15 Best Things to Do in Wilmette (IL)
Fronting Lake Michigan, Wilmette is an attractive suburban village of around 27,000 on the North Shore. The lakefront is a big part of Wilmette’s appeal, and there are a few …
Fronting Lake Michigan, Wilmette is an attractive suburban village of around 27,000 on the North Shore. The lakefront is a big part of Wilmette’s appeal, and there are a few …
This city in the western suburbs was established in the mid-19th century at the very first railroad junction west of Chicago. The name West Chicago came later, in 1896 when …
A relatively new community in Chicago‘s northwest suburbs, Lake in the Hills was incorporated in 1952. For its first few decades this remained a modest rural community of a few …
In the Chicago Southland, Lansing has the ambience of a small town but is also surrounded by suburban amenities like malls and shopping centers. Something special about this city is …
An affluent western suburb of Chicago, Glen Ellyn has steadily grown in population following a flurry of construction in the 1950s and 60s. The village hosts the main campus for …
Three mighty rivers meet near this historic town on the Illinois side of the Mississippi, about 20 miles north of downtown St. Louis. There are some fascinating characters in Alton’s …
Sixty miles south of Chicago, Kankakee is a county seat and the main city in the Kankakee-Bourbonnais-Bradley metropolitan area. Home to around 28,000, the city is on the sparkling river …
First settled by Europeans in 1832, this North Shore community straddles the North Branch of the Chicago River. That watercourse flows through a string of Cook County forest preserves, and …
On the Illinois bank of the Mississippi, Granite City is part of Greater St. Louis, and sits a short distance from The Gateway City’s most famous attractions. The city was …
In the Northwest Suburbs, Elk Grove Village is a community of 35,000 along the prosperous Golden Corridor where several Fortune 500 companies are headquartered. The name of the village comes …