be struck again in 1873. After this second lightning strike, the church was moved to what became the corner of Sauk Trail and the Calumet Expressway, where it would stand until its razing in 2004. The name of the church was changed from the German St. Jakob to St. James in 1917 as a result of anti-German attitudes due to World War I. During the Great Depression of the 1930s, St. James Church experienced a shortage in revenues. Area residents helped by hand-digging the basement of the church in order to create a hall that could be rented out. On November 11, 1940, a tornado touched down in the area, causing extensive damage to the roof of St. James Church. Area residents may have known the Old St. James Church as the Old Community Center. The graveyard directly behind where the Old St. James Church stood is the St. James Cemetery at Strassburg. It is the final resting place for many of Sauk Village's original settlers. While the church was being readied for demolition in 2004, former Trustee Richard Derosier, while cleaning the attic of the old church, stumbled over an old relic cross that once hung in the old St. James Church. The old relic cross now hangs at the entry to St. James Church some 150 years later. The original bell, cast in the 19th century, stands outside St. James Church today as a testament to the history and sacrifices of so many families of Sauk Village. St. James permanently closed in 2023.^[12]

When the Calumet Expressway was built in the late 1950s, the Strassburg area was seen as a prime real estate development. The AMBO I Construction firm moved into the area in 1956, building homes in what is now known as the Garden Section, near the Calumet Expressway and just south of Sauk Trail. The community was incorporated on March 12, 1957, as Sauk Village, since there was a town in southern Illinois that already had the name Strasburg. Thomas J. Nichols served as Sauk Village's first president.

Since its incorporation in 1957, Sauk Village has undergone considerable change and expansion. By 1961, a special census showed that Sauk Village had 1,258 homes and 5,774 residents. Strassburg and Cynthia Street (now known as Wagoner) Schools were built during this time to accommodate the needs of residents' children. Though construction came to a virtual halt during the mid-1960s, by the early 1970s development was beginning again. In 1970, Rickover Junior High School opened its doors, and additions were made to the existing schools. Throughout the 1970s, developments such as the Amber Manor Apartments (now known as the Crossroads), Surreybrook Plaza, and St. James Estates were booming. Under the direction of Mayor Theisen and the Village Board, the Village Hall and Police Station moved out of a renovated residential duplex to the now Old Village Hall in 1977 on Torrence Avenue. The building at the time would cost about $250,000, considerably less than the $5 million the new Village Hall would cost in 2008.

The area continued to expand through the early 1980s with the addition of more homes to the St. James Estates area and new subdivisions such as the Carlisle Estates and Southbrook. The Community Center behind the old Village Hall first opened its doors in 1982, coinciding with the village's 25th anniversary. In the late 1980s, construction began on the Sauk Pointe Industrial Park on Sauk Trail west of the Calumet Expressway. Pacesetter Steel became the first company to move into the park in 1988. During the same year, Sauk Plaza underwent a 1.1 million dollar renovation project, which brought several new businesses into the community.

The 1990s promised to be yet another decade of expansion for Sauk Village. In 1990, Carolina Freight opened for business, bringing numerous jobs to the area. Building began in 1993 on the Carolina Subdivision, south of Sauk Trail and east of the Calumet Expressway. This subdivision would be the first residential development in nearly a decade. The 1990 census showed Sauk Village as having a population of 9,704. The 2000 census data showed the population at about 10,411.

2005 saw an investigation into the finances of School District 168 and what was described by the Cook County State's Attorney as the "worst case of financial fraud by a public official." Superintendent of Schools Thomas Ryan,^[13] School Board President Louise Morales, and Building and Grounds supervisor Edward Bernacki were all charged with felonies for stealing funds from the school district. Ryan was the only one who was sentenced to a prison term of 8 years. Ryan^[14] was released in 2008 after serving more than two years and repaying some $400,000 in restitution to District 168.

In 2007, bold plans were being made for the construction of a new Village Hall and Senior Citizen Center. Groundbreaking began in August 2007 on the new Sauk Village Municipal Center and Senior Citizen Center. The groundbreaking coincided with the village's 50th anniversary celebrations. On November 1, 2008, the new Village Hall was dedicated at a ceremony attended by Mayor Roger Peckham and the Board of Trustees, by former mayors Paesel and Collins, former village trustees Joseph Wiszowaty, Mary Seery, V. Zeke Luther, Rita Kueny, Patricia Hasse, former village clerks Marjorie Tuley and Elizabeth Selvey, and several other local mayors and many other distinguished guests. The New Municipal Center is an open concept contemporary design occupying about 18,500 square feet (1,720 m²) and costing $5 million. Construction took 14 months and was to be paid for not with property tax dollars but from impact fees resulting from the influx of industrial development in the village's Logisticenter, according to Village Manager Dieterich. Because of the national economic downturn by 2012, impact fees generated were not adequate to cover the debt service on the Revenue Bonds issued in 2007 to build the Municipal Center. The Village was forced to levy property taxes to cover the bond payments in 2012, 2013 and 2014.^[15] The old Village Hall was taken over by the Police Department.

Water testing began detecting concentrations of vinyl chloride, a known carcinogen, in the communities well water in 2009. The Village took one of the three wells it has off line as concentration levels continued to rise. With the Village stuck in political gridlock and a legal battle with the State of Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, by 2012 the Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan stepped in and forced the Village to provide bottled water to the residents until a temporary air strippers were installed to remove the vinyl chloride from the well water. By August 2012 the State of Illinois installed temporary air strippers and the village discontinued providing bottled water. Permanent Air Strippers were on the drawing board in 2012 and construction finally became a reality as the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency approved a low-interest loan of $4.8 million for the village. Construction on the permanent air strippers got under way by spring of 2014 and is expected to be complete by fall, 2014.

On March 12, 2012, voters went to the polls and approved a referendum to abandon the Village's well water in favor of Lake Michigan Water. To date, there has been no plan or timeline provided as to when the Village will transition to Lake Michigan water as "Permanent" air strippers are scheduled to be installed in Fall, 2014. In 2013, as part of the "water improvement plan" upgrades to the Iron Removal System installed in 1988 are to be completed.

A group of avid readers began a volunteer library which was housed in the basement of Katz Corner School, once located on Burnham Avenue. In June 1973, a referendum was passed and the Sauk Village Library District was formed in 1974. Jack Hurwitz was the first library director. He was assisted by Mary Frances Pena, who later would become head librarian.^[16]

The library outgrew the basement at Katz Corner School and moved to a single-story house at 1909 Sauk Trail, and Linda Gapsewitz became the new director. In 1984, the library moved to a storefront in Surreybrook Plaza. In 1986, the Sauk Village Library District Board of Trustees changed the district's name to the Nancy L. McConathy Public Library District, to honor library district trustee and Village Clerk Nancy L. McConathy, who had died suddenly.^[16]

In 2006, under the direction of the Library Board and Library Director Nanette Wargo, the library finally realized the vision of all of those volunteers and moved into their very own library building. The building was originally envisioned for land once owned on 223rd Street near Torrence Avenue, but was built at 21737 Jeffery Avenue. The building was designed by ARC Architects of Frankfort, Illinois.^{[citation needed]}

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The village's first mayor, then referred to as Village President, was Thomas J. Nichols, who was elected in 1957, when the village was incorporated. Nichols served two terms from 1957 to 1965. He was succeeded by Roger F. Theisen in 1965. During the Theisen administration, the village saw the largest expansion of its geographical boundaries and the largest growth in housing as a result of the baby-boomers moving from the larger urban centers to the more rural Sauk Village. Theisen continued the "bedroom community" character of the community. Theisen had the Village Board change the title of Village President to Mayor but continuing the Village Board system of government. Theisen appointed Theodore "Ted" Theodore as his Executive Assistant, effectively what is now the Village Manager's position. Theodore would serve in that capacity through the next administration.

The village's third mayor, Edward W. Paesel was elected in April 1977, beating out long-time incumbent Roger Theisen. Paesel was a school teacher at the time of his election. During Paesel's time in office the village experienced some growth but still experienced the difficulties of the economic downturn as many blue collar jobs left the area. It wasn't until the late 1980s that some of the largest developments came about. DSI on Torrence Avenue, the expansion of Roadway Express and Carolina Freight, two very successful Tax Increment Financing (TIF) districts, and Pacesetter Steel were all attributed to the vision of Edward Paesel. An ambitious project spearheaded by Paesel which did not come about was the GM-Saturn automobile plant, proposed for the northwest corner of the Calumet Expressway and Sauk Trail. Saturn officials opted for an alternate location. Since leaving office Paesel has served on the Third Regional Airport Clearinghouse and now serves as executive director of the South Suburban Mayor and Managers Association^[17] and served a brief period in 2006 as District 168 Board Member. Paesel has remained one of the staunchest advocates for Sauk Village since he was first elected to the Village Board in 1973.

Mark Collins, an iron worker, who was Mayor Paesel's "preferred candidate", won election as a part-time mayor after beating out his one-time ally and colleague trustee Richard Derosier and a crowded field of candidates in April 1989. On April 4, 1989, many Chicago media outlets descended on Sauk Village to cover the election of Joseph Wiszowaty, a high school student who was elected to the Village Board of Trustees, and became the youngest man elected in the state of Illinois. Wiszowaty ran on a "change" platform and would in fact bring that change to the Village Board. Wiszowaty would find himself voting against the administration on many issues during his term in office. Wiszowaty made a presentation to the owners of the Chicago Bears to build a new stadium on the property that was proposed for the GM-Saturn plant, after securing economic commitment to expand the Enterprise Zone from the administration of Chicago Heights.^[18] The Bears declined the proposal and opted to stay in Chicago with commitments for a newer more modern stadium. Collins, Wiszowaty and the Board were sworn on May 9, 1989. During Collins' first term as mayor, new housing construction began again after a many-year hiatus. Many of the day-to-day activities that were handled by the mayor were now being handled by the village manager. Wiszowaty served his term from 1989 to 1993, when he challenged incumbent mayor Mark Collins but lost in a three-way race. Wiszowaty was born and raised in Sauk Village and would have been the youngest mayor Sauk Village ever elected had he succeeded. A petition to have Wiszowaty run again for the village board was circulated in 1995 by supporters, which likely would have led to another run for mayor in 1997, but Wiszowaty chose not to seek election to his old seat on the board.

Collins survived his re-election bid for a second term as mayor in April 1993, beating out trustee Joseph Wiszowaty and another candidate, again with the same core of supporters that brought him to office in 1989. In September 1994 the administration was under intense scrutiny over the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. Allegations included contractors doing shoddy work and allowing massive cost overruns on projects, and the village's hiring of unbonded and unlicensed contractors. In December 1994, citing "serious questions" relating to the village's handling of a program to refurbish single-family homes, Cook County suspended the release of grant money to the village for new projects. Shortly afterward, the Cook County State's Attorney began an investigation into the mishandling of the CDBG program and several other blunders by the Collins administration.^[19] This would cause supporters of Collins to look for an alternative candidate in 1997.

On April 1, 1997,^[20] Collins was defeated by Roger Peckham,^[21] his own appointee to the Village Board. Peckham during the 1997 election accused the administration, when it came to dealing with new developments, of jumping at opportunities rather than considering serious planning. Peckham, who was serving as Village Trustee, said that the mayor would not communicate with the Board of Trustees on important matters. Peckham had two very close challenges in the 2001 and in 2005 elections. 2005 saw one of the closest mayoral elections in the village's history, in which Peckham survived with only a 43-vote victory against trustee David Hanks.

Peckham announced in 2008^[22] that he would not seek a fourth term, stating, "The community has moved along during my term." But Peckham also said he had hoped for more economic, retail and housing development in the village. Lewis Tower would win election as Sauk Village's sixth mayor by a 2 to 1 majority over Village Trustee Derrick Burgess in April 2009 and has become the first African-American to serve as mayor.

November 7, 2012, residents of Sauk Village were stunned to hear via email that embattled Mayor Lewis Towers resigned. Towers is the first and only mayor to have resigned the office of Mayor. Towers had been at political odds with the Village Board as the village was stuck in "gridlock". On November 8, 2012, the Village Board of Trustees selected David Hanks as acting mayor to serve out the remainder of Lewis Towers' unexpired term until May 2013. Hanks announced during a press conference he would not seek election as mayor and that he would return to his seat on the Village Board of Trustees as soon as the new mayor takes the oath of office. Hanks then filed to be a candidate for Mayor in December 2012. On April 9, 2013, Hanks won election with 46% of the vote in a 4-way race.^[23]

The village hired a Village Manager in 1988. At the time outgoing mayor Edward Paesel said that there was nobody at Village Hall with the experience necessary to run the administrative functions, and the village's mayor's position had been made part-time. Richard Dieterich was hired and continues today as Village Manager. Dieterich relocated to Sauk Village from Nebraska. To date, Dieterich has served under three mayors and numerous trustees, and has provided 20 years of leadership and continuity to Sauk Village to date.

A changing of the guard was said to have taken place in April 1985 when incumbent Village Clerk Agnes Theodore was beaten out at the polls after many years as Village Clerk by Nancy L. McConathy. Theodore, whose husband was the Executive Assistant to the mayor, refused to leave her position, and McConathy filed suit against the mayor, Village Board of Trustees and Agnes Theodore to force Theodore to leave her elected position. Theodore claimed she was not only an elected official but also an employee of the village and the administration did nothing to support McConathy's contention. On April 5, 1986, McConathy collapsed at the village's annual Appreciation Dinner and died just short of serving a full year in office. McConathy's lawsuit brought prior to her death was settled by McConathy's estate some time later, without the village admitting any liability. Prior to her election as Village Clerk, Nancy L. McConathy served as a library trustee. The Sauk Village Library District changed the name of the library's district to the Nancy L. McConathy Public Library District in her honor.

It was "All in the Family" from 1981 until 1983 when Raymond Gavin, who would actually go on to serve as one of the longest serving village trustees (elected to five terms but would resign before the end), and his son David Gavin served on the Village Board together. This has been the only time that a father and son has served on the Village Board together. A father and daughter have served on the Village Board, but not together. Mary Seery (née Slawnikowski) 1993-2005 did not seek re-election to the Village Board in 2005, and that made way for her father James Slawnikowski, who went on to serve one term.

Raymond Gavin (1967–1986) served the longest consecutive time in office as Village Trustee (19 years), and Robert Werner (1971–1987) and Matthew M. Murphy (1957–1973) served as Village Trustees for 16 years in office, all three longer than any mayor of the village. The three men served on the board together from 1971 to 1973. However, the longest serving elected official in Sauk Village history is Agnes Theodore, who served 25 years as Village Clerk from 1960 to 1985. Honors were given to Robert Werner as the baseball park on the north end of the Village were dedicated to his name. Mathew Murphy received a street named in his honor on the east side of town. However, no honors have yet been given to Raymond Gavin, the longest serving Village Trustee.

Harriet Kaminski (née Wiszowaty) made history in 1965, becoming the first woman to become a Village Trustee. She was followed by Alberta Goe (1965–1966), Catherine Moretti (1967–1968), and several other women. Sauk Village currently has two women serving as Village Trustees.

In 2009, Sauk Village elected its first African-American mayor, Lewis Towers,^[24] whose slate of candidates under the party banner Citizens for Progress would take office on May 12. After taking office, Towers and the new Village Board found that Sauk Village was facing its worst economic crisis in history with a $2 million budget deficit^[25] to plug and no funds in the coffers left over by the previous administration. The new administration saw some shake-ups as well with previous administrative appointees Police Chief Thomas Lachetta and Fire Chief Christopher Sewell retiring and resigning respectively.

Further shakeups in 2010 included Mayor Towers' appointee as Chief of Police Frank Martin, who had the shortest tenure as Police Chief in village history (five months). The Village Board voted 4 to 2 to fire Martin following claims of racial discrimination. Martin, at age 75, the first African-American appointed Police Chief, was accused by several white police officers of mismanagement and holding officers to a higher standard than himself.^[26] Also allegedly fired because of the shakeup was the Mayor's Chief of Staff Burnetta Hill-Corely.^{[citation needed]} The Chief of Staff position replaced the Village Manager when Towers was sworn in during 2009.

Mayor Towers sees that times ahead will still be challenging but are "looking up".^[27] While the economic recession has hit Sauk Village hard in 2009, the village has managed to work through the challenges.

Between 1990 and 2010 the demographic makeup of Sauk Village has changed from a predominantly white blue collar middle class community to a more racially integrated community. Numerous industrial construction projects which had hoped to bring jobs to the area had been halted in 2008 as one of the worst economic recessions began.

Mayor Derrick Burgess, before his election as Mayor in April 2017 proposed the Burgess Plan for Progress which was what he called the "roadmap toward a Pathway to Progress". The Village Board of Trustees formally adopted his plan as the Strategic Plan for Progress.^[28] This was the Village's first Strategic Plan ever adopted by a Village Board. In 2017, the Village applied for and received a grant from the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning to update their old Comprehensive Plan. Teska and Associates was chosen as the consultant for the plan which was completed in 2019.^[29]

Elections are typically held in early April every 2 years. both Mayoral and Trustee elections happen every 4 years, with Trustee elections happening 2 years out of sync compared to Mayoral Elections.

Mayors of Sauk Village, Illinois

Image Mayor Years Notes Thomas Nichols 1957–1965 First mayor[30][31] Roger Theisen 1965–1977 [30][32]   Edward Paesel 1977–1989 [30] Mark Collins 1989–1997 [30][33]   Roger Peckham 1997–2009 [30]   Lewis Towers 2009 – November 7, 2012 Resigned on November 7, 2012.[34] First African-American mayor.   David Hanks November 8, 2012 – May 2013 (acting) 2013–2017 Appointed acting mayor on November 8, 2012[35]   Derrick Burgess 2017–2025 Re-elected in 2021. Second African-American mayor.   Marva Campbell-Pruitt 2025–present Elected 2025. First woman elected mayor. Third African American mayor. Former village clerk.

Held on April 7, 2009. Voters elected Lewis Towers over current Village Board Trustee Derrick Burgess by 62% to 37% respectively. Towers went on to become Sauk Village's 6th mayor, and both the first African-American Mayor and the first to have won running on a party affiliation.^[36]

Held on April 5, 2011. This was David Hanks fourth term as Village Trustee. This made him the third Village Trustee to have been re-elected for four consecutive terms. The other Village Trustees to have been re-elected to run four consecutive terms were Matthew Murphy and Raymond Gavin. Hanks and his running mates of the People's Voice Party, incumbent Trustee Derrick Burgess, and the first Hispanic/Latino Village Trustee ever elected, Robert Chavez, won with about a 3 to 1 margin over the candidates supported by Mayor Towers. The new Village Board took office on May 10, 2011.

November 7, 2012, Mayor Lewis Towers resigned. Towers is the first and only mayor to have resigned the office of Mayor. Towers had been at political odds with the Village Board as the village was stuck in "gridlock". On November 8, 2012, the Village Board of Trustees selected David Hanks as acting mayor to serve out the remainder of Lewis Towers' unexpired term until May 2013. Hanks announced during a press conference he would not seek election as mayor and that he would return to his seat on the Village Board of Trustees as soon as the new mayor takes the oath of office. Hanks then filed to be a candidate for Mayor in December 2012. The election was held on April 9, 2013, Hanks won the election with 42% of the vote in a 4-way race.^[23]

Held on April 7, 2015. Derrick Burgess was elected to a 3rd term as Trustee with nearly 62% of the ballot. Also elected were Cecial Tates, a retired Lieutenant-Colonel and former District 168 School Board President along with newcomer Kelvin Jones. This election was historic as two incumbents were not re-elected, an event that had not happened since 1971.^[37]

Held on April 4, 2017. David Hanks announced he would not seek re-election.^[38] Hanks followed his predecessor Lewis Towers as only serving one term as Mayor. Village Trustee Derrick Burgess announced his intention to run Mayor of Sauk Village.^[39]

Burgess was elected as the 8th Mayor of Sauk Village. Trustee Derrick Burgess was elected with 55% of the vote over two challengers. Burgess took office on May 9, 2017. Marva Campbell-Pruitt was elected Village Clerk beating out two-term incumbent Clerk Debbie Williams. Pruitt is the first to defeat an elected Village Clerk since Nancy McConathy beat out long-time Clerk Agnes Theodore in 1985, and also is the first African-American elected Village Clerk.^[40]

Held on April 2, 2019. One of the seats on the board of trustees was decided by a coin flip. Both Beth Zupon and Gary T. Bell both received 288 votes. Bell won the coin flip.^[41]

Held on April 6, 2021. Derrick Burgess was Elected for a second consecutive term with 53% of the vote. The other candidates were Debra Williams who received 31% and Lynda Washington who received 15%.^[42]

Held on April 4, 2023. This election had a 5.6% turnout. All Trustees elected in this election won by default^[43]

Held on April 1, 2025. Marva Campbell-Pruitt was elected Mayor with a plurality of 46% of the vote becoming Sauk Village's first woman mayor. Campbell-Pruitt defeated incumbent Mayor Derrick Burgess who was seeking a third-term as mayor. Arnold Coleman, who chose not to seek re-election as Trustee lost in this three-way race garnering only 15% of the vote. ^[44]

The largest growth of the village came in the early 1990s when the village annexed nearly 1 square mile (2.6 km²) as a result of a major land grab with neighbors Steger and Ford Heights. The size of the annexation was only rivaled by the growth in the early 1960s when the village just began and housing growth was at an all-time high. The largest parcel annexed came in 1991 when 500 acres (2.0 km²) at the northwest corner of Sauk Trail and the Calumet Expressway was finally added to the village. The 500-acre (2.0 km²) parcel was previously proposed for the GM-Saturn plant by Mayor Paesel and the new Chicago Bears Stadium by Trustee Wiszowaty.^[45]

Development would finally take off in 2004 when Sauk Village marketed the property to national developers and selected DP Partners out of Reno, Nevada. In November 2004 the company entered into a development agreement with the village. In January 2005, DP Partners closed on the first 100 acres (0.40 km²) and began development two months later. In its master plan, the company plans to spend $150 million to develop 5,000,000 square feet (460,000 m²) of warehouse and manufacturing space. LogistiCenter Business Park currently occupies 325 acres (1.32 km²) and has a 496,260-square-foot (46,104 m²) distribution facility (expandable up to 1.2 million square feet).^[46]

Winpak announced it was locating a portion packaging facility in Sauk Village, after purchasing 28.9 acres of land within the LogistiCenter development in 2011, a Class A business park.^[47] The 2011 buildout was for 267,000 sqft and in 2016 Winpak completed their planned expansion to a total of 615,000 sqft. Through incentives by the State of Illinois, Cook County and Commonwealth Edison, Winpak was able to remain in Sauk Village.

Sauk Village found success in 2017 with the sale of 32 acres of land that it had owned for years at the Northwest corner of Sauk Trail and Illinois 394. Gas-N-Wash was Sauk Village's first major commercial development in over 30 years which included a $13 million private investment. The owners broke ground in 2018 and by June 2019 Gas N Wash owners celebrated their grand opening of their 12,000 square foot convenience store, restaurants and truck stop thanks to the Economic Development efforts of Mayor Derrick Burgess.^[48]

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Sauk Village is governed by an elected six-member Board of Trustees and Mayor. The Mayor/Village President is a "part-time" position and he appoints the Village Administrator, Treasurer, Police Chief, Fire Chief, Public Works Superintendent, all Directors and other Village Department Heads and members of Committees and Commissions with the "advice and consent" of the Village Board of Trustees pursuant to Illinois law.

• Mayor/Village President: Marva Campbell-Pruitt (elected April 1, 2025)
• Village Clerk: Debra Lee Williams (elected April 1, 2025)
• Village Treasurer: Position Vacant

Board of Trustees:

• Aretha Burns (first appointed 2023, elected 2023 term expires 2027)
• Raven Johnson (first elected 2023, term expires 2027)
• Diane Sapp (first elected 2023; elected 2025, term expires 2029)
• Tyesha Jones (first elected 2025; term expires 2029)
• Michelle Sterling (first elected 2025; term expires 2029)
• Vacant Seat (unexpired term, expires 2027)

Village Trustees are part-time positions, and they currently earn $125 per meeting that they attend.

Officers & Department Heads

• Village Administrator: Position vacant
• Corporation Counsel Burton Odelson (Odelson & Associates)- appointed 2025
• Police Chief Position vacant
• Fire Chief Stephen Barrett - reappointed 2019, reappointed 2021, pending reappointment
• Director of Emergency Management Agency Position consolidated with Fire Chief
• Director of Public Works position vacant
• Village Engineer Robinson Engineering LTD - reappointed 2017, reappointed 2021, pending reappointment
• Director of Finance position vacant
• Director of Community Development position vacant

While the mayor's position is currently part-time, he retains executive powers and those granted by Illinois statute and currently serves "full-time". The mayor currently also serves as the village's Liquor Control Commissioner. Sauk Village is a Mayor and Village Board of Trustees form of government, the Village Administrator handles the day-to-day operations.

Sauk Village is also serviced by the Bloom Township Board of Trustees, Nancy L. McConathy Library District and Consolidated School District 168, High School District 206 and Prairie State College Board of Trustees. All of these bodies have elective offices

All of Sauk Village is in Illinois' 2nd congressional district.

^[49]

1. Thomas J. Nichols (1957–1965)
2. Roger F. Theisen (1965–1977)
3. Edward W. Paesel (1977–1989)
4. Mark J. Collins (1989–1997)
5. Roger G. Peckham (1997–2009)
6. Lewis Towers (2009–2012)
7. David A. Hanks (2012–2017)
8. Derrick N. Burgess (2017–2025)
9. Marva Campbell-Pruitt (2025-Present)

• Jeff Allen - actor and Christian comedian
• Cory Hardrict - is an American actor. He has appeared in film and television since the late 1990s. He has also been an executive producer for the 2012 film Neighborhood Watch.
• Jan Johnson is an American former athlete who competed mainly in the pole vault. He graduated in 1972 from the University of Alabama, where he holds the school record in the pole vault at 18 feet, 1/2 inch. In 1972, the gymnasium of Rickover Junior High School in Sauk Village, Illinois was dedicated and named in his honor.

• Sauk Village official website
• Community Consolidated Schools District 168
• Nancy L. McConathy Public Library

 

Coordinates: 42°9′13″N 88°7′55″W / 42.15361°N 88.13194°W / 42.15361; -88.13194CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyLake, CookTownshipBarrington, Palatine, Cuba, ElaFounded1865Government

 • TypeVillage • PresidentKaren DarchArea

4.79 sq mi (12.41 km²) • Land4.61 sq mi (11.93 km²) • Water0.19 sq mi (0.48 km²)Elevation

830 ft (250 m)Population

10,722 • Density2,327.33/sq mi (898.50/km²)Time zoneUTC−6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)ZIP Codes

Area codes847, 224FIPS code17-03844Wikimedia CommonsBarrington, IllinoisWebsitewww.barrington-il.gov

Barrington is a village in Cook and Lake counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. The population was 10,722 at the 2020 census.^[3] A northwest suburb of Chicago, the area features wetlands, forest preserves, parks, and horse trails in a country-suburban setting. Barrington is part of the Chicago metropolitan area.

The original settlers of the Barrington area were the indigenous peoples of the Native American Prairie Potawatomi or Mascoutin tribes, which later divided into the Potawatomi, Ojibwe, and Ottawa tribes.^[4] Many local roads still in use today, including Algonquin Road, Rand Road, Higgins Road, and St. Charles Road, were originally Native American trails.^[4] For many years, Barrington was considered part of the Northwest Territory, then the Illinois Territory.^[5]

By treaty dated September 26, 1833, ending the Black Hawk War, the Ojibwe, Ottawa and Potawatomi tribes ceded to the United States all lands from the west shore of Lake Michigan west to the area that the Winnebago tribe ceded in 1832, north to the area that the Menominees had previously ceded to the United States, and south to the area previously ceded by an 1829 treaty at Prairie du Chien, a total of approximately 5,000,000 acres (20,000 km²).^[6] Through this treaty, the Sauk, Meskwaki, Winnebago, Ojibwe, Ottawa and Pottawatomi tribes ceded all title to the area east of the Mississippi River. Between 1833 and 1835, the U.S. government paid approximately $100,000 in annuities and grants to the Potawatomi, Ottawa, and Ojibwe tribes, presumably as payment for the land.^[6]

Following this treaty, pioneers traveled from Troy, New York, via Fort Dearborn (now the city of Chicago) to live in Cuba Township in Lake County.^[7][8] The first white pioneers known to have settled in Barrington township were Jesse F. Miller and William Van Orsdal of Steuben County, New York, who arrived in 1834, before the three-year period which had been given the Native Americans to vacate the region, and before local land surveys.^[9] Other Yankee settlers from Vermont and New York settled in what is now the northwest corner of Cook County.^[7][8]

The combined settlement of these pioneers, located at the intersection of Illinois Route 68 and Sutton Road, was originally called Miller Grove due to the number of families with that surname^[10] but later renamed Barrington Center^[8][11] because it "centered" both ways from the present Sutton Road and from Algonquin and Higgins roads.^[9] Although residents and historians agree that the name Barrington was taken from Great Barrington in Berkshire County, Massachusetts,^[7] and that many settlers immigrated to the area from Berkshire County, there is currently no evidence that settlers emigrated from Great Barrington itself.^[10] In addition, several original settlers, including Miller, Van Orsdal, and John W. Seymour, emigrated from Steuben County, New York,^[6] which also features a town named Barrington founded in 1822. However, it is currently unknown whether any settlers emigrated from Barrington, New York, itself or whether the New York settlement influenced the naming of Barrington, Illinois.

Much of the history of Barrington since its settlement parallels the development of railroad lines from the port facilities in Chicago. In 1854, the Chicago and North Western Transportation Company, now known as the Union Pacific Northwest Line, led by William Butler Ogden, extended the train line to the northwest corner of Cook County and built a station named Deer Grove.^[7]

In 1854, Robert Campbell, a civil engineer who worked for the railroad, purchased a farm 2 miles (3 km) northwest of the Deer Grove station and platted a community on the property.^[7][8] Deer Grove residents protested, and at Campbell's request, the railroad later moved the Deer Grove station near its current location, which Campbell named Barrington after Barrington Center.^[7][8] In 1855, the village's first lumber facility began operations on Franklin Street.^[8]

By 1863, population growth during the Civil War era increased the number of Barrington residents to 300. In order to provide a tax mechanism to finance improvements, Barrington submitted its request for incorporation in 1863.^[8] Delays due to the Civil War resulted in the appropriate incorporation deeds not returning to Barrington for nearly two years.^[12] The Illinois legislature granted Barrington's charter on February 16, 1865.^[7][12] The Village held its first Board meeting on March 20, 1865, and appointed resident Homer Wilmarth as Mayor for one year.^[7][12]

In 1866, resident Milius B. McIntosh became the first elected Village President.^[12]

In 1889, the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway (the "EJ&E") was built through Barrington, crossing what is now the Union Pacific/Northwest Line northwest of town.^[7] In the late 19th century, a series of fires damaged numerous downtown buildings. In 1890, fire swept along the north side of East Main Street east of what is now the Union Pacific/Northwest Line, destroying several buildings.^[12] In 1893, another fire destroyed most of the block that is now Park Avenue, and in 1898 a fire destroyed several buildings along the north side of Main Street from Hough Street to the Northwest Line railroad tracks.^[12] As a result of these fires, residents replaced the burned frame structures with more substantial brick and stone buildings, many of which remain in use today (albeit with substantially altered facades).^[12]

At the beginning of the 20th century, the village streets were unpaved, although the downtown area had wooden slat sidewalks, with some on elevated platforms.^[12] The downtown area also featured hitching posts for tethering horses as well as public outhouses.^[12] Meanwhile, fenced residential backyards in the village often contained livestock and barnyard animals.^[12]

In 1907, the village began replacing its wooden sidewalks with cement pavement.^[12] In 1929, the Jewel Tea Company built a new office, warehouse, and coffee roasting facility northeast of the village center, creating hundreds of local jobs despite the Great Depression.^[13]

The last major fire in downtown Barrington occurred on December 19, 1989. The fire completely destroyed Lipofsky's Department Store, then one of the oldest continually operating businesses in the village.^[12]

On November 27, 1934, a running gun battle between FBI agents and Public Enemy # 1 Baby Face Nelson took place in Barrington, resulting in the deaths of Special Agent Herman "Ed" Hollis and Inspector Samuel P. Cowley.^[14] Nelson, though shot nine times, escaped the gunfight in Hollis's car with his wife, Helen Gillis. Nelson succumbed from his wounds at approximately 8 p.m. that evening and was unceremoniously dumped near a cemetery in Niles Center (now Skokie), Illinois.^[15] Infamous for allegedly killing more federal agents than any other individual, Nelson was later buried at Saint Joseph Cemetery in River Grove, Illinois. A plaque near the entrance to Langendorf Park, part of the Barrington Park District, commemorates the agents killed in the gunfight.

In April 2009, in a non-binding referendum, residents voted in favor of permitting Barrington Township officials to begin looking into seceding from Cook County in part due to Cook County's increased sales tax,^[16] now the highest in the country.^[17] (See Government section below.) Today, Barrington and its nearby villages are considered to be some of the wealthiest in the country.^[7]

Since 2008, Barrington has made national news for its opposition to the purchase of the EJ&E by Canadian National Railway, known as "CN", a purchase that may drastically increase the number of freight trains passing through the village daily.^[18][19] The EJ&E intersects at grade with eight major roads in the Barrington area, including Northwest Highway, Illinois State Route 59 and Lake Cook Road in downtown Barrington, as well as the Metra Union Pacific line.^[20] By 2012, CN is expected to run at least 20 trains on the line per day.^[20] In summer 2008, Barack Obama, then a U.S. senator for Illinois, voiced opposition to the purchase, vowing to work with affected communities to make sure their views were considered.^[20]

On October 15, 2010, the CN railroad crossing at U.S. Route 14, as well as rail crossings at Lake Zurich Road and Cuba Road, were blocked for over one and half hours during the early afternoon rush hour due to a stopped 133-car CN southeast bound freight train.^[20] At times during the incident, the Hough Street crossing was also blocked.^[20] The stopped train also caused back-ups on the Metra commuter rail service of their "Union Pacific Northwest Line", which operates over Union Pacific's Harvard and McHenry subdivisions.^[20] That same day, U.S. Rep. Melissa Bean (D-8th) and U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) released a statement that Barrington will receive a $2.8 million grant to fund the planning, design and engineering of a grade separation at the U.S. Route 14 and CN railroad crossing.^[20] Construction of any grade separation at that intersection is estimated to cost approximately $69 million; the source(s) of any such funding are currently unknown, and there are currently no plans to design or construct grade separations at any of the other seven Barrington area CN railroad crossings.^[20]

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Barrington has a total area of 4.79 square miles (12.41 km²), of which 4.61 square miles (11.94 km²) (or 96.12%) is land and 0.19 square miles (0.49 km²) (or 3.88%) is water.^[21]

Barrington is 30 miles (48 km) northwest of Chicago.^[22]

Barrington has a hot-summer continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfa), with summers generally wetter than the winters:

The highest recorded temperature was 103 °F (39 °C) on July 10, 1974; the lowest recorded temperature was −28 °F (−33 °C) on January 31, 2019.^[23] Historical tornado activity for the Barrington area is slightly below Illinois state average. On April 11, 1965, an F4 tornado approximately 9.4 miles (15.1 km) away from downtown Barrington killed 6 people and injured 75; on April 21, 1967, another F4 tornado approximately 5.1 miles (8.2 km) away from the village center killed one person, injured approximately 100 people and caused hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage.

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1880	410		—
1890	848		106.8%
1900	1,162		37.0%
1910	1,444		24.3%
1920	1,743		20.7%
1930	3,213		84.3%
1940	3,560		10.8%
1950	4,209		18.2%
1960	5,434		29.1%
1970	8,581		57.9%
1980	9,029		5.2%
1990	9,504		5.3%
2000	10,168		7.0%
2010	10,327		1.6%
2020	10,722		3.8%
U.S. Decennial Census[25]

Barrington village, Illinois – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.

Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2000[26]	Pop 2010[27]	Pop 2020[28]	% 2000	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	9,570	9,232	8,926	94.12%	89.40%	83.25%
Black or African American alone (NH)	63	96	117	0.62%	0.93%	1.09%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	10	14	8	0.10%	0.14%	0.07%
Asian alone (NH)	203	378	643	2.00%	3.66%	6.00%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0	0	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Other race alone (NH)	11	7	12	0.11%	0.07%	0.11%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	74	132	365	0.73%	1.28%	3.40%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	237	468	651	2.33%	4.53%	6.07%
Total	10,168	10,327	10,722	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%

As of the 2020 census^[29] there were 10,722 people, 3,988 households, and 2,902 families residing in the village. The population density was 2,237.01 inhabitants per square mile (863.71/km²). There were 4,394 housing units at an average density of 916.75 per square mile (353.96/km²). The racial makeup of the village (including Hispanics in the racial counts) was 84.29% White, 6.02% Asian, 1.15% African American, 0.29% Native American, 2.11% from other races, and 6.15% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.07% of the population.

There were 3,988 households, out of which 38.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.41% were married couples living together, 11.36% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.23% were non-families. 25.68% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.47% 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 2.56.

The village's age distribution consisted of 26.9% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 20.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.9 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $112,794, and the median income for a family was $157,083. Males had a median income of $104,050 versus $61,388 for females. The per capita income for the village was $64,507. About 2.0% of families and 3.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.2% of those under age 18 and 13.0% of those age 65 or over.

Barrington receives much of its sales tax revenue from its half-dozen car dealerships.^[20] State sales tax figures indicate that Barrington's auto sales, gasoline sales and state-taxable auto repairs accounted for $2.1 million in sales taxes for the village in 2008, or approximately 56 percent of its sales-tax income.^[20]

The Gatorade Sports Science Institute, often featured in the company's commercials, was formerly located in Barrington just west of downtown, across the street from Barrington High School before closing in June 2022.^[30] Barrington was also formerly home to GE Healthcare IT prior to relocating to Chicago in 2016.^[31] Other notable businesses include defense contractor ISR Systems, part of the Goodrich Corporation (formerly known as Recon Optical),^[32] and commercial real estate developer GK Development. For many years, the village was home to the Jewel Tea Company;^[33] its former headquarters was razed in the early 21st century for redevelopment as Citizens Park.^[34]

In addition to its downtown area, the village is home to several shopping centers, including the Ice House Mall and The Foundry, located northwest of town.

According to Barrington's 2018 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,^[35] the top employers in the city are:

#	Employer	# of Employees
1	Barrington Community Unit School District #220	1,200
2	Barrington Park District	379
3	Motor Werks of Barrington	355
4	The Garlands of Barrington	295
5	PepsiCo (Quaker Oats)	287
6	Barrington Transportation	230
7	Pepper Construction	226
8	Jewel Food Store	190
9	Wickstrom Ford	176
10	Heinen's	142

Annual celebrations and events in Barrington include the Memorial Day parade, a Fourth of July parade and evening fireworks display, and a Homecoming parade associated with Barrington High School. In addition, the village hosts the "Great Taste Fest of Barrington", a food festival exhibiting fare from local restaurants.^[20] During the fourth weekend of every September, Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital hosts "Art in the Barn", a juried fine arts show that features the exhibition and sale of fine art.^[36] Started in 1974 with only 30 artists, the event now attracts over 6,500 visitors and features live entertainment and pony rides for children in addition to the art exhibits.^[36] A fundraising event, Art in the Barn has generated more than $2.5 million for Good Shepherd Hospital.^[36] During May Barrington also hosts "KidFest Kite Fly" event which is free, fun, family event that gets the entire family outside and moving.

Barrington also hosts a variety of charity functions, including Barrington CROP Hunger Walk;^[20] Relay for Life by the American Cancer Society held at Barrington High School;^[37] and the Duck Race and Pool Party, a rubber duck race held to benefit JourneyCare (formerly Hospice and Palliative Care of Northeastern Illinois).^[38]

The Barrington Area Library, located northeast of the village's center on Northwest Highway, contains over 226,000 book volumes and 27,000 audiovisual items.^[39] Originally established in 1915, the library moved to its current site in the mid-1970s.^[40] Through various additions, most recently in 1993, the building was expanded to its current size of approximately 60,000 square feet (5,600 m²).^[40] The library currently features exhibits by local artists, including an outdoor sculpture garden.^[41]

The Village of Barrington Historic District was established in 2001 to protect and preserve historical areas of the Village and individual structures and sites within this area which have historic, architectural or cultural significance.^[42] Barrington's Historic Preservation Overlay District is noted for its Victorian, Victorian Gothic, Queen Anne, and other popular late-19th century forms of architecture.^[43] Among Barrington's notable buildings is the Octagon House, also known as the Hawley House. Claimed to be built around 1860, although the oldest home in Barrington Village is on North Avenue dating to 1872, the Octagon House is listed on the National Register of Historic Places;^[44] although initially a residence, it now serves as a commercial property.

The downtown area is home to the historic Catlow Theater, which features interiors by noted Prairie School sculptor and designer Alfonso Iannelli.^[45] In May 1927, the Catlow Theater opened for business with Slide, Kelly, Slide as its first feature film. The Catlow is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places and continues to operate as one of the few remaining single-screen theaters in the area. The Catlow was one of the first theaters to offer in-theater dining, provided by the adjoining Showtime Eatery. Patrons may bring food from Showtime Eatery (formerly Boloney's) into the 526-seat auditorium.^[46]

Another historic building in the village, the Ice House Mall, is located just northwest of the town's center. Originally built in 1904 for the Bowman Dairy, the brick structure, with its turn of the 20th century styling, served as an actual ice house for 68 years.^[47] Renovations and additions beginning in the 1970s have transformed the original building into a collection of local specialty shops.

The Michael Bay 2010 re-make of A Nightmare on Elm Street was partially filmed in Barrington's Jewel Park subdivision (Built by the Jewel Tea Company for their executives) using a home actually on Elm Street, using the village's residential architecture as a backdrop.^[48]

The Barrington area features numerous parks and nature preserves. The Arbor Day Foundation has recognized Barrington as a Tree City USA every year since 1986, in part due to the village's Tree Preservation and Management Ordinance governing the proper care for trees within the area.^[49][50] The Barrington Park District administers several Barrington area parks including Citizens Park, Langendorf Park (formerly North Park), Miller Park (formerly East Park), and Ron Beese Park( formerly South Park). Langendorf Park features tennis courts, playgrounds, outdoor and indoor basketball courts, baseball fields, meeting/activity rooms, and "Aqualusion", a water park that includes a zero-depth pool, lap pool, and diving area, and a splashpad. Northeast of town is Cuba Marsh Forest Preserve,^[51] a 782-acre (3.16 km²) wetlands preserve featuring 3 miles (5 km) of crushed-gravel trail offering views of the adjacent marsh. The preserve is named for Cuba Road, which provides the park's northern boundary.^[51] It is administered by Lake County Forest Preserves. In 2011, Barrington received a $65,000 grant from the Northwest Municipal Conference for preliminary engineering of a bike path along Northwest Highway.^[20] However, a timetable for the project has not yet been set.^[20]

There are two golf courses within village limits including the Makray Memorial Golf Club. (formerly known as the Thunderbird Golf Course)^[52] Located southeast of the village center on Northwest Highway, the 18-hole course totals 7,000 yards (6,400 m) and includes four sets of tees per hole.^[52] The other golf course is a five-hole public course operated by the Barrington Park District at the far western end of Langendorf Park.

The Village of Barrington is a home rule municipality which functions under the council-manager form of government with a village President and a six-member board of trustees, all of whom are elected at large to staggered four-year terms.^[53][54] The current Village President is Karen Darch.^[55] There are six current members of the Board of Trustees^[55][56] in addition to a village treasurer.^[55] The village clerk, also an elected position, is responsible for taking and transcribing minutes of all Village Board and Committee of the Whole meetings along with other municipal clerk duties.^[53] The current village clerk is Adam Frazier, and the deputy village clerk is Melanie Marcordes.^[55][56] A village manager currently Jeff Lawler ^[57][58] assist the President with local operations and projects.^[59]

Name[56]	Title[53][55][58]	Term Notes
Karen Darch	Village President	First elected April 2005, re-elected 2009, 2013, 2017, and 2021[60]
Jason Lohmeyer	Village Trustee	Re-elected April 2019[61]
Todd Sholeen	Village Trustee	Elected April 2017[61]
Jennifer Wondrasek	Village Trustee	Elected April 2017[61]
Kate Duncan	Village Trustee	Elected April 2019[61]
Emily Young	Village Trustee	Elected April 2019[61]
Mike Moran	Village Trustee	Appointed April 2019[61]
Tony Ciganek	Village Clerk	Re-elected April 2019 [61]
Scott Anderson	Village Manager[57]	Appointed by Village Board

In April 2009, in a non-binding referendum, village residents voted in favor of permitting Barrington township officials to begin looking into seceding from Cook County.^[16][62] The referendum, entitled "Barrington Twp – Disconnect from Cook County," asked, "Should Barrington Township consider disconnection from Cook County, Illinois, and forming a new county if a viable option exists for doing so?"^[63] The referendum came in response to Cook County's increased sales tax, now the highest in the country, and increased tensions between the county and towns neighboring Lake County.^[17][62] Hanover and Palatine townships, as well as the Village of Tinley Park, (already partially located in Will County,) also passed similar measures.^[17][62]

Barrington serves as the geographic center for the 72-square-mile (190 km²) Barrington Community Unit School District 220. Schools located in Barrington include:^[64]

St. Anne Catholic Community is a K-8 Catholic school.

The Barrington Courier-Review is a local newspaper.^[66]

Barrington is included in the Chicago market and receives its media from Chicago network affiliates. The Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times also cover area news. The village's Community Relations board broadcasts all Village Board meetings, as well as community announcements, on a local government-access television (GATV) cable TV station.^[67]

Metra provides commuter rail service on the Union Pacific Northwest Line connecting Barrington station southeast to Ogilvie Transportation Center in Chicago and northwest to Harvard or McHenry.^[68]

• US Route 14 (Northwest Highway)
• Illinois Route 59 (Hough Street)
• Illinois Route 68 (Dundee Road)

In 1927, residents established a "Barrington General Hospital" in a local house. The hospital closed in 1935.^[20] Various resident petitions and fundraising during the 1960s and 1970s renewed interest in a local hospital, and Good Shepherd Hospital opened in 1979 north of Barrington.^[20]

In 2009, the Barrington Police Department had 23 full-time police officers;^[20] and in 2007, the Barrington Fire Department had 38 full-time firefighters. The Village has an emergency operations plan as well as a community notification system called Connect-CTY.^[69]

• The Battle of Barrington
• Barrington High School
• Catlow Theater
• Citizens for Conservation
• Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway
• Health World Inc.
• Jewel Tea Co.
• Lake Cook Road
• Octagon House
• Union Pacific/Northwest Line
• St. Anne Catholic Community

• Diane P. Kostick, Voices of Barrington, ISBN 978-0-7385-1980-7, Arcadia Publishing, 2002
• Arnett C. Lines, A History of Barrington, Illinois, 1977
• Pioneer Press, "A Day in the Life of Barrington".^{[permanent dead link]} 8 October 1992. p. 121. Retrieved July 30, 2009.
• Cynthia Baker Sharp, Tales of Old Barrington, 1976

• Village of Barrington
• Barrington Area Chamber of Commerce

 

 

Coordinates: 41°44′40″N 88°2′38″W / 41.74444°N 88.04389°W / 41.74444; -88.04389CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyDuPage, Will, CookTownshipLisle, Downers Grove, DuPage, LemontGovernment

 • MayorGina Cunningham-PicekArea

9.79 sq mi (25.36 km²) • Land9.63 sq mi (24.94 km²) • Water0.16 sq mi (0.41 km²)Population

34,158 • Density3,546.67/sq mi (1,369.37/km²)Time zoneUTC−6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)ZIP Code(s)

Area code(s)630 and 331FIPS code17-83245Websitewww.vil.woodridge.il.us

Woodridge is a village in DuPage County, Illinois, with small portions in Will and Cook counties, and a southwestern suburb of Chicago. Per the 2020 census, the population was 34,158.^[2]

The village is just north of the I-55 junction with IL-53. Woodridge was incorporated on August 24, 1959, with less than 500 residents. It is named for its location in a wooded area above a steep hillside, locally known as "The Ridge," which overlooks the DuPage River's East Branch and the Des Plaines Valley.

Woodridge is a young community with the vast majority of its homes, businesses, and churches constructed after the 1950s. Woodridge was founded by a housing developer, Albert Kaufman,^[3] who was largely responsible for the creation of the village.

In July 2007, Woodridge was ranked No. 61 on Money magazine's "100 Best Places to Live".^[4] It uses the 630 and 331 area codes. Woodridge is the home of the Home Run Inn pizzeria chain and was the home of Pabst Brewing Company from 2006 to 2011.^[5]

Woodridge is located at

41°44′40″N 88°2′38″W / 41.74444°N 88.04389°W / 41.74444; -88.04389 (41.744582, −88.043869).^[6]

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Woodridge has a total area of 9.79 square miles (25.36 km²), of which 9.63 square miles (24.94 km²) (or 98.37%) is land and 0.16 square miles (0.41 km²) (or 1.63%) is water.^[7]

Woodridge is bordered by Naperville to the west, Downers Grove to the northeast, Darien to the east, Lemont to the south, Bolingbrook to the southwest, and Lisle to the northwest.

Two interstates run through Woodridge: the Veterans Memorial Tollway (I-355) and the Stevenson Expressway (I-55). The Veterans Memorial Tollway allows access to a variety of western and northwestern Chicago suburbs, while I-55 gives direct access to Chicago to the north and Joliet and downstate Illinois to the south. Other important routes are 75th Street and Illinois Route 53.

An industrial spur for the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad serves International Center, a large industrial area in the far south section. Commuter passenger rail service^[8] between Chicago and Aurora can be accessed in nearby Lisle or Downers Grove.

Bus service is provided by Pace,^[9] under the coordination of the Regional Transportation Authority.

Major highways in Woodridge include:

Interstate 55
Interstate 355

Historic US 66

Route 53

The village's government is overseen by the Mayor and a board of trustees elected at large. As of 2023^[update] the mayor is Gina Cunningham-Picek. The Village Clerk is Joseph Heneghan and the Village Trustees are Jennifer Anteliz, Mary Anne Blair, Joseph Kagann, Mike Krucek, Magin "Mike" Martinez, and Kaleshia "Kay" Page. Village departments include Finance, Administration, Police, Finance, Community Development, and Public Works.

The Police Department is a full-service force of 51 officers, a records department and a resource center. The Woodridge Police Department contracts with DuPage Public Safety Communications to provide dispatch services. Woodridge was one of the first communities nationwide to adopt aggressive legislation against underage tobacco use, and the Woodridge Police Department was one of the first to conduct regular "sting" operations using young teens hired by the department to check compliance for tobacco and alcohol sales.^[10]

The Building and Zoning department monitors construction permits, land use, up keep, and other considerations.

Public Works is responsible for the streets and other village infrastructure, including the water supply. Woodridge receives its water from Lake Michigan.

The Village Hall is located in Town Center at Five Plaza Drive. Town Center also includes the Public Works building (One Plaza Drive), the Woodridge Public Library (Three Plaza Drive), and the United States post office (Two Plaza Drive). The Woodridge Police Department is located down the road at 7215 Janes Avenue.

Woodridge lies within three fire protection districts, the boundaries of which were drawn before the incorporation of the village. As a result, Woodridge does not maintain a village fire department. The fire departments serving the residents are the Lisle-Woodridge Fire District,^[11] the Darien-Woodridge Fire District, and the Lemont Fire District. Lisle-Woodridge is top rated as "ISO 1" by the Insurance Services Office.

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1960	542		—
1970	11,028		1,934.7%
1980	21,763		97.3%
1990	26,256		20.6%
2000	30,934		17.8%
2010	32,971		6.6%
2020	34,158		3.6%
U.S. Decennial Census[12] 2010[13] 2020[14]

As of the 2020 census^[15] there were 34,158 people, 13,023 households, and 8,762 families residing in the village. The population density was 3,488.71 inhabitants per square mile (1,347.00/km²). There were 14,068 housing units at an average density of 1,436.83 per square mile (554.76/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 60.85% White, 10.04% African American, 0.47% Native American, 13.30% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 6.61% from other races, and 8.68% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14.80% of the population.

There were 13,023 households, out of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.98% were married couples living together, 11.09% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.72% were non-families. 26.74% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.55% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.18 and the average family size was 2.56.

The village's age distribution consisted of 22.7% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 27.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $88,803, and the median income for a family was $104,957. Males had a median income of $52,368 versus $41,125 for females. The per capita income for the village was $43,098. About 2.3% of families and 4.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.0% of those under age 18 and 3.4% of those age 65 or over.

Woodridge village, Illinois – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.

Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2000[16]	Pop 2010[13]	Pop 2020[14]	% 2000	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	21,671	20,942	19,880	70.06%	63.52%	58.20%
Black or African American alone (NH)	2,440	2,858	3,346	7.89%	8.67%	9.80%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	30	37	41	0.10%	0.11%	0.12%
Asian alone (NH)	3,472	4,092	4,519	11.22%	12.41%	13.23%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)	3	3	15	0.01%	0.01%	0.04%
Other race alone (NH)	36	52	150	0.12%	0.16%	0.44%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	443	562	1,152	1.43%	1.70%	3.37%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,839	4,425	5,055	9.18%	13.42%	14.80%
Total	30,934	32,971	34,158	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%

Woodridge, Illinois
Climate chart (explanation)
J F M A M J J A S O N D     1.9     32 14     1.6     38 19     2.6     50 28     3.8     63 38     3.9     75 48     3.9     84 57     4     87 63     4.6     85 61     3.4     78 53     2.7     67 42     3.2     50 32     2.5     37 20 █ Average max. and min. temperatures in °F █ Precipitation totals in inches Source: The Weather Channel
Metric conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D     47     0 −10     40     3 −7     67     10 −2     97     17 3     100     24 9     99     29 14     101     31 17     117     29 16     86     26 12     68     19 6     81     10 0     62     3 −7 █ Average max. and min. temperatures in °C █ Precipitation totals in mm

Woodridge is in a humid continental climate zone.^[17] On average, July is the warmest month, and January is the coldest month. August typically has the most precipitation, and February the least. The record high for Woodridge was 105 °F (40.56 °C) in July 2005, and the record low of −26 °F (−32 °C) was set in January 1985.^[18]

Woodridge has been named a "Tree City" by the Arbor Day Foundation for the past 16 years,^[19] and a study undertaken in 1996 indicated that village has over 8,000 publicly owned trees.^[20]

On June 20, 2021, just after 11pm local time, Woodridge was struck by an EF-3 tornado. The storm damaged 225 homes in Woodridge and adjoining suburbs. The tornado also damaged the rectory of Saint Scholastica Church and demolished the rectory's garage. There were no fatalities and eight people were sent to area hospitals.

The Village of Woodridge School District 68 maintains six elementary schools, Edgewood, Willow Creek, Sipley, William F. Murphy (named after Mayor Murphy), Meadowview, and Goodrich, (serving grades K-6) and one junior high, Jefferson Junior High School, (for grades 7 and 8). Woodridge does not have its own high school. The majority of Woodridge secondary school students attend Downers Grove North or South High Schools in the recently renamed Community High School District 99. Some students in southern Woodridge are served by Lemont District 210 and attend Lemont High School. Additionally, Woodridge students who reside west of the DuPage River (Seven Bridges Single-Family Residences) attend Naperville schools in District 203. Some students also attend the nearby parochial schools St. Scholastica (K-8),^[21] St. Joan of Arc (PK-8)^[22] and Benet Academy (9–12) and Montini Catholic

Nearby higher education opportunities are Benedictine University (Lisle),^[23] North Central College (Naperville),^[24] Lewis University (Romeoville),^[25] College of DuPage (Glen Ellyn),^[26] Joliet Junior College (Romeoville and Joliet)^[27] and University of St. Francis (Joliet).^[28]

The Woodridge Park District^[29] maintains a well distributed group of local parks and open spaces, offering facilities for picnicking as well as sports like baseball, basketball, tennis, soccer, cricket and newly added for 2008, Frisbee golf. The Park District also maintains Cypress Cove water park^[30] and the Athletic Recreation Center^[31] which opened in January 2017.^[32]

A skate park was added in to Janes Avenue Park. It allows for skateboarders, BMX riders, and inline skaters to skate at their own risk. There is no daily entrance fee. The skate park is open from 10:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m. The park does have lights.^[33]

A series of bike paths built by the park district allow cyclists to ride through the town on paved, dedicated paths.

Golf is another popular recreational activity. Village Greens of Woodridge^[34] is a Village-owned, 18-hole golf course; Seven Bridges^[35] is another Woodridge owned (but not members-only) championship class course. Zigfield Troy^[36] is a 9-hole, par 3 course.

Woodridge is home to two multi-screen movie theaters, most notably the Cinemark Seven Bridges (which features an IMAX screen) and Hollywood Boulevard,^[37] as well as dining options ranging from fast food to formal banquets.

Woodridge is also located near the renowned Morton Arboretum.

• Thax Douglas, poet^[38]
• Frank Kaminsky, NBA player for the Phoenix Suns
• Nick Solak, MLB player for the Atlanta Braves^[39]
• James "Turk" Torello, American mobster, caporegime and enforcer for Chicago Outfit
• Doug Walker, film critic, Internet personality

• Village of Woodridge official website
• Woodridge Public Library
• Community High School District 99
• Woodridge School District 68
• Woodridge church list

 

Coordinates: 42°08′24″N 88°12′12″W / 42.14000°N 88.20333°W / 42.14000; -88.20333CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountiesCook, Kane, Lake, McHenryTownshipsBarrington, Dundee, Cuba, AlgonquinIncorporatedJuly 5, 1957Government

 • TypeMayor–council • Village PresidentBrian D. CecolaArea

27.62 sq mi (71.54 km²) • Land27.00 sq mi (69.94 km²) • Water0.62 sq mi (1.60 km²)Elevation

774 ft (236 m)Population

4,114 • Density152.34/sq mi (58.82/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

Area codes847, 224FIPS code17-03883Wikimedia CommonsBarrington Hills, IllinoisWebsitebarringtonhills-il.gov^[2]

Barrington Hills is a village located about 40 miles (64 km) northwest of Chicago in the U.S. state of Illinois. Per the 2020 census, the population was 4,114.^[3] It straddles approximately 29 square miles (75 km²) over four counties, Cook, Kane, Lake, and McHenry. The Village of Barrington Hills was incorporated in 1957.

The suburban village is included in the greater Barrington area. Many very affluent residents live on large estates and commute to downtown Chicago. A minimum 5-acre (2.0 ha) zoning restriction has been in effect on new construction since 1963, but the existence of equestrian farms antedates the village by decades. Farming and horse raising are allowed.^[4] Barrington Hills includes farms and estates such as Hill 'N Dale Farms, which was owned by Richard L. Duchossois, former owner of the Arlington Park racetrack. It was acquired by Citizens for Conservation in 2022 CFC plans to restore the original countours of Spring Creek as well as wetlands and prairies.^[5] Another example of an estate is Bank Note Farm. The identification of the area with horses carries over to the names Broncos and Colts for school teams.^[4]

Barrington Center Church was built in 1853 by the Barrington Methodist Episcopal Society.^[6] A memorial plaque outside the church lists 91 area residents - one woman and 90 men - who served in the Civil War.^[7] Since the 1980s, the church building has been used by a Korean-American congregation, the New Friends Wesleyan Church.

In 1860, about 18 immigrant families of Czech ancestry settled along the east side of the Fox River, near the future site of Fox River Grove. In 1867, land was purchased at the southwest corner of Church and River - Algonquin roads, and construction was started on St. John Nepomucene Chapel, named after the patron saint of Bohemia. Completed in 1873, the chapel was never served by its own priest, and currently services are scheduled only once a year. The chapel and its cemetery are owned by the St. John Nepomucene Catholic Cemetery Association, making it the only privately owned Catholic chapel and cemetery in the Rockford Diocese.^[7][8]

Starting about 1900, business executives from Chicago, many of whom were tied to the railroad industry, purchased the rolling farms and subdivided them into large summer estates. One such individual was Spencer C. Otis Sr., who by 1910 is credited with purchasing 1,000 acres (405 ha) of farmland along what was then Goose Lake Road but is now known as Otis Road and creating Hawthorne Farm. Otis was a "gentleman farmer" of the era. He worked in Chicago commerce, but his hobby was dairy farming on his large country estate which was led by his son Spencer Otis Jr. who attended agricultural school in at the University of Illinois in Urbana. At this time the university was experimenting building round barns, of which became an Otis signature, as there were three built on the Hawthorne Farm.^[9] Several of Otis Senior's business associates, including George E. Van Hagen, also built large estates in the area and ran their summer homes as year-round dairy farms.

In 1921, the Barrington Hills Country Club, with its eighteen-hole golf course, was established on 200 acres (81 ha) of unfarmable land between County Line Road, Oak Knoll Road, and Northwest Highway. The land was donated by three of the club's early founders: H. Stillson Hart, who owned the farmstead known as Hart Hills just to the east of the club; George E. Van Hagen of Wakefield Farm, who owned the land just to the west of the club; and J.R. Cardwell, whose Oak Knoll Farm swelled along the winding Oak Knoll Road on the club's northern end. Van Hagen became the club's first president. Noted Chicago architect Robert Work, who was associated with David Adler, designed the first clubhouse, which was opened in 1926 and burned to the ground in 1930. Work designed the second clubhouse as well, which opened in 1931 and still stands.^[10]

The only public school located in the village is Countryside Elementary School, with about 500 students, in grades K-5, in the Barrington Community Unit School District 220.^[11] Countryside Elementary School draws students from both Barrington Hills and the eastern half of Fox River Grove which falls into District 220 also.^[12] Students from Countryside either attend Barrington Prairie Middle School or Barrington Station Middle School Station. Older students attend the nearby Barrington High School. Portions of the village are also within CUSD 300 of Dundee-Crown High School and of the Cary-Grove High School district.

Barrington Hills is located at

42°08′24″N 88°12′12″W / 42.14000°N 88.20333°W / 42.14000; -88.20333 (42.1399063, -88.2034182).^[13]

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Barrington Hills has a total area of 27.62 square miles (71.54 km²), of which 27.01 square miles (69.96 km²) (or 97.77%) is land and 0.62 square miles (1.61 km²) (or 2.23%) is water.^[14] The village is located within the Fox River watershed of the greater Illinois River waterway. There is about 1,700 feet (520 m) of shoreline along the east bank of the Fox River. Locally there are two perennial stream courses known to the west as Spring Creek and to the east as Flint Creek. Over the years, Flint Creek has been impounded such that along its course in the Cook County portion of the village are substantial lakes with such names as Hawley, Hawthorne, and Keene.

Into the 1990s, farmers still worked about 3,000 acres (1,200 ha) of land. Residential properties of over 1-acre (0.40 ha) covered 30 percent. There is no downtown center, but the village has a small shopping strip along Route 14. With a population of 4,209 in 2010, Barrington Hills has kept its rural flavor as industrial and commercial development has sprung up around its borders.^[4]

The village is bordered on the west by East Dundee, Carpentersville, and Algonquin; on the north by Fox River Grove, and Lake Barrington; on the east by Barrington and Inverness; and to the south and southeast by South Barrington, and Hoffman Estates. Barrington Hills is one of only three municipalities in Illinois (along with Aurora and Centralia) with land located among four counties.

Barrington Hills was incorporated in 1957.^[15] It was then composed of land only in the northwest corner of Cook County, and expanded over the next five years to its approximate configuration of today. In 1959, areas in McHenry and Lake counties joined the village, and in 1962 the village of Middlebury in Kane County was annexed. With the incorporation of Middlebury, the village government acquired its first building, a single-room school house converted into a police station.^[4]

The current Village Hall was constructed in 1974 with a substantial addition in 1993. The building hosts the Barrington Hills Police station, administrative offices and public meeting rooms. Barrington Area Council of Governments BACOG offices are also located on this site. A fire station was constructed in 1994 on the grounds.^[16]

The Village of Barrington Hills is a home rule municipality which functions under the council-manager form of government with a Village President and a six-member board of trustees, all of whom are elected at large to staggered four-year terms. Officers of the village include a village treasurer, a village clerk, a building code enforcement officer and a village manager.

The current village President is Brian D Cecola and current members of the Board of Trustees are Colleen Konicek Hannigan, Bryan Croll, Brian D. Cecola, Robert Zuback and Paula Jacobsen. The village manager is Anna Paul.

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1960	1,726		—
1970	2,805		62.5%
1980	3,631		29.4%
1990	4,202		15.7%
2000	3,915		−6.8%
2010	4,209		7.5%
2020	4,114		−2.3%
U.S. Decennial Census[17] 2010[18] 2020[19]

As of the 2020 census^[20] there were 4,114 people, 1,438 households, and 1,277 families residing in the village. The population density was 148.94 inhabitants per square mile (57.51/km²). There were 1,651 housing units at an average density of 59.77 per square mile (23.08/km²).^[21] The racial makeup of the village was 83.01% White, 8.51% Asian, 1.05% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.95% from other races, and 6.37% from two or more races.^[22] Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.15% of the population.^[22]

There were 1,438 households, out of which 27.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 78.30% were married couples living together, 5.15% had a female householder with no husband present, and 11.20% were non-families.^[23] 9.87% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.98% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.^[23] The average household size was 3.08 and the average family size was 2.88.^[23]

The village's age distribution consisted of 22.2% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 11% from 25 to 44, 34.9% from 45 to 64, and 24.7% who were 65 years of age or older.^[24] The median age was 50.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.6 males.^[24]

The median income for a household in the village was $157,414, and the median income for a family was $181,181.^[25] Males had a median income of $118,716 versus $40,148 for females. The per capita income for the village was $88,747.^[25] About 5.5% of families and 8.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.5% of those under age 18 and 1.4% of those age 65 or over.^[25]

Barrington Hills village, Illinois – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.

Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2000[26]	Pop 2010[18]	Pop 2020[19]	% 2000	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	3,647	3,752	3,369	93.15%	89.14%	81.89%
Black or African American alone (NH)	18	32	39	0.46%	0.76%	0.95%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	0	1	4	0.00%	0.02%	0.10%
Asian alone (NH)	153	272	348	3.91%	6.46%	8.46%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0	0	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Other race alone (NH)	0	0	18	0.00%	0.00%	0.44%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	22	38	124	0.56%	0.90%	3.01%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	75	114	212	1.92%	2.71%	5.15%
Total	3,915	4,209	4,114	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 3,915 people, 1,381 households, and 1,168 families residing in the village. The population density was 140.4 people per square mile (54.2 people/km²). There were 1,456 housing units at an average density of 52.2 per square mile (20.2/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 94.30% White, 0.46% African American, 3.91% Asian, 0.74% from other races, and 0.59% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.92% of the population.

There were 1,381 households, out of which 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 78.9% were married couples living together, 3.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.4% were non-families. 12.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.10.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 25.3% under the age of 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 20.0% from 25 to 44, 37.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.6 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $145,330, and the median income for a family was $156,002. Males had a median income of over $100,000 versus $56,167 for females. The per capita income for the village was $73,629. About 0.9% of families and 3.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.9% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

The village ranks 87th on the list of highest-income places in the United States with a population over 1,000, with nearby North Barrington, South Barrington, and Inverness also making the list.

• Tony Accardo (1906–1992), organized crime figure^[27]
• Greg Brown, CEO of Motorola
• Bill Moseley (born 1951), film actor and musician
• Terry Moran (born 1959), ABC News Senior National Correspondent (grew up in Barrington Hills)
• Henry Paulson (born 1946), Goldman Sachs CEO (1998–2006), U.S. Treasury Secretary (2006–2009)
• Jasper Sanfilippo (1931–2020), President and CEO of nut conglomerate John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc., noted philanthropist, and founder of the Place de la Musique private museum.
• Richard J. Stephenson, Chairman of Cancer Treatment Centers of America
• Harry Mohr Weese (1915–1998), architect and planner^[28]

• Village of Barrington Hills