Wheeling, IL Road Trips
Plan drives from Wheeling, IL with practical route pages for distance, drive time, fuel cost, road character, and places to stop along the way.
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Trip Routes
3
Longest Drive
224.7 mi
Taylorville, IL
Quickest Drive
1h 28m
Rockford, IL
Plan Around Wheeling, IL
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Wheeling, IL by the Numbers
Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
Population
38,495
Median Income
$83,251
Median Home Value
$244,600
Median Age
39.2
Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.
Wheeling, IL at a Glance
Founded
1894
Elevation
6,499 ft
Area
9 mi²
Notable People from Wheeling, IL
A sampling of people born in Wheeling, IL.
John Francis Daley
1985
American actor and director
Haley Reinhart
1990
American singer and actor
Max Emiliano Nowry
1990
American amateur wrestler
City data from Wikidata (Q935043), available under CC0. Photos from Wikimedia Commons under their respective licenses. See our methodology for details.
Traveler Guide to Wheeling, IL
Wheeling is a village in the Northwest Suburbs of Chicago. It is home to about 39,000 people (census, 1 April 2020) .
Wheeling is named after Wheeling, West Virginia.
1 Bob Chinn’s Crab House, 393 S Milwaukee Ave. Seafood of many types, somewhat expensive. (updated Sep 2025) 2 Superdawg Drive-In, 333 S Milwaukee Ave. A drive-in selling hot dogs. (updated Sep 2025)
1 The Westin Chicago North Shore, 601 N Milwaukee Ave, toll-free: +1-847-777-6500. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: noon. Has indoor pool, fitness center, and includes Wi-Fi. (updated Sep 2025)
It is approximately 23 mi (37 km) northwest of downtown Chicago.
Travel tips adapted from Wheeling (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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