Crest Hill, Illinois

About Crest Hill

Crest Hill, IL is a close-knit town located in northeastern Illinois with an estimated population of 20,223.

Officially, Crest Hill is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 8.98 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 2,252 residents per square mile.

📰 Crest Hill News Today

• Illinois seeks two Crest Hill prisons, leaving Lincoln out of Logan Correctional Center rebuild plan Capitol News Illinois · Jun 8
• Crest Hill Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
• Mary Beth Mosqueda pleads guilty to hit-and-run crash that killed Laurie, Danny Cooper in March 2024 in Crest Hill, Illinois ABC7 Chicago · Aug 6
• Dirty Soda Shop Coming To Crest Hill Next Month Patch · Jul 9
• Viral dirty soda chain Swig soft launches first Chicagoland drive-thru secretchicago.com · Aug 17

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Crest Hill Unique

• The only place in America named Crest Hill — 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 20,223.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 3 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Crest Hill

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Crest Hill

• Black Sheep Craft Kitchen — polish
• Burger Rebellion — burger
• Tasty Waffles — pancake
• Beggars Pizza — pizza
• Brickhouse Pizza Pub — pizza
• Buffet King
• Firewater BBQ
• Pepe's Mexican Restaurants — mexican
• Porky's B.B.Q. Ribs — barbecue
• Southern Belle's Pancake House

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Crest Hill

• Brent Hassert Park reviews ★
• Crest Hill Community Park reviews ★
• Garnsey Park reviews ★
• Saint Joseph's Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Crest Hill

• Chaney-Monge School
• LASEC-Communication Dev Program
• LASEC-EC
• Richland Elem School

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Crest Hill

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