Amboy, Illinois

About Amboy

Amboy, IL is a small town located in northern Illinois with an estimated population of 2,224.

Amboy holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 6.21 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 358 residents per square mile.

📰 Amboy News Today

• 2 arrested in Lee County, Illinois, meth investigation, sheriff says KWQC · Oct 6
• Amboy/LaMoille/Ohio Football Schedule MaxPreps · Oct 7
• Around 200 people evacuated from flooded campground in north central Illinois NBC 5 Chicago · Sep 20
• Over 200 people evacuated from Amboy RV Park after rapid flooding MyStateline · Sep 20
• George Meusel - View Obituary & Service Information - Jones Funeral Home Jones Funeral Home - Dixon, IL · Mar 22

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📰 Local News

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What Makes Amboy Unique

• Positioned in northern Illinois, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Illinois — one of 1,461 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Amboy Depot Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏫 Schools in Amboy

• Amboy Central Elem School
• Amboy High School
• Amboy Jr High School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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