Welcome

Sauk Village was incorporated on March 12, 1957 and consisted of 55 homes in what is known as the Garden Section located near I-394. Thomas Nichols became the first Mayor of Sauk Village in 1957. In his second term as Mayor, Nichols saw a community of 55 homes grow into a community of 1,258 homes with a population of 5,774. In 1965 Roger Theisen became the Village's second Mayor. He began a new wave of expansion in the late 1960's which continued under Edward Paesel's leadership from 1977-1989. Following Edward Paesel as Mayor was Mark Collins who served until 1997 when Mayor Roger Peckham took over. In 2009, following the retirement of Mayor Roger Peckham, Lewis Towers was elected the first African-American Mayor of Sauk Village.


In 1980 Sauk Village had a population of 11,000 and over 3,000 homes. Today Sauk Village is a community stretching from Steger Road to Route 30 and from Burnham Avenue to Cottage Grove Avenue. In recent years Sauk Village has seen industrial expansion and has earned several awards. In 1984 Sauk Village was the recipient of the Governor's Home Town Award and also became recognized as a Certified City, 1 out of 15 in the entire State of Illinois.