The Western Suburbs make up a region of Chicagoland, in Illinois.

41°48′50″N 88°1′1″W

Western Suburbs

• 41.8425-87.791 Berwyn
• 41.698611-88.0886112 Bolingbrook
• 41.822778-87.84753 Brookfield
• 41.844444-87.7591674 Cicero
• 41.79472-88.0169445 Downers Grove
• 41.892222-87.9438896 Elmhurst
• 41.933889-87.8733337 Franklin Park
• 41.871111-88.0630568 Glen Ellyn
• 41.874722-87.9002789 Hillside
• 41.800556-87.92805610 Hinsdale
• 41.808056-87.87333311 La Grange
• 41.7925-88.08833312 Lisle
• 41.876111-88.01513 Lombard
• 41.907778-87.86444414 Melrose Park
• 41.748056-88.16555615 Naperville
• 41.83281-87.9289516 Oak Brook
• 41.883333-87.817 Oak Park
• 41.888333-88.20972218 West Chicago
• 41.8098-87.900619 Western Springs
• 41.856111-88.10833320 Wheaton
• 41.744444-88.04388921 Woodridge

You won't be surprised to hear that Chicago is the major point of entry, with lots of buses and trains between the city and the suburbs.

I-290

Pace buses.

Metra commuter trains serve various parts of the Western Suburbs. The CTA 'L' also offers service to Oak Park from Chicago. Amtrak stops in La Grange and Naperville.

Plan to fly into either O'Hare International Airport or Midway Airport (both in Chicago).

The Brookfield Zoo in Brookfield.

Oak Park has lots of Frank Lloyd Wright buildings as well as an Ernest Hemingway museum.

There is a Frank Lloyd Wright house in Elmhurst, along with the historical museum.

The Lizzadro Rock Museum is in Oak Brook.

Portillo's in Willowbrook, Elmhurst, Addison.

• Aurora – just to the west, at the edge of Chicagoland
• Elgin