Community  Sites of Interest
Click on any number on the map below to learn more about Streamwood's sites of
interest.
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Fire
Station No. 1
1204 S. Park Avenue |
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The oldest Fire Station in the Village. Built in 1972, it
serves as the Department’s main training center. It
primarily houses administrative staff. It also
serves as a 'jump' company station, depending on
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Fire Station No. 2
900 W. Irving Park Road |
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The newest Fire Station, it replaced
the original Fire Station, which was located on Cypress and Bartlett.
The Station was completed in 2002 and is considered a
satellite facility because it houses three to four fire personnel
with one ambulance and one squad company serving the growing
western side of the Village. |
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Fire Station No. 3
1095 E. Schaumburg |
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This is the administrative center of the Fire Department.
Built in 1992, it houses four fire personnel, three administrative
staff, one engine, one ambulance and one Hazard Materials
Response vehicle as well as the offices of the Fire Chief. |
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Municipal Complex – Village
Hall, Police Department and Veterans Memorial |
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Village Hall
301 E. Irving Park Road
Built in 1989, the administrative offices of the Village
government including offices for the Village President and
Board and Council Chambers. Water bills,
building permits and job applications are available here.
Village Hall also houses a satellite campus of Elgin Community
College and Roosevelt University.
Police Department
401 E. Irving Park Road
The Police Department anchors the east side of the municipal
campus. The Police Department building was built in 2007 and
its staff is responsible
for patrolling the
streets, crime prevention, D.A.R.E. programming, special
investigations and tactical
operations. The Department also has a police liaison
officer
program in our local schools.
Veterans Memorial
Dedicated in 1991, this memorial sits between the Village Hall
and Police Department. The memorial lists all of the military
engagements that the United States has been in since the
Revolutionary War. It is one of the only memorials in the
country that honors all veterans, including women, from every
branch of the armed services.
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Poplar Creek Forest Preserve
Route 59 and Schaumburg Road |
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Streamwood is bounded by 4,500 acres of beautiful forest
preserves on its northern border. The Poplar Creek Forest
Preserve provides hiking, biking, horseback riding and picnic
areas. A wide variety of fresh water fish are located in its
streams and lakes. There is also a restored sample of the
original Illinois prairie. |
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Hoosier Grove Park - Hoosier
Grove Park, Farmstead and Museum
700 W. Irving Park Road |
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Hoosier Grove Barn and
Park
Hoosier Grove Park is a 20 acre park which is the site of
many community events such as Summer Celebration, Pumpkinfest
and the annual Easter Egg roll. The park houses an 1888 barn
original to the site. The barn, restored in 1993 as a banquet
facility, is joined by an old farmhouse, stable and
schoolhouse, reminding visitors what life in the Village was
like when the area was a farming community.
Hoosier Grove Schoolhouse
Museum
Built in 1904, Hoosier Grove School was a one-room schoolhouse
which educated the children of the area prior to Streamwood’s
incorporation as a Village in 1957. Classes continued at the
school until 1954. It was the last country school operated in
Hanover Township. Originally located at the southwest corner
of Barrington and Church (now Schaumburg) Roads, the building
was moved to Hoosier Grove Park in 1988 and serves as the
community’s museum.
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Poplar Creek Public Library
1405 S. Park Avenue |
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Poplar Creek Public Library offers a
vast array of books,
written material, services and educational/recreational
programs for all ages. The Library is a registered government
depository which means that all federal and state publications
are stored and maintained at the library. |
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Streamwood Oaks Golf Course
565 S. Madison |
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Streamwood Oaks is a
municipally-owned, nine-hole golf
course open to the public. Operated by the Village, this 3,404
yard championship course was designated one of the most
challenging golf courses in Illinois. |
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Park Place Family Recreation
Center
505 S. Park Boulevard |
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A state-of-the-art fitness center, indoor basketball
courts, indoor aquatic center, aerobics studio and indoor
elevated track are the highlights of this facility which
opened in 1995.
Services are available to residents of all ages including
fitness class babysitting, a children’s indoor play area, stress
management, massage therapy, tanning salon and Senior
Center.
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Historic
Church and Cemetery |
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Immanuel United Church of
Christ
1500 Old Church Road
Immanuel United Church of Christ was originally founded by
German immigrants that moved to this area. The interior of the
church bears an inscription over the altar, in German, which
represents its original heritage. Built in 1868, this is the oldest
building in Streamwood and one of the oldest
churches in the region.
Immanuel Cemetery
1490 Old Church Road
The cemetery located adjacent to the church shows the
stability of farm families that grew up in and around the
area. Multiple generations might be christened, married and
buried at the church. Some of the graves in this cemetery date
back to the original founding of the congregation in 1852.
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Sunny Hill Park
1480 W Irving Park Road |
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Streamwood
Park District's newest regional park. This 24-acre site
has basketball and tennis courts, skate park, walking
and biking trails, picnic shelters and two playgrounds.
Sunny Hill offers fun year-round. Enjoy the
splash pad in the summer, or the
sled hill and outdoor ice rink in the
winter. |
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Streamwood High School
700 W
Schaumburg Road |
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Streamwood
High School opened in 1978. It offers an excellent education
as one of five high schools in the U-46 District. Home of the Sabres,
the school is part of the Upstate Eight Athletic
Conference.
The school
is also part of School District U-46's Academy Program.
The Academy Program offers specialized education in
various fields. Streamwood is home to the World Languages
program. |
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