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Palos Park, IL
Palos Park is only 40 minutes from museums, attractions & fine dining of downtown Chicago. Many Palos area homes are nestled against a pristine forest preserve that covers three sides of town. The north side of Palos Park is part of a 10,700 acre region of rolling woods & natural prairie, making it an incredibly scenic place to call home. Zoning has allowed the village to help maintain natural surroundings of creeks, ravines and tree-lined streets. The lot sizes are typically 1 or more acres. You’ll find convenient access to highways I-294, I-355, I-55 and local thoroughfares like Harlem Ave. (Rt. 43), LaGrange Rd. (Rt. 45), Southwest Hwy (123rd Street/McCarthy Rd.) and local commuter train service to the Loop.
Unique attractions like the famous Plush Horse Ice Cream Parlor and The McCord House Gallery & Cultural Center have made Palos Park a popular and charming place to live. Residents enjoy year-round activities such as horseback riding, cross-country skiiing and fishing/boating at Tampier Lake or Saganashkee Slough.
School Districts 118, 230 Moraine Valley College www.PalosPark.org
Palos Heights, IL
Palos Heights is a quiet, modern community in a rural setting. Lot sizes are typically 1/3 or 1/4 acres, most wooded. Palos Heights is officially a U.S. "Tree City." The heart of the village follows Harlem Avenue. Many residential properties are within walking distance of this corridor. The local Park District has six lovely parks, one that includes an Olympic-sized swimming pool. The Lake Katherine, Frank Passarelli Nature Center and Botanic Garden area has unique display gardens, a peaceful 20-acre man-made lake, waterfalls and a wide variety of plantlife, amphibians, reptiles, water birds, fish and mammals such as beavers and muskrats. In salute of the local Irish community, the waterfalls are even dyed green for St. Patrick’s Day.
The 16-mile Calumet-Saganashkee Channel (Cal-Sag 1922) runs north of Lake Katherine. It connects the Little Calumet River to the Chicago Ship Canal. It was dug to change the flow of the Calumet Rivers and divert waste away from Lake Michigan. It has also provided nearby homes with a beneficial storm water filtering/aerating/runoff system.
Fun factoid: The huge holiday Christmas Tree (blue spruce) in Chicago's Daily Plaza fall/winter 2008 was from Palos Heights?
School Districts 128, 218, 118, 230
Trinity Christian College Moraine Valley College www.PalosHeights.org
Palos Hills, IL
Palos Hills is located 16 miles southwest of Chicago’s Loop. On the northwest side of Palos Hills you’ll find 7,000 acres of Cook County Forest Preserve and the densely timbered Mount Forest Island (east of Valparaiso Moraine). Prior archeological expeditions in Palos Hills uncovered traces of two primary Indian settlements prior to 1832. The Illinois & Michigan Canal was completed in 1848 and it provided new transportation options and brought many immigrants to the area. It also provided a means to deliver the grown agricultural products and timber logs into Chicago. The Village of Palos Hills was officially established in 1914 and was an agricultural community until the 1940s.
Palos has quick access to the Stevenson Expressway (I-55) and I-294. Metra train service to downtown can be found in nearby Worth, Illinois. It’s a convenient commute to downtown Chicago. Residents enjoy its many scenic parks, two golf courses and lush, forested area.
School Dist. 117, 118, 230 Moraine Valley College www.PalosHillsWeb.org
Orland Park, IL
Orland Park in Will county is home to approximately 55,500 residents. It was awarded the title of "45th Best Place to Live In America" by Money magazine in 2006. Some years ago, it was a farming community with flat, easy-to-till terrain.
Today, Orland Park features a giant central shopping mall and more than 70 additional shopping centers, an advanced park district and a wide range of housing options, from modest to upscale. It’s been one off the fastest growing communities in the United States.
The southwestern suburbs have excellent schools, low traffic congestion and overall solid value of real estate. Whether it’s wooded lots or more urban estate-living, you’ll find it here.
School Districts 118, 135, 140, 146, 230 www.Orland-Park.il.us
Tinley Park, IL
Tinley Park is a 45 minute drive from Chicago. It has award-winning restaurants, major shopping, parks, large Convention Center and sport activities of every kind including sand volleyball, go-karts, mini golf in town. The historic downtown has an inviting town square, new train station and refurbished 19th century storefronts. Resident, John Rauhoff, created Ironite (the additive for waterproofing cement used in Hoover Dam). The state-of-the-art Rec Center & Bettenhausen Auto Racing Museum pays tribute to the Bettenhausen family (famous Tinley Park residents known throughout the racing world).
Tinley has a 5-acre water park and the largest Chicagoland covered Amphitheatre, which for years has welcomed big-name musicians. Village events include a St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Saturday Farmers’ Market, outdoor concerts & movies, Caribbean Beach Block Party, White Sox Night, Winter Parade of Lights and Weihnachtsmarkt holiday market. Arts Alive! caters to music lovers and poets/writers. The Vogt Visual Arts Center is haven for artists and art exhibitions.
School Districts 140, 145, 146, 161, 228, 230 www.TinleyPark.org
Featured Area Golf Courses
Big Run Golf Course 17211 W. 135th, Lockport 815-838-1057
Broken Arrow Golf Club 16325 Broken Arrow Dr, Lockport 815-836-8858
Chicago Heights Country Club 1100 Scott Ave., Chicago Heights 708-755-2422
Cog Hill Country Club (Motorola Western Open) 12294 Archer Ave., Lemont 630-257-5872
Cook County Forest Preserve National 16310 Central Ave., Oak Forest 708-429-6886
Evergreen Country Club 9140 S Western, Evergreen Park 773-769-8320
George W. Dunne National Golf Course 16310 S. Central Ave., Oak Forest 708-429-6886
Graystone Golf Links 7600 W. 191st St., Tinley Park 708-720-6600
Hickory Creek Country Club 8201 W. 95th St., Hickory Hills 708-598-5900
Hickory Creek Golf Course 7861 W. St. Francis Rd., Frankfort 815-469-1717
Green Garden Country Club 9511 W. Manhattan/Monee, Frankfort 815-469-3350
Hickory Hills Country Club 8201 W. 95th, Hickory Hills 708-598-5900
Idlewild Country Club Dixie Hwy. & Flossmoor, Flossmoor 708-798-7098
Mid Iron Club 12680 Bell Road, Lemont 630-257-3340
Oak Hills Country Club 13200 76th Ave., Palos Heights 708-448-5544
Odyssey Golf Course Club (Curtis Strange Course) 19110 Ridgeland Ave., Tinley Park 708-429-7400
Old Oak Country Club 143rd & Parker Rd., Orland Park 708-301-3344
Palos Country Club 13100 Southwest Hwy, Palos Park 708-448-6550
Palos Hills Country Club 7301 W. 111th St, Palos Hills 708-599-0202
Ruffled Feathers Golf Club 1 Pete Dye Drive, Lemont 630-257-1000
The Sactuary 485 Marley Road, New Lenox 815-462-4653
Silver Lake Country Club 14700 S. 82nd Ave., Orland Park 708-349-6944
Urban Hills Country Club Richton & Steunkel, Richton Park 708-747-0306
Waters Edge Golf Club 7205 W. 115th St., Worth 708-671-1032
Westgate Country Club 13100 Ridgeland Ave., Palos Heights 708-385-1810
White Mountain Executive Course 9901 179th, Tinley Park 708-479-8100
Willow Run Country Club 187th & Maple Rd., Mokena 708-485-2119
Woodbine Golf Course 14240 W 151st, Lockport (708) 301-1252