A City That Built Its Own Stage
The land that became Country Club Hills was originally called Copper's Grove — farmland on the moraine ridges left by glaciers 10,000 years ago, slowly shifting from agriculture to residential development through the 1950s. The city was incorporated in 1958. The first town hall sat on a farmhouse at the southeast corner of Cicero Avenue and 183rd Street.
Most south suburbs that incorporated in that era took a quiet path — residential streets, a few municipal buildings, a school district. Country Club Hills made a different choice. In 2006, the city issued a $16 million municipal bond and invested $5 million of it directly into building an outdoor amphitheater on the City Campus. A $2 million fire station, an upgraded community park, and infrastructure improvements rounded out the spending — but the amphitheater was the statement piece.
The result is a city of about 16,239 residents that hosts national R&B headliners on its own stage every summer. KEM, SWV, Will Downing, Morris Day, The Whispers, Anthony Hamilton, Fred Hammond, Marvin Sapp — the kind of lineup that draws regional audiences from Detroit, St. Louis, Indianapolis, and Atlanta. The V103 Summer Jam returns annually. Comedy nights, gospel programs, and tribute shows fill the calendar between the headliner dates. The "A Night Under the Stars" series has become a Chicago Southland tradition.
Lincoln Limo Inc serves Country Club Hills because the city's calendar runs on concert nights, family events, and milestone celebrations — and the Escalade ESV is the right vehicle for those nights. The 2025 Cadillac Escalade ESV Platinum Sport Executive turns the pre-show ride into part of the experience. Reservations required, surge pricing never used, and the owner answers the phone.