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Willow Springs, Illinois

Willow Springs is in Cook County.

About Willow Springs, Illinois

Willow Springs is a small village in Cook County, with a portion in DuPage County, set along the Des Plaines River and the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal beside the Palos Forest Preserves.

History of Willow Springs

• Named for the springs along the Des Plaines River, known to the Potawatomi as the "Land of the Healing Waters".

Landmarks and Places in Willow Springs

• Chicago Portage National Historic Site. One of only two National Historic Sites in Illinois, marking the western end of the historic portage; located near Willow Springs and owned by the Forest Preserves of Cook County.
• Healing Waters Park. Preserves a stone circle and over 50 boulders arranged in a north-south alignment near the Des Plaines River, uncovered in the 1960s.
• Palos Forest Preserves. Expansive Cook County forest preserve system of oak woodlands and marshes adjacent to the village.
• Columbia Woods. Cook County forest preserve along the Des Plaines River near the village.

Local reference: en.wikipedia.org, fpdcc.com, www.enjoyillinois.com

More About Willow Springs

The village was founded in 1892.

It covers about 4.25 square miles, and its neighbors are Hickory Hills, Justice, Hodgkins and Burr Ridge.

The Illinois and Michigan Canal reached the area in 1848, followed by the Sanitary and Ship Canal in 1900.

Students south of the river and canals attend Willow Springs School District 108, while those north of them attend Pleasantdale School District 107.

Willow Springs station is on Metra's Heritage Corridor between Joliet and Chicago Union Station, and Pace Route 390 links the village with Burbank and Chicago.

Scenes for the film The Lake House were shot in Willow Springs.

Source: en.wikipedia.org