This leafy Northwest Suburb is approximately 30 miles from the Chicago Loop. Hoffman Estates is a diverse community of 55,000 and offers lots of family-oriented attractions, great shopping opportunities and an extraordinary amount of natural space. There are several Forest Preserves of Cook County on the village’s doorstep, the largest of which is the Arthur …
Fifteen minutes from downtown St. Louis, and with three Metrolink stations, Belleville is the most populous city in southern Illinois. Belleville came to prominence at the end of the 19th century as a manufacturing hub, and the Labor & Industry Museum charts that intriguing period. One of several things that will strike you about this …
Fronting the world-famous Mississippi River, Rock Island is a historic and culturally vibrant city, and the seat of Rock Island County. The city is also one of the Quad Cities (Pop. 400,000) that straddle the Mississippi and the Illinois-Iowa line, and contains Arsenal Island, an active U.S. Army camp for more than two centuries. A …
On the Mississippi riverbank in Western Illinois, Moline is part of the Quad Cities urban area that straddles the Illinois-Iowa state line. Moline is renowned for its manufacturing heritage, which can be traced back to 1848, when the inventor and entrepreneur John Deere (1804-1886) relocated his steam plow company here. John Deere is still headquartered …
Officially a village, this upscale northwest suburb sits around 15 miles from the Chicago Loop. When Glenview was incorporated in 1899 it had a population of just 399, and this has risen to close to 50,000 at the most recent estimate. Glenview has some high-profile visitor attractions within its borders, as well as wonderful shopping …
This Chicago suburb has a multicultural feel thanks to a large Asian population, and even has its own highly successful cricket team. As you might expect from an affluent community, Streamwood has exceptional public facilities, while a massive Cook County forest preserve offers many miles of hiking and equestrian trails on the village’s north side. …
Found 20 miles west of the Chicago Loop, Lombard is a village with plenty of history and a preserved downtown area surrounding the train station. It’s impossible to talk about Lombard without mentioning lilacs. Lombard’s park district was born when a long-term resident donated his lilac-rich estate to the village in 1927. Within a few …
The green and peaceful Village of Carol Stream is in Chicago’s western suburbs, and is often named among the country’s most livable places. One of many things in Carol Stream’s favor is the quality of public facilities, which include a water park, hundreds of acres of parks and even a mini golf course. The community …
The origins of this village in Chicago’s northwest suburbs can be traced back to the 1830s, as an overnight stop for people heading off into the Wisconsin Territory from Chicago. Almost 200 years later people travel to Wheeling for Restaurant Row, a long line of mostly independent restaurants along Milwaukee Avenue (Illinois Route 21). Wheeling …
Some 15 miles west of the Chicago Loop, the city of Elmhurst is a well-heeled suburb at the boundary of DuPage and Cook Counties. Rather than another shapeless suburb, Elmhurst brims with character thanks to a bustling downtown, full of intriguing little shops, major visitor attractions, entertainment amenities and great places to eat and drink. …