Bensenville is a charming village situated close to the bustling O’Hare International Airport, nestled in DuPage County, Illinois, with a small portion extending into Cook County.

The Barker-Karpis Gang concealed kidnapped victims William Hamm, Jr in 1933 and Edward Bremer in 1934 at a residence located on May Street. These individuals had been abducted from Saint Paul, Minnesota.

Bensenville boasts a total area of 5.58 square miles, as per the 2021 census gazetteer files. Out of this, an impressive 99.09% (5.53 square miles) is land, while a minimal 0.91% (0.05 square miles) is water.

Bensenville School District 100 encompasses Fenton High School, which provides education to students from both Bensenville and Wood Dale.

Bensenville School District 2 includes Blackhawk Middle School, Tioga School, and W.A. Johnson School.

Zion-Concord Lutheran School offers a private 3-year-old Preschool program through 8th grade.

According to the 2020 census, the village was home to 18,813 individuals, 6,661 households, and 4,274 families.

Bensenville enjoys a convenient station on Metra’s Milwaukee District West Line, offering regular rail service between Elgin and Chicago’s Union Station. This station serves as a hub for passengers to easily connect to Amtrak trains, facilitating seamless travel.

Bensenville residents can access Elmhurst, Rosemont, and other nearby locations via Pace bus services on Routes 223, 319, and 332.

Here are the top employers in the village, listed in order of number of employees:
1. US Foods – 400
2. Fortune Fish & Gourmet – 350
3. Chicago White Metal Casting – 325
4. Expeditors International – 300
5. Victor Envelope Manufacturing Co. – 220
6. Ewing-Doherty Mechanical Inc. – 200
6. UPS Freight Services – 200
6. Allmetal, Inc – 200
6. The Protectoseal Co. – 200
10. The Envelope Express, Inc. – 175

Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico is a sister city of Mexico.

Prominent Individuals
Daren Dochterman has worked as an art designer and illustrator on more than 35 feature films, such as The Abyss and Star Trek: The Motion Picture.
Richard Oruche, a basketball player for the Nigerian National Basketball Team, participated in the 2012 Olympic Games and was on the basketball team at Fenton Bison, Bensenville’s high school.
William A. Redmond, a long-serving Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives, held the position of Speaker from 1975 to 1981.
Genevieve “Audrey” Wagner was a professional baseball player in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League and won the league’s batting title in 1948. She later obtained a medical degree and a pilot’s license.
Marcin Kleczynski, the CEO of Malwarebytes who was born in Poland and raised in Bensenville.