Riverwoods, IL Road Trips
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Trip Routes
1
Longest Drive
214.1 mi
Springfield, IL
Quickest Drive
4h 6m
Springfield, IL
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Riverwoods, IL by the Numbers
Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
Population
3,988
Median Income
$243,036
Median Home Value
$796,100
Median Age
50.1
Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.
Riverwoods, IL at a Glance
Founded
1949
Area
2 mi²
Notable People from Riverwoods, IL
A sampling of people born in Riverwoods, IL.
Christina Loukas
1985
Olympic diver
City data from Wikidata (Q2271100), available under CC0. Photos from Wikimedia Commons under their respective licenses. See our methodology for details.
Traveler Guide to Riverwoods, IL
The Northwest Suburbs are in Chicagoland, primarily in northwestern Cook, southern Lake and northern DuPage County, centered along Metra’s North Central Service, though encompassing areas well beyond the rail line. The Northwestern Suburbs constitute the largest portion of Chicagoland outside of the city. For further-out suburbs, see Fox River Valley.
Like much of Chicagoland, the Northwestern Suburbs originated from the population boom following World War II. With the influx of new residents, easy access to Chicago and boom around O'Hare International Airport, the area grew quickly and has some of the largest communities in the suburbs. Visitors will quickly note that many of these suburbs contain a mixture of 1950s style homes and modern mansions, sometimes alongside one another.
With its close proximity to O'Hare International Airport, much of the Northwestern Suburban area is accessible via both I-90 and I-94. Other major routes include US 20 and IL 53. 1 Chicago Executive Airport (PWK IATA, formerly Palwaukee Municipal Airport) (in Wheeling). Chicago Executive Airport is a general aviation airport. It is the fourth busiest airport in Illinois, despite only operating charter flights. O'Hare International Airport (ORD IATA) (in the southern part of the region). One of the busiest airports in the world . (updated Mar 2026)
I-90 runs east-west through the southern part of the region, while I-94 runs north-south throuh the eastern part of the region. The Metra North Central Service runs north-south, but it doesn’t run on weekends or holidays.
Travel tips adapted from Northwest Suburbs (Illinois) on Wikivoyage, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Content summarized; visit the source for the full article. See our methodology for how we use it.
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