Goodenow, Illinois

About Goodenow

Goodenow is a small unincorporated community in northeastern Illinois.

Goodenow holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.03 square miles.

📰 Goodenow News Today

• Illinois woman charged with shooting husband inside home FOX 32 Chicago · Jul 31
• Crete Woman, 32, Shot Husband In Chest, Dropped Him Off At Hospital: Sheriff Patch · Jul 31
• 4 Illinois tornado touchdowns confirmed in south, west suburbs as Chicago area residents clean up storm damage from severe weather ABC7 Chicago · Jul 28
• ‘In one fell swoop,’ District expands by 500 acres for second largest acquisition in history Forest Preserve District of Will County · Oct 3
• Forest Preserve District of Will County’s 500-acre purchase is second largest land buy in its history Chicago Tribune · Nov 7

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Goodenow Unique

• The only place in America named Goodenow — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.03 sq mi.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in northeastern Illinois, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Goodenow

• Black Walnut Creek Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Goodenow Grove Nature Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

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