Western Springs, Illinois |Western Springs, Illinois| Historic
water tower |Motto: A Village of Towering Character| |Area||2.79
sq mi (7 km2)| |- land||2.79 sq mi (7 km2)| |- water||0.00 sq mi
(0 km2)| |Density||4,650.5 / sq mi (1,796 / km2)| |Village
President||William Rodeghier| |- summer (DST)||CDT (UTC-5)|
|Wikimedia Commons: Western Springs, Illinois| Western Springs
is a village located in Cook County, Illinois, United States. It
is a suburb of Chicago. As of the 2010 census, the village had a
total population of 12,975. It is twinned with Rugeley, United
Kingdom. In November, 2007, BusinessWeek.com listed Western
Springs second in a list of the 50 best places to raise
children. 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
ranked behind Groesbeck, Ohio. |This section does not cite any
references or sources. (April 2012)| Western Springs, an
affluent suburb located along th