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Around Hazel Crest
Distances
Nearest major airport
Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)15 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Chicago, IL18 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Hazel Crest; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Hazel Crest
U.S. Representative · Illinois’s 2nd DistrictRobin L. Kelly (D)
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Hazel Crest had 13,382 residents in the 2020 census, down 10% since 2000.
It’s the 181st largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.
Cook County grew from 1,838,735 residents in 1900 to 5,275,541 in 2020.
Cook County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 15°F. About 42.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 28 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Park Forest, IL weather station (5 miles away).
Jobs in Cook County
2,492,328 jobs at 134,513 businesses in Cook County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
377 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Hazel Crest.
Nearest hospitals
Ingalls Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Harvey2.6 miles
Franciscan Health Olympia & Chicago HeightsGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Olympia Fields3.7 miles
Palos Community HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Palos Heights8.3 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
22
Specialist doctors
108
Dentists
6
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
51
Mental health providers
145
Physical and occupational therapists
44
Chiropractors
1
Pharmacies
5
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Hazel Crest
Parks (16 nearby)
Oak Hill Park · 18 acres0.5 mi
James O. Setnes Sports Complex · 18 acres0.8 mi
Dolphin Lake Park · 10 acres1.0 mi
Well Park · 9 acres1.0 mi
Stone Hollow Park · 7 acres0.5 mi
Wolf Park · 6 acres0.7 mi
Grocery stores (3 nearby)
Teddy's Fruit & Meat Market0.4 mi
Jewel-Osco1.3 mi
Berkot's Super Foods1.3 mi
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Walgreens1.2 mi
Libraries (2 nearby)
Markham Public Library1.0 mi
Homewood Public Library1.3 mi
Museums
Thornton Historical Society Museum3.8 mi
Robbins Illinois History Museum4.8 mi
Old Zion Museum5.0 mi
Theaters and performance venues
Country Club Hills Ampiheater2.0 mi
Vogt Visual Arts Center5.1 mi
Credit Union 15.1 mi
Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Prairie-Hills ESD 144, Hazel Crest SD 152-5. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(5)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Chateaux SchoolHazel Crest
Pre-K–5
249
Public
1.2 mi
Highlands Elem SchoolHazel Crest
Pre-K–5
311
Public
0.9 mi
Jesse C White Learning AcademyHazel Crest
Pre-K–8
425
Public
0.7 mi
Mae Jemison SchoolHazel Crest
Pre-K–5
368
Public
0.9 mi
Lincoln SchoolE Hazel Crest
K–8
—
Alternative Education
1.9 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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