Images: Icons of Campton Hills
Posted February 14, 2016 12:00 am
We spent some time in one of the suburbs' newest villages, Campton Hills. Though the village government was just established in 2007, people have been living in the beautiful prairies of the region west of St. Charles for more than 100 years. The new village features both new commercial development and an extensive amount of conservation land.
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A view of the Wasco Railway Center, a commercial building at 40W201 Wasco Road in Campton Hills.
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Wasco Baptist Church, at 4N783 Old LaFox Road, stands tall near the Wasco School in Campton Hills.
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A view of some of the newer businesses along LaFox Road south of its intersection with Route 64.
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Classes have been taught on the spot that is now Wasco Elementary School, at 4N782 School St., for more than 100 years.
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Ice and snow now cover the softball fields at 6N098 Swanberg Roard, which is one of the home facilities for the Wasco Fastpitch team.
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The 620 acre Meissner-Corron Forest Preserve, located along Corron road, is maintained by the Kane County Forest Preserve District.
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The Lodge on 64, at 41W379 Route 64, features Famous for our rotisserie chicken, fall-off-the-bone ribs, and s'mores.
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This sign at Anderson Park welcomes hikers to the Campton Prairie. During warmer times the trail is used by walkers and bikers.
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The Congregational United Church of Christ, at 40W451 Fox Mill Boulevard, was established in 1837. The building that stands now was built in 1998.
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This open space, located across Brown Road from Anderson Park, is just some of the land preserved by local governments around Campton Hills.
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The pedestrian bridge brings bikers and walkers along the Great Western Trail over the busy Burlington Road in Campton Hills.
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This sign at a softball field in Anderson Park proudly claims the diamond as the home of the 2008 USSSA Under 11 World Series Champions.
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The Historic Corron Farm, at 7N761 Corron Road, provides free tours of the building built in 1835 to the public.
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