Attractions adjacent to Winfield Illinois include the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County's Kline Creek Farm, a living history farm located on the west side of County Farm Road between Geneva and St Charles Roads; and the McCormick Foundation's Cantigny Park, which includes public gardens, museums, golf courses, picnic grounds and hiking trails.
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Winfield Illinois enjoys parks and recreational services provided by the Winfield Illinois Park District.
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Winfield Illinois originally tried to become an incorporated village in 1884 under the town name 'Frederick Park'.
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Winfield Illinois was originally known as Gary's Mill after these early settlers, and later, Fredericksburg, owing to a significant German-speaking population.
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Winfield Illinois retained a community of German-speaking farmers until the 1920s.
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Winfield Illinois was home to one of the oldest taverns in the Chicago suburbs, John's Restaurant and Tavern, founded in 1921 by immigrant John T Karwoski.
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Winfield Illinois was served by The Winfield Illinois Glimpses newspaper from October 1947 to October 1976.
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Winfield Illinois is home to another remnant of the past, called Schmidt's Pond.
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In 1977, Winfield Illinois Township bought the station after all the owners had died.
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In 1981, Hedges station was moved to Winfield Illinois road, where it is currently located, and is a museum.
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The residents of Winfield Illinois gathered their efforts and the church was erected later that year.
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Winfield Illinois is, by and large, surrounded by forests, including several DuPage County Forest Preserves on the north, west, and south.
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Winfield Illinois is home to the Winfield Illinois Mounds Forest Preserve, named after the Native American burial mounds contained within the forest preserve.
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Village of Winfield Illinois is served by three school districts: West Chicago Elementary School District 33 ; Winfield Illinois Elementary School District 34 ; and Community Unit School District 200.
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Winfield Illinois has no public high school, students from Districts 33 and 34 attend West Chicago Community High School, and students from CUSD 200 attend Wheaton North High School.
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