[2] The village was founded in 1892 and was named for the springs along the Des Plaines River.

[3] Willow Springs is located on the banks of the Des Plaines River and the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, adjacent to the Palos Forest Preserves.

[5] Neighboring communities are Hickory Hills, Justice, Hodgkins, and Burr Ridge.

28.88% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.94% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Pace provides bus service on Route 390 connecting Willow Springs to Burbank, Chicago, and other destinations.

[13] Willow Springs was used as a set location for the film The Lake House, starring Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves.

[14] Some locations in Willow Springs Il were used in filming scenes for the Amazon TV series Night Sky and for Sonny Malhi’s 2015 debut horror feature Anguish.