Hometown is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States.

[2] Joseph E. Merrion developed inexpensive duplex houses in Hometown after World War II, targeting former GIs and their families.

On April 21, 1967, an F4/F5 rated tornado tore through Hometown, devastating the area,[3] and destroying 86 homes while damaging 500 others.

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Hometown has a total area of 0.48 square miles (1.24 km2), all land.

[4] Hometown borders the city of Chicago along 87th Street between Cicero Avenue and Pulaski Road.

The town's southern border is located one-half mile south of 87th, where 91st Street would be.

Metra trains run through Hometown on the Southwest Service line, but do not stop.