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The Village of South Barrington was incorporated in December of 1959 and lies in the southeastern portion of Barrington Township and a small portion of western Palatine Township.
The first Village President was Fred Kramer, the Village Clerk was Jeanne Scully, and the Trustees were Bill Rose, Christ Heinrich, Art Hogfelt, Hans Seegers, Laura Witt, and Elwin Wyman.
The South Barrington police department was formed from a base of volunteers and part-time officers in 1964. In 1968, the Village's first full-time police officer, Peter Swistowicz, was hired. Today, the Village has a Police Chief and over 20 sworn police officers (full and part-time).
The South Barrington Village Hall was dedicated on January 29, 1984. Prior to that, the Village Board met at the homes of the elected officials. The Police Department and the Building Department operated from an outbuilding known as the "'chicken coup" on the Rose Packing complex. The land and building for the Village Hall came from royalties received from the Browning Ferris landfill.
The last official census of the Village was done in 2000, and there were 3,760 people living in the Village. Today, South Barrington has 34 subdivisions, the Millrose restaurant, the AMC 30 Theater complex, the Brass Restaurant, Allstate Insurance Company, South Barrington Executive Center, South Barrington Office Center and several other small offices located within the Village boundaries.