OVERVIEW

The Village of Bloomingdale is conveniently located 25 miles west of Chicago in DuPage County and has a current population of over 24,000 residents. Its strong industrial and commercial growth supports the growing residential developments and park lands in its eight square miles. Good management of this growth along with excellent services provides residents with a desirable quality of life.

The Bloomingdale Park District oversees 11 parks and other recreational facilities. Residents enjoy the Oasis water park along with facilities for fishing, ice skating, sledding, baseball, basketball, soccer, tennis, and volleyball. The Park District also provides a full schedule of programs and special events for the youth and adult population. Another choice for recreation is golfing at the Bloomingdale Golf Club.

A wide variety of shopping is available to residents including the Stratford Square Mall and Old Town Bloomingdale. Metra Commuter Train Service is available in neighboring towns. O'Hare International Airport is a short, 13-mile trip and Midway International Airport is a 26 mile drive. Private aircraft is served by Schaumburg Regional Airport.

Investment in the community by businesses and residents has produced a town where people can enjoy a very comfortable life. The fact that Bloomingdale was a contender in 1995 for the list of Best Places to Life in Illinois by CNNMoney.com, proves that the village has what it takes to be a top-rated community.


HISTORY

Settlers began to arrive in the Bloomingdale area around 1833 looking for land to farm and raise their families. Brothers Lyman, Harvey, and Silas Meacham all staked squatter claims near a grove that later bore their name and was eventually called Bloomingdale Township. More settlers came and formed a thriving agricultural community. Roadways developed a few years later becoming the route known as the Chicago to Galena Highway. Today this is known as Route 20 (Lake Street).

Bloomingdale was established as a village in 1839, and in 1849 Bloomington Township was organized. Along with farming, residential and industrial growth developed thanks to the arrival of the railroad in the 1870's. Original boundaries of the Township included the village of Roselle. In 1922 it was voted to separate the area into two separate villages. On June 16, 1923 Bloomingdale was incorporated as its own village. The first phone service was brought to the area in 1891 by the Chicago Telephone Co., and electricity came in 1924. With the advent of these services, the next few years saw considerable growth as residents and businesses were able to avail themselves of these services.


GOVERNMENT OFFICES

Village Services Dept.
201 South Bloomingdale Road
Bloomingdale, IL 60108
630-893-7073

Police Department
201 S. Bloomingdale Road
Bloomingdale, IL 60108
Emergency: 911
Non-Emergency: 630-529-9868

Fire Department
Station 1 (Headquarters)
179 S. Bloomingdale Road
Bloomingdale, IL 60108
Emergency: 911
Non-Emergency: 630-894-9080

Public Works Administration
305 Glen Ellyn Road
Bloomingdale, IL 60108
630-671-5800

Bloomingdale Public Library
101 Fairfield Way
Bloomingdale, IL 60108
630-529-3120


UTILITIES

Electric Company
ComEd
1 N 423 Swift Road
Lombard, IL 60148
(800)-334-7661

Gas Company
Northern Illinois Gas
90 N. Finley Road
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
(630) 629-4000

Telephone
AT&T
P.O. Box 2500
Bedford Park, IL 60499
(800)-244-4444

Disposal
Browning-Ferris Disposal
5050 Lake St.
Melrose Park, IL 60160
(630) 469-1036

Cable
Comcast
Addison, IL 60101
(866)-594-1234


SCHOOLS

Bloomingdale School District 13
164 S. Euclid
Bloomingdale, IL 60108
630-893-9590

Erickson Elementary School
277 Springfield Drive
Bloomingdale, IL 60108
630-529-2223

DuJardin Elementary School
166 S. Euclid Avenue
Bloomingdale, IL 60108
630-894-9200

Westfield Middle School
149 Fairfield Way
Bloomingdale, IL 60108
630-529-6211

Consolidated School District 93
230 Covington Drive
Bloomingdale, IL 60108
630-893-9393

Elsie C. Johnson School
1380 Nautilus Lane
Hanover Park, IL 60103
630-462-8930

Jay Stream Middle School
283 El Paso Lane
Carol Stream, IL 60188
630-462-8940

Stratford Middle School
251 Butterfield Drive
Bloomingdale, IL 60108
630-980-9898

Keeneyville School District 20
5540 Arlington Drive East
Hanover Park, IL 60103
630-894-2250

Greenbrook Elementary School
5208 Arlington Circle
Hanover Park, IL 6033
630-289-8130

Waterbury Elementary School
355 S. Rodenburg Road
Roselle, IL 60172
630-893-8180

Spring Wood Middle School
5540 Arlington Drive East
Hanover Park, IL 60133
630-893-8900

Marquardt School District 15
2174 Gladstone Court, Suite C
Glendale Heights, IL 60139
Phone: 295-5450 Fax: 295-5455

Blackhawk Elementary School
2101 Gladstone Drive
Glendale Heights, IL 60139
630-893-5750

G. Stanley Hall Elementary School
1447 Wayne Avenue
Glendale Heights, IL 60139
630-469-7720

Charles G. Reskin Elementary School
1555 Ardmore Avenue
Glendale Heights, IL 60139
630-469-0612

Winnebago Elementary School
195 Greenway Drive
Glendale Heights, IL 60139
630-893-1880

Marquardt Middle School
1912 Glen Ellyn Road
Glendale Heights, IL 60139
630-858-3850

St. Isidore School (Catholic)
25 W. 260 Army Trail Road
Bloomingdale, IL 60108
630-529-9323

Driscoll High School (Catholic)
555 N. Lombard Rd.
Addison, IL 60101
630-543-6310

Lake Park High School District 108
450 Spring Ct.
Roselle, IL 60172
630-529-4500

Glenbard High School District 87
596 Crescent Boulevard
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137-4297
630-469-9100

St. Francis High School (Catholic)
2130 W. Roosevelt Road
Wheaton, IL 60187
630-668-5800


TRIVIA

The major ancestry groups in Bloomingdale are German, Italian, and Irish.

The first school was taught by Miss Experience Gifford in 1840 in a log house.

Miss Ann Meacham was the first white child born in Bloomingdale Township.