Buffalo Grove is a village in Chicagoland, in both Lake and Cook counties, around 30 miles northwest of downtown Chicago.
Understand
[edit]Buffalo Grove began as a German dairy farming community in the 1840s, growing after World War II and the Korean War, becoming a village in 1958. In 1970, the village experienced a population boom, with many important schools and other organizations being built around this time. In 2006, the village became one of the first official smoke-free communities by banning smoking in public places and work environments.
It is home to about 43,000 people (census, 1 April 2020) 
Get in
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- 1 Buffalo Grove railway station. The railway station here has connections with Pace bus services.
- 2 Prairie View railway station.
Get around
[edit]By car
[edit]Being a suburb of Chicago, the primary way to get around is by driving.
On foot
[edit]There are some walking paths and nice sidewalks in some parks, but sidewalks aren’t everywhere.
See
[edit]- 1 St. Mary’s Church, 10 N Buffalo Grove Rd (in downtown), ☏ +1 (847) 541-1450. A historic church built in 1899. free.
- 2 Veterans Park, 1300 Weiland Rd. A large park dedicated to veterans of the US Armed Forces, containing a war memorial.
- 3 Raupp Museum. A local history museum that explores the area from prehistory to today.
Do
[edit]Golf
[edit]- 1 Arboretum Club, 401 Half Day Rd (on two sides of the Buffalo Grove Road and Half Day Road intersection), ☏ +1(847)913-1112. Golf club. Has a driving range.
- 2 Buffalo Grove Golf Club, 48 Raupp Blvd. $24.
- 3 Chevy Chase Country Club, 1000 N Milwaukee Ave, ☏ +1(847) 537-5819.
- 4 Golf Dome, 801 McHenry Rd (at Rylko Park), ☏ +1(847) 353-7575. only open November-April. Indoor driving range.
Parks and forest preserves
[edit]- 5 Buffalo Creek Forest Preserve (along Lake-Cook road). A forest preserve with reservoirs and hiking/cycling paths
- 6 Rylko Park, 601 Deerfield Pkwy. Large triangular park that hosts BG Days. Has a skate park, forest preserve, and baseball fields.
- 7 Willow Stream Park. A large park with the town swimming pool, disc golf, soccer fields, baseball fields.
Buy
[edit]- 1 Plaza at Buffalo Grove, 797 S Buffalo Grove Rd.
- 2 Woodland Commons, 350 W Half Day Rd. Strip mall.
Eat
[edit]- 1 Chicago Galbi House, 340 W Half Day Rd. Hibachi-style food. Expensive.
- 2 Deerfields Bakery, 201 N Buffalo Grve Rd. Cafe and bakery that sells many different sweets.
- 3 Fuji Thai, 1000 Weiland Rd. Quaint sushi place.
- 4 Mug’s Pizza & Ribs, 1695 Weiland Rd. Family-owned pizza place.
- 5 Niki’s Gyros, 1038 Weiland Rd. Greek and Gyro restaurant, fast-food style.
- 6 Sal and Tony’s Italian, 48 Raupp Blvd. Italian restaurant by the golf course. Pricey.
- 7 Sushi Grove, 312 McHenry Road (in downtown), ☏ +1 847 520-9988. Sushi restaurant
- 8 Wiener Take All. Local hot dog restaurant in a strip mall.
- 9 Pizzanoz Pizza, 1137 Weiland Rd, ☏ +1 847 634-3380, [email protected]. M-Th 9AM - midnight, F Sa 9AM - 1AM, Su 10AM - 11PM. Local pizza.
- 10 Prairie House Tavern, 2710 N Main St, ☏ +1 (847) 415-2255. 11:00-22:00 full service, 22:00-01:00 bar only. Bar and grill with a large patio. $10-20.
Drink
[edit]Sleep
[edit]- 1 Four Points by Sheraton Buffalo Grove, 900 W Lake Cook Rd.
- 2 Extended Stay America Suites - Chicago - Buffalo Grove - Deerfield, 1525 Busch Pkwy.
Connect
[edit]In Buffalo Grove, all phone numbers are American numbers with a +1 code for international and (usually) a 224 or 847 area code.
- 1 Buffalo Grove Post Office, 255 N Buffalo Grove Rd. The town post office.
- 2 Vernon Area Public Library, 300 Olde Half Day Rd (in Lincolnshire, right across Route 22 from Buffalo Grove), ☏ +1 (847) 634-3650. A large public library with free internet and computers
Go next
[edit]The cities of Wheeling, Vernon Hills, Long Grove, and Arlington Heights are all nearby. Of course, one could always go to Chicago next.
| Routes through Buffalo Grove |
| Milwaukee ← Grayslake ← | N  S
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→ Mount Prospect → Chicago via 
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| Antioch ← Vernon Hills ← | NW  SE
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→ Wheeling → Chicago |