Venice, Illinois

About Venice

Venice, IL is a small town located in southwestern Illinois with an estimated population of 1,452.

Venice holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.85 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 785 residents per square mile.

📰 Venice News Today

• Brooklyn, Venice implement year-round juvenile curfew for minors under 17 First Alert 4 · Aug 14
• Radioactive dust contamination worries trigger testing in Venice, Illinois KSDK · Jul 17
• Venice mayor refutes claim that employee mistreated 16 dogs removed from home - Belleville News-Democrat Belleville News-Democrat · Jun 18
• Venice man gets 154 months for St. Louis carjacking and shooting KTTN · Aug 12
• Illinois Quick Hits: Inspector finds ‘data inaccuracies’ in Chicago finance department The Black Chronicle · Aug 13

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Venice Unique

• Positioned in southwestern 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 5 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Venice

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Venice

• Chang Hing Chop Suey — chinese
• China House
• Frawley's Bar and Grill

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Venice

• Hyde Park reviews ★
• Lee Park reviews ★
• McKinley Bridge Roadside Park reviews ★
• O'Fallon Park reviews ★
• Peace Park reviews ★
• Tri-City Park reviews ★
• Venice Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Venice

• BRYAN HILL ELEM.

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Venice

🏘️ Nearby Communities