page_title: Carol Stream, Illinois
section_title: Municipal history
hierarchical_section_title: Carol Stream, Illinois / History / Municipal history
caption_attribution_description: English: Carol Stream Town Center, 2006. Photo by Tim Yocum.
context_page_description: Carol Stream is a village in DuPage County, Illinois, United States. Incorporated on January 5, 1959, and named after its founder's daughter, Carol Stream had a population of 39,711 as of the 2010 United States Census. In 2011 CNN's Money Magazine ranked Carol Stream 49th on its list of 100 best places to live in the United States.
context_section_description: 1959: The village of Carol Stream is founded by Jay Stream, who envisions strong corporate growth in the area. First village board meeting on February 12.
  1962: The Carol Stream Public Library opens at 397 Blackhawk Drive.
  1965: The first Citizen of the Year Awards were given to Carl Bornholt and Elsie Johnson.
  1966: The Carol Stream News (a paper) is founded.
  1966: Nina Jo Schmale of Carol Stream is one of the eight student nurses killed by Richard Speck.
  1972: The Carol Stream Fire Protection District is formed
  1975: Janice Gerzevske is first woman elected Village President.
  1976: As part of the United States Bicentennial celebrations, Carol Stream opens Gretna Station Museum with a July 4 dedication.
  1984: The Carol Stream Association of Business and Industry is formed.
  1987: Ross Ferraro is elected Mayor of Carol Stream.
  1991: Village is re-certified as an Illinois certified city. Mark Bodane Appointed Fire Chief of the Carol Stream Fire District.
  1992: The Carol Stream Post Office opens a regional processing center at Schmale and Fullerton. Most of the unincorporated areas around Carol Stream assume the ZIP Code of the new post office, causing some consternation among those who are used to having an address associated with Wheaton.
  1992: The Carol Stream Chamber of Commerce is incorporated.
  1998: The Town Center is dedicated, later to be known as the Ross Ferraro Town Center.
  2003: Richard Willing becomes new police chief.
  2006: Founder of Carol Stream, Jay Stream, dies January 22
  2007: Frank Saverino replaces Ross Ferraro as Mayor, ending Ferraro's 20-year tenure. Mark Bodane retires as Fire Chief of Carol Stream Fire District.
  2009: Carol Stream celebrates its 50th anniversary.
  2011: Carol Stream ranked #49 on CNN Money Magazine's top places to live in the US and #1 in the state of Illinois.
caption: Ross Ferraro Town Center
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