Paloma, Illinois

About Paloma

Paloma, IL is a small unincorporated community located in western Illinois.

Paloma holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.29 square miles.

📰 Paloma News Today

• Did anyone win the Powerball last night? Where winning ticket was sold El Paso Times · Aug 13
• Hospital Report: June 2, 2026 WGEM · Jun 2
• Obituary for Lana Jean (Allison) Huffman jonesmortuaryfh.com · Jun 27
• Volleyball Adds Four to Spring Roster Southern Illinois University Athletics · Jan 14
• University of Illinois Team Is Engineering the Fix for the AI Heat Crisis 3D Printing Industry · May 19

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Paloma Unique

• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.29 sq mi.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in western Illinois, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

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 4 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Paloma

• Byler Cemetery Savanna Nature Preserve reviews ★
• Paloma Park reviews ★

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Paloma

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