Western Springs, Illinois
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| Motto: A Village of Towering Character | |
Location of Western Springs in Cook County, Illinois | |
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| Coordinates: 41°48′20″N 87°54′04″W / 41.80556°N 87.90111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Cook |
| Township | Lyons Township |
| Founded | 1886 |
| Government | |
| • Village President | Heidi Rudolph |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.78 sq mi (7.21 km2) |
| • Land | 2.78 sq mi (7.21 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 13,629 |
| • Density | 4,894.6/sq mi (1,889.81/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 60558 |
| Area code | 708 |
| FIPS code | 17-80242 |
| Wikimedia Commons | Western Springs, Illinois |
| Website | www |
Western Springs is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, and a suburb of Chicago. As of the 2020 census, the village had a total population of 13,629.
Named for local mineral springs on the southwest side of town, Western Springs originally consisted of flat prairie land with a swamp on its western border. It is located along the BNSF Railway (formerly the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad) between Chicago and Aurora, encompassing roughly the area between Willow Springs Road (Gilbert Avenue), Ogden Avenue, Interstate 294, and West Plainfield Road.