Wheeling

Also known as Wheeling, Illinois, Wheeling, IL

village in Cook County, Illinois, United States of America

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Illinois
Counties: Cook and Lake
Townships: Wheeling and Vernon
Type: Council-manager
Village president: Patrick Horcher
Village board: Trustees Mary Krueger Ray Lang Mary Papantos Jim Ruffatto Joe Vito David Vogel
Total: 8.73 sq mi (22.61 km )
Land: 8.67 sq mi (22.46 km )
Water: 0.058 sq mi (0.15 km )
Elevation: 650 ft (200 m)
Density: 4,513.0/sq mi (1,742.46/km )
Time zone: UTC−6 ( CST )
Summer dst: UTC−5 ( CDT )
Zip code s: 60089, 60090
Area codes: 847 and 224
Fips code: 17-81087
Website: www .wheelingil .gov

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Wheeling
Country: United States
Located in: Cook County
Population: 39137
Area: 22.69002
Elevation: 1981
Time zone: Central Time Zone
Shares border with: Arlington Heights
Official website: www.vi.wheeling.il.us
Image: Wheeling, IL, USA - panoramio.jpg
Households: 15148

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topic's main category: Category:Wheeling, Illinois
category of associated people: Category:People from Wheeling, Illinois
inception: 1894-00-00
water as percent of area: 0.68
per capita income: 36999
postal code: 60090

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Encyclopedic overview

Wheeling is a village in Cook and Lake counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is part of Wheeling and Vernon townships. Wheeling is a suburb of Chicago, it is primarily in Cook County, approximately 23 mi (37 km) northwest of downtown Chicago. The population was 39,137 at the 2020 census. Wheeling is named after Wheeling, West Virginia.

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