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CAROL STREAM
HISTORY
In
the late 1950s, developer Jay Stream began to live out his dream
of establishing a model community on a number of acres of
farmland north of Wheaton. Jay Stream envisioned his Village to
be made up of a mix of residential homes and light industrial
businesses to help defray the tax burden for homeowners. In
1959, the Village was incorporated and named after Jay Stream's
14 year old daughter, Carol Stream, who had recently been
involved in a serious automobile accident. Fortunately, Carol
Stream recovered from the accident and has been able to see the
Village, named after her, grow and prosper. Carol Stream now resides in Arizona but
continues to visit her namesake. The Village of Carol Stream
remains the only Illinois community named after a living person.
Ever since its incorporation, the Village of Carol Stream has
grown and prospered, while continuing to bring a steady growth of industry to
the Village, just as Jay Stream had envisioned. Also consistent
with Jay Stream's vision is the well-planned orderly growth of
the Village; with the east and southeastern portions of the
Village developing into the economic base and the central and
western portions of the Village comprised primarily of
residential housing. Carol Stream boasts nearly 1,000
businesses and industries and over 15,000 dwelling units with a
total 2000 population of 43,730. In addition, Carol Stream
residents enjoy no municipal property tax.
Our Village is rich with history. We have compiled a brief slide presentation of the
historical highlights that can be found within our Village.
Please click on one of the images below to be re-directed to our
complete slide presentation.
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