). ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁its ▁development ▁as ▁a ▁resident ial ▁community , ▁it ▁was ▁home ▁to ▁many ▁far mers ▁and ▁their ▁families ▁( most ly ▁German ▁imm igr ants ). ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁major ▁streets ▁in ▁and ▁around ▁the ▁village ▁are ▁named ▁for ▁these ▁far mers . ▁Bus se ▁Farm ▁was ▁the ▁final ▁und e velop ed ▁agricult ural ▁property ▁in ▁the ▁village , ▁located ▁between ▁H igg ins ▁Road ▁and ▁Oak ton ▁Street , ▁and ▁was ▁at ▁one ▁time ▁considered ▁as ▁a ▁location ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁Chicago ▁B ears ▁stad ium , ▁to ▁replace ▁the ▁ag ing ▁Sold ier ▁Field . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁the ▁land ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁be ▁developed ▁into ▁the ▁El k ▁Gro ve ▁Technology ▁Park . ▁ ▁The ▁original ▁boundaries ▁of ▁El k ▁Gro ve ▁Village ' s ▁resident ial ▁area ▁were ▁H igg ins ▁Road ▁( Ill inois ▁Route ▁ 7 2 ) ▁on ▁the ▁north , ▁State ▁Road ▁( now ▁Ar ling ton ▁He ights ▁Road ) ▁on ▁the ▁west , ▁Land me ier ▁Road ▁on ▁the ▁south , ▁and ▁Wild wood ▁Road ▁on ▁the ▁east . ▁The ▁village ▁easily ▁double d ▁in ▁size ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁de cade , ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁land ▁between ▁O ' H are ▁Airport ▁and ▁I - 2 9 0 / IL - 5 3 ▁was ▁developed . ▁As ▁the ▁village ▁expanded ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁and ▁west , ▁new ▁roads , ▁schools , ▁and ▁par ks