Aroma Park, Illinois

About Aroma Park

Aroma Park is a tiny community in eastern Illinois, home to 653 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Officially, Aroma Park is an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 1.88 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 347 residents per square mile.

📰 Aroma Park News Today

• Aroma Park tornado damage didn't meet threshold for FEMA funding, mayor says CBS News · Jun 24
• Chicago-area weather: Kankakee County residents recovering 2 months after deadly tornado leaves devastating damage in Aroma Park ABC7 Chicago · May 13
• IL Gov. JB Pritzker visited Aroma Park after tornado rips through FOX 32 Chicago · Mar 12
• What is a stovepipe tornado? What to know about the powerful Kankakee County storm NBC 5 Chicago · Mar 11
• Multi-Agency Resource Center Opening For Aroma Park Residents Impacted By Tornado Patch · Mar 13

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Aroma Park Unique

• The only place in America named Aroma 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

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Aroma Park

• Ryan's Pier

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Aroma Park

• Waldron Arboretum reviews ★
• Gooseberry Island Nature Preserve reviews ★
• Goselin Park reviews ★
• Potowatomi Park reviews ★
• Shannon Bayou · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Skyline Park reviews ★
• Strasma Park reviews ★

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Aroma Park

🏘️ Nearby Communities