South Suburban Village Celebrates Its 60th Anniversary

The Village of Lynwood recently celebrated their 60th Anniversary with a community festival. Photo Credit: Provided by the Office of Cook County Commissioner Donna Miller
The Village of Lynwood recently celebrated their 60th Anniversary with a community festival. Photo Credit: Provided by the Office of Cook County Commissioner Donna Miller

South Suburban Village Celebrates Its 60th Anniversary

BY KATHERINE NEWMAN

The Village of Lynwood recently celebrated its 60th anniversary with games, food, live music, and fireworks at Lynwood Fest in Liberty Memorial Park, 3107 Glenwood Dyer Rd.

The Mayor of the Village of Lynwood, Eugene Williams, was joined by community members, elected officials, community stakeholders holders, and local first responders who all came together to celebrate the village’s milestone.

The Village of Lynwood was first incorporated in 1959 with 180 residents living in the community. Traditionally, the village has largely been comprised of farmland and served as a viable community for commuters who live in the suburb and travel to a nearby city for work during the week, according to information provided by the Village of Lynwood.

Located within Cook County, approximately 26 miles south of the City of Chicago, The Village of Lynwood is represented by Cook County Commissioner Donna Miller along with several other elected officials at the local and state levels.

“I live in Lynwood, so not only do I represent that area, I also live there. As a resident of Lynwood for almost 15 years, it was a community I decided to live in because we were looking for a place to raise our children and both of my boys have now been raised there. We moved to Lynwood when they were babies and it’s been a very good experience as far as living there and being part of this great community where I always feel safe,” said Cook.

The Village of Lynwood is located almost as close as it can be to the Indiana state line and is bordered by the neighboring south suburban communities of Lansing, Glenwood, Ford Heights, and Sauk Village.

“Lynwood is on the border of Indiana and from a business and economic development standpoint, we wish we had other opportunities in the area and that’s one of the things that I’m focused on in my position as a County Commissioner,” said Miller. “I think I give people the best example of why it’s important just because this is where I actually live. Lynwood is five minutes from Indiana and people who don’t know much about the South Suburban area can’t really imagine what that means but we feel it and live it every day.”

Relatively speaking, the Village of Lynwood is a young community and Miller said that she often hears stories from families who have been living in the community since it was first incorporated and even earlier than that.

“The celebration was important just because there are generations of families who actually have lived in Lynwood. It looks like a newer community but I’ve met people who have two and three generations of their family that are from Lynwood which I think talks to the stability of the neighborhood,” said Miller.

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