Lombard, village, DuPage County, northeastern Illinois, on the DuPage River, a primarily residential suburb of Chicago; settled 1833, incorporated 1903. Manufactures include electrical equipment and paper products. The National College of Chiropractic (1906), DeVry Institute of Technology (1982), and Northern Baptist Theological Seminary (1913) are here. The village, known for its lilacs, is named for Josiah Lombard, an early settler. Population 37,295 (1980); 39,408 (1990); 42,322 (2000).
