Maple Park, Illinois

About Maple Park

Set in the northern part of Illinois, Maple Park is a small town, home to 1,482 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Maple Park holds the status of an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 2.29 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 647 residents per square mile.

📰 Maple Park News Today

• Maple Park Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 26
• Kaneland High School (Maple Park, IL) Basketball MaxPreps · Aug 13
• I88 shooting today: Police chase ends in exchange of gunfire, killing 1 near Keslinger Road in Maple Park, Illinois area, ISP says ABC7 Chicago · Apr 27
• Driver killed after police chase ends in exchange of gunfire on I-88 in Maple Park, Illinois CBS News · Apr 27
• Around Town visits Sweet Maple Bridal - WGN-TV WGN-TV · Jul 13

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Maple Park Unique

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

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Maple Park

• McAdams Park reviews ★
• Merritt Prairie Forest Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Maple Park

• Fox Valley Career Center
• Kaneland IgKnight Academy
• Kaneland Senior High School
• Lily Lake Grade School

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Maple Park

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