The Village Elk Grove is located in Cook County, Illinois, and is situated northwest area in Chicago's Greater Metropolis. Elk Grove is located immediately adjacent to O'Hare International Airport, and is 22 miles from downtown Chicago. Elk Grove has a population of 36,000 people.

Elk Grove has grown to be a marquee location for businesses and industry. Farmland and grassy fields of yore have given way to multi-acre business parks. It is home to the largest, most diversified and planned industrial complex in the nation. The five-square-mile manufacturing warehousing and distribution complex alone encompasses 3,800 firms employing approximately 100,000 people. Each year, 100 hundred new businesses join the business park making Elk Grove Village their address for success.

Elk Grove is home to many recreational opportunities. Elk Grove Park District was recently named one of the 25 best parks and recreation agencies in the nation. Elk Grove's Park District maintains 39 parks on over 450 acreas of land. One of Illinois' largest public recreational areas borders Elk Grove to the west. The Ned Brown-Busse Woods Forest Preserve features miles of nature and bike trails, numerous picnic sites and a 590-acre lake for fishing, sailing and boating.