Chicago Falls is one of the recorded waterfalls on La Salle Canyon Creek in LaSalle County, Illinois, in the Central Corn Belt Plains region. It lies about 3.6 miles east of Deer Park and roughly 45.8 miles southwest of Aurora as the crow flies.
No height measurement has been recorded for it yet. The water comes down as a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another. It falls in 2 drops.
The Central Corn Belt Plains are flat, intensively farmed former tallgrass prairie in Illinois and Indiana; waterfalls are rare and small, mostly along river bluffs.
There are 13 recorded waterfalls in LaSalle County. Tonti Canyon Falls, a plunge waterfall, is under a mile away. Owl Canyon Falls, a plunge waterfall, is under a mile away. Wildcat Canyon Falls, a plunge waterfall, is under a mile away.
Chicago Falls is located at 41.3112° N, 88.9711° W. The listing is based on the World Waterfall Database, one of the sources compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey in its inventory of waterfalls and rapids of the conterminous United States. The position was verified on aerial imagery. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.