This is a list ofsister cities in the United States state ofIllinois . Sister cities, known in Europe as town twins, are cities which partner with each other to promote human contact and cultural links, although this partnering is not limited to cities and often includes counties, regions, states and other sub-national entities.
Many Illinois jurisdictions work with foreign cities throughSister Cities International , an organization whose goal is to "promote peace through mutual respect, understanding, and cooperation."[ 1]
Addison [ 2]
Bartlett [ 3]
Belleville [ 4]
Belvidere [ 5]
Bensenville [ 6]
Bloomington
Bolingbrook [ 10]
Carbondale [ 11]
Chicago [ 12]
Accra , GhanaAmman , JordanAthens , GreeceBelgrade , SerbiaBirmingham , England, United KingdomBogotá , ColombiaBusan , South KoreaCasablanca , MoroccoDelhi , IndiaDurban , South AfricaGalway , IrelandGothenburg , SwedenHamburg , GermanyKyiv , UkraineLahore , PakistanLucerne , SwitzerlandMexico City , MexicoMilan , ItalyOsaka , JapanPetah Tikva , IsraelPrague , Czech RepublicShanghai , ChinaShenyang , ChinaToronto , CanadaVilnius , LithuaniaWarsaw , PolandChicago Heights [ 13]
Columbia [ 14]
Crystal Lake [ 15]
Decatur [ 16]
Des Plaines [ 17]
Dixon [ 18]
Elgin [ 19]
Elk Grove Village [ 20]
Evanston [ 21]
Franklin Park [ 22] [ 23]
Galesburg [ 24]
Galva [ 25]
Glen Ellyn [ 26] [ 27]
Hanover Park [ 28]
Highland [ 29]
Highland Park [ 30]
Hoffman Estates [ 31]
Lake Zurich [ 32]
Lockport [ 33]
Millstadt [ 34]
Mount Prospect [ 35]
Naperville [ 36]
Niles [ 37]
Normal
Northbrook [ 38]
Palatine [ 39]
Park Ridge [ 40]
Kinver , England, United KingdomPeoria [ 41]
Quincy [ 42]
Richton Park [ 43]
Rockford [ 44]
Rolling Meadows [ 45]
Roselle [ 46]
Schaumburg [ 47]
Springfield [ 48]
Sterling [ 49]
Stone Park [ 50]
Tinley Park [ 51]
Urbana [ 52]
Waterloo [ 53]
Waukegan [ 54]
West Chicago [ 55]
Western Springs [ 56]
Westmont [ 57]
Wheaton [ 58]
Wood Dale [ 59]
Woodstock [ 60]
^ "Our Mission" . Sister Cities International. RetrievedJanuary 18, 2021 .^ "Italian Heritage Open House" . Addison Public Library. RetrievedFebruary 20, 2025 .^ "Sister City" . Village of Bartlett. RetrievedAugust 6, 2022 .^ "Belleville Sister Cities, Inc" . City of Belleville. RetrievedApril 28, 2021 .^ "Our Sister Cities" . Sister Cities Association of Belvidere, IL. RetrievedApril 28, 2021 .^ "Sicilian Sister City Mayor Visits Elk Grove Village" . Journal & Topics. October 8, 2015. RetrievedApril 28, 2021 .^a b "Our Story" . Bloomington Normal Sister Cities Committee. RetrievedAugust 6, 2022 .^a b c d "Renner Re-establishing Cuban Sister Cities" . WGLT. October 19, 2016. RetrievedAugust 6, 2022 .^a b c d "Home" . Canterbury Three Cities Association. RetrievedAugust 6, 2022 .^ "About" . Village of Bolingbrook. RetrievedAugust 6, 2022 .^ "Carbondale Welcomes Taiwan Sister City Officials" . WSIU. RetrievedApril 28, 2021 .^ "Sister Cities" . Chicago Sister Cities International. RetrievedJuly 15, 2023 .^ "Chicago Heights to celebrate ties to Sister Cities" . Chicago Tribune. September 8, 2017. RetrievedApril 28, 2021 .^ "Home" . Sister Cities of Columbia. RetrievedApril 28, 2021 .^ "Sister Cities" . City of Crystal Lake. RetrievedApril 28, 2021 .^ "Home" . Decatur Sister Cities. RetrievedApril 28, 2021 .^ "H. Res. 1021" (PDF) . Government Publishing Office. June 24, 2020. p. 3. RetrievedApril 28, 2021 .^ "Sister Cities Association" . City of Dixon. RetrievedApril 28, 2021 .^ "Elgin, Illinois, U.S.A." International Cities of Peace. RetrievedApril 28, 2021 .^ "About Us" . Elk Grove Village Italian Sister Cities, Inc. RetrievedApril 28, 2021 .^ "Evanston, IL Florist" . Bloom Floral Shop. March 16, 2021. RetrievedApril 28, 2021 .^ "Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees" (PDF) . Village of Franklin Park. November 7, 2016. p. 2. RetrievedApril 28, 2021 .^ "Acuerdos interinstitucionales registrados por dependencias y municipios de Durango" (in Spanish). Secretaría de relaciones exteriores. RetrievedApril 28, 2021 .^ "Ma'anshan" . Anhui Province. RetrievedApril 28, 2021 .^ "Internationellt arbete" (in Swedish). Gävle kommun. RetrievedMay 5, 2021 .^ "Glen Ellyn Quarterly: Spring 2017" . Village of Glen Ellyn. March 1, 2017. p. 3. RetrievedApril 28, 2021 .^ "Ciudades Hermanadas" (in Spanish). Calatayud. RetrievedApril 28, 2021 .^ "Sister Cities Committee" . Village of Hanover Park. June 11, 2019. RetrievedApril 28, 2021 .^ "Mindful of the Past" . City of Highland. RetrievedApril 28, 2021 .^ "Sister Cities Foundation" . City of Highland Park. RetrievedApril 28, 2021 .^ "Sister Cities Commission" . Village of Hoffman Estates. RetrievedApril 28, 2021 .^ "Fire" . Village of Lake Zurich. RetrievedApril 28, 2021 .^ "Independent Committees" . City of Lockport. RetrievedApril 28, 2021 .^ "Home" . Millstadt Sister Cities. RetrievedApril 28, 2021 .^ "Sister Cities Commission" . Village of Mount Prospect. RetrievedApril 28, 2021 .^ "Sister Cities Commission" . City of Naperville. RetrievedMay 24, 2022 .^ "Niles Sister Cities Association" . Village of Niles. RetrievedApril 28, 2021 .^ "Village History" . Northbrook Historical Society. RetrievedApril 28, 2021 .^ "Home" . Sister Cities Association of Palatine. RetrievedApril 28, 2021 .^ "Sister City" . City of Park Ridge. RetrievedApril 28, 2021 .^ "Home" . Friends of Friedrichshafen. RetrievedApril 28, 2021 .^ "Regular Meeting" . City of Quincy. June 17, 2019. p. 2. RetrievedApril 28, 2021 .^ "Sister City Committee – Cat Island, Bahamas" . Village of Richton Park. RetrievedApril 28, 2021 .^ "Sister Cities" . Rockford Area. RetrievedApril 28, 2021 .^ "La famille d'Arnaud Beltrame ne voudrait pas de rue à son nom dans les municipalités FN" (in French). Le Parisien. April 19, 2018. RetrievedApril 28, 2021 .^ "About Us" . Roselle Sister Cities Association. RetrievedApril 28, 2021 .^ "Sister Cities" . Village of Schaumburg. RetrievedApril 28, 2021 .^ "Mayor of proposed sister city visits Springfield" . WAND TV. September 14, 2017. RetrievedApril 28, 2021 .^ "Sister City" . City of Sterling. RetrievedApril 28, 2021 .^ "Ocotlán conforma Comité de Ciudades Hermanas" (in Spanish). UDG TV. August 5, 2019. RetrievedJuly 15, 2023 .^ "Sister Cities Commission" . Village of Tinley Park. RetrievedMay 2, 2023 .^ "Urbana Sister Cities Program" . City of Urbana. RetrievedApril 28, 2021 .^ "Sister Cities" . City of Waterloo. RetrievedApril 28, 2021 .^ "Sister Cities" . Lake County. RetrievedApril 28, 2021 .^ "Proclamation Honoring West Chicago Sister Cities" (PDF) . City of West Chicago. September 16, 2019. RetrievedJuly 15, 2023 .^ "Sister City" . Village of Western Springs. RetrievedSeptember 28, 2025 .^ "Westmont-Hsinchu Sister City" . Village of Westmont. RetrievedApril 28, 2021 .^ "Community Relations Commission" . City of Wheaton. RetrievedJune 11, 2024 .^ "Community Newsletter May/June 2015" . City of Wood Dale. June 2015. p. 2. RetrievedApril 28, 2021 .^ "Woodstock Pollinator Garden" . City of Woodstock. April 2, 2018. RetrievedApril 28, 2021 .
Triggiano, Italy
Miaoli, Taiwan
Paderborn, Germany
Vaux-le-Pénil, France
Zihuatanejo de Azueta, Mexico
Brazzaville, Congo
San Pablo, Philippines
Sialkot, Pakistan
Xuchang, China
Accra, Ghana
Amman, Jordan
Athens, Greece
Belgrade, Serbia
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Bogotá, Colombia
Busan, South Korea
Casablanca, Morocco
Delhi, India
Durban, South Africa
Galway, Ireland
Gothenburg, Sweden
Kyiv, Ukraine
Lucerne, Switzerland
Osaka, Japan
Petah Tikva, Israel
Prague, Czech Republic
Toronto, Canada
Vilnius, Lithuania
Warsaw, Poland
Nailuva, Fiji
Vientiane, Laos
Belize City, Belize
Calatayud, Spain
Nitra, Slovakia
Diegem (Machelen), Belgium
Cat Island, Bahamas
Canoinhas, Brazil
Zomba, Malawi
