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The Village of Hodgkins was originally known as Gary, a name locals claim was derived from " Garibaldi ", in recognition of the large number of Italian laborers working in an area grain mill.
The Kimball and Cobb Stone Quarry, organized in 1888, was the first major business in the area that would later become the Village of Hodgkins.
Meyer was strongly in favor of the movement and immediately set about to conduct the first Lutheran worship services in Hodgkins, in the old Village Hall in the spring of 1911.
The Old Hodgkins Village Hall & Fire Station was erected in 1940 to replace the original which was destroyed by fire.
The beautifully refirbished building stands at 6511 Kane Avenue, and is home to the Village of Hodgkins Historical Society.
From the early days of the village, Hodgkins maintained its own fire fighting capabilities, going from an organized bucket brigade that assembled at the ringing of the large bell aptop the original wood frame Village Hall at the turn of the 20th century, to a Volunteer Fire Department with two full-time firefighters augmented by other volunteers who manned three fire engines.
The Village of Hodgkins maintains its own Police Department, Public Works Department, and Water Department, which purchases Lake Michigan water from McCook.
This list of past presidents of the Village of Hodgkins comes from the village's publication, 100 Years of Progress, published for the Village's Centennial celebration in 1996.
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