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La Fox, Illinois

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In 1994, Kane County declared the twenty-five properties in La Fox to be a preservation district, a designation state statute allows counties to give to areas meeting certain historic criteria. The preservation district has been cited as a nearly intact nineteenth century crossroads town. To
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Despite this history of minimal development, in 2001, a company sought to build a 1,200 development near the preservation district. In a push for autonomy and to have greater control over development in the region, La Fox residents attempted to incorporate as a municipality.
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proposed legislation which would allow for a referendum on the matter, similar to an efforts in nearby
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freight train rolls past the La Fox depot and the Potter & Barker grain elevator on June 12, 2011.
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emphasize this point, between 1931 and 2000, only eight new buildings were built in La Fox.
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Local Government Committee. The development did not come to fruition due to the
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Unincorporated community
A Union Pacific Railroad freight train rolls past the La Fox depot and the Potter & Barker grain elevator on June 12, 2011.
Union Pacific Railroad
La Fox is located in Illinois
La Fox is located in the United States
41°53′11″N 88°24′32″W / 41.88639°N 88.40889°W / 41.88639; -88.40889
Country
State
Illinois
County
Kane
Township
Blackberry
Time zone
UTC-6
Central (CST)
DST
UTC-5
ZIP code
Area code
630
GNIS
unincorporated community
Blackberry Township
Kane County
Illinois
Geneva
Elburn
station
Metra

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