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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.
Vernon Township is a township in Lake County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census , its population was 67,095. [ 2 ] The name "Vernon Township" comes from George Washington's estate, Mount Vernon .
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Vernon Hills is a suburb north of Chicago, Illinois in Lake County, Illinois, United States. The population was 26,850 at the 2020 census. [2] Vernon Hills serves as a retail hub for its surrounding area (Libertyville, Lake Forest, Mundelein, Long Grove, Lincolnshire and Buffalo Grove).
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.
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).
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 ...
Illinois Route 132 passes the northern edge of Venetian Village, leading west into Lake Villa and southeast 8 miles (13 km) to Gurnee. According to the United States Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of 2.4 square miles (6.1 km 2 ), of which 1.7 square miles (4.5 km 2 ) are land and 0.6 square miles (1.6 km 2 ), or 25.84%, are water.