Capron history

Capron is a small rural community situated at the northernmost edge of Illinois, near the Wisconsin state border. The village covers about 0.7 square miles and, as of 2008, is home to around 1,500 people (a 61% increase since the 2000 census). The town is centered about IL-173, which turns into Main Street as it passes through Capron. Most of the developed area is residential subdivisions with properties that are generously spread out, plus a few business establishments on the primary roads. Because of its rural nature, most of the real estate in Capron is single-family homes set on spacious lots with abundant green vegetation and a variety of architectural styles.

Although it is considered a suburb of Chicago, Capron is about 75 miles from the downtown Loop. It's a little over an hour and a half drive to the city center. Capron is in Boone County and has experienced a mini boom of development in recent years that added a number of homes to the area east of East Street. Between 2001 and 2007, an average of 27 residential building permits was issued every year totaling 191 new construction single-family houses.

There are only a handful of dining options and shops in the village, the majority of which are found along Main Street. For a quick bite, residents can pop into Village Café or Rosa's Italian restaurant. Keating of Chicago is a big restaurant supply store on the southern end of town that sells commercial-grade kitchen equipment and related products. It is a fourth-generation family-owned business that was founded in 1931.