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Lemont is a village located in Cook, DuPage, and Will counties in the U.S. state of Illinois, and is a south-west suburb of Chicago. The population was 17,629 as of the 2020 census. The village is situated on a hillside along the south banks of the Des Plaines River. It overlooks Waterfall Glen's Midwestern Bluff Savanna on the ...
Village Hall Hours. Village Hall is open Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The Forge: Lemont Quarries. Start your adventure here! Lemont is "Home to The Forge," a one of a kind adventure park built on 300 acres of historic land in historic downtown Lemont. Learn More.
experience real history, great eats and drinks, and adventure. You can’t fake real, and you don’t have to when you have the most picturesque terrain in Chicago and the best outdoor activities in the Midwest. Our downtown eateries, taverns, and shops are nestled into our hills and housed in original limestone buildings stamped with the names ...
Lemont’s 19th Century charm is preserved in the signature view of the Village set on a bluff overlooking the lush Des Plaines River Valley, buttressed by the ornate steeples of seven churches, Lemont offers a peaceful atmosphere unique to the Chicagoland area.
Lemont is a village located in Cook, DuPage, and Will Counties in the U.S. state of Illinois, and is roughly 27 miles (43 km) southwest of Chicago. The population was 16,625 at the 2007 Special Census.
May 18, 2022 · Lemont (French for “the mountains”) is a quaint village in Cook, DuPage, and Will which are counties of Illinois State. It has a small population mostly of European immigrants. It is home to several industrial sites, one of which was a limestone quarry.
In 1885, the Illinois Militia was ordered to Lemont to break a strike. Three people were killed and scores injured. In 1893, Governor Altgeld came to Lemont personally to mediate a strike after a fight between Sanitary Ship Canal contractors and quarry workers led to three more deaths.
