Lake Villa Township, Illinois
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Lake Villa Township lies in northwestern Lake County, Illinois. The 2000 Census found a population of 33,721.
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[edit] Geography
Lake Villa Township covers approximately 26 square miles. Geologically, it is a region of glacial till, with numerous glacial lakes and wetlands. Principal lakes are Cedar Lake, Deep Lake, Crooked Lake, Sand Lake, Miltmore Lake, and Fourth Lake.
[edit] History
Lake Villa Township was created in 1913 from parts of Antioch, Avon, and Grant Townships. Early settlements, long predating the creation of the Township, included Monaville and Stanwood. In 1883, the Chicago businessman Ernst Johann Lehmann bought 300 acres in Stanwood, had the name changed to Lake Villa, and established the Lake Villa Hotel. Lehmann encouraged the Wisconsin Central Railroad Company to lay its new railway through the area, and in 1886 the new line opened with a station in Lake Villa. With time, the Lehmann family would come to dominate the immediate area.
[edit] Government Officials
- Township supervisor
- Dan Venturi
- Township clerk
- Kathy Renninger
- Township trustees
- Glenn McCollum
- Terry Beadle
- Paul Berker
- Barbara Stout
- Township highways
- Jeff Jorgensen
- Township assessor
- Jeffrey Lee
[edit] Documentation
Brysiewicz, Joseph W. Chicago's metropolitan fringe : Lake Villa, Illinois : the construction of multiple historical narratives [Lake Forest, Illinois : Lake Forest College,] 2001.
Brysiewicz, Joseph W. Lake Villa Township, Illinois Chicago : Arcadia Publications, 2001.
