15 Best Things to Do in Danville (IL)
The seat of Vermilion County, next to the Illinois–Indiana state line, is a city that was powered by the coal industry for a century until WWII. In the mid-19th century …
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15 Best Things to Do in St. Charles (IL)
Dubbed the “Pride of the Fox”, St. Charles is a city on the Fox River, 35 miles west of downtown Chicago. After the Chicago Great Western Railway arrived in the …
15 Best Things to Do in Woodridge (IL)
This village in the western Chicago suburbs sprouted up in the 1960s and grew quickly through the 70s and 80s. The name, Woodridge, comes from a wooded ridge on the …
15 Best Things to Do in Galesburg (IL)
The history of this small town in west central Illinois is completely intertwined with the railroads. In the last decades of the 19th century Galesburg became a junction for the …
15 Best Things to Do in Mundelein (IL)
This community in Chicago’s northern suburbs has changed its name a few times since the first European inhabitants arrived in the early 19th century. The current name comes from the …
15 Best Things to Do in Northbrook (IL)
This village on the affluent North Shore grew up as a stopover on the way from Chicago to Milwaukee. In the early 20th century Northbrook, then Shermerville, was known for …
15 Best Things to Do in Gurnee (IL)
Just west of Waukegan on the North Shore, Gurnee is well known across Chicagoland for its outstanding visitor attractions. The biggest of these is Six Flags Great America, one of …
15 Best Things to Do in North Chicago (IL)
The second most populous city in Lake County is right on the lakeshore, south of Waukegan, and is known for its military heritage. North Chicago is home to the sprawling …
15 Best Things to Do in Oswego (IL)
The fast-growing village of Oswego, about 45 miles west of downtown Chicago, has doubled in size since 2000. Oswego is on the idyllic banks of the Fox River, and has …
15 Best Things to Do in Chicago Heights (IL)
For much of its life, this city in Chicago’s Southland has been associated with heavy industry. From 1917 Chicago Heights was the home of the Thrall Car Manufacturing Company, producing …