Minooka, IL·D111
Homes in the
Minooka HS district.
Where the DuPage River and easy interstate access meet small-town warmth, the Shorewood, Minooka, and Channahon area pairs newer family neighborhoods with one of the region's larger high schools.
- Homes for sale
- 70
- Typical list
- $487,120
- Most expensive
- $1,399,000
- Most affordable
- $250,000
24409 Park River Lane →
24653 Junior Avenue →
Indians · Orange, Black & White · 2,985 students · Southwest Prairie Conference
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70 homes on the market
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Market snapshot
The Minooka HS area, by the numbers
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Homes for sale now
110
Typical list price
$472,495
Avg time on market
21 days
Sold in the last year
23
Typical sale price · last 90 days
$435,000
What it's like to live here
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The area, not just the school
The Shorewood, Minooka, and Channahon corridor sits in the fast-growing southwest edge of the Chicago metro, mostly in Will County with stretches reaching into Grundy and Kendall. It is an area defined by the DuPage River, which winds through Shorewood and anchors Hammel Woods, a 445-acre Forest Preserve District of Will County property with three river-access areas, a paved 3.77-mile DuPage River Trail, canoe and kayak launches, a dog park, and primitive campsites. Families here trade a little distance from the city for green space, room to grow, and a genuine community feel.
Commuting works because the road network is strong: I-80 and I-55 both run close by, putting Joliet, the larger job centers, and Chicago itself within practical reach. Shorewood has been working with Metra on a future commuter station, and the nearby Metra Heritage Corridor line through Joliet already gives residents a rail option toward downtown Chicago. That combination of highway access plus rail proximity is a big part of why the area keeps drawing buyers who want more house and yard without giving up their connection to the metro.
Housing here skews newer than the older inner suburbs, with a strong supply of subdivisions and move-up family homes built during the area's growth waves, set against the historic touches of Shorewood's Route 66 and I&M Canal heritage. Minooka and Channahon bring a similar exurban character: growing, family-oriented communities feeding into one well-regarded high school district.
🏫About 2,985 students
Enrollment was roughly 2,985 in 2023-24, one of the larger high schools in the southwest metro.
📅Opened in 1917
Minooka Community High School opened its doors in 1917.
🏆State champions
The girls cross country team won the IHSA Class 3A state title in 2015.
🏅Southwest Prairie Conference
Minooka is a founding member of the Southwest Prairie Conference.
🌳Hammel Woods
A 445-acre Will County preserve on the DuPage River with a 3.77-mile paved trail.
🛣️I-80 and I-55
Quick highway access plus Metra Heritage Corridor service through nearby Joliet.
The school
About Minooka Community High School
Minooka Community High School opened its doors in 1917 and has grown into one of the larger high schools in the southwest Chicago region, serving close to 3,000 students. The school draws from three feeder districts: Minooka Community Consolidated School District 201, Channahon School District 17, and Troy Community Consolidated School District 30-C. As enrollment climbed through the 2000s, the district added a second campus that opened for the 2008-2009 school year, allowing the school to operate a Central Campus for upperclassmen in Minooka and a South Campus for underclassmen in Channahon. In April 2025 the district broke ground on an $82 million expansion, adding a new Career Technical Education wing at the Central Campus and a new fieldhouse at the South Campus.
Minooka Community High School offers a broad set of elective and vocational programs across every subject area, and the district's 2025 expansion centers on a new Career Technical Education wing to widen those hands-on pathways.
Minooka competes in the Southwest Prairie Conference and fields teams as the Indians. The program's signature accomplishment came in 2015, when the girls cross country team won the IHSA Class 3A state championship, the first state title trophy in school history. The cross country tradition runs deep, with the boys program earning a third-place state trophy in 1977 and the girls adding a third-place Class 3A state trophy in 2016.
- District
- D111
- Founded
- 1917
- Principal
- Jamie Soliman
- Conference
- Southwest Prairie Conference
- Address
- 301 South Wabena Avenue, Minooka, IL 60447
Trophy case
- 🏆 Girls Cross Country Class 3A · 2015
Notable alumni
- Nick Offerman. Actor known for Parks and Recreation, a Minooka native and graduate of the high school.
- Mike Foltynewicz. Major League Baseball pitcher, drafted 19th overall by the Houston Astros in 2010 out of Minooka.
- Chris Basak. Former professional baseball player and Minooka graduate.
Facts on this page sourced from Wikipedia and the District D111 website. Last verified 2026-06-26.
Listings filtered by the school the MRED listing agent assigned. Roughly 7 in 10 active listings have this field populated; the remaining listings will surface once the school-district boundary pipeline ships. School assignment is not a guarantee. Always verify with the district before writing an offer.
The questions buyers actually ask
Minooka HS FAQ
The questions I get most from buyers shopping the Minooka HS district. If yours isn't here, text 224-385-8779, same-day reply.
- What high school serves the Shorewood, Minooka, and Channahon area?
- Minooka Community High School, District 111, serves the area. It operates a Central Campus in Minooka and a South Campus in Channahon, drawing students from the Minooka, Channahon, and Troy elementary feeder districts.
- How big is Minooka Community High School?
- Enrollment was about 2,985 students in the 2023-24 school year, making it one of the larger high schools in the southwest metro.
- Is the school growing or investing in new facilities?
- Yes. In April 2025 the district began an $82 million expansion, including a new Career Technical Education wing at the Central Campus and a new fieldhouse at the South Campus.
- How is the commute to Chicago and Joliet from this area?
- I-80 and I-55 are both close by for driving, Joliet is a short hop, and the Metra Heritage Corridor line through Joliet offers rail service toward downtown Chicago.
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This representation is based in whole or in part on data supplied by Midwest Real Estate Data, LLC for the period July 16, 2025 through July 16, 2026. Midwest Real Estate Data, LLC does not guarantee nor is it in any way responsible for its accuracy. Data maintained by Midwest Real Estate Data LLC may not reflect all real estate activity in the market.