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About Ransom, IL

Ransom is a tiny farming community of 245 people in LaSalle County, about 70 miles southwest of Chicago. Most visitors arrive via I-80, exiting at Morris and heading south through corn and soybean country. Route 47 provides the main north-south connection to Morris and the Chicago area. The town's post office has operated continuously since 1882 in the same modest building.

Where is Ransom, IL on the map?

Ransom, IL is in United States, at 41.159, -88.654 - about 27 km east of Kangley, IL.

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The closest airport to Ransom, IL is Chicago Midway International Airport, 127 km (about 1 h 56 min by car).

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