Lombard's 700 lilacs right in the center of the village
The Village of Lombard has a specific brand—the Lilac Village. Right in the center of the village, Lilacia Park used to be Colonel William Plum’s private estate, framed by gardens overflowing with lilacs. The Colonel left the grounds to the village after his death, and the flowers became part of its culture. Today, there are over 700 lilacs in Lilacia Park, and the village celebrates the flowers when they bloom. “We’ve hosted an annual lilac festival since 1930,” says Lombard resident Michelle Vykruta, Realtor with Keller Williams Premiere Properties. “They close down downtown for crafts and vendors. They have a formal ball, but the grand finale is the annual lilac festival parade.” While Lilac Time is Lombard’s main event, the parks and downtown lined with local restaurants keep the village’s 44,000 residents engaged throughout the year.
Lilacia Park gets frequent visitors in the spring with many beautiful flowers.
Flowerfield has beautiful walkways surrounded by foliage in the summer.
Families will enjoy the green spaces and shade trees in Lilacia Park.
Runners and dogs take off during the annual Lilac Mutt Strut in North Lombard.
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Lilac Time every May and Cruise Nights in the summer
With the lilacs usually blooming around mid-May, Lombard residents can expect the middle weeks of the month to be reserved for Lilac Time. The parks department has a team dedicated to assessing the flowers, predicting peak blooms. Lilac Time starts with a formal ball, where they announce the Lilac Queen. Festivities all culminate in the big parade through downtown. “Everybody comes out for it. It’s like a holiday in Lombard,” says broker Jodee Baker with Platinum Partners Realtors and lifelong Lombard resident. “You can’t drive around because everything is shut down.”
When the lilacs finish blooming, there are still things to look forward to in Lombard. Throughout the summers, the Cruise Nights and Summer Concerts set up downtown on Saturday evenings. “They feature a different car each week, so you get to see all these old vintage cars,” Vykruta says. “They’re featuring Corvettes that week, and the next, they’ll have Buicks or Chevies.”
A large crowd turns out to the Lilac Time Arts and Craft Fair in North Lombard.
Lombard Cruise Nights & Summer Concerts takes place from mid-June through late August.
Motorcycles and cars line Park Avenue during the Lombard Cruise Night & Summer Concert event.
GOOROOS singer interacts with the dancing crowd at the Lombard Cruise Night & Summer Concert.
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Indoor recreational centers and soccer games at Lombard parks
Madison Meadow stretches over 85 acres, offering a fishing pond, a skate park and a disc golf course. Madison Meadow Athletic Center is over 38,000 square feet of indoor recreational space. Over on the southern side of town, Four Seasons Park hosts local soccer games and people can sled down the hill on snowy days. In addition to hosting the annual Lilac festival, Lilacia Park near downtown also has tulip gardens and open green space for picnics and other leisurely activities.
Flowerfield residents stop to smell the flowers.
Sunset Knoll Park features over 36 acres of cultivated green space.
A resident of South Lombard stops to enjoy the scenic view.
Play a round of tennis or pickleball at Four Seasons Park.
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Downtown Lombard's local restaurants and the mall in south Lombard
Downtown Lombard is the main dining district in the village, with small businesses and restaurants lining Saint Charles Road and Parkside Avenue. “All the small businesses know each other,” Vyrkuta says. “If someone opens up a new shop downtown, everyone talks about it.” On the southside of the village, people can shop at Yorktown Mall or the surrounding outlets. Roosevelt Road cuts through the center of Lombard, lined with smaller shopping centers and supermarkets.
Flowerfield residents can gather with friends at MOTW Coffee and Pastries.
Noon Whistle is a short ways from Flowerfield and has a full menu and plenty of beers on tap.
A wide variety of clothing and collectibles can be found at the Purple Manatee in Flowerfield.
Yorktown Mall is conveniently located minutes from York Center.
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Historic homes close to downtown and modern builds by Yorktown Mall
The median housing price for Lombard is $350,000. North Lombard and downtown features older, historic homes, like workers’ cottages and bungalows built around the mid-1920s. Spreading to the north and south, people can also find split-level and ranch-style homes. New Traditionals and condo communities occupy the space surrounding Yorktown Mall.
Both violent and property crime rates have decreased slightly since 2020 in Lombard, according to the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Not only are these rates lower than both the state and national averages, but they are also significantly lower than those for Naperville.
A smaller Flowerfield home is well taken care of.
Hints of Colonial-revival can be found throughout Flowerfield.
Rows of homes are each unique in architectural design in North Lombard.
American foursquare homes are well-landscaped in the North Lombard neighborhood.
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Lombard's students served by DuPage and Glenbard schools
Students living on the east side of Lombard start out at DuPage County School District 45, which receives a B ranking from Niche. After, they’ll continue to DuPage High School District 88, which earns an A and ranks as the 11th most diverse school district in Illinois. For students on the western side of Lombard, kindergarten through eighth grade students attend Lombard School District 44. Niche gives the district an A-minus. Glenbard Township High School District 87 earns an A-plus.
The Madison Elementary School serves 556 students in grades K-5 in and near North Lombard, IL.
Glen Westlake has academics, teachers and college preparatory achieving the highest accolades.
Residents of Flowerfield are proud to send their children to Glenbard East High School.
Manor Hill Elementary School serves the South Lombard neighborhood.
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Getting around Lombard by bus or car
Pace buses run along major thoroughfares in the southern half of the community, like Roosevelt Road and Highland Avenue, connecting residents with the mall and the grocery stores here. The Lombard Metra station is right in downtown and runs all the way to downtown Chicago, 21 miles east. Freight trains also come through this route, and the noise may impact those living closer to downtown. While Yorktown Mall is one of the village’s larger employers, those commuting to nearby villages or Chicago can also Interstate 88 or Interstate 355 on the outskirts of the community.
Lombard has a moderate climate with all four seasons. In the colder months, Lombard will send out the plows to clear roads after one inch of snow has accumulated.
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