Golden Corridor

Cities and villages

Major companies

• Sears Holdings, a major department store chain headquartered in Hoffman Estates
• Motorola Solutions, a telecommunications company which used to have a large presence in Schaumburg.
• United Airlines, a major airline houses its data center in Elk Grove Township.
• Claire's, a retailer of accessories and jewelry to young women, headquartered in Hoffman Estates
• Affiliated Computer Services, an information technology outsourcing company with offices in Schaumburg
• The Nielsen Company, a marketing research firm headquartered in Schaumburg
• Automatic Data Processing, a technology and services company whose Dealer Services Division is headquartered in Hoffman Estates
• U.S. Robotics, a manufacturer of modems headquartered in Schaumburg
• United Stationers, an office products distributor headquartered in Des Plaines
• Big Ten Conference, a collegiate athletics conference headquartered in Rosemont
• Popular, Inc., regional offices in Rosemont
• Sprint Nextel, a telecommunications company with regional offices in Rosemont and Itasca
• Nexicore, a Nationwide onsite computer contractor with offices in Des Plaines
• Zurich Insurance Group, North America headquarters in Schaumburg
• Fifth Third Bank branch offices in the Continental Towers in Arlington Heights
• Chase Bank branch offices in Elgin
• AT&T, telecommunications company with a large regional office in Hoffman Estates
• Evangelical Covenant Church, a Protestant religious denomination headquartered in Chicago
• Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, a Protestant religious denomination headquartered in Chicago
• IGA, a supermarket chain headquartered in Chicago
• True Value, a hardware store chain headquartered in Chicago
• U.S. Cellular, a mobile communications service provider headquartered in Chicago
• uBid, an online auction platform company headquartered in Chicago
• XL Capital, A Corporate Insurance Company headquartered in Bermuda, Has Regional offices in Schaumburg
• Siemens Medical Solutions, regional offices in Hoffman Estates
• FANUC Robotics, regional offices in Hoffman Estates
• Mori Seiki, U.S. headquarters in Rolling Meadows
• NEC Display Solutions of America, regional offices in Itasca
• Omron, regional offices in Schaumburg
• STMicroelectronics, regional offices in Schaumburg
• Mazak, a Japanese machine tool builder with regional offices in Schaumburg and Elgin
• THK, a Japanese machinery manufacturer with its U.S. headquarters in Schaumburg
• First Midwest Bank, a bank headquartered in Chicago, Illinois
• BMO Harris Bank, a Chicago-based bank with regional offices in Schaumburg
• Comcast, a cable and telecommunications provider with regional offices in Schaumburg
• Chicago Tribune, a Chicago-based newspaper with regional offices in Schaumburg
• The Daily Herald, a suburban Chicago newspaper with headquarters in Arlington Heights and regional offices in Elgin and a printing center in Schaumburg
• Verizon Wireless, a telecommunications company with regional offices in both Elgin and Schaumburg
• Safeco, an insurance company with regional offices in Schaumburg
• Experian a credit information group with regional offices in Schaumburg
• CareerBuilder.com, a career services company headquartered in Chicago
• Pace, suburban Chicago's bus transit provider headquartered in Arlington Heights
• PromoWorks, a marketing services company headquartered in Schaumburg
• headquarters in Palatine, Illinois and factory in Huntley
• Regional offices for several major home developers including Taylor Morrison, Pulte and Lennar
• Flexera Software, A software company providing software licensing, compliance and installation solutions for application producers and mid to large enterprises, with Headquarters in Itasca
• Expansive industrial parks in Elk Grove Village and Elgin
• Great American Insurance Company, an insurance company with divisions in Schaumburg
• BMW of North America, a German luxury auto manufacturer, with Regional offices in Schaumburg
• Schaumburg Boomers, a professional minor league baseball team located in Schaumburg

  Educational institutions

• Judson University, a 4-year college in Elgin
• Harper College, a very large community college at Roselle Road and Algonquin Road in Palatine
• Elgin Community College, a community college in Elgin
• Roosevelt University on McConnor Parkway in Schaumburg
• NIU Hoffman Estates, the Hoffman Estates branch of Northern Illinois University, at Beverly Road and I-90
• American InterContinental University has its online campus offices in Schaumburg
• Argosy University branch in Schaumburg
• DePaul University branch in Rolling Meadows
• Olivet Nazarene University branch in Rolling Meadows
• National Louis University branch in Elgin
• Illinois Institute of Art in Schaumburg
• Oakton Community College in Des Plaines

  Shopping centers

• Woodfield Mall, among the Top 10 largest malls in North America, and the largest in Illinois. Located at Golf Road and Interstate 290, just south of Interstate 90
• The Streets of Woodfield, an outdoor mall of about 30 stores adjacent to Woodfield Mall.
• Fashion Outlets of Chicago, an enclosed 130-store outlet mall located at River Road and Balmoral Avenue, on the east side of Interstate 294, just south of Interstate 90 and Interstate 190, in Rosemont
• Algonquin Commons and the Algonquin Galleria, the largest outdoor mall complex in Illinois. Located on Randall Road, north of I-90, in Algonquin
• Spring Hill Mall, a regional mall at Route 31 and Route 72, north of I-90, in West Dundee
• The Arboretum of South Barrington located in South Barrington, off of Illinois Route 59 and Illinois Route 72.
• One of two Chicago-area IKEA locations in Schaumburg
• Cabela's in Hoffman Estates

  Entertainment and exhibition centers

• Allstate Arena, a 16,000 seat arena at Mannheim Road and Interstate 90 in Rosemont. The arena is the home of the Chicago Wolves AHL team, Chicago Sky WNBA team, and DePaul Blue Demons college basketball team.
• Sears Centre, a 10,000 seat arena at Beverly Road and Interstate 90 in Hoffman Estates. The arena is the home of the Chicago Mustangs MASL team.
• The Rosemont Theater, a 4,000 seat theater in Rosemont.
• The Hemmens Cultural Center, a 1,200 seat theater in downtown Elgin. The theater is the home of the Elgin Symphony Orchestra.
• The Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, an convention center in Rosemont.
• Schaumburg Convention Center and Renaissance Hotel, a convention center and 500-room hotel located at Meacham Road and I-90 in Schaumburg.
• Medieval Times, a dinner-theater located at Roselle Road and Interstate 90 in Schaumburg.
• Legoland Discovery Center in Schaumburg.
• Arlington Park, a major horse racing track in Arlington Heights, along Illinois Route 53, just north of Interstate 90.
• Grand Victoria Riverboat, located in downtown Elgin, a couple miles south of Interstate 90.
• Rivers Casino, a casino located at River Road and Devon Avenue in Des Plaines, on the east side of Interstate 294, just north of Interstate 90. It is Illinois' most-profitable casino.
• The Schaumburg Baseball Stadium, a 7,000+ seat minor league ballpark located on Springinsguth Road in Schaumburg, a few miles south of Interstate 90. It is home of the Schaumburg Boomers professional minor league baseball team.

  Healthcare facilities

• Sherman Hospital: off Randall Road, a half-mile south of Interstate 90 in Elgin
• St. Joseph's Hospital: off Randall Road, south of Interstate 90 in Elgin
• Northwestern Medicine Huntley Hospital on Algonquin Road, north of Interstate 90 in Huntley
• St. Alexius Hospital: on Barrington Road, a half-mile south of Interstate 90 in Hoffman Estates
• Northwest Community Hospital: off Central Road, a mile north of Interstate 90 in Arlington Heights
• : on Biesterfield Road, south of Interstate 90 in Elk Grove Village
• Advocate Lutheran General Hospital: a major hospital and trauma center on Dempster Street, north of Interstate 90 in Park Ridge
• AMITA Resurrection Medical Center: a comprehensive stroke center and one of Chicago’s Emergency Medicine residency programs, just a mile north of Interstate 90 in Chicago

  Hotels and restaurants

Transportation infrastructure

Air transport

• Chicago-O'Hare International Airport, the busiest airport in the world, is located within the Golden Corridor
• Lake in the Hills Airport, Schaumburg Regional Airport, and Chicago Executive Airport provide general aviation service to the area

  Mass transit

• Metra's Union Pacific/Northwest Line, North Central Service, and Milwaukee District/West Line all offer commuter rail service to northwest suburban communities in the area.
• CTA's Blue Line is a rapid transit train line which terminates at O'Hare and has stops at Rosemont and Cumberland, with additional stops further east, providing access to downtown Chicago and the entire CTA system.
• Pace and CTA both offer scheduled fixed-route bus service to the area, with numerous routes. Pace operates an on-highway BRT service along Interstate 90 from Rosemont to Elgin. Pace's headquarters are located within the scope of the corridor, in Arlington Heights.

  Limited access highways

• Interstate 90 is the primary interstate highway in the area, providing high-speed limited-access transportation for the corridor. In addition to providing direct highway access to many of the local roads, communities, and amenities of the Golden Corridor, it also provides access to Rockford to the west and downtown Chicago to the east, and extends coast-to-coast, from Seattle to Boston.
• Interstate 190 provides direct access from Interstates 90 and 294 to Chicago-O'Hare International Airport.
• Interstate 290/Illinois Route 53 is a limited access highway that intersects Interstate 90 in Schaumburg near Woodfield Mall. It provides access to the northwest suburbs to the north and to the western suburbs to the south and east, as well as access to downtown Chicago.
• Interstate 294 is a limited access north-south highway that intersects Interstate 90 near Rosemont. It provides access to the northern suburbs to the north, as well as the western and southern suburbs to the south.
• Illinois Route 390 is a limited access highway that runs from U.S. Route 20 in Hanover Park to Thorndale Road in Itasca, providing local access for communities in that area. An eastward extension of the expressway to the west side of Chicago-O'Hare International Airport at York Road is currently under construction, as is a northward leg to Interstate 90 and a southward leg to Interstate 294.

  Highways and roads