Chadwick, IL

Chadwick is a village in Carroll County, Illinois, United States. The 2020 census counted 481 residents. Chadwick is the youngest community in Carroll County and had its beginnings circa 1853 when Jacob Isenhart built the first house on the prairie. In 1866, when the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad extended its line from Aurora to Savanna, no provision was made for town sites, so the St. Paul Land Company was organized to acquire land along the right-of-way. Christ Lutheran School, located in nearby Sterling, serves students of various religious backgrounds from Chadwick to Walnut and from Morrison to Dixon. In Chadwick, history and present-day settings sit close enough to belong to the same local picture. The map tells the story in Chadwick, where earlier chapters remain visible in current streets, buildings, and gathering places.