Biohazard and Crime Scene Remediation in Old Mill Creek, IL

Old Mill Creek is a village in northern Lake County, Illinois, bordered by the Wisconsin state line to the north and Interstate 94 to the east.

The settlement traces its origin to about 1838, when Jacob Miller built a sawmill along a tributary of the Des Plaines River and named the stream Mill Creek, though historians debate whether the mill was built sometime between 1835 and 1840.

Old Mill Creek had no public schools until 1840, and its Browe School reportedly operated for 101 years, from about 1859 until it closed in 1960.

Land for a cemetery was purchased in Old Mill Creek in 1850, and in 1883 the remains of nearly 80 people were moved to a new burial ground; the oldest headstone in the village dates to 1826.

Old Mill Creek was not incorporated as a village until January 9, 1959, more than a century after its first settlers arrived.

The 2020 census counted 162 people in Old Mill Creek, down sharply from 251 residents in 2000.

With about 10.8 square miles of land and only around 15 people per square mile, Old Mill Creek is one of the most sparsely populated communities in suburban Lake County.

Old Mill Creek is known for its equestrian facilities and horse farms, and it contains the Pine Dunes Forest Preserve, while the Russell Military Museum stands at the community's northeast corner.