Editing Burlington, Illinois (section)

==History==
Burlington was platted by Andrew Pingree in 1851. It is located on the former [[Illinois Central Railroad]]<ref>{{cite map|author=Illinois Commerce Commission|title=Railroad Map of Illinois, 1928|trans-title=|map=Railroad Map of Illinois, 1928|map-url=https://idot.illinois.gov/Assets/uploads/files/Transportation-System/Maps-&-Charts/RailRoad-Maps/1928%20Historic%20Rail%20Map.pdf|date=1928|year=1928|url=|scale=|series=|version=|cartography=|publisher=Illinois Commerce Commission|page=|pages=|section=|sections=|inset=|edition=|location=|language=|format=|isbn=|id=|access-date=March 20, 2023|archive-url=|archive-date=}}</ref> which runs through the south edge of the village. In 1878, the area had three cheese factories, a general store, a hotel and a saloon. A post office under the name "Burlington" has been in operation since 1865.<ref>{{cite archive|first=|last=|item=Illinois: Kane - Knox, Microfilm M1126, Roll 145, Page 60|item-url=https://catalog.archives.gov/id/68311088?objectPage=60|type=|item-id=NAID 68311088|date=|page=|pages=|fonds=|series=|file=|box=|collection=Post Office Reports of Site Locations, 1837-1950|collection-url=|repository=|institution=National Archives and Records Administration|location=|oclc=|accession=}}</ref> The last dairy plant closed in the 1970s.

Since the early 1990s, Burlington has been home to two small plastics companies. Concerns have been raised over the environmental impact these plants will have on the town and surrounding areas in the future. On November 6, 1990, Burlington was incorporated as a village, along with nearby [[Lily Lake, Illinois|Lily Lake]] and [[Virgil, Illinois|Virgil]], in an effort to establish stricter guidelines regarding plastic manufacturing and chemical dumping in the area.<ref>{{cite web |title=Burlington, IL |url=http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/188.html#:~:text=In%201851%2C%20Andrew%20Pingree%20platted,population%20of%20452%20in%202000. |website=encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org |publisher=Chicago Historical Society |access-date=March 7, 2021}}</ref>

From 1910 to 2019, Burlington held an annual fall festival on the first week of September every year.