Unattended Death and Biohazard Cleanup in Lynwood, IL

Lynwood is a village in Cook County, Illinois, a south suburb of Chicago whose motto is "A progressive, growing community of families and friends."

Lynwood was founded in 1959, and the 1960 census counted just 255 residents — the village then grew more than thirtyfold, reaching 9,116 people by the 2020 census.

The Indiana state line runs along Lynwood's entire eastern edge, with Munster and Dyer, Indiana, directly across the border; Lansing borders it to the north, Glenwood to the west, and Ford Heights and Sauk Village to the south.

The 2020 census counted 9,116 people in Lynwood living in 3,052 households, with an average household size of about 3 people.

Lynwood is a majority African American community — about 76% of residents identified as African American in the 2020 census — a share that has risen steadily since 2000, when the village was roughly evenly split between Black and White residents.

Despite its suburban growth, Lynwood still contains a substantial amount of remaining farmland within its 5.04 square miles in Bloom Township.

Lynwood households earned a median income of $76,154, according to Census Bureau figures, with a median family income above $100,000.

In 2021, Jada D. Curry became the first Black woman elected mayor of Lynwood.

Pace bus Route 358 connects Lynwood to destinations across Chicago's Southland region.