Wilmington, Illinois

About Wilmington

Set in the southwestern part of Illinois, Wilmington is a tiny community counting 86 people who proudly call it home.

Wilmington holds the status of an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 0.79 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 109 residents per square mile.

📰 Wilmington News Today

• Worker stranded in 130-foot-tall gas station sign for hours on Lorenzo Road in Wilmington ABC7 Chicago · Jul 21
• Alice Faye Platt Obituary (2026) - Wilmington, IL - Baskerville Funeral Home - Wilmington Legacy obituary · Aug 17
• 5 tornadoes confirmed in Illinois from Tuesday's severe weather outbreak; Monee tornado upgraded to EF-2 CBS News · Aug 12
• Wilmington Man Who Transported a Minor to Illinois To Engage in Criminal Sexual Activity Sentenced to More Than 27 Years in Federal Prison WCSJ News · Aug 15
• Wilmington Man Pleads Guilty To Violent Crimes, Ends Up At Big Muddy Correctional Center Patch · Aug 13

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What Makes Wilmington Unique

• One of 8 places in the US named Wilmington — but the Illinois one has a character all its own.
• With 86 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• Positioned in southwestern Illinois, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Wilmington

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