Western Springs, Illinois | |
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| Motto: A Village of Towering Character | |
 Location of Western Springs in Cook County, Illinois | |
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| Coordinates: 41°48′20″N 87°54′04″W / 41.80556°N 87.90111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Cook |
| Township | Lyons Township |
| Founded | 1886 |
| Government | |
| • Village President | Heidi Rudolph |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.79 sq mi (7.21 km2) |
| • Land | 2.79 sq mi (7.21 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 13,629 |
| • Density | 4,893.72/sq mi (1,889.81/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 60558 |
| Area code | 708 |
| FIPS code | 17-80242 |
| Wikimedia Commons | Western Springs, Illinois |
| Website | www |
Western Springs is a village located in Cook County, Illinois, United States, and a suburb of Chicago. As of the 2020 census, the village had a total population of 13,629.[2] It is twinned with Rugeley, Staffordshire, United Kingdom. In July 1962, the towns made telephone history on national television when the chairman of Rugeley Urban District Council made the first telephone call via the new Telstar satellite to the mayor of Western Springs.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
- ^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Western Springs village, Illinois". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 10, 2020. Retrieved March 20, 2013.