Hillcrest, Illinois

About Hillcrest

Set in the northern part of Illinois, Hillcrest is a small town with an estimated population of 1,206.

Hillcrest holds the status of an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 3.55 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 340 residents per square mile.

📰 Hillcrest News Today

• Schedule - Hillcrest Hawks (Country Club Hills, IL) Basketball 26-27 MaxPreps · Aug 15
• Hillcrest Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 27
• Hinsdale Mansion Sells For Millions Less Than In 2002 Patch · Mar 16
• Allen E. Bauer Obituary December 5, 2025 Hillcrest Chapel | Newnan, GA · Dec 5
• Hillcrest (Country Club Hills, IL) High School Sports - Football, Basketball, Baseball, Softball, Volleyball, and more MaxPreps · Jan 24

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What Makes Hillcrest Unique

• Positioned in northern 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.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Hillcrest

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🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Hillcrest

• Flannigan Park reviews ★
• Powers Park reviews ★

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Hillcrest

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