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Timeline of Carol
Stream
1818 ~
Illinois becomes the 21st state. No white settlers in DuPage County
1839 ~ Organization
of DuPage County after it breaks away from Cook County.
1852 ~ St.
Stephen's Catholic mission church is organized
1853 ~ Fair
Oaks Road and Army Trail Road is known as Wayne Center with a broom factory,
a blacksmith shop, a store/post office and a country church (previously known
as Gimletville and Orangeville)
1930 ~ Electricity
arrives at the Kuhn farm home on Kuhn Road
1957 ~ Carol,
daughter of Jay Stream, is seriously injured in a car accident and in a four-month
coma.
1958 ~ "Carol
Stream Estates" offers affordable housing around $15,300.
1959 ~ Carol
Stream Woman's Club founded
1959 ~ Village
Incorporated. First Village board meeting on February 12th.
1961 ~ Carol
Stream Jaycees organized
1961 ~ St.
Luke's Catholic Church opens its doors
1962 ~ The
Carol Stream Public Library opens at 397 Blackhawk Drive.
1964 ~ Central
DuPage Hospital opens in nearby Winfield.
1965 ~ Carl
Bornholt and Elsie Johnson are first recipients of the Citizen of the Year
awards.
1966 ~ The
Carol Stream News brings local news to residents
1966 ~ Nina
Jo Schmale of Carol Stream is one of the 8 student nurses killed by Richard
Speck.
1972 ~ The
Carol Stream Fire Protection District is formed
1975 ~ Janice
Gerzevske is first woman elected Village President.
1975 ~ Jay
Stream School dedicated on El Paso
1976 ~ Fire
Station #2 opens at Schmale and St. Charles Road.
1976 ~ Gretna
Station Museum opens in a July 4th dedication
1978 ~ Michael
Collins Pool is converted from an outdoor pool to an indoor pool
1980 ~ Greg
Bielawski joins the Village as Village Manager
1981 ~ Stratford
Square Mall opens in nearby Bloomingdale on what was part of the Tews farm
1984 ~ The
Carol Stream Association of Business and Industry is formed.
1987 ~ St.
Andrew United Methodist church has serious fire
1990 ~ Mark
Bodane hired as Fire Chief
1992 ~ The
Carol Stream Post Office opens a regional processing center at Schmale and
Fullerton.
1995 ~ Fire
Station #3 opens on Lies Road west of County Farm Road.
1998 ~ The
Town Center is dedicated, later to be known as the Ross Ferraro Town Center
2006 ~ Founder
of Carol Stream, Jay Stream, dies January 22
2007 ~ First
shop, Gossip Salon, in Fountains at Town Center, opens Feb. 20
2007 ~ Frank Saverino, Sr. elected Mayor
Some of the above information
taken from "Build Your Own Town...The Carol Stream Story" by Jean Moore.
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