1835History
Cadwell in 1835 and named Cadwell's Corner.
1837Architecture
The Historic Village includes the Caspar Ott House, where the Ott family assisted in the passage of slaves in the Underground Railroad, considered to be the oldest building in L...
1840History
By 1840, the town's name was changed to "Leclair".
1847Government
The village's first school, Wilmot School, was founded in 1847.
1854Culture
The Bartle Sacker Farmhouse (1854) is a typical 19th century home.
1917History
=== 20th century ===
In a 1917 design by Thomas E.
1928Military
== References ==
== Further reading ==
Marie Ward Reichelt, History of Deerfield, Glenview Press, 1928.
1944Culture
On May 26, 1944, a US Navy plane crashed in Deerfield on the current site of the Deerfield Public Library, killing Ensign Milton C.
1959Architecture
In 1959, when Deerfield officials learned that a developer building a neighborhood of large new homes planned to make houses available to African Americans, they issued a stop-w...
1962Architecture
On June 27, 1962, ground was broken by Kitchens of Sara Lee (now Sara Lee Corporation) for construction of the world's largest bakery.
1964Culture
The plant, located on the current site of Coromandel Condominiums on Kates Road, began production in 1964 using state-of-the-art materials handling and production equipment.
1971Architecture
When it originally opened in 1971, it included both indoor and outdoor shopping areas.
1973Government
Tynan, professional hockey player, Deerfield native
Daniel Walker, 36th governor of Illinois (1973–1977)
Edwin F.
1979History
In 1979, Deerfield created a "No-Kissing Zone" at the local train station in response to complaints about traffic jams at the station caused by couples taking too long to kiss t...
1982History
In 1982, Deerfield began an experiment with a community farm.
1985Economy
President Ronald Reagan visited the plant in 1985.
1987History
As of 1987 Deerfield was mostly made up of single-family houses.
1990Economy
The plant closed in 1990 as Sara Lee consolidated production in Tarboro, North Carolina.
1991Culture
By 1991, headquarters employees had moved to downtown Chicago.
2005History
=== 21st century ===
On December 19, 2005, the village board passed a strict anti-smoking ordinance.
2007History
In 2007, Sara Lee severed its final tie to its former home town with the closure of the Sara Lee Bakery Outlet Store.
2010History
In 2010, the History Channel's documentary The Crumbling of America mentioned Deerfield in a discussion of frequent blackouts that residents experienced over 2000 times from 200...
2012Culture
Deerfield Public Library was a temporary tenant of this mall in 2012 and 2013 while the main location was being renovated.
2013Disaster
This was done despite an Illinois State Preemption on any further municipal firearms restrictions after 2013, and the fact that amendments to municipal ordinances have to pass s...
2015Architecture
In 2015, a plan to rezone a parcel of land originally zoned for single-family homes, in order to allow the construction of a 48-unit affordable apartment building complex, was p...
2017Architecture
The inside shopping area and some exterior buildings were demolished in 2017.
2018History
In 2018, the Village Board of Trustees unanimously approved a ban on what were described as certain types of assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, amending a 2013 ordinan...
2019History
Deerfield was a sister city with Lüdinghausen, Germany, until the commission was dissolved in October 2019 due to inactivity.
2020History
On June 18, 2020, the Deerfield Park District Board voted to remove James Mitchell's name from the park and later renamed it to Floral Park, which was the name originally intend...
2021Culture
As of 2021, Walgreens Boots Alliance employed 6,500 employees at its headquarters, along with 2,500 Walgreens employees, making it the largest employer in Deerfield.