Mettawa, Illinois

About Mettawa

Mettawa is a tiny community in northeastern Illinois with an estimated population of 562.

Officially, Mettawa is an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 5.45 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 103 residents per square mile.

📰 Mettawa News Today

• News Flash Archive - Fatal Car vs Motorcycle Crash in Mettawa Lake County, IL (.gov) · Jul 7
• Mettawa, IL Weather Forecast – Hourly & 15-Day SpaceRef · Aug 30
• Coroner IDs Motorcyclist Killed In Mettawa Crash Patch · Jul 8
• Mundelein man killed in Mettawa motorcycle crash Chicago Tribune · Jul 7
• Casey Urlacher, Brian Urlacher's brother and Mettawa mayor, files to run for Illinois State Senate ABC7 Chicago · May 6

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Illinois headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Mettawa Unique

• The only place in America named Mettawa — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in northeastern 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

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Mettawa

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🍽️ Where to Eat in Mettawa

• Green Basil
• Kuma's Sushi Bowl
• Lou Malnati's Pizzeria — pizza

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Mettawa

• Old School Forest Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Captain Daniel Wright Woods Forest Preserve reviews ★
• Grainger Woods Conservation Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• MacArthur Woods Forest Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• North Park reviews ★
• Red Top Park reviews ★

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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🗺️ Map of Mettawa

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