Cook County, Illinois
East Hazel Crest Real Estate and Local Guide
East Hazel Crest is a small south suburb of Chicago that separated from Hazel Crest and incorporated as its own village in 1918 after the Illinois Central Railroad elevated its tracks and isolated the community.
Living in East Hazel Crest
Home to the Wind Creek Chicago Southland casino resort, a $529-million development that opened in November 2024. Source: abc7chicago.com
Homes in East Hazel Crest
- Roughly 69% of the housing stock is single-family detached homes, reflecting a mostly residential village.
Source: ACS 2023
What makes East Hazel Crest home
Wind Creek Chicago Southland
Casino and hotel resort within village limits, opened November 2024 near I-80 and Halsted Street
Calumet station
Metra Electric District commuter rail stop serving the village
East Hazel Crest areas to know
Bremerton Woods
Small commercial area and residential subdivision annexed by the village, west of the Illinois Central Railroad