Editing Libertyville, Illinois

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| motto                           = ''Fortitudine Vincimus''<br />"By endurance we conquer"
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'''Libertyville''' is a [[village]] in [[Libertyville Township, Lake County, Illinois|Libertyville Township]], [[Lake County, Illinois]], United States. It is located {{convert|5|mi|0}} west of [[Lake Michigan]], approximately 40 miles north of the [[Chicago Loop]]. As such, it is part of the [[United States Census Bureau]]'s Chicago [[combined statistical area]] (CSA). It is bordered by [[Gages Lake, Illinois|Gages Lake]] and [[Gurnee, Illinois|Gurnee]] to the north, [[Vernon Hills, Illinois|Vernon Hills]] to the south, [[Mundelein, Illinois|Mundelein]] to the west, and [[Grayslake, Illinois|Grayslake]] to the northwest.  The eastern portions of the village border [[Mettawa, Illinois|Mettawa]], unincorporated [[Waukegan, Illinois|Waukegan]] and [[Lake Forest, Illinois|Lake Forest]], and part of [[Knollwood, Illinois|Knollwood CDP]]. Its 2020 census population was 20,579.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Libertyville village, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1743250|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=February 23, 2021}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Monastery Church.jpg|thumb|right|300px|[[St. Sava's Serbian Orthodox Seminary|Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox Monastery Church]] is the former [[Burial sites of European monarchs|burial site]] of [[Peter II of Yugoslavia]], who until 2013 was the only [[European monarch]] buried on U.S. soil.]]
The land that is now Libertyville was the property of the Illinois River [[Potawatomi]] Indians until August 1829, when economic and resource pressures forced the tribe to sell much of their land in northern Illinois to the U.S. government for $12,000 cash, an additional $12,000 in goods, plus an annual delivery of 50 barrels of salt.<ref>[http://www.mpm.edu/wirp/ICW-107.html Potawatomi Treaties and Treaty Rights] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060831093416/http://www.mpm.edu/wirp/ICW-107.html |date=2006-08-31 }}, mpm.edu. Accessed 2008-01-04.</ref>

Pursuant to the treaty, the Potawatomi left their lands by the mid-1830s,<ref>[http://www.19thcircuitcourt.state.il.us/bkshelf/resource/history.htm The Illinois Constitution of 1818] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060207221508/http://www.19thcircuitcourt.state.il.us/bkshelf/resource/history.htm |date=2006-02-07 }}, 19thcircuitcourt.state.il.us. Accessed 2008-01-04.</ref> and by 1835 the future Libertyville had its first recorded non-indigenous resident, George Vardin. Said to be {{citation needed|date=January 2013}} a "well-educated" [[English people|English]] immigrant with a wife and a young daughter, Vardin lived in a cabin located where the Cook Park branch of the Cook Memorial Public Library District stands today. Though he apparently moved on to the west that same year, the settlement that grew up around his cabin was initially known as Vardin's Grove.<ref name="cook">[http://library.thinkquest.org/12934/nfaboutland.html History of the Cook Property] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080306030211/http://library.thinkquest.org/12934/nfaboutland.html |date=2008-03-06 }}. Accessed 2008-01-04.</ref>

In 1836, during the celebrations that marked the 60th anniversary of the U.S. [[United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Independence]], the community voted to name itself Independence Grove. 1837 brought the town's first practicing physician, Jesse Foster, followed quickly by its first lawyer, Horace Butler, for whom Butler Lake is named.<ref name=cook/> The professionals needed services, so a post office opened, necessitating a third name change, because another Independence Grove existed elsewhere in the state. On April 16, 1837, the new post office was registered under the name Libertyville.

The town's name changed again two years later to Burlington when it became the county seat of Lake County. When the county seat moved to Little Fort (now [[Waukegan, Illinois|Waukegan]]) in 1841, the name reverted to Libertyville, without further changes.<ref name="lbhistory">[http://www.libertyville.com/index.asp?nid=136 Libertyville History], libertyville.com. Accessed 2008-01-04.</ref>

Libertyville's most prominent building, the Cook Mansion, was built in 1879 by Ansel Brainerd Cook, very close to the spot where Vardin's cabin was built in the 1830s. Cook, a teacher and stonemason, became a prominent Chicago builder and politician, providing [[flagstone]]s for the city's sidewalks and taking part in rebuilding after the [[Great Chicago Fire]] of 1871. The two-story [[Victorian architecture|Victorian]] mansion served as Cook's summer home as well as the center of his horse farm, which provided animals for Chicago's [[horsecar]] lines. The building was remodeled in 1921, when it became the town library, gaining a [[American colonial architecture|Colonial]]-style facade with a pillared [[portico]].  The building is now a museum with furnishings of the period and other relevant displays. It is operated by the Libertyville-Mundelein Historical Society.

The community expanded rapidly with a spur of the [[Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad|Milwaukee Road]] train line (now a [[Metra]] commuter line) reaching Libertyville in 1881, resulting in the incorporation of the Village of Libertyville in 1882, with John Locke its first village president.<ref name=lbhistory/>

Libertyville's downtown area was largely destroyed by fire in 1895,<ref name=ec/> and the village board mandated brick to be used for reconstruction, resulting in a village center whose architecture is substantially unified by both period and building material.<ref name=ec/> The [[National Trust for Historic Preservation]], which gave Libertyville a Great American Main Street Award, called the downtown "a place with its own sense of self, where people still stroll the streets on a Saturday night, and where the tailor, the hometown bakery, and the vacuum cleaner repair shop are shoulder to shoulder with gourmet coffee vendors and a microbrewery. If it's Thursday between 7 a.m. and 1 p.m., it's Farmer's Market time (June–October) on Church Street across from Cook Park -- a tradition for more than three decades."<ref>[http://awards.mainstreet.org/content.aspx?page=7262 section=22 National Main Street Awards]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, mainstreet.org. Accessed 2008-01-04.</ref>

[[Image:Adlai E. Stevenson II's home in Mettawa.jpg|thumb|250px|right|[[Adlai Stevenson II]]'s home in [[Libertyville, IL]] (now [[Mettawa, IL]])]]

[[Samuel Insull]], founder of [[Commonwealth Edison]], began purchasing land south of Libertyville in 1906. He eventually acquired {{convert|4445|acre|km2}}, a holding that he named Hawthorn-Mellody Farms. He also bought the Chicago & Milwaukee Electric line (later the Chicago, North Shore & Milwaukee), which built a spur from [[Lake Bluff, Illinois|Lake Bluff]] to Libertyville in 1903. When Insull was ruined by the [[Great Depression]], parts of his estate were bought by prominent Chicagoans [[Adlai Stevenson II|Adlai Stevenson]] and [[Vernon Hills, Illinois#Additional facts|John F. Cuneo]].<ref name=ec/> The home Cuneo built is now the [[Cuneo Museum]].

From 1970 until 2013, Libertyville was the resting place of the only European monarch buried on American soil, [[Peter II of Yugoslavia]], who died in exile in [[Denver, Colorado|Denver]]. On 22 January 2013, Peter II's remains were removed from his tomb at St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Monastery and sent to [[Serbia]] in a ceremony attended by the Serbian [[Prime Minister of Serbia|Prime Minister]] [[Ivica Dačić]], Peter's son [[Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia|Alexander]] with his family, and [[Serbian Patriarch Irinej]].<ref name="post">{{cite news| url=http://m.washingtonpost.com/national/remains-of-last-yugoslav-king-peter-ii-karadjordjevic-returned-from-us-to-serbia/2013/01/22/ccbc58f2-64a6-11e2-889b-f23c246aa446_story.html| title=Remains of last Yugoslav king Peter II Karadjordjevic returned from US to Serbia| agency=Associated Press| date=22 January 2013| newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]| publisher=washingtonpost.com| access-date=2013-01-23}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="rtv">{{cite news| title=The remains of King Peter II in Belgrade (Посмртни остаци краља Петра II у Београду)| url=http://www.rtv.rs/sr_ci/drustvo/posmrtni-ostaci-kralja-petra-ii-u-beogradu_365526.html| date=22 January 2013| language=sr| agency=[[Tanjug]] |work=[[Radio Television of Serbia]]| publisher=rtv.rs| access-date=2013-01-23}}</ref> Peter II lay in state in the Royal Chapel in [[Dedinje]] before his burial in the [http://www.oplenac.rs Royal Family Mausoleum at Oplenac] on May 26, 2013.

===2000 Census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 20,742 people, 7,298 households, and 5,451 families living in the village. The population density was {{convert|2,364.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 7,458 housing units at an average density of {{convert|850.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 92% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 5% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]] and 1% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]]. 0.1% was [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]. About 1% each were classified as belonging to [[Race (United States Census)|other races]] or to [[multiracial|two or more races]]. 3% of the population were [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race. While still largely homogeneous, ethnic diversity had increased slightly since the 1960 census, when the population was indicated as being 99.9% white.<ref name="ec">[http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/740.html Encyclopedia of Chicago: Libertyville, IL], chicagohistory.org. Accessed 2008-01-04.</ref>

As of the 2000 census, there were 7,298 households, out of which 40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25% were non-families. 22% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.7 and the average family size was 3.2.

28% of the village's population was under the age of 18, 5% from 18 to 24, 27% from 25 to 44, 28% from 45 to 64, and 12% 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.9 males.

According to a 2007 estimate, the median household income was $106,337, and the median income for a family was $127,474.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=16000US1741742&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US17%7C16000US1741742&_street=&_county=libertyville&_cityTown=libertyville&_state=04000US17&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=160&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=ACS_2007_3YR_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null%3Anull&_keyword=&_industry= |title=U.S. Census Bureau Fact Finder |access-date=2009-01-28 |archive-date=2011-06-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606103402/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=16000US1741742&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US17%7C16000US1741742&_street=&_county=libertyville&_cityTown=libertyville&_state=04000US17&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=160&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=ACS_2007_3YR_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null:null&_keyword=&_industry= |url-status=dead }}</ref> Males had a median income of $72,320 versus $39,455 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $40,426. About 1.9% of families and 3.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4.2% of those under age 18 and 4.9% of those age 65 or over.

As of the [[2010 US Census]], there were 20,315 people living in the village. The racial makeup of the village was 90.10% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.23% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.16% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 5.73% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.04% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.05% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.70% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.12% of the population.

==Geography==
Libertyville is located at {{coord|42.284222|-87.960673|type:city|format=dms|display=inline,title}}.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the 2010 census, the village has a total area of {{convert|9.15|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|8.81|sqmi}} (or 96.28%) is land and {{convert|0.34|sqmi}} (or 3.72%) is water.<ref>{{cite web
 |url         = https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_17.txt
 |title       = 2010 Census U.S. Gazetteer Files for Places – Illinois
 |publisher   = United States Census
 |access-date  = 2012-10-13
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}}</ref>

The [[Des Plaines River]] forms much of the eastern boundary of the village. Other bodies of water include Butler Lake, Liberty Lake, and Lake Minear.

Libertyville's main street is [[Milwaukee Avenue (Chicago)|Milwaukee Avenue]] ([[Illinois Route 21]]). The main automobile route to Chicago is via [[Interstate 94]] (the [[Tri-State Tollway]] and the [[Edens Expressway]]); Chicago's [[Chicago Loop|Loop]] is approximately 45 minutes away. The main [[Metra]] rail station sits at the northern edge of downtown off Milwaukee Avenue, and serves the [[Milwaukee District North Line]] running from [[Chicago Union Station|Union Station]] in Chicago to [[Fox Lake, Illinois|Fox Lake]].  The same line is served by another Metra station at [[Prairie Crossing station|Prairie Crossing]], near the boundary of Libertyville and Grayslake. Prairie Crossing station also serves Metra's [[North Central Service]], with service from Union Station to [[Antioch, Illinois|Antioch]].

===Major streets===
* [[File:I-94.svg|20px]] [[Tri-State Tollway]]
* [[File:Illinois 21.svg|20px]] [[Milwaukee Avenue (Chicago)|Milwaukee Avenue]]
* Lake Street
* [[File:Illinois 137.svg|20px]] [[Buckley Road]]/Peterson Road
* [[File:Illinois 176.svg|20px]] [[Illinois Route 176|Park Avenue]]
* Midlothian Road
* Winchester Road
* Butterfield Road
* St. Mary's Road
* Golf Road

===Surrounding areas===

<div style= width:700px;">
:{{pad|12em}} [[Gages Lake, Illinois|Gages Lake]] / [[Gurnee, Illinois|Gurnee]]
:{{pad|9em}} [[Grayslake, Illinois|Grayslake]] [[Image:Up arrow left.svg|20px]] [[Image:Up-1.svg|30px]] [[Image:Up arrow right.svg|20px]] [[Waukegan, Illinois|Waukegan]]
:{{pad|8em}} [[Mundelein, Illinois|Mundelein]] [[Image:Left.svg|30px]] {{pad|2.5em}} [[Image:Right.svg|30px]] [[Green Oaks, Illinois|Green Oaks]] / [[Knollwood, Illinois|Knollwood]]
:{{pad|9em}} [[Mundelein, Illinois|Mundelein]] [[Image:Down arrow left.svg|20px]] [[Image:Down arrow.svg|30px]] [[Image:Down arrow right.svg|20px]] [[Mettawa, Illinois|Mettawa]]
:{{pad|14em}} [[Vernon Hills, Illinois|Vernon Hills]]
</div>
{{clear|left}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 695
|1890= 550
|1900= 864
|1910= 1724
|1920= 2125
|1930= 3791
|1940= 3930
|1950= 5425
|1960= 8560
|1970= 11684
|1980= 16520
|1990= 19174
|2000= 20742
|2010= 20315
|2020= 20579
|align-fn=center
|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=United States Census Bureau|access-date=}}</ref><br /> 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2/> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
}}
[[File:Libertyville-Parade-Goose-Dropping.jpg|thumb|right|250 px|Parade balloon promoting The Goose Is Loose Festival in Libertyville]]

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Libertyville 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 – Libertyville village, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=1600000US1743250&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) - Libertyville village, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US1743250&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=United States Census Bureau |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</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) - Libertyville village, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US1743250&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=United States Census Bureau |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|18,812
|17,777
|style='background: #ffffe6; |17,061
|90.70%
|87.51%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |82.90%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|209
|232
|style='background: #ffffe6; |262
|1.01%
|1.14%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.27%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|18
|14
|style='background: #ffffe6; |14
|0.09%
|0.07%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.07%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|948
|1,154
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,238
|4.57%
|5.68%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6.02%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|6
|4
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4
|0.03%
|0.02%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.02%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|13
|16
|style='background: #ffffe6; |55
|0.06%
|0.08%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.27%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|170
|282
|style='background: #ffffe6; |759
|0.82%
|1.39%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.69%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|566
|836
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,186
|2.73%
|4.12%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5.76%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''20,742'''
|'''20,315'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''20,579'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

==Government==
[[Donna Johnson (mayor)|Donna Johnson]] was elected mayor of Libertyville in April 2021. She is the first African-American, and the second woman, to hold the position.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pioneerlocal.com/libertyville/news/1516927,li-mayorfinal-040809-s1.article |title= Chicago Suburbs News - Chicago Tribune|website=www.pioneerlocal.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090526065727/http://www.pioneerlocal.com/libertyville/news/1516927%2Cli-mayorfinal-040809-s1.article |archive-date=May 26, 2009}}</ref><ref name="Le Mignot">{{Cite news|first=Suzanne |last= Le Mignot |authorlink=   |title= An Interview With Donna Johnson, Libertyville's First Black Woman Mayor  |newspaper=[[CBS Chicago]]|date=May 23, 2021 |url=https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/05/23/libertyville-first-black-mayor-donna-johnson/  |accessdate=}}</ref>

Libertyville is represented by Jennifer Clark on the Lake County Board.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/IL/Lake/42276/113523/en/summary.html# | title=Lake - Election Results }}</ref>

==Education==

===Libertyville District 70===
{{Main|Libertyville District 70}}

Libertyville has four public elementary schools and one public middle school within village lines, all comprising Libertyville District 70:

*Adler Park Elementary School
*Butterfield Elementary School
*Copeland Manor Elementary School
*Rockland Elementary School
*[[Libertyville District 70#Highland Middle School|Highland Middle School]]

===Hawthorn District 73===
{{Main|Hawthorn Community Consolidated School District 73}}

Students residing south of Golf Road attend [[Hawthorn Community Consolidated School District 73|Hawthorn District 73]] schools in [[Vernon Hills, Illinois|Vernon Hills]].

===Oak Grove District 68===
{{Main|Oak Grove School District 68 (Lake County, Illinois)}}

Students residing in communities along Buckley Road attend [[Oak Grove School District 68 (Lake County, Illinois)|Oak Grove Grade School]] in neighboring [[Green Oaks, Illinois|Green Oaks]].

===Libertyville High School===
{{Main|Libertyville High School}}

[[Libertyville High School]], part of [[Community High School District 128]], serves students in Libertyville and other communities in Libertyville Township. Students residing south of Golf Road but north of Greentree Parkway or Red Top Drive are permitted to register for Vernon Hills High School or Libertyville High School, which consolidates District 70's Highland Middle School and Oak Grove School and Rondout Schools of Districts 72 and 68 respectively.

===Other===
The [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] St. Joseph Elementary School and St. John's Lutheran School <ref>{{cite web |title=St. John Lutheran School in Libertyville, IL |url=http://www.stjohnslib.com/school/}}</ref> of the [[Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod]] both provide Pre-K-8 education to residents of Libertyville and the surrounding area. St Sava Monastery is also home to the St. Sava Serbian Orthodox School of Theology.

==Economy==

===Top employers===
According to the Village's 2020 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.libertyville.com/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/1638|title=Village of Libertyville CAFR |format=PDF |access-date= June 11, 2022}}</ref> as of April 30, 2020 the top employers in the city were:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Employer
! # of Employees
|-
| 1
|Advocate Condell Medical Center
|2,102
|-
|2
|Hollister Incorporated
|527
|-
|3
|[[Volkswagen]] Credit
|446
|-
|4
|[[Novartis Gene Therapies|Avexis]]
|407
|-
|5
|[[Medline Industries]]
|343
|-
|6
|[[Libertyville District 70]]
|326
|-
|7
|Fabrication Technologies
|307
|-
|8
|[[Commonwealth Edison]]
|278
|-
|9
|[[Snap-on]] Credit
|242
|-
|10
|[[Community High School District 128]]
|239
|}

==Library==
Libertyville is one of six communities comprising the [[Cook Memorial Public Library District]].  The Cook Park library, located on Cook and Brainerd streets in Libertyville, is one of the District's two library facilities.  The library was originally housed in the Cook Mansion, after resident Ansel B. Cook's wife, Emily, deeded the property to the Village of Libertyville in 1920 for use as a library.<ref name="Ansel B. Cook Victorian Museum">[http://library.thinkquest.org/12934/index2.htm Ansel B. Cook Victorian Museum] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050904060518/http://library.thinkquest.org/12934/index2.htm |date=2005-09-04 }}. Accessed 2008-01-04.</ref>  In 1968, a {{convert|33000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} addition was added, adjacent to the Cook home. By 1984, the library's collection, as well as the population, had doubled in size.  The Evergreen Interim Library opened in 2003 as a temporary facility at the south end of the district, in [[Vernon Hills, Illinois|Vernon Hills]]. In 2007, the Library Board adopted plans to add an approximately {{convert|10000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} addition to the Cook Park facility, which was completed in January 2011.

==Media==
The ''Libertyville Review'', published by [[Pioneer Press]], covers Libertyville. Regional newspapers that occasionally contain coverage of Libertyville include the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'', ''[[Daily Herald (Arlington Heights)|Daily Herald]]'' and ''[[Lake County News-Sun]]''.

==Transportation==
Libertyville has a station on Metra's [[North Central Service]] (at Prairie Crossing) and also two [[Libertyville (Metra)|stations]] along Metra's [[Milwaukee District North Line]] which provides service between [[Fox Lake, Illinois|Fox Lake]] and Union Station, one of which shares a driveway with the station for the North Central Service.

[[Pace (transit)|Pace]] provides bus service on Route 574 connecting Libertyville to Grayslake and other destinations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rtachicago.org/uploads/files/general/RTA-System-Map.pdf|title=RTA System Map|access-date=January 30, 2024}}</ref>

==Drinking water supply==
The Libertyville water supply comes from the Central Lake County Joint Action Water Agency (CLCJAWA) located in [[Lake Bluff, Illinois|Lake Bluff]]. CLCJAWA purifies water from [[Lake Michigan]].

==Recreation==
*Pools: Adler Pool, Riverside Pool
*Golf courses: [[Merit Club]]
*Lakes: Lake Minear, Butler Lake, Independence Grove, Liberty Lake
*Parks: Adler, Cook, Sunrise Rotary, Charles Brown, Riverside, Butler Lake, Nicholas-Dowden, Independence Grove, Blueberry Hill, Paul Neal, Greentree, Jo Ann Eckmann, Gilbert Stiles.

== Notable people ==
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* [[David Adler (architect)|David Adler]], architect<ref>[http://www.adlercenter.org/index.php/about-us/history/#Adlershome "David Adler's Libertyville Home"], David Adler Center for Music and Art</ref> ([[Castle Hill (Ipswich, Massachusetts)|Castle Hill]])
* [[Marlon Brando]], Academy Award–winning actor<ref>{{cite web |url=http://marlonbrandoinlibertyville.com/authorsnote.html |title=Marlon Brando in Libertyville
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100925064454/http://marlonbrandoinlibertyville.com/authorsnote.html |archive-date=2010-09-25 |url-status=dead
|first=Laura |last=Hickey |website=marlonbrandoinlibertyville.com}}
</ref>
* [[Julia Cameron]], writer and artist, most famous for her book ''[[The Artist's Way]]''
* [[Phil Collins (politician)|Phil Collins]], Libertyville trustee and [[Prohibition Party]] candidate for the [[2020 United States presidential election]]<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.dhbusinessledger.com/article/20170404/news/170409484 |title=Newcomer Collins, incumbent Stack on way to Harper College board |date=April 5, 2017}}</ref>
* [[Marietta DePrima]], actress (''[[The Hughleys]]'')
* [[Bill Heck]], actor <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.broadway.com/buzz/142028/orphans-star-bill-heck-finds-a-home-in-horton-footes-masterpiece/|title=Orphans Star Bill Heck Finds a Home in Horton Foote's Masterpiece|website=Broadway.com}}</ref>
* [[Donna Johnson (mayor)|Donna Johnson]], first African-American mayor of Libertyville<ref name="Le Mignot">{{Cite news|first=Suzanne |last= Le Mignot |authorlink=   |title= An Interview With Donna Johnson, Libertyville's First Black Woman Mayor  |newspaper=[[CBS Chicago]]|date=May 23, 2021 |url=https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/05/23/libertyville-first-black-mayor-donna-johnson/  |accessdate=}}</ref>
* [[Jo Jorgensen]], Libertarian Party candidate for President in 2020
* [[Marissa Lingen]], writer, born here.
* [[Richard J. Lyons]], Illinois state representative and lawyer
* [[Mary Morello]], co-founder of the anti-censorship group [[Parents for Rock and Rap]]<ref>[https://www.chicagotribune.com/2000/07/02/left-wing-radical-anti-authoritarian-troublemaker-free-speech-guerrilla/ "Left-wing Radical, Anti-authoritarian Troublemaker, Free-speech Guerrilla: Rock Star Tom Morello Is a Real Chip Off the Old Block"], by Greg Kot, ''The Chicago Tribune'', July 2, 2000</ref>
* [[Jim Naureckas]], editor of ''Extra!'', [https://web.archive.org/web/20060720075754/http://www.fair.org/index.php FAIR's] bimonthly journal of media criticism; co-author of "The Way Things Aren't: Rush Limbaugh's Reign of Error"
* [[Zak Orth]], actor film and television
* [[Alicia Patterson]], editor and publisher, founder of ''[[Newsday]]''
* [[Cissy Patterson]], publisher and countess
* [[George F. Pond]], Civil War-era [[Medal of Honor]] recipient
* [[Gwynne Shotwell]], President and Chief Operating Officer of [[SpaceX]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Hennigan|first=W.J. |title=How I Made It: SpaceX exec Gwynne Shotwell |url=http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-himi-spacex-20130609,0,2428179.story |access-date=June 10, 2013 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=June 7, 2013 }}</ref>
* [[Phillipa Soo]], Actress originating the role of Elizabeth Schuyler in the Broadway musical [[Hamilton (musical)|Hamilton]]
* [[Adlai Stevenson II|Adlai Stevenson]], 31st [[Governor of Illinois]] and Democratic nominee for President in [[1952 United States presidential election|1952]] and [[1956 United States presidential election|1956]]. Media reports during the campaign dubbed him ''The Man from Libertyville.'' His [[Adlai E. Stevenson II Farm|home and farm]], now technically in neighboring [[Mettawa, Illinois|Mettawa]], is now a [[National Historic Landmark]].<ref>{{cite news|last=St. Clair|first=Stacy|title=Adlai Stevenson Farm in Lake County gets national landmark status|date=April 14, 2014|access-date=June 1, 2017|newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]|location=[[Chicago, Illinois]]|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-adlai-stevenson-farm-in-lake-county-gets-national-landmark-status-20140423-story.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Steinberg|first=Alan|title=Adlai Stevenson, 1952; Chris Christie, 2012?|date=January 22, 2012|access-date=June 1, 2017|newspaper=[[New York Observer]]|location=[[New York City]]|url=http://observer.com/2012/01/adlai-stevenson-1952-chris-christie-2012/}}</ref>
* [[Mark Suppelsa]], co-anchor of [[WGN-TV]]'s 9:00 news
* [[Peter II of Yugoslavia]], the only monarch to be buried on U.S. soil, was buried in Libertyville up to 2013, before his body's return to Serbia.<ref>"Exiled Yugoslavian Monarch Is Buried at Libertyville Monastery", by Diana Dretske, ''Daily Herald'', August 11, 2009</ref>
}}

=== Music ===
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* [[Jim Broustis]], guitarist for the band [[X-tal]]
* [[MC chris]], rapper, voice actor, and improvisational comedian<ref>[http://movies.ign.com/articles/502/502897p1.html IGN: An Interview with mc chris] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071014230606/http://movies.ign.com/articles/502/502897p1.html |date=October 14, 2007 }}, movies.ign.com. Accessed 2010-05-28.</ref>
* [[Maureen Herman]], bassist for the band [[Babes in Toyland (band)|Babes in Toyland]]
* [[Adam Jones (musician)|Adam Jones]], guitarist for the band [[Tool (band)|Tool]]
* [[Tom Morello]], guitarist for the bands [[Rage Against the Machine]], [[Audioslave]], and [[The Nightwatchman]]
* [[Ike Reilly]], indie rock musician
}}

=== Sports ===
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* [[Cedric Benson]], former running back in the [[National Football League]]
* [[Mark Bortz]], former guard in the [[National Football League]]
* [[Brett Butler (baseball)|Brett Butler]], former center fielder for several [[Major League Baseball]] teams and [[1991 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1991 All-Star]]
* [[Rashied Davis]], former wide receiver in the [[National Football League]] 
* [[Roberto Garza]], former center in the [[National Football League]]
* [[Marshall Hollingsworth]], professional soccer player<ref>{{cite news|title=Marshall Hollingsworth goes from Libertyville to Major League Soccer's Columbus Crew|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/libertyville/sports/ct-lbr-marshall-hollingsworth-columbus-crew-tl-0128-20160125-story.html|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|access-date=March 4, 2016|first=Jon|last=Kerr|date=January 26, 2016}}</ref>
* [[Baggio Hušidić]], former professional soccer player
* [[Charles Leno]], offensive tackle in the [[National Football League]]
* [[Mike Marshall (outfielder)|Mike Marshall]], former right fielder for several [[Major League Baseball]] teams and [[1984 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1984 All-Star]]
* [[Steve Novak]], former forward for several [[National Basketball Association]] teams 
* [[Drew Peterson (basketball)|Drew Peterson]], small forward in the [[National Basketball Association]]
* [[Ted Phillips]], former president of the [[Chicago Bears]]<ref>https://www.chicagotribune.com/2023/04/18/former-chicago-bears-ceo-ted-phillips-sells-4-bedroom-libertyville-home-for-12m/</ref>
* [[Adam Podlesh]], former punter in the [[National Football League]]
* [[Evan Skoug]], former minor league baseball player<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/libertyville/sports/ct-lbr-evan-skoug-tcu-baseball-tl-0623-20160621-story.html |title=Libertyville grad Evan Skoug still in hot pursuit of MLB dream - Libertyville Review |work=Chicago Tribune |date=June 21, 2016 |access-date=June 25, 2017}}</ref>
* [[Dick Stanfel]], former offensive guard and coach in the [[National Football League]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20150624/sports/150629487/ | title=NFL great, former Bears coach Dick Stanfel passes | date=24 June 2015 }}</ref>
* [[Frank Thomas]], former first baseman for the [[Chicago White Sox]], All-Star and two-time MLB [[American League]] MVP.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.falconliving.com/blog/mansion-owned-by-frank-thomas-is-listed-at-an-attractive-price/|title=Mansion owned by Frank Thomas is listed at an attractive price|work=Falcon Living|date=April 10, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Laura Zeng]], former American rhythmic gymnast
}}

==See also==
*[[Lambs Farm]]
*[[St. Sava's Serbian Orthodox Seminary]] and Monastery

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
{{Wikivoyage|Libertyville}}
* [http://www.libertyville.com Village of Libertyville]
* [http://www.lhsdoi.com/5241/showcase/a-look-at-historical-libertyville/ Historic Libertyville]

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Libertyville, Illinois
|North     = [[Unincorporated area|Unincorporated]] [[Lake County, Illinois|Lake County]]
|Northeast = [[Waukegan, Illinois|Waukegan]]
|East      = [[Green Oaks, Illinois|Green Oaks]]
|Southeast = [[Mettawa, Illinois|Mettawa]]
|South     = [[Vernon Hills, Illinois|Vernon Hills]]
|Southwest = [[Mundelein, Illinois|Mundelein]]
|West      = [[Mundelein, Illinois|Mundelein]]
|Northwest = [[Grayslake, Illinois|Grayslake]] 
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{{Lake County, Illinois}}
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