City Administration Center
7607 West College Drive
(708) 361-1800

Service is the purpose of city government. The government of Palos Heights serves its residents in an efficient, professional manner. When the city incorporated, it inaugurated a mayor-aldermanic form of government, believing that elected officials would be most responsive to the needs of the community. The city is broken up into four wards with two aldermen representing each ward. Under this form of government, the city and its people have fared well. It has sustained manageable growth, developed a sound infrastructure that includes receiving water from Lake Michigan, and created a comprehensive park system. The city hall is located at the north end of Community Park.

Police Department:
7607 West College Drive
(708) 448-5060 non-emergency
911 emergency

The police department has 41 full and part time employees to serve you.  We will assist you with bicycle safety and registration, car seat installation, and checking your home while you are on vacation.  We can also provide speakers for your group or club and tour of the police facility.  Please visit the police department pages for further, detailed information.

Fire Protection:
12300 South Harlem Avenue
(708) 448-4272

Palos Heights receives fire protection from two separate fire protection districts: Palos Heights Fire Protection District and Palos Fire Protection District. Each district has several skilled paramedics and EMT’s who operate from life-support equipped ambulances.

The city straddles the boundary between Palos and Worth townships. Both entities provide extensive services through general assistance and senior citizen programs.

Public Works:
7607 West College Drive
(708) 361-1806

On a daily basis, more residents of Palos Heights make use of the Public Works Department than any other service of the city.

The Public Works Department manages and maintains Palos Heights streets, drainage, drinking water, sanitary sewers, municipal buildings, parks, easements, and all public property within city limits.

The catalog of responsibilities is numerous: from snow plowing on winter day, spring-time debris clean-up, summer grass cutting and branch chipping, to street sweeping in the fall. The crew is also called upon at a moment’s notice to repair broken water mains, clean blocked sewers, alleviate flooding during heavy rains, and to set up for, and clean up after, Palos Heights special events, such as the Fourth of July Celebration.