| Official Name: | Russell, Illinois |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | Illinois#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Russell |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Lake |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Newport |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 696 |
| Coordinates: | 42.4906°N -87.9125°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 60075 |
| Area Code: | 847 & 224 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 417059[1] |
Russell is an unincorporated community in Lake County, Illinois, United States. The community is located on Russell Road, a few miles east of Interstate 94, and was named for industrialist and political figure Russell Sage, who was connected with the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road, later Soo Line Railroad and now, Canadian Pacific) which bisects the village. Russell is near the Wisconsin state line 5miles west of Winthrop Harbor. Russell has a post office with ZIP code 60075.[2]