Monticello was a hunting ground for the Kickapoo and Pottawatomie tribes, until the early 19th century. It was named in honor of Thomas Jefferson. Just outside Monticello is Robert Allerton Park, a conference center owned by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
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