Seasonal & Holidays

Homes With the Best Holiday Lights in Palatine, Arlington Heights and Beyond

We asked, you answered. Check out your nominations for shows of Clark Griswold-esque decorating passion.

The countdown to Christmas is on, and we’re making a list—of outstanding Christmas lights displays—and checking it twice.

The suburbs offer tons of twinkle and sparkle, and Patch asked our readers to tell us where they’ve seen some of the best—and you didn’t disappoint.

Here is what readers said were the best displays in Palatine and Arlington Heights:

PALATINE

  • 600 N Eagle Lane
  • 237 South Oak Street
  • 146 N. Brockway St.
  • 336 E. Reseda Parkway
  • 844 E. Sayles Drive

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS

  • 1019 S. Belmont Ave.
  • 311 N. Haddow: Light show set to music with comical commentary

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Here is a rundown of some of the best holiday lights outside of Arlington Heights and Palatine: 

ALSIP

  • 11542 S. Kildare Ave.
  • 11629 S. Laramie ave.

ALGONQUIN

  • 551 Lake Plumleigh Way
  • 6 Grayhawk Court

ANTIOCH

  • 1256 Bradford Lane: Tune to 88.7 FM. Lights are up through Christmas for public to view. Schedule is Monday – Thursday 6 to 9 p.m. and Friday through Sunday, 6 to 9:30 p.m.

AURORA

  • 3029 Savannah

BOLINGBROOK

  • 411 Devonshire Ct.

BURBANK

  • 7927 Oak Park Ave.
  • 6436 W. 85th Pl.

BUFFALO GROVE

  • 915 Patton Drive

CAROL STREAM

  • 23w514 Olive Ct.

CHANNAHON

  • 27457 W. Fawn Lake Ct.

CHICAGO (Mt. GREENWOOD)

  • 3827 W. 108 Pl.

CHICAGO RIDGE

  • 10936 S. Lyman Ave.

CREST HILL

  • 1834 Springside Dr.

CRESTWOOD

  • 13902 Long Ave.

ELGIN

  • 2195 South St.

ELBURN

EVERGREEN PARK

  • 2700 W. 97th St.

FRANKFORT

  • 19632 Gray Ln.

GENEVA

  • 39W641 Bealer Circle: Runs from 4:30 to 11:00 p.m. through New Years Eve. More information at LightupGeneva.com.

GRAYSLAKE

  • 218 Braxton Court

HICKORY HILLS

  • 8137 W. 90th St.

HOFFMAN ESTATES

  • 875 Park Lane: Scenes from a Charlie Brown Christmas

HOMER GLEN

  • 14635 Saddlebrook

HOMETOWN

  • 4741 W. 89th Pl.

JOLIET

  • 3111 Evergreen Dr.
  • 103 Sunset Strip
  • 2516 East Cass St.
  • 115 Sunset Strip

KILDEER

  • 21579 W. Mockingbird Court

LAKE IN THE HILLS

  • 1148 Heavens Gate

LIBERTYVILLE

  • 401 E. Austin Ave.
  • 2430 West Steeplechase Ave.
  • 1612 Bush Court

LOMBARD

  • 99 S. Lombard Ave.

MANTENO

  • 155 E. Division St.

MIDLOTHIAN

  • 3752 152nd St.

MOKENA

  • 19540 Walnut St.
  • 9442 Elm Ave.
  • 12106 Blackthorne Ridge Dr.

MONEE

  • 25658 Kensington Ln.

MORRIS

  • 805 2nd Ave.

NEW LENOX

  • 621 Pine St.
  • 2756 Tanaga Basin
  • 1370 Edmonds Ave.
  • 348 E. Joliet Hwy

OAK FOREST

  • 15232 Ventura St.

OAK LAWN

  • 7116 W. 96th St.
  • 10325 S. Kenneth Ave.
  • 9120 S. Ridgeland Ave.

OAKWOOD HILLS

  • 8 Bordeaux Court

ORLAND PARK

  • 8550 Biloba St.
  • 11633 Glenview Dr.
  • 15661 Peachtree Dr.
  • 16911 Sheridans Trl.
  • 31 Ruggles Ct.

PLAINFIELD

  • 13411 Vicarage Dr.
  • 25206 Knoll Rd.

ROSELLE

  • 517 May St.

SCHAUMBURG

  • 1062 Newport Harbor

SOUTH CHICAGO HEIGHTS

  • 3332 Lynnwood Dr.

TINLEY PARK

  • 6240 167th St.
  • 17331 Osceola Ave.
  • 6618 glenview Dr.
  • 8578 Ballard Ct.
  • 16423 Parliment
  • 6705 W. 164th Pl.

WINFIELD

  • 26w549 Lindsey Ave.

WORTH

  • 11149 S. Worth Ave.

INDIANA

CROWN POINT

  • 1744 Wedgewood Ct.

DYER

  • 511 Audrey Ct.

MUNSTER

  • 8027 Monroe Ave.

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