Hawthorn Woods, IL

Hawthorn Woods is a Lake County village in Fremont and Ela townships, northwest of Chicago. The area was previously inhabited by the Potawatomi, and modern Hawthorn Woods has kept a low-density, residential feel compared with denser suburbs closer to the city. Its identity is tied to large lots, local schools, parks, and the wooded-lake-country setting of northern Illinois, making it feel more spacious and rural-edged than many communities in the Chicago metro.