Independent Living in Illinois
We're still building out our independent living directory for Illinois. Pick a city below for local pricing and provider listings, or request a personalized shortlist.
Cost of independent living in Illinois
We have not published independent living local medians. No free complete state source is available yet, so this stays empty rather than guessed.
Illinois licensing & regulation
Medicaid & local resources in Illinois
Long-Term Care Ombudsman
Illinois Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program helps residents of nursing homes, assisted living, and similar settings in Illinois resolve concerns about care and rights.
Official Ombudsman locator / program page
Source: State LTC Ombudsman.GOVMedicaid HCBS / LTSS programs
Named programs below are from official state Medicaid agency pages. We list eligibility dollar amounts and wait lists only when a primary source is cited.
- Community Care Program. Illinois Department on Aging Community Care Program (includes Medicaid HCBS elderly waiver pathway).
Free national starting points. Official sites only; we do not scrape these directories.
- Eldercare Locator · 800-677-1116
Free nationwide connection to local aging services.
- 211
Local health and human services referrals.
- NCOA BenefitsCheckUp
Screen for benefits you may qualify for.
- DIAL
ACL Disability Information and Access Line.
- VA health benefits
Veterans health care and long-term care programs.
Cities in Illinois
Showing the 500 largest of 1,461 tracked cities.
- Chicago
- Aurora
- Naperville
- Joliet
- Rockford
- Elgin
- Springfield
- Peoria
- Champaign
- Waukegan
- Cicero
- Bloomington
- Schaumburg
- Evanston
- Arlington Heights
- Bolingbrook
- Decatur
- Palatine
- Skokie
- Des Plaines
- Orland Park
- Oak Lawn
- Berwyn
- Mount Prospect
- Tinley Park
- Normal
- Wheaton
- Oak Park
- Hoffman Estates
- Downers Grove
Show the other 470 cities in Illinois
- Glenview
- Plainfield
- Elmhurst
- Lombard
- Buffalo Grove
- Moline
- Belleville
- Romeoville
- Crystal Lake
- Bartlett
- DeKalb
- Carol Stream
- Urbana
- Quincy
- Streamwood
- Park Ridge
- Wheeling
- Carpentersville
- Hanover Park
- Oswego
- Rock Island
- Addison
- Calumet City
- Northbrook
- Woodridge
- St. Charles
- Glendale Heights
- O'Fallon
- Elk Grove Village
- Mundelein
- Pekin
- North Chicago
- Gurnee
- Highland Park
- Algonquin
- Niles
- Galesburg
- Lake in the Hills
- Burbank
- Danville
- Glen Ellyn
- Lansing
- McHenry
- New Lenox
- Huntley
- Wilmette
- Batavia
- Round Lake Beach
- Vernon Hills
- Oak Forest
- Chicago Heights
- Granite City
- Edwardsville
- Lockport
- Woodstock
- West Chicago
- Alton
- Belvidere
- Morton Grove
- Zion
- Melrose Park
- Homer Glen
- South Elgin
- Collinsville
- Rolling Meadows
- Kankakee
- Elmwood Park
- Westmont
- Yorkville
- Freeport
- Loves Park
- Lisle
- Maywood
- Roselle
- Machesney Park
- Bloomingdale
- Villa Park
- East Peoria
- Carbondale
- Darien
- Blue Island
- Montgomery
- Geneva
- Park Forest
- Grayslake
- South Holland
- East Moline
- Dolton
- Frankfort
- Crest Hill
- Libertyville
- Harvey
- Mokena
- Lake Zurich
- Deerfield
- Evergreen Park
- Lake Forest
- Brookfield
- Homewood
- North Aurora
- Matteson
- Round Lake
- Bensenville
- Alsip
- Sycamore
- Ottawa
- Shorewood
- Bellwood
- Franklin Park
- Palos Hills
- Bourbonnais
- Jacksonville
- East St. Louis
- Cary
- Lemont
- Godfrey
- Hinsdale
- Cahokia Heights
- Charleston
- Bridgeview
- Marion
- Fairview Heights
- Morton
- Mattoon
- Westchester
- Country Club Hills
- La Grange
- Washington
- Prospect Heights
- Norridge
- Bradley
- Dixon
- Morris
- Macomb
- Antioch
- Warrenville
- Sterling
- Swansea
- Chatham
- Shiloh
- Hickory Hills
- Lindenhurst
- Beach Park
- Chicago Ridge
- Mount Vernon
- Wauconda
- Glen Carbon
- Midlothian
- Forest Park
- Wood Dale
- Channahon
- Hazel Crest
- La Grange Park
- Western Springs
- Lincoln
- Canton
- Lincolnwood
- Minooka
- Richton Park
- Northlake
- Winnetka
- Rantoul
- Effingham
- Streator
- Justice
- Herrin
- Plano
- Palos Heights
- River Forest
- Kewanee
- Centralia
- Troy
- Schiller Park
- Markham
- Pontiac
- Burr Ridge
- Fox Lake
- Waterloo
- Columbia
- Barrington
- Manhattan
- Pingree Grove
- Campton Hills
- Summit
- Gages Lake
- Roscoe
- Worth
- Taylorville
- Crestwood
- River Grove
- Riverdale
- Lyons
- Wood River
- Highland
- Winfield
- Mahomet
- Peru
- Sauk Village
- Harvard
- Frankfort Square
- Rochelle
- LaSalle
- Steger
- Flossmoor
- Itasca
- Sugar Grove
- Bethalto
- Hawthorn Woods
- Willowbrook
- Lynwood
- Riverside
- Manteno
- Boulder Hill
- Savoy
- Harwood Heights
- Mascoutah
- Glencoe
- Lake Villa
- Clarendon Hills
- Gilberts
- Glenwood
- Rock Falls
- Monmouth
- Olney
- Hampshire
- Crete
- Harrisburg
- Maryville
- Long Grove
- Paris
- Hillside
- Oak Brook
- Island Lake
- Lincolnshire
- Princeton
- Rockton
- Silvis
- South Beloit
- Round Lake Park
- West Dundee
- Broadview
- Park City
- Jerseyville
- University Park
- Inverness
- North Riverside
- Salem
- Greenville
- Sandwich
- West Frankfort
- Robinson
- Marengo
- Mendota
- Clinton
- Stickney
- Benton
- Calumet Park
- Mount Carmel
- Litchfield
- Chester
- Murphysboro
- Orland Hills
- Volo
- Geneseo
- Winthrop Harbor
- Lakemoor
- Johnsburg
- Elburn
- Monticello
- Countryside
- Beardstown
- Braidwood
- Lake Bluff
- Pontoon Beach
- Spring Grove
- Chillicothe
- Willow Springs
- Metropolis
- Bartonville
- Peoria Heights
- Carterville
- Hillsboro
- Vandalia
- Du Quoin
- East Alton
- Mount Zion
- Lake Holiday
- Wilmington
- Genoa
- Northfield
- Carlinville
- Spring Valley
- Candlewick Lake
- Lake Barrington
- Coal City
- Highwood
- Posen
- Grandwood Park
- Pana
- Berkeley
- Colona
- Monee
- Hoopeston
- Milan
- South Barrington
- Pinckneyville
- Eureka
- Carmi
- Palos Park
- Tuscola
- Watseka
- Olympia Fields
- Beecher
- Lakewood
- Creve Coeur
- Freeburg
- Peotone
- Cortland
- Fairfield
- Robbins
- Fox River Grove
- Stone Park
- Flora
- Lebanon
- Pittsfield
- Sherman
- Shelbyville
- Sullivan
- Auburn
- Breese
- Staunton
- Kildeer
- Wonder Lake
- Marseilles
- West Peoria
- Rosewood Heights
- Coal Valley
- Hometown
- Anna
- Metamora
- Paxton
- Caseyville
- Green Oaks
- Sparta
- Marshall
- Riverwoods
- Millstadt
- Indian Head Park
- Scott AFB
- Lawrenceville
- Burnham
- Poplar Grove
- South Chicago Heights
- Barrington Hills
- Dupo
- Dwight
- Oregon
- Red Bud
- St. Joseph
- Eldorado
- Rochester
- Cherry Valley
- Byron
- Morrison
- Fairbury
- Deer Park
- Fulton
- Wadsworth
- Smithton
- Aledo
- Oglesby
- Tolono
- Hainesville
- Riverton
- Forsyth
- New Baden
- Abingdon
- Germantown Hills
- Gibson City
- Westville
- Pistakee Highlands
- Johnston City
- Long Lake
- Momence
- Rosemont
- South Jacksonville
- Le Roy
- Knoxville
- Virden
- Sleepy Hollow
- East Dundee
- North Barrington
- Georgetown
- Ingalls Park
- Havana
- Diamond
- Winnebago
- Carlyle
- Dixmoor
- Nashville
- Newton
- Galena
- El Paso
- Madison
- Arcola
- Savanna
- Gillespie
- Ridgewood
- Holiday Shores
- Lena
- Davis Junction
- Rushville
- Pawnee
- Mount Morris
- Oakbrook Terrace
- Hamilton
- Bushnell
- McLeansboro
- Trenton
- Richmond
- Fairmont
- Round Lake Heights
- Heyworth
- Christopher
- Wayne
- Rockdale
- Sheridan
- Kenilworth
- Polo
- Fairmont City
- Marquette Heights
- Carrollton
- Galva
- Tilton
- Seneca
- Preston Heights
- Henry
- Oakwood Hills
- Fox Lake Hills
- Aviston
- Amboy
- Tremont
- Lake Summerset
- Merrionette Park
- Villa Grove
- Petersburg
- Venetian Village
- Hinckley
- Elmwood
- Brighton
- Carthage
- Altamont
- White Hall
- Sumner
- Casey
- South Roxana
- Prairie Grove
- Catlin
- Mason City
- Carbon Cliff
- Nokomis
- Cambridge
- Lexington
- Bellevue
- Athens
- Lake of the Woods
- Arthur
- Channel Lake
- Farmington
- Prestbury
Independent Living providers in Illinois
We don't have licensed independent living communities listed for Illinois yet.
We're adding providers on a rolling basis from CMS and state licensing data. Check back soon, or browse nearby cities below.
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Frequently asked questions
Which cities in Illinois have independent living listings?
We track 1461 Illinois cities for independent living. See the city list on this page for options near you.
How to cite this page
Cite this: According to ElderCareCosts' 2026 index, licensed independent living communities in Illinois are listed with government-sourced data. State median cost not yet published.
APA: ElderCareCosts Research. (n.d.). Independent Living in Illinois. ElderCareCosts. Retrieved September 18, 2026, from https://www.eldercarecosts.com/independent-living/illinois/
Chicago: ElderCareCosts Research. "Independent Living in Illinois." ElderCareCosts. Accessed September 18, 2026. https://www.eldercarecosts.com/independent-living/illinois/.
These figures may be quoted and reproduced with attribution and a link back to this page. No permission needed. Methodology · Data sources · Who produces this · Corrections
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