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Why trust this guide? Our editorial team analyzed 232 independent living communities in IL using IL Dept. of Public Health (IDPH) data, inspection records, complaints, amenities, and facility-level details. How we rank independent living in IL
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Avg Walk Score: 52/ 100The average Walk Score across facilities in Illinois. A third-party neighborhood walkability score (0–100) measuring convenience and context, not healthcare quality. Individual facilities can vary widely from this average.
National Average: 50/ 100
Avg No. of Beds: 85The average licensed bed capacity across facilities in Illinois. Individual facilities can vary widely from this average.
National Average: 90

Compare Independent Living around Illinois

Info below is compiled from the IL Dept. of Public Health (IDPH), senior community websites & trusted data sources such as Walk Score & BBB.

Communities are listed from highest to lowest based on our ranking methodology.

Vi at The Glen
IL
NH
AL
MC
Glenview
36
Facility 36
IL AVG 85
Rank #364 / 418
Yes
52
Facility 52
IL AVG 52
Rank #310 / 634
28
Facility 28
IL AVG 17
Rank #32 / 177
A+Cc-Lake, Inc3
6
Facility 6
IL AVG 7
Rank #180 / 276
2.0
Facility 2.0
IL AVG 0.8
Rank #236 / 276
0
Facility 0
IL AVG 3
Rank #1 / 315
0
Facility 0
IL AVG 1.9
Rank #1 / 315
1 Bed / 2 Bed / Villa
The Mather
IL
AL
MC
NH
SNF
Evanston (Davis Street)
22
Facility 22
IL AVG 85
Rank #393 / 418
Yes
95
Facility 95
IL AVG 52
Rank #18 / 634
1
Facility 1
IL AVG 17
Rank #125 / 177
-The Mather Evanston5--
0
Facility 0
IL AVG 3
Rank #1 / 315
3
Facility 3
IL AVG 1.9
Rank #222 / 315
1 Bed / 2 Bed
Radford Green at Sedgebrook
IL
AL
MC
NH
SNF
Lincolnshire
37
Facility 37
IL AVG 85
Rank #358 / 418
No
36
Facility 36
IL AVG 52
Rank #448 / 634
--Sedgebrook Opco (Sl-Vii) LLC3
0
Facility 0
IL AVG 7
Rank #1 / 276
0.0
Facility 0.0
IL AVG 0.8
Rank #1 / 276
0
Facility 0
IL AVG 3
Rank #1 / 315
1
Facility 1
IL AVG 1.9
Rank #90 / 315
1 Bed / 2 Bed
Mercy Circle Senior Living
IL
AL
MC
NH
SNF
Chicago (Mount Greenwood)
43
Facility 43
IL AVG 85
Rank #329 / 418
Yes
44
Facility 44
IL AVG 52
Rank #392 / 634
1
Facility 1
IL AVG 17
Rank #125 / 177
-Mercy Circle5
0
Facility 0
IL AVG 7
Rank #1 / 276
0.0
Facility 0.0
IL AVG 0.8
Rank #1 / 276
0
Facility 0
IL AVG 3
Rank #1 / 315
1
Facility 1
IL AVG 1.9
Rank #90 / 315
Studio / 1 Bed / 2 Bed
GreenFields of Geneva
IL
AL
MC
NH
SNF
Geneva
77
Facility 77
IL AVG 85
Rank #188 / 418
Yes
6
Facility 6
IL AVG 52
Rank #611 / 634
14
Facility 14
IL AVG 17
Rank #93 / 177
A+Nfp Friendship Village Of Mill Creek9
24
Facility 24
IL AVG 7
Rank #248 / 276
2.7
Facility 2.7
IL AVG 0.8
Rank #246 / 276
4
Facility 4
IL AVG 3
Rank #242 / 315
1
Facility 1
IL AVG 1.9
Rank #90 / 315
Studio / 1 Bed / 2 Bed
Covenant Living at Windsor Park
IL
AL
MC
NH
RC
SNF
Carol Stream
72
Facility 72
IL AVG 85
Rank #204 / 418
No
26
Facility 26
IL AVG 52
Rank #523 / 634
1
Facility 1
IL AVG 17
Rank #125 / 177
-Covenant Living At Windsor Park7
4
Facility 4
IL AVG 7
Rank #136 / 276
0.6
Facility 0.6
IL AVG 0.8
Rank #161 / 276
5
Facility 5
IL AVG 3
Rank #268 / 315
1
Facility 1
IL AVG 1.9
Rank #90 / 315
Studio / 1 Bed / 2 Bed / 3 Bed
Westminster Place
IL
AL
MC
NH
RC
SNF
Evanston (Grant Street)
105
Facility 105
IL AVG 85
Rank #112 / 418
Yes
44
Facility 44
IL AVG 52
Rank #392 / 634
--------Studio / 1 Bed / 2 Bed
Tabor Hills
IL
AL
NH
RC
SNF
Naperville (Naperville Park District)
96
Facility 96
IL AVG 85
Rank #132 / 418
Yes
21
Facility 21
IL AVG 52
Rank #550 / 634
-A+------Studio / 1 Bed / 2 Bed
Wesley Village Retirement Center
IL
AL
MC
NH
SNF
Macomb
73
Facility 73
IL AVG 85
Rank #198 / 418
No
5
Facility 5
IL AVG 52
Rank #619 / 634
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The Selfhelp Home Senior Living Community
IL
AL
NH
RC
SNF
Chicago (Uptown)
72
Facility 72
IL AVG 85
Rank #204 / 418
No
92
Facility 92
IL AVG 52
Rank #28 / 634
18
Facility 18
IL AVG 17
Rank #77 / 177
A+The Selfhelp Home, Inc2
25
Facility 25
IL AVG 7
Rank #249 / 276
12.5
Facility 12.5
IL AVG 0.8
Rank #275 / 276
0
Facility 0
IL AVG 3
Rank #1 / 315
1
Facility 1
IL AVG 1.9
Rank #90 / 315
Studio / 1 Bed
Oak Trace
IL
AL
MC
NH
SNF
Downers Grove (Oak Trace)
94
Facility 94
IL AVG 85
Rank #140 / 418
Yes
35
Facility 35
IL AVG 52
Rank #458 / 634
--Lifespace Communities, Inc10
28
Facility 28
IL AVG 7
Rank #253 / 276
2.8
Facility 2.8
IL AVG 0.8
Rank #248 / 276
0
Facility 0
IL AVG 3
Rank #1 / 315
2
Facility 2
IL AVG 1.9
Rank #165 / 315
-
Good Samaritan Home
IL
AL
MC
NH
SNF
Quincy
26
Facility 26
IL AVG 85
Rank #389 / 418
Yes
16
Facility 16
IL AVG 52
Rank #571 / 634
1
Facility 1
IL AVG 17
Rank #125 / 177
-The Good Samaritian Home Of Quincy4
5
Facility 5
IL AVG 7
Rank #168 / 276
1.3
Facility 1.3
IL AVG 0.8
Rank #217 / 276
1
Facility 1
IL AVG 3
Rank #62 / 315
0
Facility 0
IL AVG 1.9
Rank #1 / 315
-
Clarendale Six Corners
IL
AL
MC
RC
Chicago (Old Irving Park)
144
Facility 144
IL AVG 85
Rank #54 / 418
Yes
92
Facility 92
IL AVG 52
Rank #28 / 634
-C+Portage Park Operations, LLC6
0
Facility 0
IL AVG 7
Rank #1 / 276
0.0
Facility 0.0
IL AVG 0.8
Rank #1 / 276
4
Facility 4
IL AVG 3
Rank #242 / 315
0
Facility 0
IL AVG 1.9
Rank #1 / 315
Studio / 1 Bed / 2 Bed
Brookdale Hawthorn Lakes
IL
AL
Vernon Hills
50
Facility 50
IL AVG 85
Rank #286 / 418
Yes
64
Facility 64
IL AVG 52
Rank #201 / 634
48
Facility 48
IL AVG 17
Rank #3 / 177
A+Blc-The Willows, LLC4
0
Facility 0
IL AVG 7
Rank #1 / 276
0.0
Facility 0.0
IL AVG 0.8
Rank #1 / 276
1
Facility 1
IL AVG 3
Rank #62 / 315
2
Facility 2
IL AVG 1.9
Rank #165 / 315
Studio / 1 Bed / 2 Bed
PLYMOUTH PLACE, INC. (Assisted Living)
IL
AL
MC
NH
SNF
Lagrange Park (Orland Township)
78
Facility 78
IL AVG 85
Rank #183 / 418
No
74
Facility 74
IL AVG 52
Rank #135 / 634
---6
23
Facility 23
IL AVG 7
Rank #246 / 276
3.8
Facility 3.8
IL AVG 0.8
Rank #256 / 276
2
Facility 2
IL AVG 3
Rank #142 / 315
0
Facility 0
IL AVG 1.9
Rank #1 / 315
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Overview of Oak Park Place

A premium senior living community, Oak Park Place provides a unique accommodation for the specific needs of independent living residents. As a community that celebrates you as an individual,  management, and staff surely promote an independent lifestyle based on their own terms. Oak Park Place residents feel more comfortable and safe in a community they trust because meaningful relationships are built in the community because the staff genuinely provides excellent care.

Oak Park Place provides an atmosphere of growth and security, ensuring that residents are able to feel comfortable in their new cozy home-like environment. A list of essential services provided for assisted living and memory care residents await them– ADLs, medication management, and stimulating activities. Skilled nursing residents are able to experience state-of-the-art technologies that boost up their recovery period.

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Senior Lifestyle

303 E Wacker Dr Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60601
Overview of Senior Lifestyle

Senior Lifestyle is a full-continuum senior living community at 303 East Wacker Drive in the Chicago Loop. It delivers independent living, assisted living, memory care, respite care, nursing home placement, and skilled nursing services. It’s then possible for occupants to transition in the same community as their care needs shift.

The downtown location scores a 99 for walkability, creating a true walker’s paradise where most daily errands and services are walkable. Occupants and visitors enjoy proximity to Chicago’s hospitals, transportation, shopping, dining, and cultural attractions.

Contact Senior Lifestyle directly to learn more about its daily life, specific amenities, services, and pricing.

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Overview of The Colonnade Senior Living

The Colonnade Senior Living at O’Fallon boasts a resident-focused lifestyle that helps seniors achieve healthy and balanced well-being. As an upscale affordable assisted living, independent living, and memory care community, the individual-focused atmosphere practices an outstanding and compassionate approach where individuals thrive while living an active and independent senior living. 

The Colonnade means an experience built on luxury, convenience, and flexibility. Accommodations include all-inclusive services and amenities, including medication management, 24/7 supervised care, specialized memory care programs, chef-prepared meals, engaging activities, and ADLs for stress-free living. Amenities include well-lit common spaces, a game room, spacious outdoor spaces, and an exquisite dining hall.

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Overview of Sunrise of Olympia Fields

Settling at the serene neighborhood of Breakers Drive, Olympia Fields, IL, Sunrise of Olympia Fields is a trusted senior living community offering assisted living and independent living. The community promises a relaxing and safe retirement with a wide range of cozy and elegant floor plans including studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom apartments.

Live your golden years in comfort and style with Sunrise of Olympia Fields. Relive your passion and meet new friends through various fun-filled activities conducted over the month. The community carefully crafts care plans tailored to its residents needs and desires. Healthy and tasty meals are served to satisfy the seniors’ tastes and cravings. Sunrise of Olympia Fields provides a haven where seniors can find solace in their retirement.

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Overview of Ten Twenty Grove

Located in Evanston, Illinois, Ten Twenty Grove is an independent living community for adults aged 55 and older. It is part of a larger campus with Westminster Place and McGaw Care Center. The community is affiliated with Presbyterian Senior Living. Residents live independently in private apartments.

Ten Twenty Grove is a high-rise building with one- and two-bedroom apartment options. It is about one-tenth of a mile from downtown Evanston. Shops, restaurants, and daily services are close by. The area has a Walk Score of 96, so most errands, like going to the grocery or pharmacy, do not need a car.

Residents also have nearby access to more senior care options on the same campus. These include assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing. This may help residents stay in one familiar setting if their needs change later.

Ten Twenty Grove offers transportation services for appointments, errands, and other trips. Fitness and recreation programs are also available for residents who want an active and independent daily routine.

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Overview of Atria on the Lake

Searching for the finest luxury senior living near me? Atria on the Lake is the perfect choice. Set in peaceful surroundings, this prestigious community enhances every facet of retirement living.

Spacious, elegantly appointed apartments provide a haven of comfort. Savor gourmet meals and personalized wellness programs designed to keep you thriving. A dedicated staff prioritizes your needs, offering personalized care and attention for peace of mind.

Atria on the Lake fosters a vibrant sense of community, with beautifully appointed living spaces and personalized care plans available. Explore and discover a luxurious and fulfilling lifestyle to your desires,  their location details might be helpful in your search for luxury senior living near me

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Overview of StoryPoint Naperville

StoryPoint is an extraordinary residential assisted living in Naperville community located in the heart of Naperville, Illinois. The home offers a range of living options, including independent living, enhanced living, assisted living, and specialized memory care benefits. From spot-on housekeeping services to a thoughtfully designed environment, every detail is tailored to ensure residents feel truly at home.

Pamper yourself at the beauty salon and barbershop, unwind with a good book in the library, or simply enjoy the open concept floor plans that provide a sense of spaciousness and freedom. At StoryPoint, you’ll find the perfect balance between independence and the level of care you require. Engaging activities and events are a regular occurrence, bringing joy and creating cherished memories. It’s no wonder StoryPoint has received recognition and awards for its exceptional service and dedication to assisted living levels of care.

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Overview of New Perspective Senior Living Silvis

Sit by the porch and enjoy the refreshing breeze of 10th Street, Silvis, IL, with the outstanding senior living community of New Perspective Senior Living Silvis offering assisted living, independent living, and memory care. The community features cozy and elegant accommodations in various studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom floor plans, ensuring the utmost comfort and security. With a kind and compassionate team delivering top-notch care and support, seniors enjoy a maintenance-free retirement and optimize their freedom.

Explore new adventures and rekindle passions with engaging activities and fun programs for leisure and wellness. Have the finest dining experience with healthy and tasty meals catering to dietary needs and preferences. With its bright and welcoming environment, seniors enjoy their golden years living as they prefer in New Perspective Senior Living Silvis.

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Clarendale of Algonquin

2001 W Algonquin Rd, Algonquin, IL 60102
Overview of Clarendale of Algonquin

Experience an unforgettable retirement with the esteemed senior living community of Clarendale of Algonquin located in the harmonious neighborhood of West Algonquin Road, Algonquin. IL, which offers assisted living, independent living, and memory care. With its elegant and well-designed residences including studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom apartments, the community ensures seniors have a safe place to enjoy their intimate moments. Clarendale of Algonquin delivers exceptional care and assistance for seniors to enjoy every moment of their best years.

Keep the lifestyle you prefer with signature programs from Clarendale of Algonquin that prioritize seniors’ needs and interests. Engaging programs and fun activities are conducted for residents to explore interests and rekindle passions. The community features an award-winning chef who prepares delightful and healthy meals catering not only to dietary needs but also to satisfy cravings and tastes. Clarendale of Algonquin is ideal for seniors aiming to spend their golden years in comfort and style with its serene campus surrounded by lush nature and warmth.

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The Hallmark

2960 N Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60657
Overview of The Hallmark

The Hallmark is a high-quality assisted living and independent living community in Chicago, IL, that provides personalized support and maintenance-free living for older adults. The community strives to help older adults age gracefully by continuously promoting a supportive and nurturing environment. Recreational activities, restaurant-style dining, and household services are also offered to enrich residents’ living experiences. The community is dedicated to residents’ welfare, providing 24-hour care for their personal needs.

Gardening, fitness programs, and social events accompany residents to prevent loneliness and isolation. A library, a bistro, and a beautifully maintained resident garden with a greenhouse also provide residents with more opportunities for recreation and interaction. Shops and restaurants also surround the area, providing residents with convenient access to their leisure and necessities. As a Grace MGMT Community in Illinois, this community adheres to exceptional standards of care.

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Weighting overview

  • 35%
    Resident Experience
  • 25%
    Regulatory
  • 15%
    Visual Media
  • 10%
    Website
  • 10%
    Stability
  • 5%
    Environment
01

Resident & Family Experience 35%

The single largest share of every ranking. Aggregated review sentiment and volume from major platforms — the closest signal to real resident experience.

  • Includes
  • Review Sentiment
  • Review Volume
02

Regulatory & Safety Record 25%

State inspection records, citations, and complaint visits. We weight per-inspection rates more heavily than raw counts.

  • Includes
  • State Inspections
  • Citations/Inspection
  • % Inspections w/ Citations
  • Complaint Visits
  • Accreditations
  • BBB Rating
03

Visual Media & Transparency 15%

Communities that publish high-quality visuals give families a real preview. No photos or tours = a negative transparency signal.

  • Includes
  • Video Tours
  • Virtual Walkthroughs
  • Photo Quantity
  • Photo Quality
04

Website & Operator Transparency 10%

Site quality and whether the operator publishes basic accountability information — staff names, contact details, ownership.

  • Includes
  • Website Content
  • Mobile Usability
  • Staff Info Available
  • Owner Info Available
05

Community Stability 10%

Operational signals indicating whether a community is well-run and meeting demand.

  • Includes
  • Occupancy Rate
  • Bed Options
06

Environment & Pricing 5%

Walkability and pricing transparency. Walk Score is weighted higher for Independent Living than for Memory Care, where most residents do not leave unaccompanied.

  • Includes
  • Walk Score
  • Pricing Transparency
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Frequently Asked Questions about Independent Living in Illinois

What is independent living?

Independent living communities are residential settings for active older adults — typically with private apartments or cottages, shared amenities (dining, fitness, activities), and no built-in medical care.

How many independent living communities are listed on this page?

This page features 232 independent living communities in Illinois. Use the filters and comparison tools above to compare ratings, amenities, and pricing.

How do I choose the right independent living community in Illinois?

Start by matching the level of care offered to the resident's current and anticipated needs, then compare licensing status, staff-to-resident ratios, recent inspection results, and pricing. Tour at least two or three communities in Illinois, talk to current residents and families, and confirm what is included in the base rate versus billed as add-on services.

What should I look for when visiting independent living communities in Illinois?

Pay attention to staff interactions with residents, cleanliness and odor, food quality at meal times, the activity calendar, and how questions about pricing and care plans are answered. Ask to see the most recent state inspection report, the move-out / level-of-care-change policy, and a sample monthly bill that lists every fee.