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Crete
Illinois · IL · Will County
About Crete
Village in Illinois, United States1836Established
8,465Population
9.7 sq miArea
Crete is a village in Will County, Illinois, United States. It is a far south suburb of Chicago, 30 miles from the Loop and only 6 miles from the Indiana border. The population was 8,465 at the 2020 census. Originally named Wood's Corner, it was founded in 1836 by Vermonters Dyantha Wood, Willard Wood & Gary Neal.
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