Hopkins Park, Illinois

About Hopkins Park

Hopkins Park, IL is a tiny community located in eastern Illinois, home to 625 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Officially, Hopkins Park is an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 4.21 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 148 residents per square mile.

📰 Hopkins Park News Today

• DeKalb Park District says reopening of Hopkins Park Pool slated for Aug. 15 Northern Public Radio · Jul 27
• Hopkins Park gets new tornado siren Shaw Local · Mar 20
• National Weather Service confirms EF-3 level tornado struck Kankakee County NBC 5 Chicago · Mar 11
• Video Large Tornado Near Aroma Park, South of Kankakee, Crosses I-57; Significant Tornado Damage in Aroma Park and Kankakee arlingtoncardinal.com · Mar 10
• At Least 1 Tornado Strikes Kankakee Area, Tennis Ball-Size Hail West Of Chicago Patch · Mar 10

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📰 Local News

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

What Makes Hopkins Park Unique

• The only place in America named Hopkins Park — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in eastern 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.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Hopkins Park

• Kankakee National Wildlife Refuge and Conservation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Kankakee Sands in Illinois · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Carl N. Becker Savanna Nature Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Hooper Branch Savanna Nature Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Mskoda Land and Water Reserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Pembroke Savanna Nature Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Tallmadge Sand Forest Land and Water Reserve · Nature reserve reviews ★

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🏫 Schools in Hopkins Park

• Lorenzo R Smith Elem School

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

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