Cook County, Illinois
Evergreen Park Real Estate and Local Guide
Evergreen Park is a mostly residential village bordering Chicago on three sides and Oak Lawn on the west, known for a high rate of owner-occupied single-family homes.
Living in Evergreen Park
Known as the "Village of Churches" for its many established religious congregations, and home to the first indoor shopping mall in the Chicago area. Source: en.wikipedia.org
Homes in Evergreen Park
- About 83.4% of housing units are owner-occupied, a high rate for the region.
Source: ACS 2023
What makes Evergreen Park home
Evergreen Plaza
Opened in 1952 as the first indoor shopping mall in the Chicago area; closed 2013 and redeveloped as Evergreen Marketplace
Little Company of Mary Hospital
Site of the world's first successful kidney transplantation on June 17, 1950
Klein Park
Star-shaped park with eight radiating streets, renamed in 1968 to honor Mayor Henry Klein
James J. Sexton Park
Roughly 50-acre park with a driving range, disc golf, dog park, and sledding area
Yukich Fields
Community park with ball fields, soccer and football fields, a bocce court, and the Daniel V. Capuano Ice Rink