In January of 1680, 30 men, led by the French explorer, Robert Cavalier crossed the Illinois River, rounded abandoned in the river to the east side and came upon a thriving Indian village. The area was a beautiful sight to those explorers, according to the history books, with the magnificence of the river for navigation and the abundance of timber, wildlife and game. This became Creve Coeur.

The early settlers had many hardships. They had to clear the timid build the cabins are homes and plant crops, with no modern tools. Corn and other farm crops were foreign to them, coming from Europe. They no experience in planting them. They had to contend with natural disasters, also. In 1830, they suffered through the deep snow and the survivors are known as snowbirds. It snow for over three days and three nights and in some areas the drifts as high as 18 to 20 feet. The snow would not melt, as the weather was so cold and the sun was not visible from many weeks. People were dependent upon quarter and hunting game the but what they were unable to gather most of their crops. When they saw a corn stock sticking out of the snow, they had to dig down to get the year. In 1836, the sudden change occurred. The day before, a big snow was falling, followed by a slow drizzling rain, changing the snow to ice and slush. The storm that followed, changing temperatures so quickly, man and cattle were frozen in their tracks. The ice had to be cut away or melted before they could walk. In 1828, the first steam boat, that there was any account of, came up the Illinois River. There been severe floods over the years, with the most severe being in 1927 in 1943. And other times, residents were forced to evacuate their homes. Residing along the river, the floods were not surprising residents. Even though some were stranded, for time, except by boat, they stayed and prospered.

As far as local organization there been many, very active organizations in Creve Coeur. The Creve Coeur Volunteer Fire Department was started in 1938. Two more of the oldest organizations in Creve Coeur are the Lions Club and the Woman's Club. Both were started in 1944. The American Legion Post No. 1234 was organized in 1954 and the Creve Coeur Community Council was organized in 1945.

The village has grown to welcome over 125 different businesses. The Creve Coeur Business Association is very supportive community, providing a local sign, walk a brochure, and spearheading a highway Christmas lighting project.

The history of the Creve Coeur library all started when Hattie Courtney was a member of the East Peoria Woman's Club. They had their own library and Hattie decided Creve Coeur need their own library. Hattie was the first president of a newly formed Creve Coeur Woman's Club and the second meeting was held at Emily Ramige's home, with committees named and affiliating with the county, district, state and general federation, in 1944. In the 50 plus years that followed the Creve Coeur library system has grown into the one of the finest and most prestigious in the area.

The Creve Coeur Water/Wastewater Operations- The Creve Coeur wastewater treatment facility is a 1.55 MGD Facility. The Wastewater Facility is an extended-air, activated sludge process. The facility contains a 1.5 meter Komeline-Sanderson belt filter press unit. With 2 aerobic digesters, the finished product is then applied to the agricultural fields in the area. The Creve Coeur Water Filtration Plant consists of 3 Wells that produce 1000, 750, and 500 GPM respectively. The total water produce is  3.240 MGD. Creve Coeur has 2 water towers that is capable of storing a total of 400,00 gallons. At the Water Plant, we add sodium hypochlorite for disinfection, fluoride, and polyphosphates for corrosion control.