Located on Route 47, at the edge of the Chicago Metropolitan area and once known to the Indians of the area as "Sin-Qua-Sip", Sugar Grove has seen tremendous growth during the first years of the twenty-first century -- 115% by some estimates -- and has quickly become a thriving and tight-knit community that continues to attract visitors and new residents, in part because of its strong public school system (Kaneland CUSD 302), community college (Waubonsee) and strong sense of community involvement.