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West Illinois offers a diverse lifestyle experience, blending suburban comfort, small-town charm, and expansive rural landscapes. The region features a mix of established neighborhoods, farmland, and growing communities that appeal to those seeking space, affordability, and a quieter pace of life. With wide-open skies, gently rolling terrain, and a strong agricultural presence, the area is ideal for outdoor recreation, from biking and hiking to fishing and exploring nature preserves. The local towns often serve as hubs of activity, offering everything from antique shopping to hometown festivals.

Community life in West Illinois emphasizes tradition, hospitality, and strong local ties. Residents enjoy a slower, more intentional rhythm of daily life while still having access to quality schools, regional healthcare centers, and local businesses. Seasonal fairs, farmers markets, and parades foster a sense of connection among neighbors. Whether you’re looking to raise a family, retire, or simply enjoy a more grounded way of living, West Illinois delivers a welcoming and down-to-earth lifestyle.

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Schools In The Area

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Meadow Glens Elementary School 630-420-3200 Public KG-5
Ranch View Elementary School 630-420-6575 Public KG-5
Wredling Middle School 331-228-3700 Public 6-8
St. Charles East High School 331-228-4000 Public 9-12
Meadow Glens Elementary School 630-420-3200 Public KG-5
Oak Elementary School 630-861-4300 Public PK-5
Scott Elementary School 630-420-6477 Public KG-5
Ranch View Elementary School 630-420-6575 Public KG-5
Lincoln Elementary School 331-228-2500 Public PK-5
Elmwood Elementary School 630-420-6341 Public KG-5
Emerson Elementary School 630-682-2055 Public KG-5
Wiesbrook Elementary School 630-682-2190 Public KG-5
Prairie Elementary School 630-420-6348 Public KG-5
Brook Forest Elementary School 630-325-6888 Public KG-5
Fry Elementary School 630-428-7400 Public KG-5
Monroe Elementary School 630-861-4200 Public KG-5
Kendall Elementary School 630-428-7100 Public KG-5
The Lane Elementary School 630-861-4500 Public KG-5
Mill Street Elementary School 630-420-6353 Public KG-5
Washington Elementary school 630-682-2222 Public KG-5
Forest Glen Elementary School 630-790-6400 Public PK-5
Mill Creek School 630-463-3400 Public KG-5
Kingsley Elementary School 630-420-3208 Public KG-5
Steeple Run Elementary School 630-420-6385 Public KG-5
Lincoln Elementary School 630-682-2075 Public KG-5
Maplebrook Elementary School 630-420-6381 Public KG-5
Heartland Elementary School 630-463-3200 Public KG-5
Spring Brook Elementary School 630-428-6600 Public KG-5
Clow Elementary School 630-428-6060 Public KG-5
Williamsburg Elementary School 630-463-3100 Public KG-5
Madison Elementary School 630-861-4100 Public KG-5
Fabyan Elementary School 630-444-8600 Public KG-5
Parkview Elementary School 630-858-1600 Public PK-5
River Woods Elementary School 630-420-6630 Public KG-5
Patterson Elementary School 630-428-6500 Public KG-5
Highlands Elementary School 630-420-6335 Public KG-5
Ellsworth Elementary School 630-420-6338 Public KG-5
Peterson Elementary School 630-428-5678 Public KG-5
Naper Elementary School 630-420-6345 Public KG-4
Briar Glen Elementary School 630-545-3300 Public PK-5
Arbor View Elementary School 630-469-5505 Public PK-5
Beebe Elementary School 630-420-6332 Public KG-5
Carl Sandburg Elementary School 630-682-2105 Public KG-5
Graham Elementary School 630-428-6900 Public KG-5
Welch Elementary School 630-428-7200 Public KG-5
Madison Elementary School 630-682-2095 Public KG-5
Lowell Elementary School 630-682-2085 Public KG-5
Harrison Street Elementary School 630-463-3300 Public KG-5
Western Avenue Elementary School 630-463-3500 Public KG-5
Munhall Elementary School 331-228-2600 Public KG-5
Richmond Elementary School 331-228-2800 Public KG-5
Churchill Elementary School 630-790-6400 Public KG-5
White Eagle Elementary School 630-375-3600 Public KG-5
Brookdale Elementary School 630-428-6800 Public KG-5
Ranch View Elementary School 630-420-6575 Public KG-5
Scott Elementary School 630-420-6477 Public KG-5
Meadow Glens Elementary School 630-420-3200 Public KG-5
Hadley Junior High School 630-790-6450 Public 6-8
Mill Street Elementary School 630-420-6353 Public KG-5
Emerson Elementary School 630-682-2055 Public KG-5
Butler Junior High School 630-573-2760 Public 6-8
Kendall Elementary School 630-428-7100 Public KG-5
Wiesbrook Elementary School 630-682-2190 Public KG-5
Thompson Middle School 331-228-3100 Public 6-8
Lincoln Elementary School 331-228-2500 Public PK-5
Fry Elementary School 630-428-7400 Public KG-5
Oak Elementary School 630-861-4300 Public PK-5
Monroe Middle School 630-682-2285 Public 6-8
Wredling Middle School 331-228-3700 Public 6-8
Brook Forest Elementary School 630-325-6888 Public KG-5
Prairie Elementary School 630-420-6348 Public KG-5
Monroe Elementary School 630-861-4200 Public KG-5
Elmwood Elementary School 630-420-6341 Public KG-5
The Lane Elementary School 630-861-4500 Public KG-5
Heartland Elementary School 630-463-3200 Public KG-5
Lincoln Junior High School 630-420-6370 Public 6-8
Clow Elementary School 630-428-6060 Public KG-5
Williamsburg Elementary School 630-463-3100 Public KG-5
Washington Elementary school 630-682-2222 Public KG-5
Spring Brook Elementary School 630-428-6600 Public KG-5
Forest Glen Elementary School 630-790-6400 Public PK-5
Scullen Middle School 630-428-7000 Public 6-8
Mill Creek School 630-463-3400 Public KG-5
Gregory Middle School 630-428-6300 Public 6-8
Kingsley Elementary School 630-420-3208 Public KG-5
Lincoln Elementary School 630-682-2075 Public KG-5
Crone Middle School 630-428-5600 Public 6-8
Franklin Middle School 630-682-2060 Public 6-8
Edison Middle School 630-682-2050 Public 6-8
Steeple Run Elementary School 630-420-6385 Public KG-5
Madison Junior High School 630-420-6400 Public 6-8
Maplebrook Elementary School 630-420-6381 Public KG-5
Patterson Elementary School 630-428-6500 Public KG-5
Highlands Elementary School 630-420-6335 Public KG-5
Madison Elementary School 630-861-4100 Public KG-5
River Woods Elementary School 630-420-6630 Public KG-5
Fabyan Elementary School 630-444-8600 Public KG-5
Parkview Elementary School 630-858-1600 Public PK-5
Peterson Elementary School 630-428-5678 Public KG-5
Ellsworth Elementary School 630-420-6338 Public KG-5
Beebe Elementary School 630-420-6332 Public KG-5
Glen Crest Middle School 630-469-5220 Public 6-8
Munhall Elementary School 331-228-2600 Public KG-5
Welch Elementary School 630-428-7200 Public KG-5
Wredling Middle School 331-228-3700 Public 6-8
Thompson Middle School 331-228-3100 Public 6-8
Monroe Middle School 630-682-2285 Public 6-8
Butler Junior High School 630-573-2760 Public 6-8
Hadley Junior High School 630-790-6450 Public 6-8
Franklin Middle School 630-682-2060 Public 6-8
Madison Junior High School 630-420-6400 Public 6-8
Crone Middle School 630-428-5600 Public 6-8
Lincoln Junior High School 630-420-6370 Public 6-8
Scullen Middle School 630-428-7000 Public 6-8
Gregory Middle School 630-428-6300 Public 6-8
Edison Middle School 630-682-2050 Public 6-8
Glen Crest Middle School 630-469-5220 Public 6-8
Geneva Middle School South 630-463-3600 Public 6-8
Hill Middle School 630-428-6200 Public 6-8
Washington Junior High School 630-420-6390 Public 5-8
Hinsdale Middle School 630-861-4700 Public 6-8
Geneva Middle School North 630-463-3700 Public 6-8
Jefferson Junior High School 630-420-6363 Public 6-8
Saints Peter & Paul School 630-355-0113 Private PK-8
Wheaton Montessori School 630-653-5100 Private PK-9
St Peter School 630-232-0476 Private PK-8
Bethany Lutheran Church and School 630-355-6607 Private PK-8
High Road of Naperville 630-355-0200 Private 1-12
New Directions Program 331-228-4873 Public 4-12
Mades-Johnstone Rssp 630-232-5963 Public 6-12
All Saints Catholic Academy 630-961-6125 Private PK-8
Carriers of Light 630-949-8232 Private PK-8
Clare Woods Academy 630-289-4221 Private KG-12
Covenant Classical School 630-983-7500 Private KG-11
Dupage Montessori School 630-440-9497 Private PK-8
Fusion Academy Ob: Chicago- Oak Brook 630-368-0824 Private 8-12
Hinsdale Adventist Academy 630-323-9211 Private PK-12
Naperville Christian Academy 630-637-9622 Private PK-12
St James the Apostle School 630-469-8060 Private PK-8
St Petronille School 630-469-5041 Private PK-8
St Raphael Catholic School 630-355-1880 Private PK-8
Treland Academy 630-653-9222 Private 8-12
Turning Pointe Cn Day School 630-570-7948 Private 1-12
St. Charles East High School 331-228-4000 Public 9-12
Glenbard South High School 630-469-6500 Public 9-12
Glenbard West High School 630-469-8600 Public 9-12
St. Charles North High School 331-228-4400 Public 9-12
Geneva Community High School 630-463-3800 Public 9-12
Naperville North High School 630-420-6484 Public 9-12
Hinsdale Central High School 630-570-8000 Public 9-12
Neuqua Valley High School 630-428-6000 Public 9-12
Naperville Central High School 630-420-6422 Public 9-12
Wheaton North High School 630-784-7300 Public 9-12
Covenant Classical School 630-983-7500 Private KG-11
Fusion Academy Ob: Chicago- Oak Brook 630-368-0824 Private 8-12
Hinsdale Adventist Academy 630-323-9211 Private PK-12
Naperville Christian Academy 630-637-9622 Private PK-12
Treland Academy 630-653-9222 Private 8-12
Turning Pointe Cn Day School 630-570-7948 Private 1-12
Wheaton Montessori School 630-653-5100 Private PK-9
High Road of Naperville 630-355-0200 Private 1-12
St Francis High School 630-668-5800 Private 9-12
New Directions Program 331-228-4873 Public 4-12
New Directions - Geneva 630-463-3800 Public 9-12
Northeast Academy East 331-228-2000 Public 9-12
Mades-Johnstone Rssp 630-232-5963 Public 6-12
Northeast Academy North 331-228-2000 Public 9-12
Wheatland Academy 630-375-3375 Public 9-12
Clare Woods Academy 630-289-4221 Private KG-12

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