15 Best Things to Do in Algonquin (IL)
Resting in the scenic Fox River Valley, Algonquin is a wealthy village of just over 30,000 people. The river is a defining feature of the townscape, with wooded banks sloping …
Resting in the scenic Fox River Valley, Algonquin is a wealthy village of just over 30,000 people. The river is a defining feature of the townscape, with wooded banks sloping …
Part of the Twin Cities in McLean County, Illinois, the town of Normal is the smaller, northern neighbor to Bloomington. Normal is home to the main campus of Illinois State …
This village, 22 miles west of the Chicago Loop owes its memorable name to its founder, Pierce Downer. He was a farmer, who settled these lands as long ago as …
Just beyond Chicago’s limits and only 10 miles west of the Chicago Loop, Oak Park is an elegant suburb celebrated for its architectural heritage. Between 1888 and the 1910s, Frank …
This culturally diverse suburban city lies about ten miles west of the Chicago Loop. Berwyn has a beautiful streetscape, for its abundance of elegant Chicago-style bungalows, mostly from the 1910s …
The largest city in McHenry County, Crystal Lake sits in the affluent Northwest Suburbs, around 45 miles from the Chicago Loop. Crystal Lake is removed from the sprawl and is …
In Chicago’s upscale northwest suburbs, Buffalo Grove is around 25 miles from the Chicago Loop. This village of 40,000 had a population of just 1,500 in 1960, but has a …
This village is on the border between DuPage and Cook counties in the Chicago suburbs. One of Hanover Park’s great assets is the amount of public natural land that can …
This northwestern suburb of Chicago has put a lot of care into its downtown area over the last few years. Centering on a sociable village green, the streets around the …
This wealthy western suburb sits about 25 miles west of the Chicago Loop in an area replete with nature preserves and sprawling parks. One such place in Wheaton is Cantigny …