15 Best Things to Do in Roselle (IL)
A community of around 22,000, Roselle is in Chicago’s northwestern suburbs, a few miles west of O’Hare International. The village is named after the prominent businessman Rosell M. Hough, a …
15 Best Things to Do in Homer Glen (IL)
Incorporated as recently as 2001, Homer Glen is a new village east of Lockport and home to around 25,000. Although Homer Glen is ensconced in the suburbs, there’s still a …
15 Best Things to Do in Westmont (IL)
Around 18 miles from the Chicago Loop, Westmont is a village in the Western Suburbs, incorporated in the 1920s and developed mostly in the 70s and 80s. Two famous former …
15 Best Things to Do in Darien (IL)
Although this green suburban village in the southwest of the Chicago area was developed in the 1970s, it has a history going back much further to the 1830s. What is …
15 Best Things to Do in East Moline (IL)
This manufacturing city is in the Quad Cities, straddling the Mississippi River and Illinois/Iowa state line. East Moline is the site of the John Deere Factory Works, which is a …
15 Best Things to Do in Calumet City (IL)
On the west side of the Illinois-Indiana line, Calumet City is a suburb bordered by Chicago proper to the north. The wider Calumet region has long been industrialized, but has …
15 Best Things to Do in Libertyville (IL)
In 1895 the center of Libertyville was mostly destroyed by a fire and quickly reconstructed. One happy consequence is the rare architectural unity to the preserved downtown area today. Not …
15 Best Things to Do in Geneva (IL)
The seat of Kane County is a delightful city on the Fox River, featuring a downtown area brimming with beautiful Victorian architecture, and enticing independent stores and restaurants. In the early …
15 Best Things to Do in Morton Grove (IL)
A leafy suburb on the north side of Chicago, Morton Grove is on the banks of the North Branch of the Chicago River. The river’s floodplain has been kept completely …
15 Best Things to Do in East Peoria (IL)
Over the last couple of decades this city opposite Peoria on the Illinois River has witnessed some big changes. In a kind of symbiosis with its immediate neighbor, East Peoria’s …