Palos Heights, Illinois

{{Use American English|date=June 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox settlement  | name = Palos Heights, Illinois | native_name = | native_name_lang =  | settlement_type = [[City]] | image_skyline = Palos Heights Public Library, Palos Heights, Illinois.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = Palos Heights Public Library | image_flag = Flag of Palos Heights, Illinois.png | flag_alt = | image_seal = Seal of Palos Heights, Illinois.svg | seal_alt = | image_shield = | shield_alt = | nickname = | motto = | image_map = File:Cook County Illinois Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Palos Heights Highlighted.svg | mapsize = 260px | map_caption = Location of Palos Heights in Cook County, Illinois. | pushpin_map = United States Chicago Greater#Illinois#USA | pushpin_relief = yes | pushpin_label = Palos Heights | coordinates = {{coord|41|39|55|N|87|47|50|W|display=inline,title}} | coor_pinpoint = | coordinates_footnotes = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = United States | subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]] | subdivision_name1 = [[Illinois]] | subdivision_type2 = [[County (United States)|County]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Cook County, Illinois|Cook]] | subdivision_type3 = [[Civil township|Township]] | subdivision_name3 = [[Palos Township, Cook County, Illinois|Palos]], [[Worth Township, Cook County, Illinois|Worth]] | established_title = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]] | established_date = 1959 | founder = | seat_type = | seat = | government_footnotes = | government_type = [[Mayor–council government|Mayor–council]] | leader_party = | leader_title = [[Mayor]] | leader_name = Robert Straz | leader_title1 = | leader_name1 = | unit_pref = Imperial | area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_17.txt|website=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=March 15, 2022}}</ref> | area_urban_footnotes =  | area_rural_footnotes =  | area_metro_footnotes =  | area_magnitude =  | area_note = | area_water_percent = 2.58 | area_rank = | area_blank1_title = | area_blank2_title =  | area_total_sq_mi = 3.87 | area_land_sq_mi = 3.77 | area_water_sq_mi = 0.10 | area_urban_sq_mi = | area_rural_sq_mi = | area_metro_sq_mi = | area_blank1_sq_mi = | area_blank2_sq_mi =  | area_total_acre = | area_land_acre = | area_water_acre = | area_urban_acre = | area_rural_acre = | area_metro_acre = | area_blank1_acre = | area_blank2_acre = | length_mi = | width_mi = | dimensions_footnotes = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_ft = | population_footnotes = | population_total = 12068 | population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]] | population_density_sq_mi = 3197.67 | population_demonym = | population_note = | timezone1 = | utc_offset1 = | timezone1_DST = | utc_offset1_DST = | postal_code_type = [[ZIP code|ZIP code(s)]] | postal_code = 60463 | area_code_type = [[North American Numbering Plan|Area code(s)]] | area_code = 708 | iso_code = | geocode = 57381 | website = {{URL|www.palosheights.org}} | footnotes =  | demographics_type1 = Standard of living ([[American Community Survey|2007-11]]) | demographics1_footnotes = | demographics1_title1 = [[Per capita income]] | demographics1_info1 = $39,954 | demographics1_title2 = [[Real estate appraisal|Median home value]] | demographics1_info2 = $301,300 |pop_est_as_of = |pop_est_footnotes = |population_est = |blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]] |blank_info = 17-57381 |area_total_km2 = 10.03 |area_land_km2 = 9.77 |area_water_km2 = 0.25 |population_density_km2 = 1234.77 }}

'''Palos Heights''' is a city in [[Cook County, Illinois]], United States. It is a southwest suburb of [[Chicago]]. Per the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 12,068.<ref>{{cite web|title=Palos Heights city, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1757381|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 15, 2022}}</ref>

==History== Palos Heights was incorporated on April 11, 1959, on its fourth attempt at the ballot with the results 850 to 684. It officially became a city on April 16, 1959. Shortly thereafter, Z. Erol Smith was elected its first mayor and was re-elected three times, serving until 1973.<ref>{{cite news |title=Z Erol Smith |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2004-02-17-0402170197-story.html |access-date=October 27, 2021 |newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]}}</ref> The city’s name derives from the surrounding Palos Township, which was renamed in 1850—on the recommendation of early postmaster Melanchan A. Powell—after [[Palos de la Frontera]], [[Spain]].<ref>{{cite web |title=History |website=Village of Palos Park, Illinois |url=https://www.palospark.org/269/History |access-date=October 25, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=History of Palos Hills |website=City of Palos Hills |url=https://www.paloshillsweb.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/History_of_Palos_Hills.pdf |date=2008 |access-date=October 25, 2025}}</ref>

In 1965, a group of scholars met in Palos Heights to discuss the need for a contemporary translation of the [[Bible]]. The necessity of the project was agreed upon, and shortly thereafter, the [[New International Version]] (NIV) was initiated in Palos Heights.

Beginning in the late 1980s under Mayor Eugene Simpson, the city redeveloped land along the [[Cal-Sag Channel]] into what became Lake Katherine; a nonprofit nature center was formalized in 2005 to manage the site.<ref>{{cite web |title=Our History |url=https://www.lakekatherine.org/161/Our-History |website=Lake Katherine Nature Center & Botanic Gardens |access-date=October 25, 2025}}</ref>

In 2000, plans by the Al Salam Mosque Foundation to purchase a former church building in Palos Heights drew regional and national attention after the city council voted to offer the group money to abandon the sale; Mayor Dean Koldenhoven vetoed the payout. The foundation sued the city, and in May 2005 a federal jury found Palos Heights did not violate the group’s civil rights. Koldenhoven received a 2002 John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for his stance during the dispute.<ref>{{cite web |title=Case Studies Workshop |website=Pluralism Project Archive |publisher=Harvard University |url=https://hwpi.harvard.edu/pluralismarchive/event/case-studies-workshop |access-date=October 25, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Jury finds Chicago suburb did not violate Muslims' rights |agency=Associated Press |work=The Record (Stockton) |date=May 22, 2005 |url=https://www.recordnet.com/story/news/2005/05/22/jury-finds-chicago-suburb-did/50671170007/ |access-date=October 25, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Dean Koldenhoven |website=John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum |url=https://www.jfklibrary.org/events-and-awards/profile-in-courage-award/award-recipients/dean-koldenhoven-2002 |access-date=October 25, 2025}}</ref>

In the aftermath of the September 11 attacks, Cook County prosecutors filed a hate-crime case after a 39-year-old man attacked a gas-station worker in Palos Heights; the defendant pleaded guilty to aggravated battery, unlawful use of a weapon, and a hate crime.<ref>{{cite report |title=Arab and Muslim Civil Rights Issues in the Chicago Metropolitan Area |publisher=U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Illinois Advisory Committee |date=2003 |url=https://www.usccr.gov/files/pubs/sac/il0503/il0503.pdf |pages=18–19 |access-date=October 25, 2025}}</ref>

==Geography== According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Palos Heights has a total area of {{convert|3.87|sqmi|km2|2}}, of which {{convert|3.77|sqmi|km2|2}} (or 97.47%) is land and {{convert|0.10|sqmi|km2|2}} (or 2.53%) is water.<ref name="gaz2021">{{cite web |title=2024 U.S. Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |access-date=2024-09-24 |website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>

===Neighborhoods=== {{Unreferenced section|date=July 2012}} Palos Heights has the following neighborhoods, each with distinct characteristics: *Lake Katherine *Colonial Heights/Old Palos *Downtown *Ishnala *Laurel Glen *Navajo Hills *Oak Hills Country Club Village *Old Westgate *Palos Pines *Westgate Valley

==Demographics== {{US Census population |1960= 3775 |1970= 8544 |1980= 11096 |1990= 11478 |2000= 11260 |2010= 12515 |2020= 12068 |estyear= |estimate= |estref= |align-fn=center |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html |title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades |website=[[US Census Bureau]] |access-date=}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2/> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/> | align = right }}

===Racial and ethnic composition=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+'''Palos Heights city, Illinois – Racial and ethnic composition''' {{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}} !Race / Ethnicity (''NH = Non-Hispanic'') !Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Palos Heights city, Illinois |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=1600000US1757381&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004 |website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref> !Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{cite web |title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Palos Heights city, Illinois |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US1757381&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2 |website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> !{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{cite web |title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Palos Heights city, Illinois |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US1757381&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> !% 2000 !% 2010 !{{partial|% 2020}} |- |[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH) |10,727 |11,456 |style='background: #ffffe6; |10,734 |95.27% |91.54% |style='background: #ffffe6; |88.95% |- |[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH) |47 |208 |style='background: #ffffe6; |196 |0.42% |1.66% |style='background: #ffffe6; |1.62% |- |[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH) |9 |6 |style='background: #ffffe6; |4 |0.08% |0.05% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.03% |- |[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH) |232 |249 |style='background: #ffffe6; |224 |2.06% |1.99% |style='background: #ffffe6; |1.86% |- |[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH) |0 |1 |style='background: #ffffe6; |0 |0.00% |0.01% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00% |- |[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH) |6 |13 |style='background: #ffffe6; |29 |0.05% |0.10% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.24% |- |[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH) |78 |108 |style='background: #ffffe6; |235 |0.69% |0.86% |style='background: #ffffe6; |1.95% |- |[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race) |161 |474 |style='background: #ffffe6; |646 |1.43% |3.79% |style='background: #ffffe6; |5.35% |- |'''Total''' |'''11,260''' |'''12,515''' |style='background: #ffffe6; |'''12,068''' |'''100.00%''' |'''100.00%''' |style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%''' |}

===2020 census=== As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], Palos Heights had a population of 12,068. The median age was 54.3 years. 17.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 32.5% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 87.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 83.4 males age 18 and over.<ref name="Census2020DP">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dp?get=NAME%2CDP1_0021P%2CDP1_0024P%2CDP1_0025C%2CDP1_0049C%2CDP1_0045C%2CDP1_0069C%2CDP1_0073C%2CDP1_0125P%2CDP1_0126P%2CDP1_0129P%2CDP1_0133P%2CDP1_0137P%2CDP1_0138P%2CDP1_0139P%2CDP1_0141P%2CDP1_0142P%2CDP1_0143P%2CDP1_0145P%2CDP1_0146P%2CDP1_0147C%2CDP1_0148C%2CDP1_0149C%2CDP1_0156C%2CDP1_0157C%2CDP1_0158C%2CDP1_0159P%2CDP1_0160P&for=place%3A57381&in=state%3A17|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=April 23, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref><ref name="Census2020PL">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=NAME%2CP1_001N%2CP1_003N%2CP1_004N%2CP1_005N%2CP1_006N%2CP1_007N%2CP1_008N%2CP1_009N%2CP2_001N%2CP2_002N%2CH1_001N%2CH1_002N&for=place%3A57381&in=state%3A17|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=April 23, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>

100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.<ref name="Census2020DHC">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dhc?get=NAME%2CP2_002N%2CP2_003N&for=place%3A57381&in=state%3A17|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2023|access-date=April 23, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>

There were 4,910 households in Palos Heights, of which 22.1% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 58.8% were married-couple households, 11.2% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 26.9% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 27.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

There were 5,114 housing units, of which 4.0% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.6% and the rental vacancy rate was 4.6%.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

===2000 census=== As of the [[United States Census, 2000|2000 census]],<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> there were 11,561 people, 4,123 households, and 3,133 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|2,978.6|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people |people}}. There were 4,268 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,129.0|/mi2|/km2}}. The [[Race (United States Census)|racial makeup]] of the city was 96.39% [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|White]], 0.44% [[African American]], 0.09% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 2.06% [[Asian American|Asian]], 0.25% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.78% from two or more races. [[Hispanic]] or [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Latino]] of any race were 1.43% of the population.

The top five ancestries reported in Palos as of the 2000 census were [[Irish American|Irish]] (27.2%), [[German American|German]] (20.5%), [[Polish American|Polish]] (14.1%), [[Italian American|Italian]] (10.5%) and [[Dutch American|Dutch]] (9.1%).<ref>{{cite web |url= http://censtats.census.gov/data/IL/1601757381.pdf |title= Profile of General Demographic Characteristics, Palos Heights, Illinois |access-date= 2007-04-15 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120506053949/http://censtats.census.gov/data/IL/1601757381.pdf |archive-date= 2012-05-06 |url-status= dead}} {{small|(38.8 KB)}}. [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]]. Accessed 2007-04-14.</ref>

There were 4,123 households, out of which 25.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.0% were [[marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.0% were non-families. 22.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 20.2% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 18.6% from 25 to 44, 27.5% from 45 to 64, and 25.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $69,907, and the median income for a family was $81,100. Males had a median income of $61,786 versus $37,188 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $32,895. About 2.6% of families and 3.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4.0% of those under age 18 and 4.1% of those age 65 or over. ==Government== Palos Heights is divided between three congressional districts. Most of the city, including all the area in [[Worth Township, Cook County, Illinois|Worth Township]], is in [[Illinois's 1st congressional district]]; most of the area in [[Palos Township, Cook County, Illinois|Palos Township]], excepting some of the southern portions (generally south of 131st Street) are in the [[Illinois' 3rd congressional district|3rd district]]; an area under {{convert|0.05|sqmi|m2|sigfig=1}} northeast of 131st Street and 80th Avenue, along with a small area around Palos Community Hospital, is in the [[Illinois' 13th congressional district|13th district]]. The City Council is made up of a mayor, city clerk, city treasurer and eight aldermen from wards: *Bob Straz (mayor) *Tom Kantas (city clerk) *James Daemicke (treasurer) *Aldermen Jeffrey Key & Don Bylut (1st Ward) *Aldermen Bob Basso & Jack Clifford (2nd Ward) *Aldermen Alan Fulkerson and Dolores Kramarski (3rd Ward) *Aldermen Michael McGrogan and Jerry McGovern (4th Ward)

The City Administrator is Dan Nisavic.

==Education== {{more citations needed section|date=January 2017}}

===Primary and secondary schools=== Palos Heights is served by four school districts. The four districts are: [[Palos Heights School District 128]], [[Palos Community Consolidated School District 118]], [[Community High School District 218]], and [[Consolidated High School District 230]].<ref name=Schools>"[http://www.palosheights.org/schools "Schools"]. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170131195535/http://www.palosheights.org/schools |date=2017-01-31}}." Palos Heights. Retrieved on January 20, 2017.</ref>

District 128 operates one pre-school (Indian Hill), two elementary schools (Chippewa and Navajo Heights), and a junior high school ([[Independence Junior High School|Independence]]). District 118 also operates two elementary schools (Palos East and Palos West) and a middle school (Palos South). The district's Palos East elementary is situated within the city's boundaries.<ref>"[https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=zrkquisSyAz4.kdpBVxd_aTS0 Approved 2016-2017 Boundaries]". ([https://archive.today/20170120072653/https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1xs9Bq6Suopn1TAh8BWYVA6nYOKM&ll=41.67034729867775,-87.8546834&z=13 Archive]). [[Palos School District 118]]. Retrieved on January 20, 2017. Linked from: "[http://www.palos118.org/index.aspx?nid=3304 2016-2017 Boundary Information]". {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202000440/http://www.palos118.org/index.aspx?nid=3304 |date=2017-02-02 }}.</ref>

Community High School District 218's [[Alan B. Shepard High School]] serves Palos Heights and several neighboring communities. Students can choose from more than 200 different courses, including advanced placement courses, foreign language, computer programming, computer-aided design, robotics, graphic design, and desktop publishing. In addition, students can participate in a full roster of sports.

Consolidated High School District 230's [[Amos Alonzo Stagg High School]], located in [[Palos Hills, Illinois|Palos Hills]], serves Palos Heights students living west of Harlem Avenue ([[Illinois Route 43]]).<ref name=Attendanceareas>"[http://d230.org/information/attendance-areas/ "Attendance Areas"]. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202073602/http://d230.org/information/attendance-areas/ |date=2017-02-02 }}. ''[[Consolidated High School District 230]]''. Retrieved January 19, 2017.</ref> It also offers more than 200 courses designed to meet the academic needs of college-bound students and the training needs of career-oriented students.

Several private and parochial schools in Palos Heights offer alternatives to public school education. Among the schools are St. Alexander Catholic School, Palos Evangelical Lutheran Elementary School, Elim Christian School, [[Chicago Christian High School]], and Stone Church Christian Academy.<ref name=Schools/> The latter offers the full range of college preparatory, business, and technology courses.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-01-17 |title=Monorails on the rise |url=https://www.urban-transport-magazine.com/en/monorails-on-the-rise/ |access-date=2025-02-26 |website=Urban Transport Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> Kennedy School is in nearby [[Palos Hills, Illinois|Palos Hills]].<ref name=Schools/> The [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago]] operates the Catholic schools. Incarnation Catholic School closed in 2018.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/01/18/catholic-school-closings/ |title=Five Chicago Area Catholic Schools To Close This Summer |website=[[CBS Chicago]] News |date=2018-01-18 |access-date=2020-05-07}}</ref>

===Colleges and universities=== Palos Heights students can readily commute to [[Moraine Valley Community College]] in nearby Palos Hills. Moraine Valley serves the local residents through classes, seminars, lectures, concerts, plays, and other activities. [[Trinity Christian College]] is also located in Palos Heights.

===Public library=== Palos Heights Public Library serves the community.<ref>[http://www.palosheightslibrary.org/ "Home"]. ''Palos Heights Public Library''. Retrieved January 20, 2017.</ref>

==Transportation== Palos Heights has a [[Palos Heights (Metra)|station]] on [[Metra]]'s [[SouthWest Service]], which provides daily rail service between the village of [[Manhattan, Illinois|Manhattan]] and [[Chicago Union Station]]. Palos Heights is served by three [[Pace (transit)|Pace]] bus routes.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pace Bus: Palos Heights Routes |url=http://www.pacebus.com/sub/schedules/search_results.asp?TYPE=community&KEYWORD=Palos%20Heights |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060312180109/http://www.pacebus.com/sub/schedules/search_results.asp?TYPE=community&KEYWORD=Palos%20Heights |archive-date=2006-03-12 |website=Pace}}</ref>

==Notable people==  * [[Brian Bogusevic]], outfielder with [[Houston Astros]] and [[Chicago Cubs]] * [[Peter Brown (singer)|Peter Brown]], singer-songwriter, co-wrote Madonna's "[[Material Girl]]", was raised in Palos Heights * [[Kendall Coyne Schofield]], ice hockey Olympic gold medallist and forward with the [[PWHPA]] * [[David Dombrowski]], president of baseball operations for the [[Philadelphia Phillies]] * [[Brendan Houlihan]], former member of the [[Cook County Board of Review]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Slowik |first1=Ted |title=Slowik: Politics muddies race for seats on Moraine Valley Community College board |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-mvcc-election-st-0328-story.html |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |accessdate=19 November 2020 |date=17 March 2019}}</ref> * [[Jim Hughes (1950s pitcher)|Jim Hughes]], pitcher with [[Brooklyn Dodgers]], [[Chicago Cubs]] and [[Chicago White Sox]]{{Citation needed|date=January 2012}}<ref>{{cite web |date=20 April 2019 |title=Jim Hughes Stats |url=https://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=hugheji02 |access-date=June 20, 2020 |website=Baseball Almanac}}</ref> * [[Arlene Kotil]], professional baseball player * [[Jennifer Lien]], actress (''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'') * [[Christine Magnuson]], two-time Olympic swimming medalist * [[Ryan Murphy (swimmer)|Ryan Murphy]], USA Olympic swimmer * [[Ed Olczyk]], member of USA hockey team at [[1984 Winter Olympics|1984 Olympics]], NHL player, coach and broadcaster * [[Tony Pashos]], retired professional football player * [[Quentin Richardson]], forward and guard with the [[Miami Heat]] * [[Herb Schumann]], former [[Cook County commissioner]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Herb Schumann: Candidate Profile |url=https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20141002/submitted/310029985/ |newspaper=[[Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, Illinois)|Daily Herald]] |location=Arlington Heights, Illinois |accessdate=21 November 2020 |date=2 October 2014}}</ref> * [[Robin Tunney]], actress (''[[The Craft (film)|The Craft]]'', ''[[The Mentalist]]'') * [[Paul Vallas]], candidate in [[2023 Chicago mayoral election]], lists a home in Palos Heights as his primary residence.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://news.wttw.com/2023/02/09/vallas-faces-questions-about-whether-he-lives-chicago-officials-launch-probe-tax-breaks | title=Vallas Faces Questions About Whether He Lives in Chicago as Officials Launch Probe of Tax Breaks |first1=Heather |last1=Cherone |first2=Paris |last2=Schutz |work=[[WTTW]] News}}</ref>

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *[http://www.palosheights.org/ City of Palos Heights official website]

{{Cook County, Illinois}} {{Geographic location| |Center=Palos Heights |Northeast=[[Worth, Illinois|Worth]] |West=[[Palos Hills]] |Southwest=[[Palos Park, Illinois|Palos Park]] }} {{authority control}}

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