Colona, Illinois

About Colona

Colona is a small town in northwestern Illinois counting 4,960 people who proudly call it home.

Colona holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 3.82 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,298 residents per square mile.

📰 Colona News Today

• Lester L. Crew Obituary (2026) - Colona, IL - Schroder Mortuary - Colona Legacy obituary · Aug 15
• Emily Teichman Obituary Jul 27, 2026 Esterdahl Mortuary and Crematory · Jul 27
• Charles F. Ables II Obituary Feb 23, 2026 Trimble Funeral Home & Crematory · Feb 23
• Colona Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
• Abandoned home destroyed in overnight Colona fire WQAD · Jul 12

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Colona Unique

• Positioned in northwestern Illinois, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Illinois — one of 1,461 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Colona

• Grease Monkeys Sports Bar And Grill — grill
• I-80 Cafe — breakfast
• Maria's Pizza — pizza
• Paints BBQ — barbecue

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Colona

• Colona Memorial Park reviews ★
• Gailliaert's Park reviews ★
• Greenwood Park reviews ★
• Old Colona Park reviews ★
• Sullivan Park reviews ★
• Ty Massey Memorial Ball Diamond reviews ★
• W. Gerard Huiskamp Family Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Colona

• Colona Grade School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Colona

🏘️ Nearby Communities