Cook County, Illinois
Lansing Real Estate and Local Guide
A south suburb of Chicago on the Calumet Shoreline with a strong home-ownership rate, known for its aviation history and the restored Ford Hangar.
Living in Lansing
Henry Ford bought roughly 1,400 acres here in the 1920s to build an airport connecting Chicago's south suburbs to his Detroit factories, and it hosted aviators including Charles Lindbergh. Source: en.wikipedia.org
Homes in Lansing
Source: ACS 2023
What makes Lansing home
Historic Ford Hangar
1926 airplane hangar built for Henry Ford at Lansing Municipal Airport, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985
Fox Pointe
Outdoor amphitheater and events venue that opened in 2018 on the former Fox Home Lumber site
Lansing Municipal Airport
General aviation airport established on land Henry Ford purchased in 1923
North Creek Woods
Cook County Forest Preserve in Lansing with paved bike trails, part of the Thorn Creek Trail system
Burnham Greenway Trail
Regional greenway trail linking Lansing-area preserves to over 30 miles of connected trails