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Plainfield Community

Plainfield Education

Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202 serves one of the fastest growing communities in the country. Encompassing a 64-square mile area, the District serves all or segments of Bolingbrook, Crest Hill, Joliet, Lockport, Naperville, Plainfield, and Romeoville as well as unincorporated Will and Kendall counties. The District's approximately 19,000 students attend 20 schools and are served by nearly 2,000 staff members. District-level staff are housed in two buildings. Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202 Administration Center located at 15732 Howard Street as well as a district office for operations, grounds and maintenance, and custodial services located at 500 W. Ft. Beggs Drive.

The District schools include:

One Preschool:
Bonnie McBeth Learning Center

Twelve Elementary schools:
Central, Creekside, Crystal Lawns, Eagle Pointe, Grand Prairie, Lakewood Falls, Lincoln, Meadow View, Ridge, River View, Walker's Gove, and Wesmere

Five Middle schools:
Drauden Point, Heritage Grove, Indian Trail, Ira Jones, and Timber Ridge

Three High schools:
Plainfield Academy, Plainfield High School Central Campus and Plainfield South High School.

Plainfield History

As Will County's oldest community, Plainfield's history is rich in anecdotes.

History tells us that Reuben and Betsey Flagg were two of the oldest settlers in area. Their daughter was the first settler child born in the county in 1830. Just as many families are doing now, the Flaggs decided that Plainfield or Walker’s Grove, as it was named until its incorporation in 1834, was more suitable for living than Chicago.

However, the problems that plague Chicago residents today, urban congestion and traffic, were not the problems plaguing the Flaggs. In 1830, swamps covered the City of Chicago and it appeared to be a very undesirable habitat for large populations. Therefore, the Flaggs ventured onwards to Walker's Grove.

This did not stop Reuben Flagg from capitalizing on the Chicago population. Flagg is attributed with delivering the city’s first pork shipment, in 1831, to a group of Methodists.

The first frame home in Chicago was possible due because Flagg hauled the walnut timbers to build it.

Plainfield is also claimed to be the home of the very first ice cream sundae. Story says that a Plainfield druggist created the novelty after the urgings of patrons to serve something different. Topping some ice cream with syrup, he named it the "sonntag" after his surname. Sonntag means Sunday in German, thus the ice cream sundae was born.

Plainfield News

1. Arts Notes - Herald News

   Michelle Niemiec's book, "Industry Exposed," is a cautionary tale of her eight years in modeling that have included everything from pedophile predators to bulimia, sexual harassment, substance abuse and even ...

   
   
2. Sun Calendar - Fox Valley Shopping News

   Open Air Market: The Downtown Plainfield Open Air Market is open 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays through Aug.

   
   
3. Good Causes - Naperville Sun

   Dressbarn fights cancer: Dressbarn introduces its Heart Key Ring that will be sold in all stores for $5 through Aug.

   
   
4. support groups - Lincoln-Way Sun

   TOPS New Lenox: 5:30 p.m. weigh-in begins and from 6 to 7 p.m. meeting Wednesdays at Lincoln-Way Central High School.

   
   
5. Night Life - Homer Sun

   Carraig Irish Pub: Live music at 9:30 p.m. Fridays and 10 p.m. Saturdays. No cover charge.

   
   
6. Sun Calendar - Homer Sun

   Classic cars: Cruise Nights are held from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays during the summer in downtown Lemont.