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Mettawa was founded by area residents in 1960 who worked together with a common goal of protecting their rural area from encroaching commercial development. Mettawa's first mayor was James Getz; subsequent mayors included Edward FitzSimons, Julius Abler, Barry McLean and Jess Ray. The current treasurer is Amy Weiland.
Illinois Route 60 (IL 60) is a 17.22-mile-long (27.71 km) east–west state highway in Lake County, in northeastern Illinois. It connects the village of Volo at Illinois Route 120 (Belvidere Road) just east of Illinois Route 59 with the city of Lake Forest at U.S. Highway 41 (Skokie Highway).
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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 25 January 2025. "Cities in Illinois" redirects here. For unincorporated communities, see List of unincorporated communities in Illinois. For CDPs, see List of census-designated places in Illinois. Map of the United States with Illinois highlighted Illinois is a state located in the Midwestern United ...
Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox Monastery Church is the former 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 ...
The Adlai E. Stevenson II Farm, also known as Adlai E. Stevenson Historic Home is a historic property located on St. Mary's Road in Mettawa, Illinois.Between 1936 and his death it was the home of Adlai Stevenson II (1900–1965), a Democratic politician who was the governor of Illinois between 1949 and 1953, was twice the Democratic Party's presidential candidate in the 1952 and 1956 elections ...
Hawthorn Woods is a village in Fremont and Ela townships in Lake County, Illinois, United States.Per the 2020 census, the population was 9,062. [2] The village is located approximately 40 miles (60 km) northwest of downtown Chicago.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 33.44 square miles (86.6 km 2), of which 32.68 square miles (84.6 km 2) (or 97.73%) is land and 0.76 square miles (2.0 km 2) (or 2.27%) is water.