With the community fully built-out by 1990, the Village saw another slight decrease in its population to 11,365 and redevelopment in the Village began to occur in earnest. The Lincolnwood Town Center, a 100 store regional mall, was built on former Bell & Howell headquarters property at McCormick Blvd. and Touhy Avenue, a new Village Hall complex was built along Lincoln Avenue and the Village established its first fire department, having relied previously on the City of Chicago for fire service. This wave of redevelopment in the community saw a number of new buildings constructed with prairie style architecture, including Village Hall.


By 1995, under the efforts of Mayor Madeleine Grant, the first woman President of the Village, an Economic Development Commission was formed to help foster continued community redevelopment and to ensure a strong local tax base. Mayor Grant also expanded citizen participation in Village government by creating several other citizen-led advisory bodies. By the late 1990’s a number of originally constructed homes in the community were being torn down for larger homes.


By 2000, the Village population increased slightly to 12,359 residents. Since 2000, the Village has continued to redevelop itself by spearheading


construction of a new business roadway in the Lincolnwood Business Park, creation of public parking lots, major enhancements to the Touhy- Crawford Business District and establishing a plan for the revitalization of Lincoln Avenue. Also since 2000, the Village has attracted a number of new businesses to the community including Lowe’s Home Improvement Warehouse, Kohl’s Department Store, health care facilities as well as new facilities for a number of existing or expanding businesses.


Interestingly, Lincolnwood’s name is not derived directly from the 16th President, who called Illinois his home, but comes directly from Lincoln Avenue which bisects the community and which itself was named after the 16th President. Lincolnwood also takes its name from the planting of 10,000 elm trees along streets in the Village during the Great Depression, an effort made possible through the Works Progress Administration (WPA).


Revised September 2011


Lincolnwood Community Development Department Used with Permission


Celebrating 100 Years of Lincolnwood logo designed by Lincolnwood resident, Judy Peterson Siegel.


Lincolnwood historical photos courtesy of the Lincolnwood Public Library.


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