1835Government
They settled along an old stagecoach line in 1835.
1838Government
Elisha and Eliza Smart settled in Cass in 1838 with their ten children.
1850History
John and Hannah Oldfield came to Cass in 1850.
1859History
A group of German Lutherans from Europe came to the area near 67th and Clarendon Hills Road in 1859.
1860Education
A school was built on the northwest corner of Cass and 75th street in 1860.
1869History
Madden arrived with his parents in the Cass area in 1869 from England.
1870Architecture
He bought more land and donated it for the construction of a new Cass Church in 1870.
1878Culture
In 1878 he married the youngest daughter of Elisha and Eliza Smart at her parents' house in Cass.
1881Architecture
In 1881, a man named Franklin Blanchard opened a cheese factory.
1884Government
A Post Office had been established by the Rapones at The Point in 1884.
1890Government
By 1890, the Village of Lace was established.
1899Architecture
In 1899, a new church was built on the northeast corner of Cass Avenue and 75th Street.
1924Architecture
It burned down in 1924, and was replaced with the present building.
1969History
In 1969, the second church was torn down and the present St.
1994History
Darien's City Hall used to be totally underground until 1994, when it was lifted up.
2020History
== Demographics ==
As of the 2020 census there were 22,011 people, 8,697 households, and 6,297 families residing in the city.
2021Disaster
On June 20, 2021, a large, violent EF3 tornado tore through several neighborhoods of Woodridge, and then into Darien.