Palos Park, Illinois

About Palos Park

Palos Park is a small town in northeastern Illinois with an estimated population of 4,810.

Palos Park holds the status of an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 6.45 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 746 residents per square mile.

📰 Palos Park News Today

• Palos Park Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
• Palos Park Offers Week Of Public Safety Awareness Events For National Night Out patch.com · Jul 31
• Palos Park man charged with $75 million in Medicaid fraud Southwest Regional Publishing · Jun 24
• Therese Smetana Obituary June 14, 2026 Kurtz Memorial Chapel · Jun 14
• Village of Palos Park, Illinois police receive thank you letter for issuing speeding ticket ABC7 Chicago · Oct 21

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Palos Park Unique

• The only place in America named Palos Park — 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

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 3 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Palos Park

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Palos Park

• Haraz — coffee shop (café)
• Wu's House — asian
• Francesca's Palos Park
• Mizu — sushi
• Original Island Shrimp House
• Palos Perk Cafe (café)

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Palos Park

• Brentwood Park reviews ★
• Cap Sauers Holding Nature Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Colonial Park reviews ★
• Community Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Evergreen View Park reviews ★
• Forty Acre Woods · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Ishnala Park reviews ★
• Ishnala Woods Park reviews ★
• Lakeview Park reviews ★
• McClaughrey Park reviews ★
• McClaughry Springs Woods · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Paddock Woods · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Palos Park

• Palos South Middle School
• Palos West Elementary School

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Palos Park

🏘️ Nearby Communities