1925Government
== Government and infrastructure ==
The Stateville Correctional Center of the Illinois Department of Corrections, opened in what was then an unincorporated area of Will County i...
1942Crime
== History ==
The neighborhood of Stern Park Gardens, later incorporated into Crest Hill, renamed itself Lidice in 1942, following the Lidice massacre.
1960Government
== Geography ==
Crest Hill decided to incorporate itself to avoid being annexed by the City of Joliet and became officially incorporated as the City of Crest Hill January 22, 1960.
1994History
John Wayne Gacy was executed by lethal injection at Stateville Correctional Center in 1994.
2020History
== Demographics ==
=== 2020 census ===
At the 2000 census, there were 13,329 people, 4,478 households and 2,758 families residing in the city.