rapid transit system in the village. Politics Since the village of Rosemont was incorporated in 1956, one family, the Stephens family, has governed it. Some members of the family enjoy lucrative village jobs. Christopher Stephens runs the village-run convention center and made $255,600 per year between 2015-2018. (The median household income in Rosemont is less than $47,000.) Christopher's uncle, Brad Stephens, is the mayor of Rosemont. In 2017, village trustees voted to increase his salary by 53 percent to $260,000, making him one of the highest paid mayors in the United States. Village presidents The following is a list of the village presidents (mayors) of Rosemont: See also Death of Kenneka Jenkins, a young woman who died of hypothermia in a Rosemont hotel freezer References External links Village of Rosemont official website Villages in Illinois Populated places established in 1956 Villages in Cook County, Illinois Chicago metropolitan area Entertainment districts in the United States