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The village of Western Springs is located 15 miles west of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois. Western Springs is located along Interstate 294 at the Ogden Avenue interchange. The village is also located close to transportation, just 8 miles from Midway Airport and 15 miles from O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, with a Metra Train Station located right in town on the Burlington Northern Santa Fe line.
In addition to the convenient transportation options, Western Springs also boasts great schools. In fact, BusinessWeek.com listed Western Springs second in a list of the 50 best places to raise children in November 2007. The rankings were based on five factors, including school test scores, cost of living, recreational and cultural activities, number of schools and risk of crime. Western Springs is known as "A Village of Towering Character." To enhance the village, Western Springs works with Character Counts to to develop and strengthen trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, and citizenship. To learn more about living in Western Springs, view our Western Springs community facts and Western Springs schools information below.
United Home Loans offers a variety of home loan options for Western Springs, including Western Springs jumbo mortgage loans as well as conventional and FHA financing for Western Springs home purchases. Our home loan experts have an extensive amount of experience in the Western Springs, IL market and have worked with many Western Springs real estate agents. Feel free to contact United Home Loans for a referral to a Western Springs real estate agent.
So whether you are looking for your first home in Western Springs, or would like to buy the Western Springs home of your dreams that you will spend the rest of your life in, call United Home Loans for your Western Springs mortgage needs.
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| Western Springs Community Facts and Places of Interest |
| Western Springs County/Location |
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| Western Springs Zip Codes |
60558 |
| Western Springs Population |
12,644 (in July 2009) |
| Cost of Living Index |
108.2 (above average, U.S. average is 100) |
| Est. Median Household Income |
$121,926 (Illinois: $53,966 in 2009) |
| Est. Median House/Condo Value |
$552,571(Illinois: $202,200 in 2009) |
| Western Springs Races Percentages |
93.7% Caucasian, 4.3% Hispanic, 1.6% Asian, 0.1% African American, 0.4% Other Race |
| Western Springs Train Station |
Metra |
| Western Springs Parks |
Western Springs Park District,
Forest Preserve District of Cook County,
Western Springs Pool |
| Western Springs Area Attractions |
Theatre of Western Springs,
Western Springs Historical Society,
The Village Club of Western Springs,
Western Springs Garden Club |
| Western Springs Schools and Education Information |
| Western Springs Library |
| Thomas Ford Memorial Library | 800 Chestnut St. Western Springs IL 60558 | (708) 381-2534 |
| Western Springs School Districts |
| Western Springs School District 101 | 4335 Howard Ave. Western Springs, IL 60558 | (708) 246-3700 |
| Western Springs High Schools | Grades: 9 - 12 |
| Lyons Township High School District 204 | 100 S. Brainard, La Grange, IL 60525 | (708) 579-6300 |
| Western Springs Junior High/Middle Schools | Grades: 6 - 8 |
| McClure Junior High School | 4225 Wolf Rd., Western Springs, IL 60558 | (708) 246-7590 |
| Western Springs Elementary Schools | Grades K - 5 |
| Field Park Elementary School | 4335 Howard Ave., Western Springs, IL 60558 | (708) 246-7675 |
| Forest Hills Elementary School | 5020 Central Ave., Western Springs, IL 60558 | (708) 246-7678 |
| Laidlaw Elementary School | 4072 Forest Ave., Western Springs, IL 60558 | (708) 246-7673 |