Calumet City, Illinois

About Calumet City

Calumet City, IL is a thriving city located in northeastern Illinois, home to 34,855 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Officially, Calumet City is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 7.2 square miles, giving it a compact, walkable footprint at roughly 4,841 residents per square mile.

📰 Calumet City News Today

• Burglars back into gas station minimart in Calumet City, Illinois CBS News · Jul 13
• Chicago weather: Calumet City residents deal with more property damage after Saturday night storms amid tornado recovery, cleanup abc7chicago.com · Jun 14
• New Xfinity Stores Coming Soon to Calumet City and Oak Lawn Comcast Corporation · May 5
• Calumet City Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 24
• Lillie Hall Obituary | Wheatley Funeral Home | Calumet City, IL Tribute Archive · Aug 14

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Calumet City Unique

• The only place in America named Calumet City — 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

• The sweet spot: real amenities without big-city congestion.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 34,855.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 3 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Calumet City

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Calumet City

• Buffalo Wild Wings — wings
• Chili's — tex-mex
• Hooters — burger
• Olive Garden — italian
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• Taqueria Doña Flor — mexican
• Denny's — american
• Nick & George's — american

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Calumet City (Yellow Smiley Face) Water Tower · Attraction
• Calumet City Historical Society · Museum
• Green Lake Family Aquatic Center · Water park
• Sand Ridge Nature Center · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Calumet City

• Butterfly Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Camp Shabbona Woods · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Edison Park reviews ★
• Finneran Park reviews ★
• Glendale Park reviews ★
• Harrison Park reviews ★
• Indi-Illi Park reviews ★
• Memorial Park reviews ★
• Potts Park reviews ★
• Pulaski Park reviews ★
• River Bend Greenspace reviews ★
• Sand Ridge Nature Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Calumet City

• Carol Moseley Braun School
• Caroline Sibley Elem School
• Center for Academics and Technolo
• Center for Alternative Learning
• Creative Communications Acad
• Hoover Elem School
• Lincoln Elem School
• S T E M Academy
• School of Fine Arts
• Schrum Memorial School
• Thornton Fractnl No High School
• Wentworth Intermediate School
• Wentworth Jr High School
• Wilson Elementary School

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Calumet City

🏘️ Nearby Communities