Villa Park is a village in DuPage County, Illinois, United States, within the Chicago metropolitan area.

When Ovaltine established its factory, it needed a way to make sure that its employees could get to and from work safely regardless of the weather, terrain or other issues.

Villa Park was built originally for that reason, as well as for a convenient train stop.

The railroad ran from the Chicago Loop, directly west to Wheaton, Illinois, where it then split into two lines, one traveling southwest to Aurora and the other northwest to Elgin.

In 1957, the CA&E ceased to carry passengers because of a dramatic drop in ridership from the loss of a one-seat ride by the construction of the Eisenhower Expressway (I-290) and the general increase in use of personal automobiles.

The right-of-way was eventually cleaned up and developed into a hiking and bicycling trail known as the Illinois Prairie Path.

National Register of Historic Places - Illinois (IL), Du Page County It has since been converted into loft apartments.

A sizeable Muslim immigrant community began to gather in the area in the 1980s and 1990s and established the Islamic Foundation School in 1986.

Advising the Village Board on various issues are numerous commissions, composed of local residents appointed to the posts.

According to Villa Park's 2021 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,[11] the top employers in the city are: Villa Park has a commuter railroad station on Metra's Union Pacific West Line with service west to Elburn, Illinois, and east to downtown Chicago.

The Illinois Prairie Path is a regional bicycle path linking Chicago's Western Suburbs which is popular with bicyclists and pedestrians during the warmer months, and is used for cross country skiing during winter months.