Welcome
to the official website of the Village of Franklin Grove,
Illinois. In the year 2003 we enter our 168th
year of progress. We are a north central Illinois community of
1052 residents with a long heritage of conservative mid-western values.
We invite you to come and catch the spirit of
volunteerism, the spirit that is transforming our community through
more than twenty civic and service organizations. We are a low crime
community with room to grow – a nice place to visit . . . a nice
place to live!
The Franklin Grove Library is poised to take
tremendous steps forward in information services to the community as
a result of a recent bequest. The funding insures the long
-term stability of library resources and services and provides the
library the finances necessary to make major technology and staffing
advances. The library has a significant genealogical collection.
The Franklin Grove Fire Protection District is a very
progressive fire-department setting the pace among volunteer
departments in north central Illinois. The village has its own police
department staffed on a part-time basis by well-trained officers.
Small single proprietorship businesses dominate the
business community, which is served by the Franklin Grove Area
Business Association, an association dedicated to improving the
commerce climate within the community.
Franklin Grove is home of the Franklin Grove Summer
Harvest Festival held the weekend of the first Sunday in August each
year celebrating the first fruits of the harvest. The Harvest
Festival has become one of the premier small town, family-oriented
festivals in northern Illinois adding new activities each year.
Franklin Grove has an association with the Lincoln
Highway dating back to its origin in 1913 and 1914 and now serves as
headquarters for the National Lincoln Highway Association.
The Franklin Creek and surrounding natural area
provide a beautiful backdrop for a modern community with an historic
past. A fully operational water driven grist mill makes the Franklin
Creek State Park and Natural Area a unique visit for any traveler.
The natural history augments a noteworthy rural past in the early
stages of being redeveloped for posterity.
Franklin Center Elementary and Franklin Center
Junior-Senior High Schools offer a K-12 program supplemented by
cooperative programs for career studies and special education. Among
rural schools the schools have been leaders in the development
and use of technology in the classrooms. Franklin Center High School
has a nationally recognized FFA program.
Visit our website - then come visit us.
Robert E. Logan,
Village President
