Western Springs is a Village with a great Downtown area. Wonderful bakery, meat market, ice cream shop, coffee shop and antique stores. You can stroll around town and meet your neighbors. The Park District offers many playgrounds as well as Spring Rock Park. The Western Springs Recreation Commission runs a community center, swimming pool and other activities.

Nicknamed the "Queen Of The Western Suburbs," Western Springs shines as a stable, long established community, just 16 miles west of the Loop. Housing styles include Ranches, Bi-levels, Colonials and English Tudors. There are many custom-built homes. Schools ? District 101 & 206 serve the elementary students. Such subjects such as computer science, vocal & instrumental music and art are stressed in addition to the basics. The high school has a comprehensive curriculum offering students special, gifted, honors, advanced placement courses.