Wheeling, Illinois
Wheeling, Illinois | |
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Pond on North Wolf Road | |
| Motto: "Revolving Around Community" | |
Location of Wheeling in Cook County, Illinois. | |
| 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 |
| • 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 |
| 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. Wheeling is named after Wheeling, West Virginia.