Wheeling is a village in Cook and Lake counties in the U.S. state of Illinois.

[5] The land that is now Wheeling, Illinois, was controlled by the Miami Confederacy (which contained the Illini and Kickapoo tribes) starting in the early 1680s.

[6] The descendants of the Potawatomi who once inhabited the land that is now Wheeling currently live on a reservation in Mayette, Kansas.

In 1834, Joseph Filkins opened the first tavern-hotel in the township at the intersection of Dundee Road and Milwaukee Avenue.

By 1835, there were 18 cabins in the township, and a post office was established in Filkins’ Tavern.

In 1837, Russell Wheeler and Charles Daniels opened a general store and trading post next to Filkins’ Tavern.

Billy and Company, a restaurant, was the last occupant of the building, which was torn down in 1996 to make way for Union Commons condominiums.

Wheeling was home to video game company Jaleco USA[17][18] and to the American branch of Taito.

Wheeling has its very own historical museum that offers a look at how the town has transformed since its founding in 1894.

It offers different events for the milestones of the town and celebrating its long and important history as a stop for settlers from Chicago to Wisconsin.

National Louis University is an accredited, private, non-profit undergraduate and graduate institution of higher learning, organized in colleges of education, arts and sciences, and business and management.

The Consulate-General of South Korea in Chicago maintains the Korean Education Center in Wheeling.

Pace provides bus service on multiple routes connecting Wheeling to Des Plaines, Buffalo Grove, and other destinations.