The Fox Valley—also commonly known as the Fox River Valley—is a rural, suburban, and exurban region within Illinois along the western edges of the Chicago metropolitan area. This region centers on the Fox River of Illinois and Wisconsin. Around 1 million people live in this area. Native American tribes that lived near the Fox River included the Potawatomi, Sac, and Fox tribes.
Some of cities in the Fox River Valley are part of the rust belt. Within this region is Aurora, Illinois, the second largest city in the state, Elgin, Illinois, and the nearby cities of Batavia, Illinois, St. Charles, Illinois, and Geneva, Illinois, which have been known as "the Tri-City area" since the early 20th century.
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- Antioch, Illinois
- Fox Lake, Illinois
- Johnsburg, Illinois
- McHenry, Illinois
- Island Lake, Illinois
- Cary, Illinois
- Fox River Grove, Illinois
- Algonquin, Illinois
- Carpentersville, Illinois
- West Dundee, Illinois
- East Dundee, Illinois
- Elgin, Illinois
- South Elgin, Illinois
- St. Charles, Illinois
- Geneva, Illinois
- Batavia, Illinois
- North Aurora, Illinois
- Aurora, Illinois
- Montgomery, Illinois
- Oswego, Illinois
- Yorkville, Illinois
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- Aurora, Illinois
- Berwyn, Illinois
- Calumet City, Illinois
- Chicago Heights, Illinois
- Crystal Lake, Illinois
- Des Plaines, Illinois
- Elgin, Illinois
- Elmhurst, Illinois
- Evanston, Illinois
- Gary, Indiana
- Hammond, Indiana
- Joliet, Illinois
- Kenosha, Wisconsin
- Naperville, Illinois
- North Chicago, Illinois
- Park Ridge, Illinois
- Portage, Indiana
- St. Charles, Illinois
- Valparaiso, Indiana
- Waukegan, Illinois
- Wheaton, Illinois
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- Addison, Illinois
- Algonquin, Illinois
- Arlington Heights, Illinois
- Bartlett, Illinois
- Bolingbrook, Illinois
- Buffalo Grove, Illinois
- Carol Stream, Illinois
- Carpentersville, Illinois
- Cicero, Illinois
- Downers Grove, Illinois
- Elk Grove Village, Illinois
- Glendale Heights, Illinois
- Glenview, Illinois
- Gurnee, Illinois
- Hanover Park, Illinois
- Hoffman Estates, Illinois
- Lombard, Illinois
- Merrillville, Indiana
- Mount Prospect, Illinois
- Mundelein, Illinois
- Northbrook, Illinois
- Oak Lawn, Illinois
- Oak Park, Illinois
- Orland Park, Illinois
- Palatine, Illinois
- Plainfield, Illinois
- Romeoville, Illinois
- Schaumburg, Illinois
- Skokie, Illinois
- Streamwood, Illinois
- Tinley Park, Illinois
- Wheeling, Illinois
- Woodridge, Illinois
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- Cook County, Illinois
- DuPage County, Illinois
- Jasper County, Indiana
- Kane County, Illinois
- Kenosha County, Wisconsin
- Lake County, Illinois
- Lake County, Indiana
- McHenry County, Illinois
- Newton County, Indiana
- Porter County, Indiana
- Walworth County, Wisconsin
- Will County, Illinois
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