Crest Hill, Illinois

About Crest Hill

Crest Hill, IL is a close-knit town located in northeastern Illinois with an estimated population of 20,223.

Officially, Crest Hill is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 8.98 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 2,252 residents per square mile.

📰 Crest Hill News Today

• Chuck E. Cheese to bring new Adventure World playground concept to Crest Hill, Illinois CBS News · Sep 29
• She Poured Lighter Fluid On Brother During Crest Hill Residential Arson Try: Prosecutors Patch · Oct 8
• Illinois seeks two Crest Hill prisons, leaving Lincoln out of Logan Correctional Center rebuild plan Capitol News Illinois · Jun 8
• Cawley CRE Negotiates 577,422 SF Industrial Lease in Crest Hill, Illinois REBusinessOnline · Sep 18
• Crest Hill Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

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What Makes Crest Hill Unique

• The only place in America named Crest Hill — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in northeastern 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

• The sweet spot: real amenities without big-city congestion.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 20,223.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 3 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Crest Hill

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🍽️ Where to Eat in Crest Hill

• Black Sheep Craft Kitchen — polish
• Burger Rebellion — burger
• Tasty Waffles — pancake
• Beggars Pizza — pizza
• Brickhouse Pizza Pub — pizza
• Buffet King
• Firewater BBQ
• Pepe's Mexican Restaurants — mexican
• Porky's B.B.Q. Ribs — barbecue
• Southern Belle's Pancake House

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Crest Hill

• Brent Hassert Park reviews ★
• Crest Hill Community Park reviews ★
• Garnsey Park reviews ★
• Saint Joseph's Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Crest Hill

• Chaney-Monge School
• LASEC-Communication Dev Program
• LASEC-EC
• Richland Elem School

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

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🗺️ Map of Crest Hill

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