Editing Union Hill, Illinois (section)

==History==
The settlement of the town is accredited to brothers Cornelius and John E. Schobey. With the second believed to be the town's founder when he moved to neighboring [[Essex Township, Kankakee County, Illinois|Essex Township]] in 1854. John Schobey opened a post office in 1861 during the start of the [[American Civil War|civil war]]. This inspired Mr. Schobey to make it so the settlements name had the word "[[Union (American Civil War)|union]]" included. After some trial and error the area became known as Union Hill around the same time. The Indiana, Illinois and Iowa Railroad (now the [[Kankakee Belt Route]]) was built through the area in 1882, which triggered the expansion of the town.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ridings |first1=Jim |title=History |url=https://villageofunionhill.org/history/ |website=Welcome to the Village of Union Hill |publisher=Village of Union Hill, Illinois |access-date=December 1, 2024}}</ref>

Union Hill was possibly incorporated as a village in 1903 or 1904.