Editing Deerfield, Illinois

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'''Deerfield''' is a village in [[Lake County, Illinois|Lake]] and [[Cook County, Illinois|Cook]] counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. A northern [[Chicago metropolitan area|suburb of Chicago]], Deerfield is located on the [[North Shore (Chicago)|North Shore]], about {{Convert|28|mi}} north of [[Chicago Loop|downtown Chicago]]. The population was 19,196 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Deerfield village, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1718992|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 15, 2022}}</ref>

Deerfield is home to the headquarters of [[Walgreens Boots Alliance]], [[Baxter Healthcare]], and [[Fortune Brands Home & Security]]. Deerfield is often listed among the wealthiest and highest-earning places in Illinois and the Midwest. According to the United States Census Bureau, the median household income in Deerfield was $185,762 in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Deerfield_village,_Illinois?g=160XX00US1718992 |access-date=2024-12-09 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

==History==

=== Beginnings ===
Originally populated by the Bodéwadmiakiwen ([[Potawatomi]]), Myaamia ([[Miami people|Miami]]), Kiikaapoi ([[Kickapoo people|Kickapoo]]), and [[Peoria people|Peoria]] Native Americans,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Native-Land|url=https://native-land.ca/|website=Native Land}}</ref> the area was settled by Horace Lamb and Jacob B. Cadwell in 1835 and named Cadwell's Corner. A shopping center located on the site of Cadwell's farm at [[Illinois Route 43|Waukegan Road]] and [[Lake Cook Road]] still bears that name. The area grew because of the navigable rivers in the area, notably the [[Des Plaines River]] and the [[Chicago River]].

By 1840, the town's name was changed to "Leclair". Within a decade, settler John Millen proposed a further name change to "Deerfield" in honor of his hometown, [[Deerfield, Massachusetts]] and the large number of deer living in the area. At the time, the alternate name for the village on the ballot was "Erin". "Deerfield" won by a vote of 17–13.<ref name="reichelt">{{cite book |last= Reichelt |first= Marie Ward |title= History of Deerfield |publisher= Glenview Press |year=1928}}</ref>

The village's first school, Wilmot School, was founded in 1847. Originally a one-room schoolhouse, Wilmot is now an elementary school which serves 548 students. It is located on land donated by Lyman Wilmot, whose wife, Clarissa, was the village's first schoolteacher.<ref name="reichelt"/>

The village was incorporated in 1903,<ref name="garden">{{Cite news |title= "Small Town" Deerfield Kisses and Tills |newspaper= Chicago Tribune |pages= N–B1C |date= May 9, 1982 }}</ref> with a population in the low 400s.

In the 1850s, the Deerfield home of Lyman Wilmot served as a stop on the [[Underground Railroad]] as escaped slaves attempted to get to Canada.<ref name="reichelt"/>

=== 20th century ===
In a 1917 design by [[Thomas Tallmadge|Thomas E. Tallmadge]] of the [[American Institute of Architects]], Deerfield (and adjacent [[Highland Park, Illinois|Highland Park]]) served as the center for a new proposed capital city of the United States.<ref name="reichelt"/> By that year, all of Deerfield's original farms had been converted either to residential areas or golf courses.<ref name="reichelt"/>

[[File:Milton C. Pickens (memorial plaque).jpg|right|thumb|Pickens memorial plaque]]

On May 26, 1944, a US Navy plane crashed in Deerfield on the current site of the Deerfield Public Library, killing Ensign [[Milton C. Pickens]].<ref>{{Cite news | title = Glenview Plane Falls in Garden; Ensign is Killed | newspaper = Chicago Daily Tribune | page = 6 | date = May 27, 1944 }}</ref> Following [[World War II]], a portion of [[Illinois Route 43|Waukegan Road]] (Route 43) that runs through Deerfield was designated a [[Blue Star Memorial Highway]].<ref>Blue Star Memorial Highway plaque located at intersection of Waukegan Road and Hazel Avenue</ref>

In 1959, when Deerfield officials learned that a developer building a neighborhood of large new homes planned to make houses available to [[African Americans]], they issued a stop-work order. An intense debate began about racial integration, property values, and the good faith of community officials and builders. For a brief time, Deerfield was spotlighted in the national news as "the Little Rock of the North."<ref name="ros001">{{cite book | last = Rosen | first = Harry |author2=David Rosen | title = But Not Next Door | publisher = Astor-Honor Inc | year = 1962 | isbn = 978-0-8392-1007-8}}</ref> Supporters of integration were denounced and ostracized by angry residents. Eventually, the village passed a referendum to build parks on the property, thus putting an end to the housing development. Two model homes already partially completed were sold to village officials.<ref name="ros001"/> The developer, Morris Milgram, sued the city charging that it had violated the Fourteenth Amendment. The [[Supreme Court of Illinois|Illinois Supreme Court]] ruled against Milgram, who then appealed to the [[Supreme Court of the United States|U.S. Supreme Court]], which refused to consider the case.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=April 26, 1963 |title=The Supreme Court: Device for Division |url=https://time.com/archive/6626366/the-supreme-court-device-for-division/ |access-date=2024-10-01 |website=TIME |language=en}}</ref> The remaining land lay dormant for years before it was developed into Mitchell Pool and Park and Jaycee Park. At the time, Deerfield's black population was 12 people out of a total population of 11,786.<ref name="encycchicago">{{cite web |url=http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/369.html |title=Deerfield, IL |website=Encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org |access-date=February 26, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304111223/http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/369.html |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> This episode in Deerfield's history is described in ''But Not Next Door'' by Harry and David Rosen, both residents of Deerfield. On June 18, 2020, the Deerfield Park District Board voted to remove James Mitchell's name from the park and later renamed it to Floral Park, which was the name originally intended for the sub-division that would have been built at that location.<ref>{{Cite news | last=DeGrechie | first= Eric | title = Park Board Votes To Rename Mitchell Park | newspaper = The Patch | date = June 18, 2020 | url=https://patch.com/illinois/deerfield/park-board-votes-rename-mitchell-park}}</ref>

Since the early 1980s, Deerfield has seen an increase in the population of Jews, Asians, and Greeks, giving the community a more diverse cultural and ethnic makeup.<ref name="encycchicago"/><ref>{{cite web | url=https://dwellics.com/state/illinois/community-in-deerfield | title=Explore the Community Dynamics of Deerfield }}</ref>

On June 27, 1962, ground was broken by Kitchens of Sara Lee (now [[Sara Lee (corporation)|Sara Lee Corporation]]) for construction of the world's largest bakery. The plant, located on the current site of Coromandel Condominiums on Kates Road, began production in 1964 using state-of-the-art materials handling and production equipment. It was billed as the world's first industrial plant with a fully automated production control system and was designed by Stanley Winton. President [[Ronald Reagan]] visited the plant in 1985. The plant closed in 1990 as Sara Lee consolidated production in [[Tarboro, North Carolina]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Sara Lee / Our History | website = Sara Lee Corp. website | year = 2008 | url = http://www.saraleebakery.com.au/special.php?page=history.html | access-date = July 29, 2008 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080721000049/http://www.saraleebakery.com.au/special.php?page=history.html | archive-date = July 21, 2008 }}</ref> By 1991, headquarters employees had moved to downtown Chicago. In 2007, Sara Lee severed its final tie to its former home town with the closure of the Sara Lee Bakery Outlet Store.

In 1982, Deerfield began an experiment with a community farm.<ref name="garden"/> Two hundred residents applied for plots on a {{convert|3|acre|m2|adj=on}} community garden. The project had such a strong initial success that the village opened additional community farms on vacant land in the village.

As of 1987 Deerfield was mostly made up of single-family houses. As of that year the resale prices of Deerfield houses ranged from $100,000 to $300,000. 43.5% of the town's land consisted of single-family houses, while 1.1% contained multi-family housing. As of that year little of the remaining land was available for further residential development.<ref name="Little"/>

=== 21st century ===
On December 19, 2005, the village board passed a strict [[Smoking ban|anti-smoking ordinance]]. The law bans smoking in all public places, including businesses, bars, restaurants, parks, parade routes, public assemblies, and within {{convert|25|ft|m}} from any of the above.<ref>{{cite web | title = Deerfield Passes Smoking Ban | publisher = ABC7 Chicago | date = December 19, 2005 | url = http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=local&id=3741978 | access-date = July 14, 2007 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060814162613/http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=local&id=3741978 | archive-date = August 14, 2006 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

In November 2007, [[BusinessWeek|BusinessWeek.com]] listed Deerfield third in a list of the 50 best places to raise children.<ref>{{Cite news | last = MacMillan | first = Douglas | title = Great Places to Raise Kids -- for Less | newspaper = BusinessWeek.com | date = November 16, 2007 | url = http://images.businessweek.com/ss/07/11/1116_bestplaces_kids/source/49.htm | access-date = March 3, 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100126021058/http://images.businessweek.com/ss/07/11/1116_bestplaces_kids/source/49.htm | archive-date = January 26, 2010 | url-status = dead }}</ref> The rankings were based on five factors: school test scores, cost of living, recreational and cultural activities, number of schools and risk of crime. Deerfield ranked behind [[Groesbeck, Ohio]], and [[Western Springs, Illinois]].

In 2015, a plan to rezone a parcel of land originally zoned for single-family homes, in order to allow the construction of a 48-unit affordable apartment building complex, was proposed. Some Deerfield residents were opposed to the proposition.<ref name="kb1">{{cite news|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/deerfield/news/ct-dfr-zion-woods-tl-0521-20150515-story.html#page=1|title=Affordable Zion Woods apartments draw swift opposition - Deerfield Review|last=Berkowitz|first=Karen|date=May 15, 2015|work=[[Chicago Tribune]]|access-date=November 30, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151127190916/http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/deerfield/news/ct-dfr-zion-woods-tl-0521-20150515-story.html#page=1|archive-date=November 27, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2018, the Village Board of Trustees unanimously approved a ban on what were described as certain types of [[assault weapon]]s and high-capacity magazines,<ref>{{cite web | last1=Rossman | first1=Sean | title=Illinois town bans assault weapons, will fine those who keep them | url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/04/05/illinois-town-bans-assault-weapons-fine-those-who-keep-them/488987002/ | date=April 5, 2018 | work=[[USA Today]] | access-date=July 4, 2022}}</ref> amending a 2013 ordinance that regulated the storage of those items. This was done despite an Illinois State Preemption on any further municipal firearms restrictions after 2013, and the fact that amendments to municipal ordinances have to pass said amendments as separate ordinances. Lawsuits were filed challenging the Ordinance<ref name="BuzzFeed04032018">{{cite news|last1=Chen|first1=Tanya|title=This Town Just Banned Assault Weapons. Anyone Who Refuses To Give Theirs Up Will Be Fined $1,000 A Day.|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/tanyachen/chicag-suburb-bans-semiautomatic-weapons|access-date=April 5, 2018|work=Buzz Feed News|date=April 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180404032637/https://www.buzzfeed.com/tanyachen/chicag-suburb-bans-semiautomatic-weapons|archive-date=April 4, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> and the ban was eventually blocked by Lake County Circuit Court Judge Luis Berrones until the lawsuits could be heard. One of the lawsuits is based on the Illinois state preemption statute regarding local bans enacted after 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/06/13/deerfield-chicago-suburb-assault-weapons-ban-blocked/697792002/ |title=Deerfield weapons ban: Judge blocks Chicago suburb's ordinance |website=[[USA Today]] |access-date=September 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180924111318/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/06/13/deerfield-chicago-suburb-assault-weapons-ban-blocked/697792002/ |archive-date=September 24, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Deerfield was a sister city with [[Lüdinghausen]], [[Germany]], until the commission was dissolved in October 2019 due to inactivity.<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 21, 2019|title=October 21, 2019|url=https://www.deerfield.il.us/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_10212019-611|access-date=April 12, 2021}}</ref>

===Deerfield Historic Village===
[[File:Otthouse.jpg|thumb|[[Caspar Ott Cabin]], 1837]]

Located in front of Kipling Elementary School is the Deerfield Historic Village, founded and maintained by the Deerfield Area Historical Society, this outdoor museum consists of five historic buildings and includes the headquarters for the Deerfield Historical Society. Tours are offered during the summer months.<ref name="visit">{{cite web | title = Deerfield Historic Village | website = Deerfield Area Historical Society Website | publisher = Deerfield Historical Society | year = 2002 | url = http://www.deerfieldhistoricalsociety.org/visit.html | access-date = May 6, 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080611235643/http://www.deerfieldhistoricalsociety.org/visit.html | archive-date = June 11, 2008 | url-status = live }}</ref>

The Historic Village includes the Caspar Ott House, where the Ott family assisted in the passage of slaves in the Underground Railroad, considered to be the oldest building in [[Lake County, Illinois|Lake County]], built in 1837. It was [[Building restoration|restored]] by Bob Przewlocki.<ref>{{cite web | last = Holmes | first = Deborah | author2 = Bob Przewlocki | title = Log House Revival | website = Old House Web | year = 2007 | url = http://www.oldhouseweb.com/stories/Detailed/10451.shtml | access-date = May 6, 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080509094815/http://www.oldhouseweb.com/stories/Detailed/10451.shtml | archive-date = May 9, 2008 | url-status = live }}</ref> The George Luther House (1847) now includes the Society's offices and Visitor Center. The Bartle Sacker Farmhouse (1854) is a typical 19th century home. While those buildings are all original (although relocated from their original sites), the carriage house and little red school house are [[replicas]].<ref name="visit"/> Each year, all fourth graders in [[Deerfield School District 109]] spend a day learning in the school house.<ref name="visit"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Community - Historical Society |website=Village of Deerfield Website |publisher=Village of Deerfield |year=2002 |url=http://www.deerfield-il.org/community/hist_soc.html |access-date=May 6, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080424093131/http://www.deerfield-il.org/community/hist_soc.html |archive-date=April 24, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Deerfield has a total area of {{convert|5.55|sqmi|km2|2}}, of which {{convert|5.53|sqmi|km2|2}} (or 99.60%) is land and {{convert|0.02|sqmi|km2|2}} (or 0.40%) is water.<ref name="gaz2021">{{Cite web   |title=Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |access-date=June 29, 2022 |website=Census.gov}}</ref>

Deerfield is bordered to the north by [[Bannockburn, Illinois|Bannockburn]], to the east by [[Highland Park, Illinois|Highland Park]], to the south by [[Northbrook, Illinois|Northbrook]] and to the west by [[Riverwoods, Illinois|Riverwoods]].<ref name=":0" />

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 476
|1920= 610
|1930= 1852
|1940= 2283
|1950= 3288
|1960= 11786
|1970= 18876
|1980= 17432
|1990= 17327
|2000= 18420
|2010= 18225
|2020= 19196
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br /> 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2/> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
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As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1718992 |access-date=June 28, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> there were 19,196 people, 7,323 households, and 5,574 families residing in the village. The population density was {{Convert|3,457.49|PD/sqmi|PD/km2}}. There were 7,436 housing units at an average density of {{Convert|1,339.34|/sqmi|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the village was 87.82% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.71% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.12% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 5.30% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.16% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 4.88% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] people of any race were 4.14% of the population.

There were 7,323 households, out of which 34.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.50% were married couples living together, 6.13% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.88% were non-families. 21.28% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.49% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.02 and the average family size was 2.59.

The village's age distribution consisted of 25.5% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 19.4% from 25 to 44, 32% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.9 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $162,064, and the median income for a family was $189,125. Males had a median income of $117,305 versus $58,258 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $82,426. About 1.2% of families and 2.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 1.6% of those under age 18 and 3.5% of those age 65 or over.

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|+'''Deerfield village, Illinois – racial and ethnic composition'''<br /><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop. 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Deerfield village, Illinois |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=1600000US1718992&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref>
!Pop. 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Deerfield village, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US1718992&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop. 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Deerfield village, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US1718992&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|17,434
|16,797
|style='background: #ffffe6;| 16,649
|94.65%
|92.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6;| 86.73%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|58
|93
|style='background: #ffffe6;| 131
|0.31%
|0.51%
|style='background: #ffffe6;| 0.68%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|7
|4
|style='background: #ffffe6;| 7
|0.04%
|0.02%
|style='background: #ffffe6;| 0.04%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|465
|660
|style='background: #ffffe6;| 1,015
|2.52%
|3.62%
|style='background: #ffffe6;| 5.29%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|3
|2
|style='background: #ffffe6;| 1
|0.02%
|0.01%
|style='background: #ffffe6;| 0.01%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|21
|25
|style='background: #ffffe6;| 47
|0.11%
|0.14%
|style='background: #ffffe6;| 0.24%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or multiracial]] (NH)
|120
|164
|style='background: #ffffe6;| 552
|0.65%
|0.90%
|style='background: #ffffe6;| 2.88%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|312
|510
|style='background: #ffffe6;| 794
|1.69%
|2.80%
|style='background: #ffffe6;| 4.14%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''18,420'''
|'''18,225'''
|style='background: #ffffe6;| '''19,196'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6;| '''100.00%'''
|}

==Economy==
In 1982 a {{convert|324|acre|ha|adj=on}} [[tax increment financing]] district opened along Lake-Cook Road, spurring business development. As of 1987 the office leasing activity in Deerfield increased tremendously, and throughout the 1980s office buildings were developed along Lake-Cook Road, between [[Interstate 294]] and Waukegan Road. Two hotels, an [[Embassy Suites]] and a [[Hyatt Hotels|Hyatt]], opened during the era to accommodate the increased business traffic. Factors augmenting the establishment of businesses along the corridor included the opening of the district, the abundance of vacant land, and the corridor's proximity to the [[Chicago Loop]] and [[O'Hare International Airport]].<ref name="Little">Little, Anne. "[https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/24635182.html?dids=24635182:24635182&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jul+08%2C+1987&author=Anne+Little&pub=Chicago+Tribune+%28pre-1997+Fulltext%29&desc=TAKING+A+CORRIDOR+TO+SUCCESS+DEERFIELD%27S+ECONOMY+BOOMING+WITH+OFFICE+BUILDINGS&pqatl=google TAKING A CORRIDOR TO SUCCESS DEERFIELD'S ECONOMY BOOMING WITH OFFICE BUILDINGS] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130222222853/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/24635182.html?dids=24635182:24635182&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jul+08%2C+1987&author=Anne+Little&pub=Chicago+Tribune+%28pre-1997+Fulltext%29&desc=TAKING+A+CORRIDOR+TO+SUCCESS+DEERFIELD%27S+ECONOMY+BOOMING+WITH+OFFICE+BUILDINGS&pqatl=google |date=2013-02-22 }}." ''[[Chicago Tribune]]''. July 8, 1987. Deerfield/Northbrook 5. Retrieved on February 2, 2011. "Sara Lee is one of Deerfield's major employers with about 1200 employees[...]" and "Other major employers include Baxter Travenol with about 1,500 employees, and the corporate headquarters of Walgreen Co., which is in an unincorporated area on the western side of Deerfield, with about 1,100."</ref>

===Corporate headquarters===
Deerfield is home to the headquarters of [[Baxter Healthcare]],<ref>"[http://www.baxter.com/about_baxter/contact_us/index.html Contact Us] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101212020228/http://baxter.com/about_baxter/contact_us/index.html |date=2010-12-12 }}." [[Baxter International]]. Retrieved on February 2, 2011. "Corporate address: One Baxter Parkway Deerfield, IL 60015-4625."</ref> [[Beam Inc.|Beam]],<ref name=BeamIncBegins>{{dead link|date=January 2012}} [https://finance.yahoo.com/news/Beam-Inc-Begins-Life-as-a-bw-3227214555.html?x=0&.v=1 "Beam Inc. Begins Life as a Pure-Play Spirits Industry Leader"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111014041308/https://finance.yahoo.com/news/Beam-Inc-Begins-Life-as-a-bw-3227214555.html?x=0&.v=1 |date=October 14, 2011 }}.''[[Business Wire]]'' (via [[Yahoo! Finance]]). October 4, 2011.</ref> [[Big Apple Bagels]],<ref>{{cite web |title= About BAB Inc |website= bigapplebagels.com |url= http://www.bigapplebagels.com/aboutbab/default.htm |access-date= May 6, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140325190147/http://www.bigapplebagels.com/aboutbab/default.htm |archive-date=March 25, 2014 }}</ref> [[CF Industries]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cfindustries.com/profile_overview.html |title=CF Industries Profile: Overview |website=Cfindustries.com |access-date=February 26, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304024114/http://www.cfindustries.com/profile_overview.html |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Fortune Brands Home & Security]],<ref name=NowIndependent>[https://finance.yahoo.com/news/Fortune-Brands-Home-Security-bw-1447000967.html?x=0 Fortune Brands Home & Security Now Independent, Begins Trading on NYSE] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111013171845/https://finance.yahoo.com/news/Fortune-Brands-Home-Security-bw-1447000967.html?x=0 |date=October 13, 2011 }}, ''Businesswire'', October 4, 2011.</ref> [[Essendant]],<ref>{{cite web |title= USI Contact Us |url= http://www.unitedstationers.com/contact/contact.html |access-date=May 6, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120423095031/http://www.unitedstationers.com/contact/contact.html |archive-date=April 23, 2012 }}</ref> and [[Walgreens Boots Alliance]].<ref>"[http://www.walgreens.com/topic/marketing/contactus/default1.jsp Contact Us] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110202060241/http://www.walgreens.com/topic/marketing/contactus/default1.jsp |date=2011-02-02 }}." [[Walgreens]]. Retrieved on January 30, 2011. "Write Walgreen Co. 200 Wilmot Road Deerfield, IL 60015."</ref> {{As of|2021}}, Walgreens Boots Alliance employed 6,500 employees at its headquarters, along with 2,500 Walgreens employees, making it the largest employer in Deerfield.<ref name=":1" />

Deerfield is the former home to the headquarters of ''[[Consumers Digest]]'',<ref>{{cite web|title=How can we help you?|url=http://www.consumersdigest.com/contact|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160301162546/http://www.consumersdigest.com/contact|archive-date=March 1, 2016|access-date=February 26, 2016|publisher=Consumers Digest}}</ref> [[Così (restaurant)|Così]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Cosi - getcosi.com FAQ popup|url=http://www.getcosi.com/faqpopup.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120506191737/http://getcosi.com/faqpopup.html|archive-date=May 6, 2012|access-date=May 6, 2012}}</ref> the U.S. subsidiaries of [[Takeda Pharmaceutical Company]],<ref>"[http://www.takeda.com/worldwide/corpotrate/article_22641.html Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090227082804/http://www.takeda.com/worldwide/corpotrate/article_22641.html|date=2009-02-27}}" Takeda Pharmaceutical Company. Retrieved on February 2, 2011. "Address One Takeda Parkway, Deerfield, IL 60015, USA."</ref> [[Mondelez International]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sadin|first=Steve|date=January 8, 2019|title=Deerfield mayor says loss of Chicago-bound Mondelez will have little economic impact|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/deerfield/ct-dfr-mondelez-deerfield-move-impact-tl-0117-story.html|access-date=July 8, 2021|website=Chicago Tribune}}</ref> [[Caterpillar Inc.|Caterpillar]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Caterpillar Moving Its Headquarters to Texas from Illinois |url=https://news.wttw.com/2022/06/15/caterpillar-moving-its-headquarters-texas-illinois |access-date=October 23, 2022 |website=WTTW News |language=en}}</ref> and the bakery division headquarters of the [[Sara Lee (corporation)|Sara Lee Corporation]].<ref name="deerlee">{{cite news|last=Jouzaitis|first=Carol|date=June 12, 1990|title=Sara Lee To Close Plant In Deerfield|work=Chicago Tribune|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1990/06/12/sara-lee-to-close-plant-in-deerfield/|url-status=live|access-date=September 5, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130222205300/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1990-06-12/business/9002170766_1_sara-lee-plant-workers-plant-site|archive-date=February 22, 2013}}</ref> In 1987 Sara Lee had about 1,200 employees in Deerfield. In 1990, the Deerfield Sara Lee plant and bakery headquarters was closed, and the land was sold to developers.<ref name="Little" /><ref name="deerlee"/> In 1985, President [[Ronald Reagan]] visited the Sara Lee factory in Deerfield.<ref>{{Cite speech|url=http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=37890|title=Remarks to Employees at the Kitchens of Sara Lee in Deerfield, Illinois|work=The American Presidency Project|date=October 10, 1985|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180311142420/http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=37890|archive-date=March 11, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Top employers===
{{As of|2021}}, the top employers in the city are:<ref name=":1">{{cite web |last=Burk |first=Eric L. |date=December 31, 2021 |title=2020 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report |url=http://il-deerfield.civicplus.com/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/383 |access-date=October 23, 2022 |website=Village of Deerfield |publisher= |at=page 140}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Employer
! # of employees
|-
| 1
| [[Walgreens Boots Alliance]]
|6,500
|-
|2
| [[Walgreens]]
|2,500
|-
|3
|Alera Group
|1,900
|-
|4
| [[Baxter International]]
|1,700
|-
|5
|[[Baxter Healthcare]]
|800
|-
|6
|[[Essendant]]
|800
|-
|7
| Deerfield Park District
|500
|-
|8
|[[Trinity International University]]
|500
|-
|9
|[[Deerfield School District 109]]
|415
|-
|10
|[[CF Industries]]
|350
|}

===Shopping districts===
In 1998, a significant portion of downtown Deerfield was demolished and replaced with a new outdoor shopping district called [[Deerfield Square]]. It is composed of a variety of retailers and restaurants. In addition to merchandising space, Deerfield Square includes office space and an outdoor plaza which is used during the summer for free outdoor concerts.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sadin|first=Steve|date=June 22, 2012|title=Free Concerts Return to Deerfield Square|url=https://patch.com/illinois/deerfield/free-concerts-return-to-deerfield-square|access-date=May 4, 2021|website=Deerfield, IL Patch|language=en}}</ref>

[[Deerbrook Mall (Illinois)|Deerbrook Mall]] is a shopping district located along the Deerfield-[[Northbrook, Illinois|Northbrook]] border. When it originally opened in 1971, it included both indoor and outdoor shopping areas. The inside shopping area and some exterior buildings were demolished in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Meadows|first=Jonah|date=May 11, 2017|title=Deerbrook Mall's Final Days Captured By Photographer|url=https://patch.com/illinois/deerfield/deerbrook-malls-final-days-captured-photographer|access-date=May 4, 2021|website=Deerfield, IL Patch|language=en}}</ref>

Near Deerbrook Mall is Caldwell Corners, a small outdoor mall that carries the village's original name. Deerfield Public Library was a temporary tenant of this mall in 2012 and 2013 while the main location was being renovated.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Huston|first=John|date=May 16, 2013|title=Deerfield Library prepares for move into renovated facility|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/highland-park/ct-xpm-2013-05-16-ct-tl-lk-0516-deerfield-library-20130516-story.html|access-date=May 4, 2021|website=[[Chicago Tribune]]}}</ref>

==Government==
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
|+ Presidential election results in Deerfield<ref name="Dave's">{{cite web|title=Dave's Redistricting|url=https://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::8a4586ad-4c58-489b-828c-4477cfd0ce88|access-date=April 14, 2022}}</ref>
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! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
! Others
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|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2020 United States presidential election in Illinois|2020]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''78.8%''' ''9,540''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|19.8% ''2,391''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.4% ''170''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2016 United States presidential election in Illinois|2016]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''74.7%''' ''8,302''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|18.5% ''2,059''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|6.8% ''754''
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The village hall is called the Bernard Forrest Deerfield Village Hall.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.deerfield.il.us/assets/1/homepage_gallery/700x300/P1010001.JPG |format=JPG |title=Bernard Forrest Deerfield Village Hall image |website=Deerfield.il.us |access-date=February 26, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160222050838/http://www.deerfield.il.us/assets/1/homepage_gallery/700x300/P1010001.JPG |archive-date=February 22, 2016 }}</ref>

The [[United States Postal Service]] operates the Deerfield Post Office.<ref>{{cite web |website= usps.whitepages.com |title= Deerfield Post Office |url= http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/deerfield-707-osterman-ave-deerfield-il-1360533 |access-date=February 3, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101021033915/http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/deerfield-707-osterman-ave-deerfield-il-1360533 |archive-date=October 21, 2010 }}</ref>

Deerfield is represented by the 10th [[Congressional District]] of Illinois (Democrat [[Brad Schneider]]), 29th District of the [[Illinois Senate]] (Democrat [[Julie Morrison]]) and the 58th District of the [[Illinois House of Representatives]] (Democrat [[Bob Morgan (Illinois politician)|Bob Morgan]]).

==Education==
===Public schools===
[[File:Wilmot Elementary School.jpg|thumb|Wilmot Elementary School, one of four elementary schools in [[Deerfield School District 109]]]]

Deerfield is served by [[Deerfield School District 109]], which operates four public elementary schools (Kipling, South Park, Walden, and Wilmot) and two public middle schools (Caruso and Shepard).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dps109.org|title=Deerfield Public School Homepage|website=Dps109.org|access-date=February 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307033724/http://dps109.org/|archive-date=March 7, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> The majority of Deerfield's children go on to attend [[Deerfield High School (Illinois)|Deerfield High School]]; however, a small portion attend [[Highland Park High School (Highland Park, Illinois)|Highland Park High School]] (both of which comprise [[Township High School District 113]]). [[Deerfield High School (Illinois)|Deerfield High School]] has consistently been ranked as a top school in the state.<ref>{{cite news |title=Top 50 high schools in Chicagoland |url= http://schools.chicagotribune.com/lists/best-overall-psae |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |date= October 31, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121210044416/http://schools.chicagotribune.com/lists/best-overall-psae |archive-date= December 10, 2012}}</ref>

At one time, District 109 contained as many as eight elementary schools. However, Maplewood, Woodland Park, Briarwood, and Cadwell were all closed beginning in the 1970s through the 1980s and their students absorbed by the four larger, remaining elementary schools. A small part of the far southwestern side of the village is in [[Aptakisic-Tripp Community Consolidated School District 102]] and [[Stevenson High School (Lincolnshire, Illinois)|Stevenson High School]]'s area, with some students living in that area.

The superintendent of District 109 is currently Mike Simeck,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mike Simeck Named Superintendent of Deerfield Public Schools District 109|url=https://www.dps109.org/Page/6215|access-date=March 29, 2021|website=Deerfield Public Schools District 109}}</ref> and the superintendent of District 113 is Dr. Bruce Law.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Superintendent|url=https://www.dist113.org/Domain/32|access-date=March 29, 2021|website=[[Township High School District 113]]}}</ref>

===Private schools===
The village is the home to a Conservative Jewish school, [[Rochelle Zell Jewish High School]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Best Private Schools: Rochelle Zell Jewish High School |url=https://www.chicagomag.com/chicago-magazine/september-2017/best-private-schools/rochelle-zell-jewish-high-school/ |access-date=2024-12-09 |website=Chicago Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> and a few [[Montessori education|Montessori]] schools.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Montessori School in Deerfield, IL {{!}} Guidepost Montessori |url=https://www.guidepostmontessori.com/schools/deerbrook-deerfield-il |access-date=2024-12-09 |website=www.guidepostmontessori.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Preschool, Infant Care, Kindergarten, Elementary School at North Shore Montessori Schools |url=https://montessori-schools.com/ |access-date=2024-12-09 |website=montessori-schools.com}}</ref> Holy Cross School, a [[Catholic school|Catholic elementary and middle school]], used to operate in Deerfield but closed at the conclusion of the 2017–2018 school year.<ref>{{cite web|date=January 18, 2018|title=Five Chicago Area Catholic Schools To Close This Summer|url=https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/01/18/catholic-school-closings/|access-date=May 7, 2020|publisher=[[CBS Chicago]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=News-Sun |first=Steve Sadin {{!}} Lake County |date=2018-01-18 |title=Holy Cross School to close due to low enrollment, operating deficit |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2018/01/18/holy-cross-school-to-close-due-to-low-enrollment-operating-deficit/ |access-date=2024-12-09 |website=Chicago Tribune |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Colleges and universities===
[[Trinity International University]], a [[Private university|private]] [[Christian college|Christian]] university, is headquartered in Deerfield. Located on their Deerfield campus is [[Trinity Evangelical Divinity School]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Contact Us |url=https://www.tiu.edu/contact-us/ |access-date=2024-12-09 |website=Trinity International University |language=en-US}}</ref> The headquarters of the [[World Evangelical Alliance]] is also co-located on the Deerfield campus.<ref>{{cite web|title=Deerfield Campus|url=http://www.tiu.edu/tiu/about/deerfield/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080511192316/http://www.tiu.edu/tiu/about/deerfield/|archive-date=May 11, 2008|access-date=May 16, 2008|website=TIU Website|publisher=Trinity International University}}</ref><ref name="U.S. News">{{cite magazine|title=Trinity International University|url=http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/trinity-international-1772|url-status=live|magazine=[[U.S. News & World Report]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150302032059/http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/trinity-international-1772|archive-date=March 2, 2015|access-date=February 1, 2016}}</ref>

== Infrastructure ==

===Transportation===
[[File:Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Passenger Depot.JPG|thumb|The [[Metra]] [[Deerfield station|train station]] in Deerfield]]

Deerfield has two [[Metra]] stations connecting it to [[Chicago Union Station]], [[Deerfield station|Deerfield]] and [[Lake Cook Road station|Lake Cook Road]], both on the [[Milwaukee District North Line]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rail / Trains {{!}} Deerfield, IL |url=https://www.deerfield.il.us/354/Rail-Trains |access-date=2024-12-09 |website=www.deerfield.il.us}}</ref> Several Pace buses, routes 627, 631, 632, 633, 634, and 635, connect the Lake Cook Road station to corporate offices in the area during rush hour periods. Deerfield is also served by [[Pace Bus]] route 471.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pace Bus Service {{!}} Deerfield, IL|url=https://www.deerfield.il.us/356/Pace-Bus-Service|access-date=March 31, 2021|website=www.deerfield.il.us}}</ref> Two [[Amtrak]] services, the ''[[Empire Builder]]'' and the ''[[Hiawatha (Amtrak train)|Hiawatha]]'', pass through but do not stop in Deerfield.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Wisconsin Department of Transportation Chicago - Milwaukee Intercity Passenger Rail Corridor|url=https://wisconsindot.gov/Pages/projects/multimodal/rail-chi-mil/default.aspx|access-date=July 3, 2021|website=wisconsindot.gov}}</ref>

Deerfield is connected to several [[arterial road]]ways and interstate highways, including Deerfield Road, [[Lake Cook Road|Lake-Cook Road]], [[Illinois Route 43]], [[Interstate 94|I-94]] and [[Interstate 294|I-294]].

[[O'Hare International Airport]] is the nearest airport to Deerfield.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Highways|url=https://www.deerfield.il.us/355/Highways|access-date=July 3, 2021|website=Village of Deerfield}}</ref>

Deerfield has several bike trails, including some that connect to neighboring communities, [[Lake Michigan]], the [[Chicago Botanic Garden]] and the [[Des Plaines River Trail]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Deerfield Bike Routes|url=https://www.deerfield.il.us/DocumentCenter/View/532/Bike-Plan---Routes-PDF|access-date=July 2, 2021|website=Village of Deerfield}}</ref>

In the 1990s, Deerfield was [[Unbuilt Rosemont personal rapid transit system|one of six communities that competed]] to receive a prototype [[personal rapid transit]] system that the [[Regional Transportation Authority (Illinois)|Regional Transit Authority]] was planning to build.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Washburn |first1=Gary |title=6 Suburbs Make Bids for Personal Rapid Transit System |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1991-03-16-9101240227-story.html |website=Chicago Tribune |access-date=10 January 2022 |language=en |date=March 16, 1991}}</ref>  A proposal by [[Rosemont, Illinois|Rosemont]] was instead selected,<ref name="April161993">{{cite web |last=Washburn |first=Gary |title=Space-Age Commuting Bound for Rosemont |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1993-04-16-9304160152-story.html |website=Chicago Tribune |access-date=20 January 2022 |language=en |date=April 16, 1993}}</ref> and such a system was ultimately never built.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Worthington |first1=Rogers |title=Personal Rapid Transit Plan Derailed |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1999-10-15-9910150345-story.html |website=Chicago Tribune |access-date=19 January 2022 |language=en |date=October 15, 1999}}</ref>

=== Utilities ===
The village purchases its water in bulk from [[Highland Park, Illinois|Highland Park]] to distribute to residents and businesses.<ref>{{Cite web |title=FAQs • Where does my drinking water come from? |url=https://www.deerfield.il.us/FAQ.aspx?QID=119 |access-date=2024-12-09 |website=www.deerfield.il.us}}</ref> An emergency water line connects Deerfield to Northbrook in the event that either town loses its water service.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sadin|first=Steve|date=July 23, 2018|title=Deerfield sets roadwork projects, water system upgrades|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/deerfield/ct-dfr-public-works-report-tl-0726-story.html|access-date=May 4, 2021|website=[[Chicago Tribune]]}}</ref> Deerfield operates its own [[Sewage treatment|sewage treatment plant]] on Hackberry Lane, with the outflow entering the a branch of the [[Chicago River]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=September 11, 2014|title=Public Notice/Fact Sheet of Draft Modified NPDES Permit to Discharge into Waters of the State|url=http://www.epa.state.il.us/public-notices/2014/deerfield/index.pdf|website=Illinois EPA|access-date=May 4, 2021|archive-date=May 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210504193157/http://www.epa.state.il.us/public-notices/2014/deerfield/index.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> A new wastewater treatment plant was completed in 2013 on the site of the existing plant.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sadin|first=Steve|date=January 26, 2015|title=Deerfield water facility wins another award|url=https://www.capitalgazette.com/chi-dfr-deerfield-water-facility-wins-another-award-20150128-story.html|access-date=May 4, 2021|website=Capital Gazette|language=en-US|archive-date=June 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624183600/https://www.capitalgazette.com/chi-dfr-deerfield-water-facility-wins-another-award-20150128-story.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Lakeshore Recycling provides solid waste, recycling, and composting services within Deerfield.<ref>{{Cite web|date=March 10, 2021|title=Lakeshore Recycling To Become Deerfield's New Residential Waste Hauler|url=https://patch.com/illinois/deerfield/lakeshore-recycling-become-deerfields-new-residential-waste-hauler|access-date=May 4, 2021|website=Deerfield, IL Patch|language=en}}</ref>

Deerfield is a part of the CS<sup>2</sup> Residential Community Solar Program, which lets residents purchase solar [[Energy accounting|energy credits]] via subscription and apply them towards their electric bill.<ref>{{Cite web|last=DeGrechie|first=Eric|date=November 4, 2020|title=Deerfield Joins State's Largest Community Solar Program|url=https://patch.com/illinois/deerfield/deerfield-joins-state-s-largest-community-solar-program|access-date=May 4, 2021|website=Deerfield, IL Patch|language=en}}</ref> [[Peoples Energy|North Shore Gas]] provides [[natural gas]] to Deerfield businesses and residents.<ref>{{Cite web|date=June 23, 2014|title=Wisconsin Energy buying Peoples Gas parent Integrys for $9.1 billion|url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2014/6/23/18544852/wisconsin-energy-buying-peoples-gas-parent-integrys-for-9-1-billion|access-date=May 4, 2021|website=Chicago Sun-Times|language=en}}</ref>

==Notable people==
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{{See also|Category:People from Deerfield, Illinois|label 1=People from Deerfield, Illinois}}

*[[Paul Adams (American football coach)|Paul Adams]], Deerfield High School football coach from 1966 to 1992<ref name="Sadin">{{cite news |last1=Sadin |first1=Steve |title=Paul Adams, legendary Deerfield football coach, dies at 82 |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/deerfield/sports/ct-lns-spt-football-paul-adams-obituary-st-0318-story.html |access-date=March 18, 2019 |work=Deerfield Review |agency=Pioneer Press |date=March 17, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190318014353/https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/deerfield/sports/ct-lns-spt-football-paul-adams-obituary-st-0318-story.html |archive-date=March 18, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[Alexander 23]], singer, songwriter and record producer, originally from Deerfield<ref>{{Cite web|last=Uitti|first=Jacob|date=August 18, 2020|title=Alexander 23 Discusses Songwriting, What Goes Into Your Favorite Bedroom Pop Tunes|url=https://americansongwriter.com/alexander-23-songwriting-idk-you-yet/|url-status=live|access-date=October 2, 2021|website=American Songwriter|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200819022010/https://americansongwriter.com/alexander-23-songwriting-idk-you-yet/ |archive-date=August 19, 2020 }}</ref>
* [[Bob Bell (actor)|Robert Bell]], Chicago's [[Bozo the Clown]], resided in Deerfield as an adult<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kaplan|first=Natalie|date=February 2, 2011|title=House Hunt: Bozo the Clown's Digs For Sale|url=https://patch.com/illinois/deerfield/house-hunt-bozo-the-clowns-digs-for-sale|access-date=July 8, 2021|website=Deerfield, IL Patch|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Dean Bernardini]], rock musician for band [[Chevelle (band)|Chevelle]], attended Deerfield High School<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archives.deerfieldlibrary.org/items/show/333|title=O*YAD 1993|publisher=[[Deerfield High School (Illinois)|Deerfield High School]]|year=1993|pages=126|chapter=Seniors}}</ref>
* [[Karl Berning]], Illinois state senator, resided in and represented Deerfield<ref>{{Cite web|last=Noel|first=Josh|date=October 6, 2005|title=Karl Berning 1911 - 2005|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2005-10-06-0510060196-story.html|access-date=July 7, 2021|website=Chicago Tribune}}</ref>
* [[Alex Borstein]], actor, voice actor, known for voicing Lois Griffin on ''[[Family Guy]]'', raised in Deerfield<ref>{{Cite web|date=September 23, 2019|title=Deerfield Gets Shout-Out As 'The Marvelous Ms. Maisel' Star Alex Borstein Wins Emmy|url=https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/09/23/deerfield-alex-borstein-wins-emmy/|access-date=July 8, 2021|website=CBS Chicago|language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Brian Bram]], artist for ''[[American Splendor]]'', attended Deerfield High School<ref>{{Cite book|title=O*YAD 1972|publisher=[[Deerfield High School (Illinois)|Deerfield High School]]|year=1972|pages=175|chapter=Juniors}}</ref>
* [[Colt Cabana]], professional wrestler, raised in Deerfield<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sadin|first=Steve|date=May 21, 2018|title=Deerfield native Colt Cabana's journey to living his dream as a professional wrestler|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/deerfield/ct-dfr-colt-cababa-deerfield-wrestler-tl-0517-story.html|access-date=July 8, 2021|website=Chicago Tribune}}</ref>
* [[Joey Calistri]], soccer player, attended Deerfield High School<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sadin|first=Steve|date=December 21, 2015|title=Joey Calistri will hit the ground running with Chicago Fire|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/deerfield/sports/ct-dfr-joey-calistri-chicago-fire-soccer-club-tl-1224-20151221-story.html|access-date=July 8, 2021|website=Chicago Tribune}}</ref>
* [[Duje Dukan]], professional basketball player, attended Deerfield High School<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sadin|first=Steve|date=May 10, 2017|title=For Deerfield grad Duje Dukan, NBA dream is just 35 miles away|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/highland-park/sports/ct-dr-duje-dukan-windy-city-bulls-tl-0316-20170310-story.html|access-date=July 8, 2021|website=Chicago Tribune}}</ref>
* [[Corinna Everson|Cory Everson]], fitness model and bodybuilder, attended Deerfield High School<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cory Everson|url=http://www.nationalfitnessmuseum.com/eversoncory.html|access-date=July 8, 2021|website=[[National Fitness Hall of Fame]]}}</ref>
*[[Brenda A. Ferber]], children's book author, resides in Deerfield<ref>{{Cite web|title=Brenda A. Ferber|url=https://us.macmillan.com/author/brendaaferber|url-status=live|access-date=October 2, 2021|website=Macmillan Publishers|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091006231845/http://us.macmillan.com:80/author/brendaaferber |archive-date=October 6, 2009 }}</ref>
* [[Tim Floyd]], former coach for the [[Chicago Bulls]], resided in Deerfield<ref>{{Cite web|last=Goldsborough|first=Bob|date=May 26, 2002|title=Ex-Bulls coach has a buyer for Evanston home|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2002-05-26-0205260341-story.html|access-date=July 7, 2021|website=Chicago Tribune}}</ref>
* [[Jump 'N the Saddle Band|T. C. Furlong]], guitarist, co-founder of the [[Jump 'N the Saddle Band]], and producer of "[[The Curly Shuffle]]"<ref name="yearbook">Deerfield High School: "Yearbook", 1972</ref>
* [[Gale Gand]], pastry chef, [[Food Network]] personality, cookbook author, winner of 2001 [[James Beard]] award<ref name="yearbook"/>
* [[Ross Golan]], multi-platinum songwriter, producer, artist, grew up in Deerfield<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=LeDonne|first=Rob|date=April 7, 2017|title=After Crafting Hits for Flo Rida & Ariana Grande, Ross Golan Is Spotlighting Songwriters' Stories on His Maron-Esque Podcast|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7751609/ross-golan-songwriter-podcast-interview/|url-status=live|access-date=October 2, 2021|magazine=Billboard|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170408140004/http://www.billboard.com:80/articles/columns/pop/7751609/ross-golan-songwriter-podcast-interview |archive-date=April 8, 2017 }}</ref>
* [[Charlie Jones (American football, born 1998)|Charlie Jones]], receiver for the NFL's [[Cincinnati Bengals]], resided in Deerfield and attended Deerfield High School
* [[Stolen Summer|Pete Jones]], first winner of HBO's ''[[Project Greenlight]]'', writer/director of ''[[Stolen Summer]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0971919/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1|title=Pete Jones (I)|website=IMDb.com|access-date=February 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160118053205/http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0971919/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1|archive-date=January 18, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Bryan Jurewicz]], lineman for [[Wisconsin Badgers]], grew up in Deerfield<ref>{{Cite web|last=|date=January 23, 1992|title=Two top recruits commit to UW|url=https://journaltimes.com/news/national/two-top-recruits-commit-to-uw/article_6a452dc5-18cb-5f4a-bfd7-e5fe76d855ea.html|url-status=live|access-date=October 2, 2021|website=The Journal Times|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211002051912/https://journaltimes.com/news/national/two-top-recruits-commit-to-uw/article_6a452dc5-18cb-5f4a-bfd7-e5fe76d855ea.html |archive-date=October 2, 2021 }}</ref>
* [[Lindsay Knapp]], offensive lineman for [[Green Bay Packers]], played in [[Super Bowl XXXI]]<ref>{{cite web | title = Lindsay Knapp | website = databasefootball | publisher = databasefootball.com | url = http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=KNAPPLIN01 | access-date = July 14, 2007 | url-status = usurped | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070930051528/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=KNAPPLIN01 | archive-date = September 30, 2007 }}</ref>
*[[Kevin McCollum]], actor and Broadway producer, went to Deerfield High School<ref>{{Cite web|last=Chernoff|first=Julie|date=April 1, 2014|title=Broadway Producer Kevin McCollum Talks "Motown"|url=https://better.net/chicago/uncategorized/broadway-producer-kevin-mccollum-talks-motown/|url-status=live|access-date=October 2, 2021|website=Better Chicago|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211002051914/https://better.net/chicago/uncategorized/broadway-producer-kevin-mccollum-talks-motown/ |archive-date=October 2, 2021 }}</ref>
* [[Aaron Moorehead]], receiver for NFL's [[Indianapolis Colts]]<ref>{{cite web |author=Aaron Moorehead |url=http://www.nfl.com/players/aaronmoorehead/profile?id=MOO778612 |title=Aaron Moorehead, WR at |website=Nfl.com |access-date=February 26, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100411010800/http://www.nfl.com/players/aaronmoorehead/profile?id=MOO778612 |archive-date=April 11, 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[CM Punk]], professional wrestler, lived in Deerfield during his childhood.
* [[Bruce Rauner]], 42nd [[List of Governors of Illinois|governor of Illinois]] (2015–2019)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://patch.com/illinois/deerfield/rauner-visits-deerfield-tour-schools-new-science-labs-0 |title=Rauner Visits Deerfield To Tour School's New Science Labs |website=Patch.com |date=April 14, 2015 |access-date=February 26, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305000059/http://patch.com/illinois/deerfield/rauner-visits-deerfield-tour-schools-new-science-labs-0 |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[The Redwalls]], a four-piece rock band<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pioneerlocal.com/arlingtonheights/entertainment/1056634,db-redwalls-071708-s1.article |title=Suburbs - Chicago Tribune |website=Pioneerlocal.com |date=February 17, 2016 |access-date=February 26, 2016}}</ref>
*[[Betty Lou Reed]], Illinois state representative<ref>'Illinois Blue Book 1981-1982,' Biographical Sketch of Betty Lou Reed, pg. 133</ref>
*[[Ellie Reed (actress)|Ellie Reed]], actress, raised in Deerfield<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ellie Reed|url=https://griffintheatre.com/ellie-reed-2/|url-status=live|access-date=October 2, 2021|website=Griffin Theatre Company|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104161043/http://griffintheatre.com:80/ellie-reed-2/ |archive-date=November 4, 2012 }}</ref>
*[[Todd Reirden]], NHL coach and former player<ref>{{Cite web|date=August 24, 2020|title=Deerfield's Reirden Fired By NHL's Washington Capitals|url=https://patch.com/illinois/deerfield/deerfields-reirden-fired-nhls-washington-capitals|access-date=April 27, 2021|website=Deerfield, IL Patch|language=en}}</ref>
*[[Brad Schneider]], US representative, lives in Deerfield<ref>{{Cite web|date=December 3, 2012|title=Meet Brad|url=https://schneider.house.gov/about|access-date=April 27, 2021|website=Congressman Brad Schneider|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Art Shay]], prolific photojournalist, lived in Deerfield for 50 years<ref>{{cite web  | title = Art Shay  | website = photosurce  | publisher = photosource.com  | url = http://www.photosource.com/psn_full.php?type=Headlines&id=379  | url-status = dead  | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080609173304/http://www.photosource.com/psn_full.php?type=Headlines&id=379  | archive-date = June 9, 2008 }}</ref>
* [[Curt Teich]], 20th-century postcard photographer and manufacturer<ref>Lake County Museum, Curt Teich Postcard Archives, 27277 Forest Preserve Drive, Wauconda, IL, 60084, 847.968.3381</ref>
* [[Fred L. Turner]], retired chairman and CEO of McDonald's Corp<ref>{{Cite news|title=Fred Turner|newspaper=[[The Times]] |language=en|url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/fred-turner-jv3kjgn0s79|access-date=December 15, 2020|issn=0140-0460}}</ref>
* [[T. J. Tynan]], professional hockey player, Deerfield native<ref>{{Cite web|title=Where Are They Now?|url=https://www.chicagowolves.com/team/history/where-are-they-now/|access-date=October 2, 2021|website=Chicago Wolves|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Dan Walker (politician)|Daniel Walker]], 36th [[List of Governors of Illinois|governor of Illinois]] (1973–1977)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lib.niu.edu/1993/ii930845.html |title=Remember Dan Walker, the last Democrat to be governor? |website=Lib.niu.edu |access-date=February 26, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303235848/http://www.lib.niu.edu/1993/ii930845.html |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Edwin F. Weigle]], photographer for ''[[Chicago Tribune]]' during World War I, lived and died in Deerfield<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Graham|first1=Cooper C.|last2=van Dopperen|first2=Ron|year=2010|title=Edwin F. Weigle: Cameraman for the Chicago Tribune|url=https://muse.jhu.edu/article/411651|journal=Film History: An International Journal|volume=22|issue=4|pages=389–407|doi=10.2979/filmhistory.2010.22.4.389 |s2cid=194061504 |issn=0892-2160|via=Project MUSE}}</ref>

==Popular culture==
[[Boss's Day|National Boss's Day]] was invented by a Deerfield employee.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://abc7chicago.com/5618240/|title=History behind National Boss's Day, connection to Deerfield|date=October 14, 2019|website=ABC7 Chicago|language=en|access-date=October 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191015194204/https://abc7chicago.com/5618240/|archive-date=October 15, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 1979, Deerfield created a "No-Kissing Zone" at the local [[Deerfield (Metra)|train station]] in response to complaints about traffic jams at the station caused by couples taking too long to kiss their goodbyes at the drop-off point. The "No-Kissing" signs (patterned after international traffic signs) attracted national attention and were featured in ''[[Time Magazine|Time]]'' magazine and [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s ''[[AM America]]'' (precursor to ''[[Good Morning America]]'').<ref>{{Cite news|date=December 17, 1979|title=Ban the Buss!|newspaper=Time|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,920707,00.html|url-status=dead|access-date=July 13, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080609205315/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,920707,00.html|archive-date=June 9, 2008}}</ref> A Deerfield family appearing on the game show ''[[Family Feud]]'' presented [[Richard Dawson]], famous for kissing contestants on the show, with replica pins of the signs.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jacobs|first=Jodie|date=March 22, 1998|title='Kissing Zone' Goes International|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1998-03-22-9803220319-story.html|access-date=October 4, 2021|website=Chicago Tribune|language=en-US}}</ref>

In the 1980s, Deerfield and other North Shore communities inspired the teen films of director/screenwriter [[John Hughes (filmmaker)|John Hughes]]. The fictional Shermer, Illinois, included elements of Deerfield and neighboring [[Northbrook, Illinois|Northbrook]] and [[Highland Park, Illinois|Highland Park]].{{Citation needed|date=October 2021}}

A number of media properties have been set and/or filmed in Deerfield, including television drama ''[[Once and Again]]'',<ref>{{Cite news|last=Lister|first=Michael|date=September 16, 2010|title=Of Font & Film: Once again and again and again.|work=The News Herald|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/849252200|access-date=October 3, 2021|id={{ProQuest|849252200}} |via=[[ProQuest]]}}</ref> comedy ''[[Married... with Children]]''<ref>{{Cite web|last=Liebenson|first=Donald|title=Deerfield: Train station, Fish Planet, Deerfield's Bakery|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/ct-lns-ent-fine-deerfield-0812-story.html|url-status=live|access-date=October 3, 2021|website=Chicago Tribune|date=August 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525223043/https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/ct-lns-ent-fine-deerfield-0812-story.html |archive-date=May 25, 2019 }}</ref> and portions of [[Reality television|reality show]] ''[[American High (TV series)|American High]]''.<ref>{{cite web | title = Filming Locations for "American High" (2000) | website = IMDB | publisher = imdb.com | url = https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0254888/ | access-date = July 14, 2007 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070315000053/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0254888/ | archive-date = March 15, 2007 | url-status = live }}</ref> In film, the Deerfield train station is shown in the film ''[[Risky Business]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|last=Zavagno|first=Dylan|year=2018|title=The Historic Deerfield Train Station|url=https://deerfieldlibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Train-Tour-Guide-Updated-Reversed-2.pdf|url-status=live|access-date=October 3, 2021|website=Deerfield Public Library|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211004023543/https://deerfieldlibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Train-Tour-Guide-Updated-Reversed-2.pdf |archive-date=October 4, 2021 }}</ref> and ''[[Stolen Summer]]''<ref>{{Cite news|last=Caro|first=Mark|date=January 14, 2002|title='Stolen Summer' gets green light at Sundance|work=Chicago Tribune|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/419581007/|access-date=October 3, 2021|via=[[ProQuest]]}}</ref> used various parts of the village.

The village was identified as the hometown of [[Kitty Pryde]] in the [[X-Men]] comics.<ref>{{cite web | title = Pryde, Kitty | website = Marvel Universe Character Bios | publisher = Marvel.com | year = 2007 | url = http://www.marvel.com/universe/Pryde,_Kitty | access-date = July 14, 2007 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070707230249/http://www.marvel.com/universe/Pryde,_Kitty | archive-date = July 7, 2007 | url-status = live }}</ref>

Deerfield also figures in the musical ''[[Dear Edwina]]'', written by Marcy Heisler, a Deerfield native, and Zina Goldrich. The fictional protagonist lives on Birchwood Avenue. Although the play is set in [[Paw Paw, Michigan]], much of it (including the address) is inspired by Heisler's hometown, Deerfield.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Miller|first=Griffin|date=January 4, 2011|title=Family Theater: 'Dear Edwina' is Back in New York|url=https://www.nymetroparents.com/article/Family-Theater-Dear-Edwinais-Back-in-New-York|url-status=live|access-date=October 2, 2021|website=NYMetroParents|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111105070752/http://nymetroparents.com/article/Family-Theater-Dear-Edwinais-Back-in-New-York |archive-date=November 5, 2011 }}</ref>

In 2010, the [[History (U.S. TV channel)|History Channel]]'s documentary ''The Crumbling of America'' mentioned Deerfield in a discussion of frequent blackouts that residents experienced over 2000 times from 2000 to 2009.<ref>{{cite web | title = Henry Schipper, Documentary Producer, Honored with Excellence in Journalism Award | website = American Society of Civil Engineers | publisher = asce.com | url = http://www.asce.org/PressRelease.aspx?id=2147488045 | access-date = June 18, 2010 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121003041439/http://www.asce.org/PressRelease.aspx?id=2147488045 | archive-date = October 3, 2012 }}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==Further reading==
*Marie Ward Reichelt, ''History of Deerfield'', Glenview Press, 1928.
*Harry Rosen and David Rosen, ''But Not Next Door'', Ivan Obolensky, 1962.

==External links==
* {{official website}}

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|Southwest = [[Northbrook, Illinois|Northbrook]]
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