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1950 - Present
- In 1953, after being bounced around between school districts, 72% of the Hanover Park Ontarioville residents vote to enter Elgin Unit School District 46. U-46 officials didn’t want the students, but agreed to let them in the district if more than 70% of the residents voted in favor of it.
- There are still more horses than people in 1956. The population of Hanover Park/Ontarioville is 450, but the town has now spread into two counties, Cook and DuPage.
- Lake Street is now four lanes and blacktopped.
- To avoid getting swallowed up by neighboring communities, the residents vote to incorporate the Village of Hanover Park. It becomes official on August 14, 1958, and Ontarioville is not included.
- On September 27th, 1958, Hanover Park had 175 registered voters and all but one person cast their ballots. The election brought Gordon Jensen to become Hanover's Park's first Village President along with member's of his "People's Party" were elected to the remaining positions in the Village.
- The first census was taken on Oct 1st, 1959 showing a population of 330 residents. Today our population is just under 38,000 residents.
- The first Village Board:
- The first Hanover Park Village Hall was constructed in 1961 and later dedicated to Louis Barone, a past Hanover Park Village President. Leading the dedication ceremony was Village President Sonya Crawshaw.
- In 1965, the intersection of Barrington and Irving Park Roads is a four-way stop.
- The town’s population nears 5,000.
- A residential development boom begins, and the Greenbrook subdivision is built.
- President Richard Nixon visits Hanover Park in 1970 to see its new Metropolitan Water Reclamation plant, one of the first treatment plants of its kind in the
- country. His helicopter lands at what is now Schaumburg Airport.
- In the early 1970s, the Woodlake Trails and Olde Salem subdivisions are built.
- Mallard Lake landfill opens in 1974.
- The new Village Hall is under construction in 1975.
- In 1982, Ontarioville becomes part of Hanover Park.
- Turnberry Lakes Business Park opens on February 6, 1990.
- In 1992, Hanover Park becomes a Sister City with Cape Coast, Ghana.
- County Farm Road and Barrington Road are connected via the underpass Metra’s overpass.
- The Elgin 0-Hare Expressway opens November 2, 1993.
- In 1998, the Village of Hanover Park celebrates its 40th anniversary.
- As 2000 approaches, the Village’s population nears 40,000.
- Lake Street is widened and resurfaced. The intersection of Barrington Road and Lake Street is now six lanes.
- Village of Hanover Park and the Hanover Park Fire Protection District merge to offer municipal fire service.
- The Municipal Complex entryway is reconfigured and landscaped.
- A traffic light is installed at Lake Street and Center Avenue. The Village builds a multi-million dollar Fire Station on Barrington Road.
- Longmeadow pumping station is remodeled (2001)
- Installation of Evergreen Elevated Water Tank. (2002)
- Installation of Savannah lift station. (2004)
- Lake Street improvement and medians (2005)
- Triangle Park unveiled at Lake Street and Barrington Road. (2005).
- Veteran's Memorial Plaza is constructed and dedicated (2009-1010)
- The Village has purchased and renovates the Hanover Square Shopping Center and unveils new facade. (2015)
- The Village announces a partnership with Elgin Community College, Harper College, the Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership, and the Sate of Illinois to open the Education and Work Center (EWC) which provides basic skills training and employment assistance to promote college and career readiness.
- The Village conducts site improvements such as new fields, dugouts and grounds at the newly dedicated Hanover Park Sports Complex on the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MWRD) property.
- War Dog Memorial unveiled at the Veteran's Memorial Plaza (2017)
- The Village begins the comprehensive use of the GIS system to map all streets and resources. (2017)
- Village launches a new brand and logo after 30+ years. (2017)
- The Hanover Park Police Department reports a record 8th consecutive year of historic low crime rate.