Lisle is a village located in DuPage County, Illinois, within the Chicago metropolitan area and the Illinois Technology and Research Corridor. Additionally, it serves as the base for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region III.
DuPage County established its initial townships in 1849, with the suggestion of naming one of them Lisle coming from early resident Alonzo B. Chatfield, originally from Lisle, New York. This proposal was approved, leading to the formation of Lisle Township. The village was officially granted incorporation on June 26, 1956, and it too took its name from Lisle, New York. Additionally, the decision to change the name of the DuPage township was influenced by the presence of another town named DuPage in Will County.
Lisle encompasses an area of 7.08 square miles, according to the 2021 census gazetteer files, with a landmass of 6.90 square miles (97.44%) and water covering 0.18 square miles (2.56%). The majority of the area is part of the watershed of the east branch of the DuPage River.
In the village, there were a total of 24,223 individuals, 9,787 households, and 5,547 families living there according to the 2020 census.
The Village’s 2018 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report[19] reveals the top ten employers in the city, which are:
1. Footprint Acquisition with 3,200 employees
2. Navistar with 2,480 employees
3. Benedictine University with 1,150 employees
4. Navistar Defense with 1,003 employees
5. Molex with 1,000 employees
6. Armour-Eckrich Meats LLC with 990 employees
7. DuPage Medical Group with 660 employees
8. McCain Foods with 600 employees
9. HealthSmart Benefit Solutions with 286 employees
10. Patrick Engineering with 275 employees.
Attractions in Lisle, Illinois
Lisle Library – A hub for learning and culture, offering a variety of resources and regularly hosting art exhibitions.
Jurica-Suchy Nature Museum – A haven for nature lovers, showcasing a diverse range of flora and fauna.
Morton Arboretum – A serene escape, featuring beautiful gardens and a tranquil atmosphere.
Lisle Station Park – Home to the Pioneer Village Museum, offering a glimpse into the past with its historic buildings and artifacts.
Bulls/Sox Training Academy – A state-of-the-art sports facility, providing year-round training programs in baseball, fastpitch softball, and basketball for young athletes, founded by two of Chicago’s professional sports teams.
Lisle is served by two school districts, with most Lisle Senior High School within Lisle Community Unit School District 202, while a part of the town falls under Naperville Community Unit School District 203.
Colleges and universities
Benedictine University, which was previously known as Illinois Benedictine College, has a 108-acre campus located in Lisle, providing a beautiful and spacious learning environment for its students.
National Louis University can be found on Warrenville Road in Lisle, while the College of DuPage’s Center for Entrepreneurship is situated in the One Corporate Lakes building in the same area.
Lisle’s Warrenville Road is home to the Universal Technical Institute, which specializes in preparing students for Automotive, Diesel, and Welding careers through its Lisle campus.
The BNSF Line’s Metra commuter rail service is accessible at the Lisle station, providing a convenient connection to Chicago Union Station, Aurora Transportation Center, and various other destinations along the way.
Pace operates a bus route, Route 722, that links Lisle with Naperville and various other locations.
Prominent individuals include Glenn Earl, who plays as a safety for the Houston Texans in professionalchowski, known as an author specializing in gambling, a radio personality, and a columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times newspaper, Lester Lewis, a television writer and producer who has worked on sitcoms such as Flight of the Conchords, Caroline in the City, The Larry Sanders Show, and The Office, Joy Morton, the founder of Morton Salt Company and Morton Arboretum, and son of Arbor Day founder Julius Sterling Morton, Brian Plotkin, a midfielder who has played for professional American soccer teams including the Chicago Fire, Indiana Invaders, Carolina RailHawks, and Columbus Crew, and Frank Kaminsky, the center for the Charlotte Hornets who was named the consensus NCAA Division I men’s player of the year for the 2014–15 season while playing for Wisconsin and is an alum of Benet Academy.