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Crest Hill, Illinois

Crest Hill is a city in Will County, Illinois, United States.
Population 20,459

Top Events in Crest Hill History

1
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...
2
1942Crime
== History == The neighborhood of Stern Park Gardens, later incorporated into Crest Hill, renamed itself Lidice in 1942, following the Lidice massacre.
3
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.
4
1994History
John Wayne Gacy was executed by lethal injection at Stateville Correctional Center in 1994.
5
2020History
== Demographics == === 2020 census === At the 2000 census, there were 13,329 people, 4,478 households and 2,758 families residing in the city.

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Historical Timeline

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.

Did You Know?

1
Crest Hill is located in the state of Illinois.
2
Crest Hill has a population of 20,459 residents.
3
The population was 20,459 at the 2020 census.

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N
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J
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