Crest Hill

History

The neighborhood of Stern Park Gardens, later incorporated into Crest Hill, renamed itself Lidice in 1942, following the Lidice massacre. Former presidential candidate Wendell Willkie and Czechoslovak president-in-exile Edvard Beneš spoke at the dedication, commemorating the tragedy.

Geography

Crest Hill decided to incorporate itself to avoid being annexed by the City of Joliet and became officially incorporated as the City of Crest Hill January 22, 1960. According to the 2010 census, Crest Hill has a total area of , of which (or 98.52%) is land and (or 1.48%) is water.

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• Lockport Township High Sch East
  High · Lockport · 3,872 students · 17.2:1 ratio
• Joliet West High School
  High · Joliet · 3,541 students · 21.1:1 ratio
• Bolingbrook High School
  High · Bolingbrook · 3,405 students · 14.8:1 ratio
• Joliet Central High School
  High · Joliet · 3,377 students · 18.4:1 ratio
• Plainfield North High School
  High · Plainfield · 2,377 students · 17.9:1 ratio
• Lincoln Way West
  High · New Lenox · 1,994 students · 19.5:1 ratio
• Plainfield High School
  High · Plainfield · 1,986 students · 16.3:1 ratio
• Plainfield East High School
  High · Plainfield · 1,961 students · 16.2:1 ratio