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Palos Heights, Illinois

Palos Heights is in Cook County.

About Palos Heights, Illinois

An affluent, mostly owner-occupied southwest suburb of Chicago with a high homeownership rate and strong ties to nature areas and religious institutions. The city is home to Trinity Christian College and Lake Katherine Nature Center.

History of Palos Heights

• In 1965 a group of scholars met in Palos Heights to launch the New International Version (NIV) Bible translation project.

Landmarks and Places in Palos Heights

• Lake Katherine Nature Center and Botanic Gardens. Nonprofit nature center with a lake, waterfalls, botanic gardens, and trails redeveloped from former Cal-Sag Channel land.
• Trinity Christian College. Four-year Christian liberal arts college located in the city.
• Palos Heights Public Library. Municipal public library serving the city.
• Palos Heights outdoor pool. Z-shaped Olympic-size outdoor pool with drop slide, diving board, body slide, and a wading pool, run by Parks and Recreation.
• Community Park. One of several parks maintained by the Palos Heights Parks and Recreation Department.

Local reference: en.wikipedia.org, palosheights.org, palosheights.org, www.lakekatherine.org

More About Palos Heights

Voters approved incorporation on April 11, 1959, on the fourth ballot attempt, and Palos Heights became a city five days later.

Z. Erol Smith was the first mayor and served until 1973.

The name comes from Palos Township, renamed in 1850 for Palos de la Frontera in Spain on the suggestion of early postmaster Melanchan A. Powell.

Its neighborhoods include Navajo Hills, Ishnala, Laurel Glen, Westgate Valley and Palos Pines.

Metra's SouthWest Service stops in the city on its route to Chicago Union Station.

Palos Heights School District 128 runs Indian Hill preschool, Chippewa and Navajo Heights elementary schools and Independence Junior High, and Alan B. Shepard High School serves older students.

Source: en.wikipedia.org