The City of Batavia, Illinois is a scenic and lively community of 25,000 residents located along the Fox River, 35 miles west of Chicago. Batavia boasts great dining, beautiful parks, the community-built Riverwalk, Depot Museum, two theater companies, and a variety of year-round cultural activities. Founded in 1833, it is the oldest city in Kane County. Batavia is known as the "City of Energy" for two reasons. It served as the home to five windmill factories during its early years, and has proudly served as the home of Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab) since it was established in 1967. Along the Fox River are bike trails extending as far north as Algonquin and south to Oswego.
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Batavia is located on the Fox River, with Geneva to its north and North Aurora/Aurora to its south. Major roads in Batavia include Rt. 31 just west side of the river and Rt. 25 just east of the Fox. Randall Road runs along the western edge of town and Kirk Road (Farnsworth in Aurora) runs along the eastern edge. Bridges across the Fox are at Fabyan Parkway (north border of Batavia), Wilson Street (just south of the Riverwalk in Batavia) and Rt. 56 to the south at North Aurora. The I-88 Tollway is south of Batavia, and it has exits to the north at Kirk/Farnsworth & Rt. 31 in Aurora.

Commuter train access from Chicago and suburbs to our east is available at Geneva (Union Pacific West Line out of the Ogilvie Center in Chicago) and at Aurora (BNSF Line out of Union Station in Chicago). There is also an RTA bus system that runs through Batavia.

Bike trails run on both sides of the Fox River. extending as far north as Algonquin and south to Oswego. Check bike trail map to determine exact routes.

Metra Rail System Website

RTA (Bus) System Website
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City of Batavia

Batavia Artists' Guild

Batavia Chamber of Commerce

Batavia Depot Museum

Batavia MainStreet

Batavia Park District

Batavia Public Library

Batavia Renaissance Project


Aurora Area Visitors & Convention Bureau

Albright Theatre Company, Batavia

Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory - Fermilab, Batavia

Kane County Forest Preserve
Recreation Information - including the beautiful bike trails
along the Fox River