▁sub urb , ▁touch ing ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Chicago . ▁It ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Chicago ▁metropol itan ▁area ' s ▁principal ▁villages ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁large ▁industrial ▁park , ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁eastern ▁border ▁of ▁the ▁village . ▁The ▁village ▁is ▁located ▁primarily ▁in ▁Cook ▁County ▁with ▁a ▁small ▁portion ▁in ▁Du Page ▁County . ▁The ▁population ▁was ▁ 3 3 , 1 2 7 ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁census . ▁As ▁the ▁name ▁suggests , ▁El k ▁Gro ve ▁Village ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁a ▁small ▁her d ▁of ▁el k ▁kept ▁in ▁a ▁gro ve ▁at ▁the ▁eastern ▁edge ▁of ▁the ▁Bus se ▁Wood s ▁forest ▁preserve ▁for ▁which ▁the ▁gro ve ▁is ▁named . ▁El k ▁are ▁not ▁native ▁to ▁the ▁area ▁but ▁were ▁brought ▁by ▁train ▁from ▁Mont ana ▁by ▁an ▁early ▁resident , ▁William ▁Bus se , ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s . ▁The ▁el k ▁are ▁currently ▁maintained ▁by ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Zo ological ▁Society ▁veter inary ▁staff ▁and ▁the ▁Bus se ▁Wood s ▁Forest ▁Pres erve ▁wild life ▁bi olog ists . ▁ ▁Over view ▁El k ▁Gro ve ▁Village ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁largest ▁industrial ▁park ▁in ▁North ▁America . ▁Over ▁ 3 , 6 0 0 ▁business es ▁are ▁located ▁in ▁its ▁ ▁business ▁park ▁adjacent ▁to ▁O ' H are ▁International ▁Airport . ▁ ▁The ▁community ▁is ▁served ▁by ▁several ▁Inter state ▁high ways ▁including ▁I - 9 0 , ▁I - 2 9 0 / I -