1868Government
In 1868, Vermont businessmen established the Maywood Company.
1869Government
It was founded on April 6, 1869, and organized October 22, 1881.
1870Architecture
In 1870 it organized the platting of streets, and began construction on the north side of the Chicago Great Western railroad tracks.
1881Government
With settlement underway, the village was founded on October 22, 1881, by Colonel William T.
1929History
It was organized on May 3, 1929, with the purpose of training men for combat.
1940Economy
On November 25, 1940, 122 men of the 33rd Tank Company were inducted into active service to become Company B of the famous 192nd Tank Battalion, which fought in the Philippine i...
1942Crime
Many of these American soldiers were taken prisoner by the Japanese and died in April 1942 on the Bataan Death March.
2006History
Enrollment as of 2006 was 476 students.
2010History
By 2010, the last of these 148-year-old trees had succumbed to the emerald ash borer.
2020History
The danger is expected to pass locally by year 2020, as it already has in Canton, Michigan, where borers were first seen.
2022Government
In 2022, the mayor of Maywood, Nathaniel George Booker, was found intoxicated and asleep while occupying the drivers seat with the vehicle turned on on the Kennedy Expressway, i...
2025Civil Rights
The Village of Maywood has yet to provide comment as of March 2025, despite bodycam footage of the incident being viewed over 2 million times on YouTube.