In 1959, its founder and original developer, Jay Stream, incorporated the Village of Carol Stream, named for his daughter. Jay Stream envisioned Carol Stream as a community comprised of residential homes in the west sector mixed with light industrial business and industries in the east sector. Since its incorporation 42 years ago, the Village has continued to grow and prosper each year by following a progressive land use development plan that has resulted in controlled orderly growth. Today, the Village is home to 700 businesses and 40,482 residents living in 13,872 dwelling units. As of the end of 2000, Carol Stream had 1,437,728 square feet of commercial building space and over 17.4 million square feet of industrial building space located in fourteen separate industrial office parks. Because of a strong industrial and commercial base, the Village has been able to provide its residents and customers a full array of municipal services and products without levying a local property tax. Carol Stream offers its residents modern schools and a full-service library, a community of churches serving many religious denominations and a Town Center for cultural and civic activities.

Contact Information:

Community Development Department
500 N. Gary Avenue
Carol Stream, IL 60188-1899
630-871-6230
630-665-1064 (fax)
www.carolstream.org

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