Wesley Township is located in Will County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,241 and it contained 891 housing units. Wesley Township was formed from the south-eastern part of Wilmington Township in 1846. It contains the census-designated places of Ballou, Rest Haven, and Ritchie. Wesley, Illinois was the setting for a murder in the 1966 mystery fiction book "Deadline" by Thomas B. Dewey.

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Health in Wesley

Compared with Illinois

5better than IL·6worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 21 are too close to call.

Conditions 4▼ 8 close Habits 1▼ 3 close Care 1▲ 6 close Mind 1▼ 4 close Everyday needs 4▲ 0 close

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What stands out

12.2%Fewer adults facing food insecurityIL 15.9% · better 7.6%Fewer uninsured adultsIL 9.9% · better 8.1%More adults with COPDIL 6.3% · worse

Care nearby

Riverside Medical CenterKankakee · 13.1 mi · ER

Community Health Partnership of IllinoisKankakee · 13.9 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careNo shortage

DentalNo shortage

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · ZIP codes 60481, 60950 · CMS · HRSAHealth in Wesley →

Schools in Wesley

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School Grade A-

The public schools Wesley’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 80% of Illinois’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

DistrictWilmington CUSD 209USchools2

Bruning Elem SchoolElementary · Grades PK–1 · 222 students SOWIC-EC WilmingtonGrades M

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within IL. Ratings are from neighbors.

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