Steward, IL

Steward is a village in Lee County, Illinois, United States. The 2020 census counted 229 residents. Steward, Illinois, was named for Wesley Steward, who in 1855 came to this area in Alto Township to settle the land owned by his father, Marcus Steward. John Grimes built the first house in Alto Township in Plum Thicket in 1847, located east on the outskirts of the village as it is today. Steward has one public school in its district named Steward Elementary School. This school serves children ages Kindergarten through 8th grade. The through line in Steward is the way its history and present-day settings remain visible on the same map. Steward makes the most sense through those concrete details, with its history still visible in the settings people use today.