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A township of 1,575 people in Kendall County, Illinois
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Unincorporated community in Illinois, United States
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Fox is an unincorporated community in Kendall County, in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is located between the Village of Millbrook and the City of Yorkville. The community was originally named Fox Station due to its relationship with the Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy Railroad. It served the local farming community by providing a school, grain elevator, feed mill, store and post office.

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A−

Health Grade A−

Healthier than 77% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

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11better than IL·1worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 20 are too close to call.

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Valley West Community HospitalSandwich · 5.3 mi · ER · rural critical access
Aunt Martha's Health Center Aurora OutreachAurora · 15.9 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careNo shortage
DentalNo shortage
Mental healthShortage · county-wide
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · ZIP codes 60541, 60560, 60548 · CMS · HRSAHealth in Fox →

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School Grade B+

The public schools Fox’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 74% of Illinois’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

DistrictNewark CCSD 66Schools1

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