Harvey is a city south of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 25,282 at the 2010 census. The city suffers from high levels of unemployment, poverty, and crime.
Harvey is bordered by the villages of Dixmoor and Riverdale to the north; Dolton, Phoenix, and South Holland to the east; East Hazel Crest to the south; and Hazel Crest, Markham and Posen to the west.