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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 tribe to sell much of their land in northern Illinois to the U.S. government. 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. Said to be a "well-educated" English immigrant with a wife and a young daughter, Vardin lived in a cabin located where the Cook Park branch of the Cook Memorial Public Library District stands today. The settlement that grew up around his cabin was initially known as Vardin's Grove. In 1836, during the celebrations that marked the 60th anniversary of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, the community voted to name itself Independence Grove. 1837 brought the town's first practicing physician, Jesse Foster, followed quickly by its first lawyer, Horace Butler. The professionals needed services, so a

post office opened, necessitating a third name change, as another Independence Grove existed elsewhere in the state. On April 16, 1837, the new post office registered under the name Libertyville. Libertyville's most prominent building, the Cook Mansion, was built in 1879 by Ansel Brainerd Cook, very close to where Vardin's cabin was built. 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 Chicago Fire of 1871. The two-story Victorian mansion served as Cook's summer home as well as the center of his horse farm, which provided animals for Chicago's horsecar lines. The building was remodeled in 1921, when it became the town library, gaining a Colonial-style facade with a pillared portico. The community expanded rapidly with a spur of the Milwaukee Road train line reaching Libertyville in 1881, resulting in the incorporation of the Village of Libertyville in 1882, with John Locke its first village president.

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 architecture unified by both period and building material. Samuel Insull, founder of Commonwealth Edison, began purchasing land south of Libertyville in 1906. When Insull was ruined by the Great Depression, parts of his estate were bought by prominent Chicagoans Adlai Stevenson and John F. Cuneo. Libertyville was the site of the only European monarch buried on American soil (Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox Monastery Church), Peter II of Yugoslavia. On 22 January 2013, Peter II's remains were repatriated back to Serbia and buried in the Royal Family Mausoleum at Oplenac on May 26, 2013.

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Sports
Libertyville has a active youth sports organizations for football, little league baseball, basketball, and soccer. The Lake Shore Lynx are Libertyville's first semi-pro sports team and play all their games at the Brainerd Campus. The Lake Shore Lynx are the 2008, 2009, and 2010 Gridiron Football League champions.

Notable/Historic Residents
David Adler, architect Marlon Brando, Academy Award-winning actor George F. Pond, Medal of Honor recipient Adlai Stevenson, Illinois governor, presidential candidate, ambassador Mark Suppelsa, WGN news co-anchor

Businesses
Major employers include Advocate Condell Medical Center, Motorola Mobility, Volkswagon Credit, Hollisters, Brightstar, Fabrication Technologies, the school district, ComEd and nearby healthcare companies Abbott Laborato-

Attractions
Adler Cultural Center Adlai E. Stevenson Historic Home Ansel B. Cook Victorian Home Museum Cuneo Mansion & Gardens Historic Downtown Libertyville: with restored buildings dating back to the late 1800s, the downtown features restaurants, brewery, winery and boutiques.

Libertyville is an affluent northeastern suburb of Chicago in Lake County, Illinois, United States. It is located 5 miles west of Lake Michigan on the Des Plaines River and about 40 miles north of Chicago. The 2010 census population was 20,315. In 2007, Libertyville was named the 52nd best place to live in the U.S. by CNN Money Magazine. In 2013, CNN Travel named Libertyville as one of Americas best small town comebacks and CNNMoney.com listed Libertyville as one of the best places to live for the rich and single. The National Trust for Historic Preservation, gave Libertyville a Great American Main Street Award, calling the downtown a place with its own sense of self, where people still stroll the streets on a Saturday night, and where the tailor, the hometown bakery, and the vacuum cleaner repair shop are shoulder to shoulder with gourmet coffee vendors and a microbrewery.

Music
Jim Broustis, guitarist (X-tal) mc chris, rapper, voice actor, comedian Maureen Herman, bassist (Babes in Toyland) Adam Jones, guitarist (Tool) Tom Morello, guitarist (Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave, The Nightwatchman)

Libertyville Sports Complex: Climbing wall, heated driving range, fitness center, indoor soccer, basketball Biking/Hiking Paths & Parks: over 500 acres of parks and trails, including Independence Grove featuring fishing, boating, and swimming Horseback Riding Golf: Libertyville Golf Course, Riverside, The Merit Club, Aloha Falls (miniature golf ) Lambs Farm: miniture golf, pet shop, restaurant, country store and bakery all benefit programs for people with developmental disabilities. Libertyville Days Festival: June carnival, music, street eats, beer First Friday on Mainstreet: shops open late to showcase local art, food, wine Cars on 21: classic cars shown MaySeptember Libertyville Mile of Cars (dealerships) Six Flags - Gurnee amusement park

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Sports
Brett Butler, former Major League Baseball (MLB) center fielder, 1991 All-Star Mike Marshall, former MLB right fielder, 1984 All-Star Steve Novak, forward (Toronto Raptors) Roberto Garza, center (Chicago Bears) Frank Thomas, former first baseman (Chicago White Sox), All-Star, MLB American League MVP Kevin Walter, wide receiver (Tennessee Titans)

Geography/Transportation
The village has a total area of 9.15 square miles. Libertyville's main street is Milwaukee Avenue (Illinois Route 21). The main automobile route to Chicago is via Interstate 94 (Tri-State Tollway and Edens Expressway). The Metra rail station sits off Milwaukee Avenue, and serves the Milwaukee District/North Line running from Union Station in Chicago to Fox Lake. The same line is served by another Metra station at Prairie Crossing, which also serves Metra's North Central Line.