Located 25 miles (40 km) southwest of Chicago, Orland Park is close to several interstate highways, with the I-80 east-west coast connector as its southern border.

The Metra commuter rail system links it to the Chicago Loop and from there to O'Hare and Midway airports.

Other original settlers include Ichabod and William Myrick, Jacob and Bernard Hostert, Thomas Cooper and John Humphrey.

This development took the town from an agrarian society to a commercial hub that provides shipping services to local farms.

The village has over 60 parks, with plenty of options for recreation, from sports complexes to nature trails.

Personal trainers are available, along with fitness classes, including Pilates, yoga, cycling, and Zumba.

These events are heavily advertised and supported by students of Carl Sandburg High School.

The "World's Golf Center" concept was then proudly plastered on the village flag and painted on the town's seven water towers.

[16][17] Orland Park is contained in the Illinois's 6th congressional district, which is currently represented by Sean Casten (D).

[19] Both main US political parties are competitive on the local level with Keith Pekau defeating longtime mayor Dan Mclaughlin (D) in 2017.

[26][27] Orland Park and its mayor, Keith Pekau, were defiant against state and county mandates during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A number of other parochial schools in the region provide bus service for Orland Park students.

St. Xavier University operates a satellite campus in Orland Park, as did the ITT Technical Institute until its closing in September 2016.

Robert Morris University (Illinois) has both an Orland Park campus as well as a second facility in the village, the culinary arts school.

Sixty percent of Orland Park households have someone with at least a bachelor's degree, with a significant number of residents having completed postgraduate work.

Pace provides bus service on multiple routes connecting Orland Park to destinations throughout the Southland.