Editing Mundelein, Illinois (section)

== Places ==
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File:Community Protestant Church.jpg|Community Protestant Church
File:Veterans Point Park.jpg|Memorial Point
File:Mundelein Heritage Museum.jpg|Mundelein Heritage Museum
File:Mundelein Village Hall.jpg|Mundelein Village Hall from a nearby parking lot
File:Fremont Public Library Illinois.jpg|Fremont Public Library
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=== Mundelein Heritage Museum ===
Mundelein Heritage Museum is a [[museum]] owned by the Mundelein Historical Commission. The museum opened in 1983 in a train facility, which been intended for the [[Soo Line Railroad]] in the 1920s. The Historical Society of Fort Hill Country, founded in 1983, previously ran the museum as the Fort Hill Museum, until the society disbanded in 2018 due to low membership. The museum was closed from 2018 to 2020, as operations of the museum were transferred to the Mundelein Historical Commission.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Norman |first=James T. |date=2020-09-21 |title=After two years, Mundelein Heritage Museum reopens |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2020/09/21/after-two-years-mundelein-heritage-museum-reopens/ |access-date=2024-06-19 |website=Chicago Tribune |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Memorial Point ===
Memorial Point is a triangle-shaped [[war memorial]] located at the intersection of Hawley Street and Illinois Route 176. The monument was built in 1969 and contains an artillery anti-tank gun, a flagpole, and an engraved granite monument listing residents of the town who died in war. Plans were made in 2015 to relocate the memorial to Kracklauer Park in the south of the town but were abandoned after public backlash.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kambic |first=Rick |date=2018-11-16 |title=Mundelein veterans memorial to stay on Hawley Street after park redesign |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2018/11/16/mundelein-veterans-memorial-to-stay-on-hawley-street-after-park-redesign/ |access-date=2024-06-21 |website=Chicago Tribune |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Community Protestant Church ===
The Community Protestant Church in Mundelein first opened in 1889 with 16 members. The initial building for the church was built on the junction of [[Illinois Route 176]] and [[U.S. Route 45]] in 1896. The church moved to its current position in 1949 and was nicknamed "the church on the hill" due to its location. The building was renovated from 1957 to 1958 to build an education wing, including a library and a nursery. The church hosted an annual [[Christmas]] dance in the 1940s.<ref>Killackey, pp. 56{{Endash}}57</ref>

=== Fremont Public Library ===
Fremont Public Library was established on Park Street and Lake Street in the village in 1955,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kambic |first=Rick |date=February 15, 2018 |title=Mundelein District 75 considering sale of admin building - Downtown site was home to library of Fremont Township |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=AWNB&t=pubname%3AMRVB%21Mundelein%2BReview%2B%2528IL%2529&sort=YMD_date%3AD&fld-base-0=alltext&maxresults=20&val-base-0=%22Fremont%20Public%20Library%22%20%221955%22%20%221972%22&docref=news/16A1103BCB610A48 |url-access=subscription |url-status= |work=Mundelein Review}}</ref> before later being moved to a larger site on Midlothian Road in 2001.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2003-06-07 |title=Mundelein receives praise for ranking of home values |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune-mundelein-receives-prais/149326809/ |access-date=2024-06-14 |work=Chicago Tribune |pages=4–9}}</ref> The old site, which was previously used as a barbershop, was sold to [[Mundelein Elementary School District 75]] where it has been used as an administration building. The property was considered for a sale in 2018.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kambic |first=Rick |date=Feb 12, 2018 |title=D75 considers sale of admin building in downtown Mundelein |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/mundelein/news/ct-mun-mundelein-75-downtown-property-sale-tl-0215-story.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181221141923/https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/mundelein/news/ct-mun-mundelein-75-downtown-property-sale-tl-0215-story.html |archive-date=Dec 21, 2018 |access-date=June 15, 2024 |work=[[Chicago Tribune]]}}</ref>

=== Village Hall ===
The current village hall was completed and opened in 2014. The building is a 10-acre, 32,000-foot building located next to the Metra station in the center of the town, and cost over $10 million to build.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2014-06-05 |title=New Mundelein village hall to open soon |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2014/06/05/new-mundelein-village-hall-to-open-soon/ |access-date=2024-06-25 |website=Chicago Tribune |language=en-US}}</ref>

The original village hall, which was built and dedicated in 1929, cost the village $36,000 to construct.<ref name=":1"/> The building, which was described as "Tudor-style"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fisher |first=Jennifer |date=2019-08-22 |title=Site of former Mundelein village hall soon will be home to restaurants, retail and offices |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2019/08/22/site-of-former-mundelein-village-hall-soon-will-be-home-to-restaurants-retail-and-offices/ |access-date=2024-06-15 |website=Chicago Tribune |language=en-US}}</ref> and "Alpine-style", was also previously used as a fire station, municipal jail, and a community center.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lissau |first=Russell |date=2017-09-18 |title=Mundelein's old village hall up for sale |url=https://www.dailyherald.com/20170918/news/mundeleins-old-village-hall-up-for-sale/ |access-date=2024-06-25 |website=Daily Herald |language=en-US}}</ref> The building was demolished in 2019 for commercial development.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mundelein History {{!}} Mundelein, IL |url=https://www.mundelein.org/463/Mundelein-History |access-date=2024-06-14 |website=www.mundelein.org}}</ref>

=== Model Farm ===
Model Farm was a prototype farm used to demonstrate new farming technology in the 1920s. The property included a six-room farmhouse and an exhibit hall. The 80-acre farm was opened in 1928 by the Public Service Company of Northern Illinois, which was a company run by businessman [[Samuel Insull]]. The property was sold to a cattle breeder in 1940 and was partially used as the site for the construction of [[Mundelein High School]].<ref>Killackey, pp. 113{{Endash}}116</ref>