Wheeling, Illinois | |
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Motto: "Revolving Around Community" | |
Coordinates: 42°7′53″N 87°55′47″W / 42.13139°N 87.92972°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
Counties | Cook, Lake |
Founded | 1894 |
Government | |
• Type | Council-manager |
• Village President | Pat Horcher[1] |
• Manager | Jon A. Sfondilis |
Area | |
• Total | 8.73 sq mi (22.61 km2) |
• Land | 8.67 sq mi (22.46 km2) |
• Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.15 km2) |
Elevation | 650 ft (200 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 39,137 |
• Density | 4,513.03/sq mi (1,742.46/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
ZIP Code(s) | 60089, 60090 |
Area code(s) | 847 and 224 |
FIPS code | 17-81087 |
GNIS feature ID | 421000[3] |
Website | www |
Wheeling is a village in Cook and Lake counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. A suburb of Chicago, it is primarily in Cook County, approximately 23 mi (37 km) northwest of downtown Chicago. Per the 2020 census, the population was 39,137.[4] Wheeling is named after Wheeling, West Virginia.[5]