Welcome to Berwyn, USA

Welcome to the City of Berwyn

Welcome to Berwyn a community on the move growing and changing to provide for its residents while preserving traditional values. Berwyn is a suburb with big-city appeal and unique, small-town charm. While the City is constantly undergoing physical changes to keep in step with the times, the community maintains an uncommon bond of resourcefulness and a strong work ethic. Historically an ethnically diverse group, residents of Berwyn share a strong feeling of civic and family pride.

City Hall, Schools

City of Berwyn, Illinois
City of Berwyn, Illinois 60402 Official Web Site Berwyn
School District 98
South Berwyn
School District 100
Morton College



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Recreation, Attractions

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Local History

The land that makes up Berwyn was originally fairly marshy. As the glaciers receded at the end of the last ice age, a giant body of water known as Ancient Lake Chicago was created. Over time Lake Chicago grew smaller and became Lake Michigan, and the stream that connected the lake to Illinois River became a swamp known as Mud Lake. Mud Lake extended nearly to the Southern border of today's Berwyn. In 1846, the first land in "Berwyn" was deeded to Theodore Doty who built the eight-foot wide Plank Road from Chicago to Ottawa. This thoroughfare became what is now Odgen Avenue in South Berwyn. However, few people were interested in grassy marshland. Mud Lake extended nearly to the Southern border of today's Berwyn, and the land flooded regularly during heavy rains. Also the only mode of transportation to LaVergne was horse and buggy on the Plank Road. To encourage people to move to LaVergne, Baldwin sold an 80-foot wide strip of property to the Burlington and Quincy Railroad in 1862. The rail line opened in 1864.

Entertainment

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