Keim Heliport

The heliport was a private facility, and its closure was not publicly announced. The most probable reason is the cessation of its private corporate use. The heliport was located at the headquarters of The Jel Sert Company and was likely named for and used by its former president, Charles T. Keim. The closure would have stemmed from a change in corporate transportation needs, the high cost of helicopter operations, or changes in executive leadership over time. It was not closed for military conversion, economic failure of a public airport, or as the result of a major accident.

The site is currently the active corporate headquarters and manufacturing plant for The Jel Sert Company, located at 501 S. Rohlwing Road in West Chicago, Illinois. The specific coordinates of the former heliport now correspond to a parking lot and landscaped grounds on the company's property. There is no remaining trace of any aviation infrastructure, such as a helipad, markings, or a hangar.

Keim Heliport had no major historical significance in the broader context of national aviation. Its role was strictly as a private-use corporate heliport serving The Jel Sert Company, a major food and beverage manufacturer famous for products like Fla-Vor-Ice freezer pops. The heliport would have been used for executive transport, allowing company leadership to bypass Chicago-area traffic and travel efficiently to regional airports or other business locations. Operations would have consisted of a small number of private, non-scheduled helicopter flights.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening Keim Heliport. As it was a private facility that has been defunct for over two decades and the land is fully utilized by the corporation for its industrial and administrative purposes, a reopening is considered extremely unlikely.