Arlington, IL

Arlington is a village in Westfield Township, Bureau County, Illinois, United States. The 2020 census counted 169 residents. Arlington is part of the Ottawa Micropolitan Statistical Area, located east of the Quad Cities, north of Peoria and Galesburg, west of LaSalle and Peru, and southwest of Rockford and Chicago. Arlington was settled in 1843 and laid out in 1853 by James Waugh at the advent of the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad through the area. In Arlington, history and present-day settings sit close enough to belong to the same local picture. The map tells the story in Arlington, where earlier chapters remain visible in current streets, buildings, and gathering places. In the early 1900s, Arlington, which was then called "Lost Grove", was experiencing rapid growth and development.