Sleepy Hollow, Illinois

About Sleepy Hollow

Sleepy Hollow is a small town in northeastern Illinois counting 3,137 people who proudly call it home.

Sleepy Hollow holds the status of an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 1.98 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,584 residents per square mile.

📰 Sleepy Hollow News Today

• Sleepy Hollow Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
• Sleepy Hollow, IL Weather Forecast – Hourly & 15-Day SpaceRef · Aug 28
• COURT DETAINS SLEEPY HOLLOW MAN CHARGED IN BRUTAL ROADWAY BEATING OF 61-YEAR-OLD MOTORIST McHenry County, IL (.gov) · Jun 15
• Family of Anna Schneider offers $30K reward after 2009 Sleepy Hollow, Illinois death ruled homicide due to chloroform ABC7 Chicago · Dec 8
• ‘Something was not right’: Family offers reward in Sleepy Hollow cold case - WGN-TV WGN-TV · Dec 5

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 Sleepy Hollow Unique

• 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 4 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Sleepy Hollow

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🍽️ Where to Eat in Sleepy Hollow

• Alexander's Cafe — breakfast
• Cafe Roma — italian
• Salsa Street Mexican Restaurant & Cantina — mexican
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• Bennigan's — american
• Jimmy's Charhouse — regional
• Maple & Hash — american
• Tea House — coffee shop (café)
• The Assembly — american
• The Price Cafe (café)

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Sleepy Hollow

• Jelkes Creek Bird Sanctuary · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Jelkes Creek Forest Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Prairie Meadow Park reviews ★
• Sleepy Hollow Ravine Forest Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Tyler Creek Forest Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Century Oaks Park reviews ★
• Community Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Grafelman Park reviews ★
• Huffman Park reviews ★
• Sabatino Park reviews ★
• Sherman Natural Prairie and Community Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Sleepy Hallow Pool/Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Sleepy Hollow

• Sleepy Hollow Elem School

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

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🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Sleepy Hollow

🏘️ Nearby Communities