Wheeling provides a diverse, well-educated, and skilled workforce. With access to quality educational institutions and vocational training centers, businesses established here benefit from a pool of talented professionals driven by their careers.
Wheeling is half an hour from three award-winning community colleges – Harper College, College of Lake County, and Oakton Community College.
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Wheeling is about an hour from top universities that specialize in STEM. The surrounding prestigious colleges and universities including Northwestern University, DePaul University, Loyola University, University of Chicago, and University of Illinois at Chicago attract students to stay and begin their careers in the Chicagoland area post-graduation.
Whether you are an entrepreneur, investor, or resident, Wheeling welcomes you to be a part of our dynamic and growing community.