Schaumburg

Chicago suburban town

Schaumburg is a village in northeastern Illinois, part of the Chicago metropolitan area.

It developed from farmland into a major suburban commercial center in the late twentieth century, known for its corporate headquarters and one of the largest shopping malls in the United States.

We drove out to Schaumburg for the conference.

geography

Chicago

Major Illinois metropolis

O'Hare · Illinois · township · village

landmarks

IKEA

Swedish home-goods chain

suburban

residential

Relating to housing

planned community · housing development · cul-de-sac · homeowners association · subdivision · zoning · single-family homes · strip malls · parking lots · office parks

commercial

corporate headquarters

Firm's primary administrative location

hotel district · restaurant row · big-box stores · outlet shopping · tech companies · insurance companies · economic development

Opposites
urban-suburban geography

SchaumburgChicago

Major Illinois metropolis

the Loop · urban core · Manhattan · inner city · city center

suburban character

SchaumburgManhattan

NYC's densest borough

historic downtown · San Francisco · Boston · Brooklyn · urban village

Family

burg, foam, borough, burgh

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G