Northwest Suburbs (Illinois) Voyage Tips and guide

The Northwestern Suburbs is a region in Chicagoland, primary located in northwestern Cook, southern Lake and northern DuPage County, primarily centered along the Union Pacific Northwest Metra Line, though encompassing areas well beyond the rail line. The Northwestern Suburbs constitute the largest portion of Chicagoland outside of the City itself.

For further-out suburbs, see Fox River Valley.

42°9′7″N 87°59′17″W

Northwest Suburbs

• 42.095-87.9808331 Arlington Heights — A larger, suburban community in northern Cook County.
• 42.153611-88.1319442 Barrington
• 41.995278-88.1855563 Bartlett
• 42.166389-87.9633334 Buffalo Grove
• 42.168333-87.8513895 Deerfield
• 42.033889-87.8997226 Des Plaines
• 42.003056-87.9963897 Elk Grove Village — A suburban community near O'Hare International Airport.
• 41.9225-87.8155568MISSING WIKILINK Elmwood Park — A suburban community in Cook County
• 42.348333-88.03259 Grayslake
• 42.063056-88.11916710 Hoffman Estates
• 41.974722-88.01861111 Itasca
• 42.196389-87.91722212 Lincolnshire
• 42.2025-88.00638913 Long Grove
• 42.041111-87.78638914 Morton Grove
• 42.065556-87.93611115 Mount Prospect
• 42.027778-87.8116 Niles
• 42.129167-87.84083317 Northbrook
• 42.1708-87.895818MISSING WIKILINK Riverwoods
• 41.980556-88.08555619 Roselle
• 41.990833-87.87388920 Rosemont
• 42.030278-88.08388921 Schaumburg — A large suburban community and the primary retail center of the region.
• 42.1314-87.929722 Wheeling
• 42.231111-87.96916723 Vernon Hills

Like much of Chicagoland, the Northwestern Suburbs originated from the population boom following World War II. With the influx of new residents, easy access to Chicago and boom around O'Hare International Airport, the area grew quickly and has some of the largest communities in the suburbs. Visitors will quickly note that many of these suburbs contain a mixture of 1950s style homes and modern mansions, sometimes alongside one another.

With its close proximity to O'Hare International Airport, much of the Northwestern Suburban area is accessible via both I-90 and I-94. Other major routes include US 20 and IL 53.

• 42.114167-87.9016671 Chicago Executive Airport (PWK  ^IATA, formerly Palwaukee Municipal Airport). General aviation, the fourth busiest airport in Illinois  

Visitors to the Northwest Suburbs can go in a variety of directions to many places, such as:

• Chicago
• Rockford
• Milwaukee
• Kenosha

Of course, there are also flights out of O'Hare International Airport.