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While the Rolling Meadows area was occupied by farm families in the mid-1800s, the city itself almost never came to be. Residents of surrounding towns, especially Arlington Heights, opposed the Kimball Hill development, forcing those who bought Kimball homes to fight for rezoning. Hill then helped build the town’s first school, donated his time and land for community endeavors and funded Clearbrook Center, a home for the mentally handicapped. Rolling Meadows has since grown to boast many corporations, as well as a population of 24,000.
