Editing Elk Grove Village, Illinois (section)

==History==

=== Pre-colonial and colonial eras ===
The land that is now the Village of Elk Grove was controlled by the [[Miami people|Miami Confederacy]] (which contained the [[Illinois Confederation|Illini]] and [[Kickapoo people|Kickapoo]] tribes) starting in the early 1680s. The Confederacy was driven from the area by the [[Iroquois]] and [[Meskwaki]] in the early 1700s.

The French-allied [[Potawatomi]] began to raid and take possession of Northern Illinois in the 1700s. In the late 1700s and early 1800s, the Potawatomi expanded southwards from their territory in Green Bay and westward from their holdings near Detroit, until they controlled in an L-shaped swath of territory from Green Bay to the Illinois River, and from the Mississippi River to the Maumee River.<ref>{{cite web |title=NativeLand.ca |url=https://native-land.ca |access-date=November 26, 2020 |website=Native-land.ca - Our home on native land |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=NativeLand.ca - Bodéwadmiké (Potawatomi) |url=https://native-land.ca/maps/territories/potawatomi/ |access-date=November 26, 2020 |website=Native-land.ca - Our home on native land |language=en}}</ref>

In 1833, the Potawatomi signed the [[1833 Treaty of Chicago]] with the United States Government. As a result of the Treaty, the United States was granted control of all land west of Lake Michigan and east of Lake Winnebago in exchange for a tract of land west of the Mississippi. The land that is now Elk Grove was ceded to the U.S. in this treaty, which sparked mass white immigration to the Northern Illinois area. The U.S. Government purchased the land for about 15 cents per acre, and then resold it to white settlers for 1.25 dollars per acre.

Aaron Miner, a revolutionary war veteran, moved to what is now in Elk Grove in 1833. He maintained friendly relations with the remaining Potawatomi, who gave him a firebrand. His wife and daughter often baked cookies which they would trade with the Potawatomi for venison and game.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Elk Grove Cemetery - Aaron Miner Grave Marker |url=https://www.idaillinois.org/digital/collection/narlingto04/id/3702 |access-date=May 13, 2022 |website=www.idaillinois.org |language=en}}</ref>

=== Incorporation and planned community ===
The village was formally incorporated in 1956 in [[Elk Grove Township]], and was founded as a planned suburban community.<ref name="elkgrove.org">{{cite web |url=http://www.elkgrove.org/about/history |title= |website=www.elkgrove.org |access-date=December 22, 2018}}{{title missing|date=May 2022}}</ref> The majority of houses were constructed by [[Centex Corporation]].<ref>{{cite web |title=CENTEX CONTINUES ITS ELK GROVE TRADITION |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1986-10-04-8603140980-story.html |website=Chicago Tribune |date=October 4, 1986 |access-date=April 21, 2020}}</ref> As part of the original planning concept, the village was to be home to separated residential and industrial areas (the latter of which would later become the largest industrial park in the United States).<ref name="chicagobusiness.com" /> Today, it ranks as the second-highest scoring American industrial park, according to Benchmarkia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://benchmarkia.com/industrial-parks-for-subscribers/|title=Industrial Park Ranking|publisher = Benchmarkia: Crowd-Based Sustainability Benchmarking|access-date=2024-07-12 }}</ref>

Prior to its development as a residential community, it was home to many farmers and their families (mostly [[Germans|German]] immigrants). Many of the major streets in and around the village are named for these farmers. Busse Farm was the final undeveloped agricultural property in the village, located between Higgins Road and Oakton Street, and was at one time considered as a location for a new [[Chicago Bears]] stadium, to replace the aging [[Soldier Field]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=ELK GROVE, BEARS GETTING COZY|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1998-04-24-9804240215-story.html|last=Writer|first=Graeme Zielinski, Tribune Staff|website=chicagotribune.com|date=April 24, 1998 |language=en-US|access-date=May 15, 2020}}</ref> In 2018 the land was sold to be developed into the Elk Grove Technology Park.<ref>{{Cite web|title=EXCHANGE: Former farm takes shape as high tech hub|url=https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190811/news/308119996|agency=Associated Press|date=August 11, 2019|website=Daily Herald|language=en-US|access-date=May 15, 2020}}</ref>

The original boundaries of Elk Grove Village's residential area were Higgins Road ([[Illinois Route 72]]) on the north, State Road (now Arlington Heights Road) on the west, Landmeier Road on the south, and Wildwood Road on the east. The village easily doubled in size during the 1960s. By the end of the decade, most of the land between O'Hare Airport and I-290/IL-53 was developed. As the village expanded to the south and west, new roads, schools, and parks were added to the community. Rupley Elementary was the first school to be constructed in Elk Grove Village. It was named after Ira Rupley, an executive vice president at Centex who helped lead the early development of the village.<ref>{{Cite news|date=July 21, 1960|title=Ira Rupley_dead at 80_1960|pages=77|work=The Daily Herald|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16033747/ira-rupleydead-at-801960/|access-date=May 14, 2020}}</ref>

In the 1970s, the village developed land west of the expressway in [[Schaumburg Township, Cook County, Illinois|Schaumburg Township]] along with industrial development into [[Addison Township, DuPage County, Illinois|Addison Township]]. New apartment communities were constructed in Elk Grove Village along Tonne Road and Ridge Avenue. These developments have since been sectioned, and some converted to [[Condominium (living space)|condominium]] homes. The village saw continuous residential, commercial, and industrial growth during the 1980s. However, Lively Junior High School was no longer necessary and saw fast-declining enrollment numbers. It was shut down by the school district, leased to Elk Grove Park District, and remodeled to become the Jack E. Claes Pavilion Recreation Facility. School District 59 built administrative offices at the site.<ref name="chicagobusiness.com"/>

In 1982, Elk Grove Village was briefly in the national spotlight with one of the first reported deaths in the [[Chicago Tylenol murders]] case with the death of 12-year-old Mary Kellerman, who died after taking a Tylenol capsule that was laced with [[potassium cyanide]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=September 29, 2014|title=How the Tylenol murders of 1982 changed the way we consume medication|url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/tylenol-murders-1982|access-date=August 4, 2020|website=PBS NewsHour|language=en-us}}</ref> The case led to the development of more stringent [[Food and Drug Administration|FDA]] regulations around [[tamper-evident technology]].

In the 1990s and 2000s, the village embarked on a series of beautification and redevelopment programs which included the installation of a clock tower at Village Hall, installation of brick-paved crosswalks in residential areas, new landscaping in boulevards and other public lands, and installation of retro-themed street lights.<ref>{{Cite web|title=New clock tower, park in the works|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2002-04-25-0204250253-story.html|last=Maes|first=John|website=chicagotribune.com|date=April 25, 2002 |language=en-US|access-date=May 15, 2020}}</ref>

In 2006, Elk Grove Village became one of the first municipalities in Illinois to enact a public [[smoking ban]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.journal-topics.com/topics/06/top060302.3.html |title=Elk Grove Enacts Smoking Ban |access-date=July 30, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060319213602/http://www.journal-topics.com/topics/06/top060302.3.html |archive-date=March 19, 2006 |url-status=dead  }}</ref> and in 2008 became one of the first Chicago suburbs to use [[red light camera]]s. In June 2010, Elk Grove Village's Municipal Administration and Public Safety Complex was [[Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design|LEED]] Gold Certified by the [[US Green Building Council]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usgbc.org/projects/elk-grove-village-admin-public-safety |title=Elk Grove Village Admin & Public Safety LEED Scorecard |date=June 2010 |publisher=[[US Green Building Council]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222052749/https://www.usgbc.org/projects/elk-grove-village-admin-public-safety |archive-date=December 22, 2017 |url-status=live |access-date=December 21, 2017 }}</ref>