Rolling Meadows, Illinois

About Rolling Meadows

Rolling Meadows is a close-knit town in northeastern Illinois counting 23,732 people who proudly call it home.

Rolling Meadows holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 5.62 square miles, giving it a compact, walkable footprint at roughly 4,223 residents per square mile.

📰 Rolling Meadows News Today

• Rolling Meadows Baseball Schedule MaxPreps · Aug 14
• Rolling Meadows Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
• Elisabeth Arendt Obituary (2026) - Rolling Meadows, IL - Chicago Sun-Times Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 7
• Irene Alfaro Obituary (2026) - Rolling Meadows, IL - Jacob Schoen & Son Funeral Home - New Orleans Legacy obituary · Aug 13
• Global Power Made in America: Northrop Grumman Makes it in Illinois news.northropgrumman.com · Mar 5

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Rolling Meadows Unique

• The only place in America named Rolling Meadows — 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

• Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 23,732.
• Easy reach of Schaumburg (4 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.

📍 Neighborhoods in Rolling Meadows

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Rolling Meadows

• Big Bowl — chinese
• Blackwood BBQ — barbecue
• Chef Ping — chinese
• Chicago Ramen Lab — ramen
• Chicago Ramin Annex — japanese
• Chopsticks — chinese
• Cooper's Hawk — american
• Coquelicot Gallery and Cafe (café)
• Ding Tea — bubble tea (café)
• First Watch — american

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Enterrium · Arcade
• Legoland Discovery Center Chicago · Theme park
• Dave & Buster's
• Rolling Meadows Historical Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Rolling Meadows

• Kingsbridge Arboretum · Nature reserve reviews ★
• 90 North Park reviews ★
• Busse Forest Nature Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Cottonwood Park reviews ★
• Countryside Park reviews ★
• Heritage Park reviews ★
• Kimball Hill Park reviews ★
• Ned Brown Meadow reviews ★
• North Salk Park reviews ★
• Plum Grove Park reviews ★
• Plum Grove Reservoir Park reviews ★
• Rolling Meadows Community Center Fields reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Rolling Meadows

• Carl Sandburg Jr High School
• Central Road Elem School
• John G Conyers Learning Academy
• Kimball Hill Elem School
• Plum Grove Jr High School
• Rolling Meadows High School
• Willow Bend Elem School

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Rolling Meadows

🏘️ Nearby Communities