Palos Heights is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States.

The top five ancestries reported in Palos as of the 2000 census were Irish (27.2%), German (20.5%), Polish (14.1%), Italian (10.5%) and Dutch (9.1%).

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 district's Palos East elementary is situated within the city's boundaries.

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.

Consolidated High School District 230's Amos Alonzo Stagg High School, located in Palos Hills, serves Palos Heights students living west of Harlem Avenue (Illinois Route 43).

[11] The latter offers the full range of college preparatory, business, and technology courses.

[citation needed] Kennedy School is in nearby Palos Hills.

Moraine Valley serves the local residents through classes, seminars, lectures, concerts, plays, and other activities.

[15] Palos Heights was incorporated on April 11, 1959, on its fourth attempt at the ballot with the results 850 to 684.

Shortly thereafter, Z. Erol Smith was elected its first mayor and was re-elected three times, serving until 1973.

[16] 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.