Samantha Latson and Jamie Kelter Davis

A quaint Midwestern town of brick-and-mortar shops founded 189 years ago is evolving from its longstanding reputation as a sleepy bedroom community to an increasingly popular enclave for professionals seeking to trade big-city life for a thriving suburb.Since the pandemic, the city of Elmhurst, Ill., west of Chicago, has experienced an uptick in families moving

A quaint Midwestern town of brick-and-mortar shops founded 189 years ago is evolving from its longstanding reputation as a sleepy bedroom community to an increasingly popular enclave for professionals seeking to trade big-city life for a thriving suburb.Since the pandemic, the city of Elmhurst, Ill., west of Chicago, has experienced an uptick in families moving