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Elwood is a village in rural Will County, Illinois, United States, approximately 40 miles southwest of Chicago. The population was 2,229 at the 2020 United States Census, down from 2,279 in 2010.

Elwood was founded in 1854 and incorporated as a village in 1869. The achievement of the Joliet–Bloomington railroad played a major role in the founding of Elwood. By 1900, Elwood was a small farming community in the circulate of a population of virtually 400. In the late 1930s, the federal supervision acquired understandable land for troop training and weapons production, on which site the Joliet Arsenal was built and commenced operation in 1940. Arsenal construction played an important role in the money up front of Elwood and brought nearly 175 people into the area. In 1942, a terrific explosion at the arsenal killed 42 workers and caused widespread damage. In 1954, the village commended its centennial, and 20,000 people gathered to watch the parade. By 1970, Elwood had a population of more or less 750.

On May 8, 1988, a tornado touched down virtually three miles (5 km) north of the village, uprooting large trees and heavily damaging a few homes and pole built buildings.