Wheeling Township is one of 29 townships in Cook County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 153,630. It is the northeasternmost and most populated of the six northwest Cook County townships that form the panhandle. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, Wheeling Township covers an area of ; of this, (99.74 percent) is land and (0.26 percent) is water. Cities, towns, villages Arlington Heights Buffalo Grove Des Plaines (northwestern edge) Glenview Mount Prospect (northern edge) Northbrook Palatine (east of Hwy 53) Prospect Heights (vast majority) Rolling Meadows Wheeling (vast majority) Adjacent townships Vernon Township, Lake County (north) West Deerfield Township, Lake County (northeast) Northfield Township (east) Maine Township (southeast) Elk Grove Township (south) Palatine Township (west) Ela Township, Lake County (northwest) Cemeteries The township contains these seven cemeteries: English, Memory Gardens, Randhill Park, Saint Marys, Saint Pauls Evangelical Lutheran, Shalom Memorial Park and Wheeling. Major highways U.S. Route 12 U.S. Route 14 U.S. Route 45 Illinois Route 21 Illinois Route 68 Illinois Route 83 Airports and landing strips Chicago Executive Airport Lakes Potawatomi Lake Landmarks Hersey High School Prospect High School Buffalo Grove High School Wheeling High School Demographics Political districts Illinois's 8th congressional district Illinois's 9th congressional district Illinois's 10th congressional district State House District 53 State House District 57 State House District 59 State House District 66 State Senate District 27 State Senate District 29 State Senate District 30 State Senate District 33 - Elected Officials Jeff Battinus - Trustee Brian Medley - Trustee Ruth O'Connell - Trustee Kathy Penner - Supervisor Jerry Sadler - Assessor JoAnne Schultz - Trustee Joanna Gauza - Clerk References United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles United States National Atlas External links Wheeling Township official website City-Data.com Illinois State Archives Township Officials of Illinois Cook County official site Townships in Cook County, Illinois Townships in Illinois