1998 Map of West Chicago

About this map

The West Branch Du Page River carves through a landscape of preserved wetlands and expanding suburban corridors in this late 1990s survey. Extensive greenbelts like the Pratts Wayne Woods County Forest Preserve and Hawk Hollow County Forest Preserve buffer the established communities of West Chicago, Bartlett, and Carol Stream. The map captures a transitional era for DuPage County, where old rail markers like Munger Station and the Elgin Joliet and Eastern RR intersect with modern infrastructure like the Du Page County Airport. Notable local landmarks include the Drive-in Theater near Prince Crossing and the Winfield Mounds Co For Presv, illustrating the juxtaposition of mid-century recreation with the preservation of indigenous historical sites.