Crest Hill, Illinois
Will County
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Crest Hill, Illinois is a city in Will County in northeastern Illinois in the southeast of the Chicago metropolitan area. The population was recorded in the census 2000 13.329 inhabitants and grew to 20,837 inhabitants in the census of 2010.
Geography
Crest Hills geographical coordinates loud 41 ° 34 'N, 88 ° 7' W41.564444444444 - 88.108611111111 ( 41.564526, -88.108489 ). The area of the town is around 19 km ², of which 0.26 km ² water surface ( = 1.51% ).
History
The City of Crest Hill decided to become independent, to become independent of Joliet (Illinois ) in 1960.
The official registration as a town took place on 22 January 1960.
Infrastructure
By Crest Hill runs the Lincoln Highway (U.S. Route 30 ). In addition, Interstate 55, Interstate 80 and Interstate 355 are nearby.
Crest Hill is located in the Chicago metropolitan area. The Chicago airport is the nearest international airport. The Lewis University Airport is also nearby.
Parks
Crest Hill has several parks:
- St. Joseph's Park
- Rivals Park
- Crest Hill Community Park
Memorable people
- John Wayne Gacy, serial killer
- Ron Coomer, Baseball Player
Known incidents
John Wayne Gacy was executed in Statesville Correctional Center in Crest Hill.