Crestwood is a village about 24 miles (39 km) southwest of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States.

[2] The Windy City ThunderBolts of the independent baseball Frontier League play at Ozinga Field in Crestwood.

Crestwood's government used to rebate to its residents a portion of their property and other municipal tax payments.

[9] Crestwood's rebates ended in 2009 so that the village could pay the legal fees associated with the contaminated water scandal.

On November 17, 2021, Mayor Louis Presta resigned after pleading guilty to a federal bribery case regarding red light cameras installed in the village.

[15] While Crestwood does not have rail service, it is in close proximity to Midlothian station which is served by Metra's Rock Island District to LaSalle Street.

[18] Tricia Krause, a mother of a son who had leukemia for six years and a daughter who had a brain tumor alerted the USEPA of the wrongdoings of the Village of Crestwood officials.

[citation needed] In April 2013, certified water operator Frank Scaccia pleaded guilty to one count of making a false statement.

Crestwood's police chief and former water supervisor, Theresa Neubauer, was also found guilty of making false statements to regulators.