Mundelein, Illinois

Later settlers from [[England]] named the town "Mechanics Grove", due to the settler's occupations of [[millwright]]s, [[wheelwright]]s and [[Carpentry|carpenters]]. The town's first school opened in 1837 and a church the following year.<ref name=":0" />

Later settlers from [[England]] named the town "Mechanics Grove", due to the settler's occupations of [[millwright]]s, [[wheelwright]]s and [[Carpentry|carpenters]]. The town's first school opened in 1837 and a church the following year.<ref name=":0" />

The town name changed to "Holcomb" in the early 1850s, for a settler named John Holcomb. He migrated from [[New York (state)|New York]] in 1847 and was a civic and spiritual leader in the community through his participation in the [[Methodist Episcopal Church]] and for his service in township offices.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite book |last=Partridge |first=Charles Addison |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ecy90AEACAAJ |title=Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois: And, History of Lake County |date=1902 |publisher=Munsell Publishing Company |language=en}}</ref> In 1885, he donated 20 acres of land to the [[Wisconsin Central Railroad (1871–1899)|Wisconsin Central Railroad]]. In the same year, the town name was changed to Rockefeller, after American businessman [[William Rockefeller Jr.]], who was a major stockholder in the Wisconsin Central Railroad. Rockefeller was incorporated on February 1, 1909<ref name=":1">Killackey, p. 2</ref> in a referendum in anticipation of an [[Economic expansion|economic boom]] after the [[Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad]] built a spur line terminating in Rockefeller in 1904. Residents from nearby [[Diamond Lake, Illinois]] were included in the vote in order to meet the minimum resident requirements at the time, although they later withdrew from the village.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2004 |title=The Electronic Encyclopedia of Chicago |url=http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/855.html |url-status= |access-date=June 18, 2024 |publisher=[[Chicago Historical Society]]}}</ref>[[File:Sheldon School.jpg|thumb|Photograph of Sheldon School|left]]

The town name changed to "Holcomb" in the early 1850s, for a settler named John Holcomb. He migrated from [[New York (state)|New York]] in 1847 and was a civic and spiritual leader in the community through his participation in the [[Methodist Episcopal Church]] and for his service in township offices.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite book |last=Partridge |first=Charles Addison |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ecy90AEACAAJ |title=Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois: And, History of Lake County |date=1902 |publisher=Munsell Publishing Company |language=en}}</ref> In 1885, he donated 20 acres of land to the [[Wisconsin Central Railroad (1871–1899)|Wisconsin Central Railroad]]. In the same year, the town name was changed to Rockefeller, after American businessman [[William Rockefeller Jr.]], who was a major stockholder in the Wisconsin Central Railroad. Rockefeller was incorporated on February 1, 1909,<ref name=":1">Killackey, p. 2</ref> in a referendum in anticipation of an [[Economic expansion|economic boom]] after the [[Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad]] built a spur line terminating in Rockefeller in 1904. Residents from nearby [[Diamond Lake, Illinois]] were included in the vote in order to meet the minimum resident requirements at the time, although they later withdrew from the village.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2004 |title=The Electronic Encyclopedia of Chicago |url=http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/855.html |url-status= |access-date=June 18, 2024 |publisher=[[Chicago Historical Society]]}}</ref>[[File:Sheldon School.jpg|thumb|Photograph of Sheldon School|left]]

=== Post-incorporation ===

=== Post-incorporation ===

* [[Ed Sullivan Jr.]], [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] politician<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-04-08 |title=2 Republican Reps Says They'll Back Illinois Gay Marriage Bill |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/illinois-gay-marriage-ed-_n_3039123 |access-date=2024-06-25 |website=HuffPost |language=en}}</ref>

* [[Ed Sullivan Jr.]], [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] politician<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-04-08 |title=2 Republican Reps Says They'll Back Illinois Gay Marriage Bill |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/illinois-gay-marriage-ed-_n_3039123 |access-date=2024-06-25 |website=HuffPost |language=en}}</ref>

* [[Penny Bernard Schaber]], former member of the [[Wisconsin State Assembly]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=2011-2012 Wisconsin Blue Book: Biographies |url=https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/misc/lrb/blue_book/2011_2012/200_biographies.pdf |website=Wisconsin State Legislature}}</ref>

* [[Penny Bernard Schaber]], former member of the [[Wisconsin State Assembly]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=2011-2012 Wisconsin Blue Book: Biographies |url=https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/misc/lrb/blue_book/2011_2012/200_biographies.pdf |website=Wisconsin State Legislature}}</ref>

== Further reading ==

* [https://www.cooklib.org/mundelein-a-history-part-one-foundations-1835-1909/ Mundelein: A history by Cook Memorial Library]

* [[iarchive:history-of-mundelein|History of Mundelein on archive.org]]

==References==

==References==

==Further reading==

==Further reading==

* Arthur Zilversmit, ''Changing schools: Progressive education theory and practice, 1930-1960'' (University of Chicago Press, 1993).

* Arthur Zilversmit, ''Changing schools: Progressive education theory and practice, 1930-1960'' (University of Chicago Press, 1993).

== External links ==

* [https://www.cooklib.org/mundelein-a-history-part-one-foundations-1835-1909/ Mundelein: A history by Cook Memorial Library]

* [[iarchive:history-of-mundelein|History of Mundelein on archive.org]]

{{Geographic Location

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| Center = Mundelein, Illinois