Pistakee Highlands, Illinois

About Pistakee Highlands

Pistakee Highlands is a small unincorporated community in northeastern Illinois.

Officially, Pistakee Highlands is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.28 square miles.

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What Makes Pistakee Highlands Unique

• The only place in America named Pistakee Highlands — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in northeastern Illinois, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Pistakee Highlands

• Asian Fusion — asian
• Dockers Restaurant
• Lolo's Burrito Express
• Lucky Bernie's — chinese
• Mijo's Authentic Mexican Food — mexican
• The Coffee Shop — coffee shop (café)
• Antioch Pizza — pizza
• Dino's Den
• Dogs on the Chain
• Famous Freddie’s

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Pistakee Highlands

• Nippersink Canoe Base County Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Hiller Park reviews ★
• Lake Street Park reviews ★
• Lakefront Park reviews ★
• Weingart Rd Sedge Meadow Nature Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

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