The area around Country Club Hills, in the years prior to 1832, was virgin prairie wilderness.  When the early pioneers built their cabins on the edge of a timbered grove and farmed a section of the nearby prairie, the area became known as Cooper’s Grove.  In 1958, residents of Cooper’s Grove voted to incorporate their community in order to control the development around them.  The name of Country Club Hills was selected for the newly incorporated City.  From its inception, Country Club Hills was designed to be a bedroom community.  The original City plan intended to maintain the City’s rural atmosphere in a suburban setting.  Open space and the dedication of parklands were required in order to maintain the rural atmosphere.  In 1989, the City’s Strategic Policy Planning process resulted in a call for a restructuring of the City’s historic land use patterns.  The new strategic plan recommended increasing the amount of potential, additional residential development.  The plan recognized the need to diversify the tax base and provide greater opportunities for economic expansion, and to maintain the original character of the community.  It is this combination that helps to make Country Club Hills an attractive choice for families.