City-level care risk context in Illinois
City pages appear only where local context changes decisions. No facility listings, just cost ranges, capacity pressure, and care mix notes.
City directory
Top 20 cities by population in the coverage dataset.
Chicago
Cook County
Population: 8,489,066
Rockford
Winnebago County
Population: 274,256
Peoria
Peoria County
Population: 262,461
Round Lake Beach
Lake County
Population: 252,224
Aurora
Kane County
Population: 179,867
Springfield
Sangamon County
Population: 156,240
Joliet
Will County
Population: 149,785
Naperville
DuPage County
Population: 149,424
Champaign
Champaign County
Population: 148,477
Bloomington
McLean County
Population: 133,107
Elgin
Kane County
Population: 114,106
Waukegan
Lake County
Population: 88,919
Decatur
Macon County
Population: 84,629
Cicero
Cook County
Population: 83,223
Alton
Madison County
Population: 77,583
Schaumburg
Cook County
Population: 76,780
Evanston
Cook County
Population: 76,552
Arlington Heights
Cook County
Population: 76,220
Bolingbrook
Will County
Population: 73,813
Kankakee
Kankakee County
Population: 67,925
When city context matters
Cost ranges swing between neighborhoods.
Waitlists form faster in higher-demand corridors.
Care type availability shifts across metro areas.
Distance to family can change feasible options.