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West Chicago, Illinois. Mr. W.M. Hoag, president of the Albert Keep Lodge Number 364 of the International Brotherhood o…, 1943
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About West Chicago
City in Illinois, United StatesWest Chicago is a city in DuPage County, Illinois, United States. The population was 25,614 at the 2020 census. It was formerly named Junction and later Turner, after its founder, John Bice Turner, president of the Galena and Chicago Union Railroad (G&CU) in 1855. The city was initially established around the first junction of railroad lines in Illinois, and today is still served by the Union Pacific West Metra service via West Chicago station.
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Housing in West Chicago
The typical West Chicago home is worth about $390,000, up 4.2% in a year, 31% above the Illinois typical home.
A strong seller's market
Safety in West Chicago
Safety Grade B+
West Chicago reports less crime per resident than 70% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Health in West Chicago
Health Grade B+
Healthier than 68% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Illinois
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 20 are too close to call.
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