Burlington, Illinois

About Burlington

Set in the northern part of Illinois, Burlington is a tiny community counting 526 people who proudly call it home.

Burlington holds the status of an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 6.86 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 77 residents per square mile.

📰 Burlington News Today

• Central High School (Burlington, IL) Volleyball MaxPreps · Aug 14
• Forget Yellowstone Crowds, There’s Now Wild Bison to See in Chicago’s Backyard outsideonline.com · Jun 6
• East Burlington Construction Begins April 13 westmont.il.gov · May 16
• New Burlington store coming to Illinois next week. Here's where Peoria Journal Star · May 5
• Bison make a return to Kane County prairie, after 200+ years Kane County Connects · Dec 9

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Burlington Unique

• One of 20 places in the US named Burlington — but the Illinois one has a character all its own.
• 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

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Burlington

• Burlington Prairie Forest Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Hampshire South Forest Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Burlington Park reviews ★
• Moose Range Park reviews ★
• Panther Field reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Burlington

• ALOP
• Central Middle School
• Howard B Thomas Grade School

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Burlington

🏘️ Nearby Communities