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Spring Grove was named for the natural springs and groves of trees that drew settlers to the area beginning in the late 1830s, and it grew as an agricultural settlement focused on dairy production. The first tower grain silo in the United States was built in Spring Grove in 1873, an early marker of the area's farming significance. The village was formally incorporated on October 6, 1902, by which point its downtown supported a bank, three general stores, a meat market, three taverns, a livery stable, a hotel, a barbershop, a blacksmith shop, and a shoe repair shop. In 1900 the railroad reached Spring Grove, opening passenger and freight service that connected local farms to Chicago markets.

Population held roughly steady near 200 residents from 1910 through 1940, anchored by dairy operations including Wieland Dairy, which employed about 20 men and shipped two train carloads of milk, butter, and cottage cheese per day to Chicago before relocating in the mid-1920s and eventually becoming Borden Dairy. The modern turning point came in 1960 when Intermatic, formerly the International Register Company, moved its production plant from Chicago to Spring Grove, drawing workers and the first wave of residential growth. Commuter rail service to Spring Grove ended in 1982, but the village continued to grow into a residential community of more than 5,000 residents, blending preserved open space with new neighborhoods.