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a closer look at kenilworth continued a closer look at kenilworth Kenilworth Village Hall 419 Richmond Rd., Kenilworth, IL 60043 (847) 251-1666 / Fax (847) 251-3908 kenilworthil.org / Village Hall Hours: M-F, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm Form of Government: Council-Manager Incorporated: 1896 Village Staff: 18 full-time employees Park Staff: 3 full-time employees Board of Trustees: President: Ann Potter Treasurer: Patrick Garvey Clerk: Timothy Ransford Trustees: Scott Lien, Peter Shadek, Alison Winslow, Cecily Kaz, Jeff Bedwell, James McClamroch, Jr. Park District Board: President: Heidi Higgins Treasurer: Amy Van Gorp Commissioners: Bill Bartholomay, John Hart, Kevin Reilly, Tim Simonds Administration: Village Manager: Patrick Brennan Chief of Police: Dave Miller Fire Service: Contracted with Winnetka Fire Dept. Community Development Director: Susan Criezis Finance Administrator: Maryann Van Dyke Boards of Commissions: Plan Commission Architectural Review Commission Zoning Board of Appeals Building Review Commission Police Pension Board Kenilworth Village Services Administration Department/ Village Hall: (847) 251-1666 Vehicle licenses, dog licenses, water and refuse bill payments, beach passes, beach rental Community Development/ Village Hall: (847) 853-8231 Building related permits, code enforcement, zoning, economic development, tree removal permits, inspections Public Works Department: (847) 251-9210 Superintendent: Donny Leicht Water and sewer problems, streets maintenance, snow removal, village tree care,water service, water meters, beach operations Park District Administration: (847) 251-1691 Park District Director: John Kiwala Police Department/Village Hall and Police Station: (847) 251-2141 Non-emergency Special Refuse Pick-Ups: (847) 981-0091 Republic Services Kenilworth Beach/ Lifeguard Staff: (847) 251-6642 Remodeling, Repair and Home Maintenance. “Plain and simple... these guys are the best!” –Get Dwell was voted #1 by readers of 7 North Shore newspapers. 2017 WINNER 5 time winner! Call: 847. 922. 3418 getdwell.com 22 | Wilmette/Kenilworth Chamber of Commerce • 847-251-3800 | wilmettekenilworth.com
the history of kenilworth In the beginning ... Twenty years after Winnetka and Wilmette were incorporated, Kenilworth was a tangle of woods, bordered by dirt roads, crisscrossed by wagon tracks, used as pasture for the cattle of neighboring residents and a field laboratory for botany students from Northwestern University. In November 1889, Joseph Sears purchased more than 200 acres east of the railroad between North Road (now Winnetka Avenue) and the Mahoney Farm. After a visit to Kenilworth in beautiful Warwickshire, England, Sears named the land Kenilworth and formed the Kenilworth Company to develop it according to the plans of several distinguished architects. Two years later a dozen homes had been built, six of which are still standing. Kenilworth Avenue had been laid out straight from the new railroad station to the lake for an unobstructed view. Streets parallel with it were planned to run on a northeasterly, southwesterly angle so the sun would reach every room in the house sometime during the day. The water and gas works, post office, telegraph and telephone services were in operation. Two and one-half miles of macadam streets, the first on the North Shore, had been paved and lighted by gas lamps with three miles of concrete sidewalks, gas mains and sewers. During the Colombian Exposition of 1893, Kenilworth, considered a model community, attracted visitors from all over the world. The population reached the 300 required for incorporation on February 4, 1896. By the turn of the century, the North Shore Railroad was permitted to lay tracks through the Village. There were beaches at the foot of Kenilworth Avenue and a nine-hole golf course at the southeast edge of the Village. Streets, originally named for American authors, were renamed by using names from Sir Walter Scott’s Kenilworth. The first years of this century saw the organization of the park district, installation of an underground electrical system and the building of a public school and several churches. In the 1920s, mail service started as well as tax-supported fire and police service was developed. A group of 48 citizens formed the Kenilworth Realty Association and subscribed for nearly $300,000 in bonds to purchase the North Shore Golf Club and other property west of the tracks extending the boundaries of Kenilworth west to Ridge Road. The Mahoney farm was subdivided and Mahoney Park was given to the Village by the heirs of Daniel Mahoney. The Village had grown to 0.6 of a square mile. The last land was purchased by the Village in 1964 from the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad and landscaped for a park at the railway station. The Kenilworth Assembly Hall 410 Kenilworth Ave. (847) 251-1691 events@kenilworthparkdistrict.org kenilworthassemblyhall.org The Kenilworth Assembly Hall, designed by internationally known Prairie School architect George W. Maher, is the historic building that has served as Kenilworth’s community house since its construction in 1906. The building is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and is the prominent centerpiece of Kenilworth, serving its civic and cultural community. The Kenilworth Assembly Hall offers many club events for members and is also available for wedding, private and community rentals. Membership is not required for club rentals. Tables, chairs and tableware are included. Kenilworth Historical Society 415 Kenilworth Ave. (847) 251-2565 www.kenilworthhistory.org HOURS: Monday and Thursday: 9 am-4:30 pm Wilmette-Lucke Plumbing Plumbing & Heating Contractor Tel: 847-251-2020 Fax: 847-251-2015 www.luckeplumbing.com 736 12 Street Wilmette, IL 60091 the history of kenilworth wilmettekenilworth.com | Wilmette/Kenilworth Chamber of Commerce • 847-251-3800 | 23
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a closer look at kenilworth continued<br />
a closer look at kenilworth<br />
Kenilworth Village Hall<br />
419 Richmond Rd., Kenilworth, IL 60043<br />
(847) 251-1666 / Fax (847) 251-3908<br />
kenilworthil.org / Village Hall Hours: M-F, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm<br />
Form of Government:<br />
Council-Manager<br />
Incorporated: 1896<br />
Village Staff: 18 full-time employees<br />
Park Staff: 3 full-time employees<br />
Board of Trustees:<br />
President: Ann Potter<br />
Treasurer: Patrick Garvey<br />
Clerk: Timothy Ransford<br />
Trustees: Scott Lien,<br />
Peter Shadek, Alison Winslow,<br />
Cecily Kaz, Jeff Bedwell,<br />
James McClamroch, Jr.<br />
Park District Board:<br />
President: Heidi Higgins<br />
Treasurer: Amy Van Gorp<br />
Commissioners: Bill Bartholomay,<br />
John Hart, Kevin Reilly,<br />
Tim Simonds<br />
Administration:<br />
Village Manager: Patrick Brennan<br />
Chief of Police: Dave Miller<br />
Fire Service: Contracted with<br />
Winnetka Fire Dept.<br />
Community Development<br />
Director: Susan Criezis<br />
Finance Administrator:<br />
Maryann Van Dyke<br />
Boards of Commissions:<br />
Plan Commission<br />
Architectural Review Commission<br />
Zoning Board of Appeals<br />
Building Review Commission<br />
Police Pension Board<br />
Kenilworth Village Services<br />
Administration Department/<br />
Village Hall:<br />
(847) 251-1666<br />
Vehicle licenses, dog<br />
licenses, water and refuse<br />
bill payments, beach passes,<br />
beach rental<br />
Community Development/<br />
Village Hall:<br />
(847) 853-8231<br />
Building related permits,<br />
code enforcement, zoning,<br />
economic development, tree<br />
removal permits, inspections<br />
Public Works Department:<br />
(847) 251-9210<br />
Superintendent: Donny Leicht<br />
Water and sewer problems,<br />
streets maintenance,<br />
snow removal, village tree<br />
care,water service, water<br />
meters, beach operations<br />
Park District Administration:<br />
(847) 251-1691<br />
Park District Director: John Kiwala<br />
Police Department/Village Hall<br />
and Police Station:<br />
(847) 251-2141<br />
Non-emergency<br />
Special Refuse Pick-Ups:<br />
(847) 981-0091<br />
Republic Services<br />
Kenilworth Beach/<br />
Lifeguard Staff:<br />
(847) 251-6642<br />
Remodeling, Repair and Home Maintenance.<br />
“Plain and simple...<br />
these guys<br />
are the best!”<br />
–Get Dwell was<br />
voted #1 by readers<br />
of 7 North Shore<br />
newspapers.<br />
2017 WINNER<br />
5 time winner!<br />
Call: 847. 922. 3418<br />
getdwell.com<br />
22 | Wilmette/Kenilworth Chamber of Commerce • 847-251-3800 | wilmettekenilworth.com
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