Palos Hills, Illinois

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

[2] It is named after Palos de la Frontera, Spain,[citation needed][3] from which Christopher Columbus set sail to North America.

The top reported ancestries as of 2020 were Polish (29.3%), German (12.7%), Irish (12.6%), Arab (9.6%), and Italian (8.3%).

36.35% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.01% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

The City of Palos Hills operates under a Mayor/Council form of government with a Mayor, Clerk and City Treasurer elected at large and 10 Aldermen elected from 5 dual member wards.

Pace provides bus service on multiple routes connecting Palos Hills to destinations across the Southland.

Map of Illinois highlighting Cook County