of Indian Head Park is Tom Hinshaw. Indian Head Park is in Illinois's 3rd congressional district. History The first Democratic Convention of Cook County was held in the area in 1835. At that time, Indian Head Park was closer to the center of the county, as Cook County then encompassed all of present-day DuPage and parts of Will and Lake counties. During that time the area was known as Lyonsville. Just north of the village, now on the site of the Timber Trails subdivision, is one of the last camps of the Potawatomi Indians in Illinois. The Lyonsville Congregational Church on the corner of Joliet and Wolf roads was once a stop on the Underground Railroad. The Village of Indian Head Park was incorporated on August 4, 1959. On October 27, 2011, Kelli O'Laughlin, a 14-year-old freshman at Lyons Township High School, was murdered. She was stabbed to death in an apparent burglary. This is believed to be the first murder in Indian Head Park history. Notable people David McAfee (1947–2005), member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1991 to 1995. He was a resident of Indian Head Park. Gabrielle Walsh (born 1989), actress. She was a childhood resident of Indian Head Park. References External links Village of Indian Head Park official website Villages in Illinois Villages in Cook County, Illinois Chicago metropolitan area Populated places established in 1959 Populated places on the Underground Railroad 1959 establishments in Illinois