Highland Park, Illinois

About Highland Park

Highland Park, IL is a thriving city located in northeastern Illinois counting 30,794 people who proudly call it home.

Highland Park holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 12.23 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 2,518 residents per square mile.

📰 Highland Park News Today

• Highland Park OKs Construction Company For Permanent Place Of Remembrance Patch · Aug 18
• Suspect in Highland Park shooting in 300-block of Walker Avenue arrested in Fort Wayne, Indiana: officials ABC7 Chicago · Jul 24
• Police investigate shooting that led to shelter-in-place order in Highland Park, Illinois CBS News · Jul 21
• Highland Park parade mass shooting suspect charged with 7 counts of first-degree murder - ABC News ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos · Feb 14
• Hugh Jackman with Chicago Philharmonic - Highland Park, Ill. wvnews.com · Aug 13

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Highland Park Unique

• One of 6 places in the US named Highland Park — but the Illinois one has a character all its own.
• 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

• Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 30,794.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Highland Park

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Highland Park

• Abigails — american
• Bluegrass
• Coffee Speaks — coffee shop (café)
• Curt's Cafe (café)
• Shaevitz Uptown BBQ — barbecue
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• That Little French Guy Patisserie & Café (café)
• Yummy Bowl — asian
• Denny's — american
• Perfect Blend — coffee shop (café)

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Francis Stupey Log Cabin Museum · Museum
• Hidden Creek Aquapark · Water park
• The Magic Rock · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Highland Park

• Cloverdale Park reviews ★
• Foley’s Pond reviews ★
• Hidden Creek AquaPark reviews ★
• Jens Jensen Park reviews ★
• Laurel Park reviews ★
• Millard Park reviews ★
• Mooney Park reviews ★
• Moraine Township Food Pantry Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Organic Teaching Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Woodridge Park reviews ★
• Brown Park reviews ★
• Buckthorn Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Highland Park

• Arbor Academy
• Braeside Elem School
• Edgewood Middle School
• Green Bay School
• Highland Park High School
• Indian Trail Elem School
• North Shore Academy
• Northwood Middle School
• Ravinia Elem School
• Red Oak Elem School
• Sherwood Elem School
• Wayne Thomas Elem School

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Highland Park

🏘️ Nearby Communities