1829History
== History ==
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 tri...
1835History
Pursuant to the treaty, the Potawatomi left their lands by the mid-1830s, and by 1835 the future Libertyville had its first recorded non-indigenous resident, George Vardin.
1836History
In 1836, during the celebrations that marked the 60th anniversary of the U.S.
1837History
1837 brought the town's first practicing physician, Jesse Foster, followed quickly by its first lawyer, Horace Butler, for whom Butler Lake is named.
1841Military
When the county seat moved to Little Fort (now Waukegan) in 1841, the name reverted to Libertyville, without further changes.
1871Architecture
Cook, a teacher and stonemason, became a prominent Chicago builder and politician, providing flagstones for the city's sidewalks and taking part in rebuilding after the Great Ch...
1879Architecture
Libertyville's most prominent building, the Cook Mansion, was built in 1879 by Ansel Brainerd Cook, very close to the spot where Vardin's cabin was built in the 1830s.
1881Government
The community expanded rapidly with a spur of the Milwaukee Road train line (now a Metra commuter line) reaching Libertyville in 1881, resulting in the incorporation of the Vill...
1895Disaster
Libertyville's downtown area was largely destroyed by fire in 1895, and the village board mandated brick to be used for reconstruction, resulting in a village center whose archi...
1903Government
He also bought the Chicago & Milwaukee Electric line (later the Chicago, North Shore & Milwaukee), which built a spur from Lake Bluff to Libertyville in 1903.
1906History
and 1 p.m., it's Farmer's Market time (June–October) on Church Street across from Cook Park -- a tradition for more than three decades."
Samuel Insull, founder of Commonwealth ...
1920Culture
Cook's wife, Emily, deeded the property to the Village of Libertyville in 1920 for use as a library.
1921Architecture
The building was remodeled in 1921, when it became the town library, gaining a Colonial-style facade with a pillared portico.
1968History
In 1968, a 33,000-square-foot (3,100 m2) addition was added, adjacent to the Cook home.
1970Economy
From 1970 until 2013, Libertyville was the resting place of the only European monarch buried on American soil, Peter II of Yugoslavia, who died in exile in Denver.
1984Culture
By 1984, the library's collection, as well as the population, had doubled in size.
2003Architecture
The Evergreen Interim Library opened in 2003 as a temporary facility at the south end of the district, in Vernon Hills.
2007Architecture
In 2007, the Library Board adopted plans to add an approximately 10,000-square-foot (930 m2) addition to the Cook Park facility, which was completed in January 2011.
2013History
On 22 January 2013, Peter II's remains were removed from his tomb at St.
2020History
Mary's Road
Golf Road
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== Demographics ==
As of the 2020 census there were 20,579 people, 7,324 households, and 5,478 families residing in the vill...
2021Government
== Government ==
Donna Johnson was elected mayor of Libertyville in April 2021.