Originally a general farming community, it later specialized in vegetable growing, especially onion sets.

In October 2007, Forbes.com declared South Holland to be the "Most Livable Metro-Area suburb" of the Chicago metropolitan area.

[7] It is bordered by Harvey and Phoenix to the west, Dolton to the north, Thornton to the south, and Calumet City and Lansing to the east.

[8] South Holland's addresses and numbered streets are 3 blocks ahead of Chicago's grid.

Seton Academy was a Catholic co-educational high school located in the village that closed on June 30, 2016.

[20] Pace provides bus service on multiple routes connecting South Holland to destinations across the Southland.

The Widow Paarlberg inspired one of the main characters and her family farm is preserved in a municipal park.

The 2021 novel "Termination Shock" by Neal Stephenson includes a lead character, child of a conservative Dutch father and Indonesian mother, who spends his childhood in South Holland during the 1950s and 1960s.

Though the town isn't named its description in the novel fits only South Holland, Illinois during that time period.