Village of Bloomfield officials watch on Feb. 13 as Clerk Candace Kinsch (foreground center) administers the oath of office to new Bloomfield Police Department Police Chief Wilbert Kennedy (foreground right). Hired by the Bloomfield Police Department in December 1997 and promoted to sergeant in April 2002, Kennedy was appointed police chief on Jan. 1, 2023, taking office Feb. 13. Pictured on the dais, from left, are Trustees Natalie Alvarez and Rita Marcinkus, Village President Dan Aronson, village legal counsel Brian Schuk, and Trustees Susan Bernstein and Kevin Conlon.
Wilbert Kennedy (center), sworn in Feb. 13 as the new chief of the Bloomfield Police Department, was joined by a congratulatory group of law enforcement officers. Pictured, from left, are Bloomfield Police Department Officers Matthew Boney, Kyle Trip and Nick Neumann; Genoa City Police Department Officer Kim Goldworthy; Kennedy; Bloomfield Police Department Officers Alex Heddle, Paul Matouski and Craig Rasmussen; and Genoa City Police Chief Joseph Balog.
Daughter Hali Davis-Kennedy ceremonially pins a gold badge on her father, Wilbert Kennedy, following his Feb. 13 swearing-in as the new chief of the Bloomfield Police Department. Hired by the Bloomfield Police Department as a patrol officer in December 1997, Kennedy was promoted to second-in-command as patrol sergeant in April 2002.
Daughter Hali Davis-Kennedy (center right) ceremonially pins a gold badge on her father, Wilbert Kennedy (center left) following his Feb. 13 swearing-in as the new chief of the Bloomfield Police Department at the Bloomfield Municipal Center. Pictured from left, are Bloomfield Police Department Officers Matthew Boney, Alex Heddle and Craig Rasmussen, Kennedy, Davis-Kennedy, and Bloomfield Police Department Officers Kyle Tripp, Paul Matouski and Nick Neumann.
Hired by the Bloomfield Police Department as a patrol officer in December 1997 and promoted to second-in-command patrol sergeant in April 2002, Wilbert Kennedy (center) was sworn in as the department’s new chief of police in a Feb. 13 ceremony at the Bloomfield Municipal Center. Joining Kennedy at the oath of office and pinning ceremony were daughter Hali Davis-Kennedy (right) and Davis-Kennedy’s godmother, Julie Spicer (left) of Wonder Lake, Ill.
Bloomfield barn converted into mansion sells for $1.28 million this December
Welcome to N1870 Clover Road
The fully restored farm house at N1870 Clover Road used to be a working dairy farm. The home sits on three acres of land, surrounded by farm fields and amazing views in all directions, with sunrises to the east and sunsets to the west.
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Come on in!
The home includes concrete siding, which is extremely durable. On the front is manufactured stone that was left over from a condo construction project on Wells Street in Lake Geneva.
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Here's the foyer
As part of the barn renovation, the barn trusses were all hand steamed multiple times, to clean and preserve the wood. The stairs going up to the second floor included original wood from the barn that was cut out when new windows were installed.
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The luxurious living room
The living room gives the home a cozy feeling, even inside what is a very large house.
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The kitchen
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Wine and dine
Norman and Diane Erdman, who spent ten years restoring the Bloomfield barn, met at a small bar/restaurant in Spring Grove, Illinois called the Town Pump. The lights over their dinning room table were salvaged from the restaurant.
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A second dining area
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The office/den
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Come up stairs!
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The master bedroom
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The master bath
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First bedroom
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Second bedroom
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Third bedroom
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Fourth bedroom
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The cupola
The home includes two cupolas at the top of the house, giving it two third-story rooms with amazing view of the area that could be used as extra bedrooms, a studio or anything.
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Here's the lower level
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Lower level living room
The Erdmans finished the basement before moving on to the upper levels and they lived there for about five years while the finished the rest of the house. The basement includes a fireplace that used original wood from the barn and the closet doors are also made from original barn wood.
Village of Bloomfield officials watch on Feb. 13 as Clerk Candace Kinsch (foreground center) administers the oath of office to new Bloomfield Police Department Police Chief Wilbert Kennedy (foreground right). Hired by the Bloomfield Police Department in December 1997 and promoted to sergeant in April 2002, Kennedy was appointed police chief on Jan. 1, 2023, taking office Feb. 13. Pictured on the dais, from left, are Trustees Natalie Alvarez and Rita Marcinkus, Village President Dan Aronson, village legal counsel Brian Schuk, and Trustees Susan Bernstein and Kevin Conlon.
Daughter Hali Davis-Kennedy ceremonially pins a gold badge on her father, Wilbert Kennedy, following his Feb. 13 swearing-in as the new chief of the Bloomfield Police Department. Hired by the Bloomfield Police Department as a patrol officer in December 1997, Kennedy was promoted to second-in-command as patrol sergeant in April 2002.
Daughter Hali Davis-Kennedy (center right) ceremonially pins a gold badge on her father, Wilbert Kennedy (center left) following his Feb. 13 swearing-in as the new chief of the Bloomfield Police Department at the Bloomfield Municipal Center. Pictured from left, are Bloomfield Police Department Officers Matthew Boney, Alex Heddle and Craig Rasmussen, Kennedy, Davis-Kennedy, and Bloomfield Police Department Officers Kyle Tripp, Paul Matouski and Nick Neumann.
Wilbert Kennedy (center), sworn in Feb. 13 as the new chief of the Bloomfield Police Department, was joined by a congratulatory group of law enforcement officers. Pictured, from left, are Bloomfield Police Department Officers Matthew Boney, Kyle Trip and Nick Neumann; Genoa City Police Department Officer Kim Goldworthy; Kennedy; Bloomfield Police Department Officers Alex Heddle, Paul Matouski and Craig Rasmussen; and Genoa City Police Chief Joseph Balog.
Hired by the Bloomfield Police Department as a patrol officer in December 1997 and promoted to second-in-command patrol sergeant in April 2002, Wilbert Kennedy (center) was sworn in as the department’s new chief of police in a Feb. 13 ceremony at the Bloomfield Municipal Center. Joining Kennedy at the oath of office and pinning ceremony were daughter Hali Davis-Kennedy (right) and Davis-Kennedy’s godmother, Julie Spicer (left) of Wonder Lake, Ill.
