Editing Richton Park, Illinois (section)

==History==
Richton Park sits along the [[Sauk Trail]], a major trail used by the several [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] tribes for travel. By the 1840s German migrants settled in the area and created a small farming community.

The village was named after a Richton in [[Vermont]], the native home of a first settler.<ref>{{cite book|title=Illinois Central Magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3WI3AQAAMAAJ&pg=PT45|year=1922|publisher=Illinois Central Railroad Company|page=45}}</ref>

On the evening of June 7, 2008, an [[EF2]] tornado went through portions of Richton Park, damaging homes and businesses.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.weather.gov/lot/2008jun07 | title=June 7, 2008 Severe Weather Event }}</ref>