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 antisemitism news: Swastika symbol found painted on slide at Devonshire Park, city officials say ABC7 Chicago · Sep 22
• Suspect in custody as ISP seeks footage after gunman opens fire on driver on I-94, leading victim to seek help in Highland Park Lake and McHenry County Scanner · Oct 3
• Highland Park Pickleball Fundraiser To Mark Children's Grief Awareness Day Patch · Oct 8
• Weather Forecast and Conditions for Highland Park, Illinois - The Weather Channel | Weather.com The Weather Channel · Jul 14
• Highland Park community marks 1 year since mass shooting at July 4 parade PBS · Jul 4

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Illinois headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

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 · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 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

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Highland Park

🏘️ Nearby Communities