Editing Bloomingdale, Illinois (section)

==History==
[[File:Saint Isidore Catholic Church (Bloomingdale, Illinois) - exterior 2.jpg|thumb|left|The chapel at St Isidore Catholic Church on West Army Trail Rd.]]
Bloomingdale is one of the earliest villages settled in what is now DuPage County. The Meacham family settled here in 1833, and by the end of the following year, 12 to 15 families had settled in the locality. It was originally named Meacham's Grove.<ref>{{cite news|title=Several Towns Named After Founders and Heroes |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/872352/kanedupage_county_il_toponym_origins/|newspaper=The Daily Herald|date=December 28, 1999|page=220|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|access-date = August 17, 2014 }} {{Open access}}</ref> The community was served by the Chicago-Galena Highway, modern day [[Lake Street (Chicago)|Lake Street]]. It became an important stop for [[stage coaches]] and westward travelers. Originally a [[Cook County, Illinois|Cook County]] settlement, it was annexed by DuPage County in 1839. The northern part of the village wanted to develop commercially while the southern part wished to remain a farming community. In 1923, the village [[Secession in the United States|split]] to accommodate this—the northern portion of the town was incorporated as [[Roselle, Illinois|Roselle]]. From 1950 to 1980, the population increased from 338 to 12,659.

The landmark U.S. Supreme Court case [[Illinois v. Gates]] began with an anonymous letter written to the Bloomingdale police department.<ref>{{ussc|name=Illinois v. Gates|volume=462|page=213|pin=|year=1983}}.</ref>