Prairie View, Illinois

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Prairie View is an unincorporated town located in the northwestern area of the state of Illinois, in northwestern Chicagoland, or southern Lake County. It is considered to be part of the Vernon Township (the Vernon Township building was previously located in Prairie View for many years). Prairie View has not been incorporated entirely into either Lincolnshire or Buffalo Grove, although tiny portions of it have been.

Development

In recent years, Prairie View has been divided into two sections as surrounding towns have annexed their neighboring settlements and tiny portions of Prairie View itself.

The northern section, which contains the Prairie View Metra station, is near Stevenson High School and is bordered by Vernon Hills to the north, Lincolnshire to the east and Buffalo Grove to the south and west. This section receives its water, sewer, and fire emergency service from Lincolnshire; all other services are provided by Vernon Township and Lake County. A modern subdivision (consisting of about 50 homes) located in this section was built during the 1990s on what had previously been farmland and is called Krisview Acres. The original homes in the area (approximately 28), located exclusively on Easton Avenue and Main Street, were built piecemeal between the late 1800s and early 1980s.

The other section is a short distance south and is completely surrounded by Buffalo Grove. This subdivision is called Horatio Gardens and is close the the Buffalo Grove train station.

Demographics

Prairie View was originally made up almost entirely of white/caucasian people, however since the 1990s it has become more diverse and currently contains a very large Jewish population. A well known Chabad shul is located there. [ [http://www.nwschabad.org/ Northwest Suburban Chabad - Serving Chicago's Northwest Suburbs ] ]

Schools

Prairie View is served by Lincolnshire-Prairie View School District 103. Schools that comprise this district are Daniel Wright Junior High School, Half Day Intermediate School, and Laura B. Sprague Elementary School (all in Lincolnshire). Most inhabitants of Prairie View who attend District 103 schools graduate to Stevenson High School.

Churches

Local churches include the Westminster Reformed Presbyterian Church (founded in 1906 as the Grace Evangelical Church, later renamed Grace United Methodist Church after merging first with the United Brethren in Christ and then the American Methodist Church).

Entertainment

Prairie View has one roadhouse-style tavern and one American Legion post.

Transportation

Prairie View has a stop on Metra's North Central Service, which provides daily rail service between Antioch, Illinois and Chicago, Illinois (at Union Station).

Notable residents

Joe Lando, the actor best known as Sully on Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman is from Prairie View.

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References

External links

* [http://www.westminsterrpc.org/westminsterrpc/ Local Presbyterian Church website with photographs]