a beer cooler located in a basement vault. On June 8, 2010, the Rivera Restaurant was destroyed by a fire that broke out in the basement. Education Gardner has one grade school and one high school. The high school is known as Gardner-South Wilmington (GSW) High School and is actually the result of three towns combined. Students from the towns of Braceville, East Brooklyn and, South Willmington also attend. GSW competes with Dwight Township High School (Dwight, IL) in several sports including football, track, cross country, and golf. Robert C. Underwood, Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court, was born in Gardner. References Villages in Grundy County, Illinois Villages in Illinois