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Libertyville is a northern suburb of Chicago and is located in Lake County, Illinois. It is located in northeastern Illinois and is southwest of Waukegan, west of Lake Forest, neighbors with Mundelein to the west, Green Oaks, Mettawa, and Roundout to the east, Gurnee to the north, Grayslake to the northwest, and Vernon Hills to the south. Libertyville's main street is Milwaukee Avenue, which runs through Libertyville's historic downtown. It's downtown is filled with bars, restaurants, and multiple small shops full of different things. The three largest bodies of water in Libertyville,the Des Plaines River which forms most of the eastern boundary of the village, Butler Lake and Lake Minear.

Major Streets
 * 1) Tri-State Tollway
 * 2) Milwaukee Avenue
 * 3) Lake Street
 * 4) Buckley Road/ Peterson Road
 * 5) Park Avenue
 * 6) Midlothian Road
 * 7) Winchester Road
 * 8) Butterfield Road

History
The Potawatomi Indians owned the property that is now Libertyville until 1829. When they were forced out because of economic and resource pressures the tribe had to sell their land to the U.S government for $12,000 in cash and $12,000 in goods, and 50 barrels of salt. In the mid-1830s the Potawatomi Indians were completely off the land the first settler settled in. Libertyville, Illinois history truly began in the 1830s when George Vardin, an English settler moved to what is now Libertyville, with his family. Soon after Vardin arrived the small settlement soon became known as "Vardin's Grove and during an Independence celebration in 1836 the town voted to name it "Independence Grove". Mail service from Chicago to Milwaukee was established in 1836, which interested the residents to petition for a post office in their town. The town was given a post office and it was established in Vardin's old cabin on April 1837. The village was registered with the name "Libertyville" due to another post office in the state having the name of Independence Grove. The town quickly began to grove after the Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad were extended into Libertyville. The town began to build schools, churches, stores, mills, lumber yards and homes and in 1882 the village was officially incorporated with John Locke as the towns first president. Today, Libertyville has a population of over 22,000 residents and still make it an effort to restore and preserve its historical elements.

Ansel Brainard Cook

In 1845, Ansel B. Cook, a lawmaker and stonemasonry moved to Libertyville. In 1879, Ansel Brainerd Cook built the Cook Mansion which was very close to Vardin's cabin. Cook became a very prominent Chicago builder and politician and became the Libertyville Township Supervisor after moving to Chicago to help rebuild the city after the Chicago fire. Cook donated his mansion to be used as the towns public library, named Cook Memorial Library. Later the town expanded the Library and built it right behind Cook's home. Cook's mansion is still in standing in the heart of Libertyville and is now used as a museum and the headquarters for Mundelein and Libertyville's historical center. In 1916, the construction began for Libertyville Township's first high school and was name the Brainard buliding after Ansel Brainard Cook.

Education
District 70 has four public grade schools and one public middle school: Adler Park Elementary School Butterfield Elementary School Copeland Manor Elementary School Rockland Elementary School Highland Middle School Oak Grove Elementary/Middle School

Hawthorn District 73 Students that are residents south of Golf Road attend Hawthorn District 73 schools in Vernon Hills.

Private Grade Schools

The Roman Catholic St. Joseph Elementary School and the Evangelical Lutheran St. John's Lutheran School both have K-8 education to residents of Libertyville and the surrounding towns.

Libertyville High School: District 128-

Libertyville High School serves students in Libertyville and other communities in Libertyville Township.

Parks and Recreation

 * Pools: Adler Pool, Riverside Pool
 * Golf courses: Riverside, The Merit Club
 * Lakes: Lake Minear, Butler Lake, Independence Grove
 * Parks: Charles Brown, Cook, Riverside, Butler Lake, Nicholas Dowden, Independence Grove, Sunrise Rotary, Bolander, Adler, Blueberry Hill, Paul Neal, Greentree