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La Grange Community

You will find a unique sense of Abeing at home in La Grange. From the nationally recognized Historic District, to the newly-refurbished Central Business District, to the beautiful tree-lined streets, you will find a welcoming, comfortable environment. The community offers excellent schools, a very active and open Village government, and high-quality library and park facilities. You are welcome to take advantage of the many venues for participation, including churches, civic and service groups, and volunteer agencies of the Village government.

La Grange Education

• College of DuPage
  is the comprehensive community college for Illinois Community College District 502, located 35 miles west of downtown Chicago in the village of Glen Ellyn, IL.
• St. Cletus School
  Search the American School Directory for information on St. Cletus.
• Illinois Masonic Children's Home
  Set in a beautiful multi-acre campus in LaGrange, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago) the Illinois Masonic Children's Home was founded in 1886. The Masons of Illinois have continuously provided the highest level of care for dependent children since that time.
• St. Francis Xavier School
  Information about the Day School and other education programs of St. Francis Xavier Parish.
• LaGrange Area Department of Special Education (LADSE)
  is a special education cooperative serving 16 school districts in eastern Cook and western DuPage counties. Children from age 3 to 21 with a variety of disabilities receive services from LADSE and its member districts. LADSE has been a leader in serving children in their neighborhood school and has pioneered a number of innovative programs such as Wraparound Services, the Communication Development Network, and the Flexible Service Delivery Model.
• Lyons Township High School
  A single unit high school district, LTHS is composed of two campuses about one mile apart. Juniors and seniors attend North Campus in LaGrange. Freshmen and sophomores attend South Campus in Western Springs.
• St. John's Lutheran School
• Elementary School District 102
• School District 105

La Grange History

In the 1830's, many settlers were drawn to the prairie land beyond Chicago because of the land grants offered by President Martin Van Buren. Those settlers were: Joseph Vial who built a log cabin on land that is now on Plainfield Road west of Wolf Road; Thomas Covell who settled on land that is currently Parkholm Cemetery on North La Grange Road; and, Robert Leitch who built his cabin on the southeast corner of Ogden Avenue and Peck.

In 1870, Leitch sold a portion of his land to Franklin D. Cossitt who laid out the town which became La Grange in 1879. In 1892, the settlers north of La Grange led by Alphonso Kemman organized a village and named it La Grange Park.

If a person wanted to stop at "the garden spot of Cook County" they would stop at Bob Leitch's place.

La Grange Lifestyle

Although La Grange is predominantly a quality residential community, it also provides outstanding retail and professional services. La Grange is the home of the remarkable APet Parade on the first Saturday of June, an annual event enjoyed by children of all ages.

La Grange Recreation

Atlantis Divers - The Atlantis Divers was established in 1956, making it one of the oldest active dive clubs in the country. In our spare time, we hold classes at the YMCAs in LaGrange (Friday nights) and in Naperville (Thursday nights).

AYSO Region 300 -provides recreational youth soccer opportunities for boys and girls in the communities of LaGrange, Western Springs, LaGrange Park, Countryside, LaGrange Highlands, Indian Head Park, and Brookfield. We serve over 2,600 boys and girls in these communities.

Body Dynamics is a fitness program which offers group exercise classes and personal training. Classes include the use of steps, hand weights, resistance bands and weight bars.

LaGrange Babe Ruth League - "Where everybody plays", Baseball for youths 13 to 19 years old.

LaGrange Field Club is a private swim, dive and tennis club with a membership of over 400 families. The club was formed to foster and promote recreational and social activities among its members.

LaGrange Little League is a baseball and softball program for youth ages 6-12. The league's goal is to combine fun and instruction with valuable lessons about teamwork, sportsmanship, responsibility, and discipline in an atmosphere of strong community participation.

LaGrange Men's Adult Baseball League - "Don't go soft! play hardball", Baseball for men 19 and over

Lyons Township Soccer Club (LTSC) is a not for profit organization that fields boys and girls competitive soccer teams from 9 years old to 19 years old. The club has been serving the soccer needs of the LaGrange area for over 15 years. Annual skills assessments are held in May of each year, for teams playing a Fall and Spring schedule. Please visit our web site for more information on the club's philosophy or to contact us for more information.

Park District of LaGrange - Founded in 1929, the Park District of La Grange serves a three square mile area almost contiguous with the boundaries of the beautiful west suburban Village of La Grange. The park district maintains 67 acres of parkland at 11 locations, and offers over 300 recreation programs annually for its more than 15,000 residents.

SAM 117 is a Chicago Metro area model airplane club flying R/C aircraft with electric motors. We fly old-timers, sailplanes, park flyers and scale models.

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