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Historic wildlife sanctuary known locally as Mahony Farm, in Kenilworth, IL
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Kenilworth

Illinois, United States · North America

About Kenilworth

Kenilworth works well as a base: 10 minutes from Northfield, 24km from Route 66 - Chicago Start.

Kenilworth is in Illinois, United States, with about 2,600 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Northfield, about 5 km away.

Kenilworth is a commuter railroad station in Kenilworth, Illinois, a small and affluent village in the North Shore area of Chicago. Metra's Union Pacific North Line trains go south to Ogilvie Transportation Center in Chicago and as far north as Kenosha, Wisconsin. In Metra's zone-based fare schedule, Kenilworth is in

Read more zone 3. As of 2018, Kenilworth is the 98th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 501 weekday boardings. The station is on Kenilworth Avenue between Green Bay Road and Richmond Road. Northbound trains stop on the west platform, and southbound trains stop on the east platform. Travel time to Ogilvie ranges from 28 minutes on express trains to 38 minutes on local trains. It is also across the street from the Kenilworth Village Hall, which has the Green Bay Trail in the front yard. As of September 20, 2025, Kenilworth is served by 56 trains (28 in each direction) on weekdays, and by all 30 trains (15 in each direction) on weekends and holidays. During the summer concert season, an extra weekend train to Ravinia Park station also stops here. The station was built in 1891 by the Chicago and North Western Railway to a design by architect Franklin Pierce Burnham of the firm Edbrooke and Burnham.

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Within an hour or so of Kenilworth: Willis Tower (Sears Tower) (24 km), Route 66 - Chicago Start (24 km), Art Institute of Chicago (24 km), Lou Mitchell's (24 km).

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The nearest famous roads are Route 66 - Chicago Start.

Where is Kenilworth?

Kenilworth is in Illinois, United States, about 5 km from Northfield.

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Quick Information

Population
2,555
Continent
North America
Country
United States
Region
Illinois
Timezone
America/Chicago
Coordinates
42.0859, -87.7176

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Worth the detour from Kenilworth

6 notable places within an hour's drive.

landmark

Willis Tower (Sears Tower)

Iconic 110-storey Chicago skyscraper with a glass-floored Skydeck, once the tallest building in the world.

24 km · about 30 min drive

66 US ROUTE

historic highway

Route 66 - Chicago Start

The 'Begin Route 66' sign on Adams Street at Michigan Avenue marks the start of the 2,448-mile Mother Road to Santa Monica: the classic photo stop before heading west.

24 km · about 30 min drive

museum

Art Institute of Chicago

One of the oldest and largest art museums in the US, renowned for its Impressionist collection and Grant Wood's American Gothic.

24 km · about 30 min drive

cafe

Lou Mitchell's

Serving double-yolk eggs and free Milk Duds since 1923, this Chicago diner beside the start of Route 66 is the traditional first breakfast of the Mother Road journey.

24 km · about 30 min drive

museum

Field Museum of Natural History

Home to Sue, the largest and most complete T. rex ever found, along with extensive anthropological and geological collections.

26 km · about 30 min drive

landmark

Shedd Aquarium

Iconic Chicago aquarium on the Lake Michigan waterfront housing over 32,000 animals from around the world.

26 km · about 30 min drive

Driving roads near Kenilworth

  • 24 kmRoute 66 - Chicago StartThe 'Begin Route 66' sign on Adams Street at Michigan Avenue marks the start of the 2,448-mile Mother Road to Santa Monica: the classic photo stop before heading west.

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