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Forest Park, Illinois

Forest Park (formerly Harlem) is a village in Cook County, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago in the United States. The population was 14,167 at the 2010 census. The Forest Park train stop on the CTA Blue Line is the line's western terminus, located on the Eisenhower Expressway at Des Plaines Avenue.

Located at 41.8731, -87.8111 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Forest Park, Illinois, Chicago metropolitan area, Populated places in Cook County, Illinois, Villages in Illinois, Populated places established in 1907

River Forest, Illinois

River Forest is an affluent suburban village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Two universities make their home in River Forest, Dominican University and Concordia University Chicago. The village is closely tied to the larger neighboring community of Oak Park. There are significant architectural designs located in River Forest such as the Winslow House by Frank Lloyd Wright. The population of the village was 11,172 at the 2010 census.

Located at 41.8931, -87.8172 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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River Forest, Illinois, Villages in Illinois, Populated places in Cook County, Illinois, Chicago metropolitan area

Oak Park and River Forest High School

Oak Park and River Forest High School, or OPRF, is a public four-year high school located in Oak Park, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is the only school of Oak Park and River Forest District 200. Founded in 1873, the current school building opened in 1907.

Located at 41.8903, -87.7888 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Oak Park, Illinois, Educational institutions established in 1871, Public high schools in Cook County, Illinois, 1871 establishments in Illinois

German Waldheim Cemetery

German Waldheim Cemetery, previously known as Waldheim Cemetery, and currently named Forest Home Cemetery is located at 863 Des Plaines Ave. in Forest Park, a suburb of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois. It was originally founded in 1873 as a non-religion specific cemetery, where Freemasons, Roma, and German-speaking immigrants to Chicago could be buried without regard for religious affiliation.

Located at 41.8698, -87.8198 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Burials at Forest Home Cemetery, Chicago, Cemeteries in Chicago, Illinois, German cemeteries, German-American culture in Chicago, Illinois

WPNA

WPNA is a radio station licensed to Oak Park, Illinois, USA, the station serves the Chicago area. The station is currently owned by Alliance Communications. WPNA hosts radio programs for various ethnic and cultural groups in the Chicago metropolitan area.

Located at 41.8811, -87.7939 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Radio stations in Illinois

Trinity High School (River Forest, Illinois)

Trinity High School is a Roman Catholic college preparatory high school for girls located in River Forest, Illinois. Located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago, it was founded in 1918 by members of the Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters. Originally the school was built on the grounds of Rosary College, which is now Dominican University, but in 1926 the campus was relocated a few blocks away from the original site.

Located at 41.9019, -87.8144 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Dominican schools, Girls' schools in Illinois, River Forest, Illinois, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago, Roman Catholic secondary schools in Illinois, Educational institutions established in 1918, Private high schools in Cook County, Illinois

Concordia University Chicago

Concordia University Chicago is an American private, Lutheran liberal arts university located in the Illinois suburb of River Forest, 10 miles west of Chicago.

Located at 41.8997, -87.8095 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Educational institutions established in 1864, Universities and colleges affiliated with the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod, Universities and colleges in Illinois, National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities members, North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, Concordia University Chicago, Universities and colleges in Cook County, Illinois

Oak Park (Metra)

Oak Park is a Metra commuter railroad station in Oak Park, Illinois, just west of Chicago. It is served by Metra's Union Pacific/West Line, with service east to Ogilvie Transportation Center in Chicago and as far west as Elburn, Illinois. Travel time to Chicago is 16 to 20 minutes. The station is located along North Boulevard between Marion Street and Harlem Avenue, Oak Park's western border with River Forest and Forest Park.

Located at 41.8871, -87.8011 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Metra stations, Stations along Chicago and North Western Railway lines, Oak Park, Illinois, Railway stations in Cook County, Illinois

River Forest (Metra)

River Forest is a Metra commuter railroad station in River Forest, a western suburb of Chicago, on the Union Pacific/West Line. Trains go east to Ogilvie Transportation Center in Chicago and as far west as Elburn, Illinois. Travel time to Ogilvie is 20 to 24 minutes. The station is at Central Avenue and Thatcher Avenue. The surrounding neighborhood is mostly characterized by single-family homes, baseball fields and tennis courts. Pace suburban buses stop one block to the north on Lake Street.

Located at 41.887, -87.8249 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Metra stations, Stations along Chicago and North Western Railway lines, Railway stations in Cook County, Illinois, Railway stations opened in 1915

Austin (CTA Green Line station)

Austin is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system. It is situated between the Ridgeland and Central stations on the Green Line, which runs from Harlem Avenue in Forest Park to Englewood and Woodlawn. The station is located at the intersection of Austin Boulevard and Corcoran Place in the Austin neighborhood on Chicago's West Side and borders on the village of Oak Park.

Located at 41.8873, -87.7741 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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CTA Green Line stations, Railway stations opened in 1899, Transportation in Cook County, Illinois

Ridgeland (CTA station)

Ridgeland is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Green Line. To the north of the station is the triple tracked Union Pacific/West Line.

Located at 41.887, -87.7846 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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CTA Green Line stations, Railway stations opened in 1901, Transportation in Cook County, Illinois, Oak Park, Illinois

Oak Park (CTA Green Line station)

Oak Park is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system situated between the Ridgeland and Harlem stations on the Green Line. It is located at Oak Park Avenue and South Boulevard in the village of Oak Park, Illinois and is closest station to the Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio. It opened on January 25, 1901.

Located at 41.8868, -87.7943 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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CTA Green Line stations, Railway stations opened in 1901, Transportation in Cook County, Illinois, Oak Park, Illinois

Harlem/Lake (CTA station)

Harlem/Lake is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Green Line. It is the northwesternmost terminus of the Green Line.

Located at 41.8871, -87.8049 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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CTA Green Line stations, CTA 'L' terminal stations, Railway stations opened in 1962, Transportation in Cook County, Illinois, Oak Park, Illinois, Forest Park, Illinois

Austin (CTA Blue Line station)

Austin is a station on the 'L' system, serving the Blue Line's Forest Park branch. It is located below South Austin Boulevard in the Eisenhower Expressway on the Oak Park and Chicago city limit boundary (serving the extreme southwest tip of Chicago's Austin neighborhood. The station has an auxiliary entrance/exit at Lombard Avenue.

Located at 41.8708, -87.7768 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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CTA Blue Line stations, Railway stations opened in 1960, Oak Park, Illinois

Oak Park (CTA Blue Line station)

Oak Park is a station on the Chicago 'L' system, serving the Blue Line's Forest Park branch and Oak Park, Illinois. The station is located alongside the Eisenhower Expressway between South Oak Park Avenue and South East Avenue.

Located at 41.8721, -87.7916 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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CTA Blue Line stations, Railway stations opened in 1960, Oak Park, Illinois

Harlem (CTA Blue Line Congress branch station)

Harlem is a station on the 'L' system, serving the Blue Line's Forest Park branch in Forest Park, Illinois. The station was built with an auxiliary entrance at Circle Avenue that was eventually converted to an exit only facility. The Circle Avenue entrance repoened as an auxiliary entrance/exit on September 26, 2009, at 4 PM.

Located at 41.8735, -87.807 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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CTA Blue Line stations, Railway stations opened in 1960, Forest Park, Illinois

Forest Park (CTA station)

Forest Park is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, located in the city of Forest Park and serving the Blue Line. Before the Congress Line was built, it served as terminal for the Garfield Line. It is the western terminus of the Forest Park branch. The station was known as Desplaines until 1994. It is also referred to as the Forest Park Transit Center by Pace because it is a major terminal for buses.

Located at 41.8743, -87.8173 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Forest Park, Illinois, CTA Blue Line stations, CTA 'L' terminal stations, Railway stations opened in 1905, Former Chicago, Aurora, and Elgin Stations

Oak Park Township, Cook County, Illinois

Oak Park Township is a civil township located in Cook County, Illinois, coexistent with the village of Oak Park. The population was 51,878 at the 2010 census.

Located at 41.8875, -87.7894 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Townships in Cook County, Illinois

River Forest Township, Cook County, Illinois

River Forest Township is one of thirty townships in Cook County, Illinois. The population was 11,172 at the 2010 census.

Located at 41.8947, -87.8192 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Townships in Cook County, Illinois

Horse Show Fountain

The Horse Show Fountain, also known as the Wright-Bock Fountain, is located in the Chicago suburb of Oak Park, Illinois, United States. The fountain, first erected in 1909, has been widely attributed to both sculptor Richard Bock and architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Though the fountain currently stands at the corner of Oak Park Avenue and Lake Street within Scoville Park, neither the fountain nor the location is original.

Located at 41.8888, -87.7947 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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1909 sculptures, Oak Park, Illinois, Frank Lloyd Wright buildings, Buildings and structures in Cook County, Illinois

River Forest Public Library

The River Forest Public Library is located at 735 Lathrop in River Forest, Illinois. The library serves the local community and is also part of the Metropolitan Library System, which connects libraries in the south and west suburbs of Chicago through a shared catalog and other services. The current library building was designed by renowned prairie school architect William Eugene Drummond and was constructed in 1928-1929. An addition was added to the existing structure during the early 1990s.

Located at 41.8926, -87.8148 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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River Forest, Illinois, Public libraries in Illinois, Historic district contributing properties, Libraries in Cook County, Illinois, Library buildings completed in 1929

Third Unitarian Church

The Third Unitarian Church (commonly abbreviated as "TUC") is a Unitarian Universalist church in the West Side of Chicago, Illinois. It was founded in November 1868. Because of its pioneering architecture for its day, it has become much of a landmark in Chicago, and is now an official landmark. The church is liberal and describes itself as "a progressive, welcoming, and diverse congregation". For a long time, it has encouraged gays, lesbians, and bisexuals to join its congregation.

Located at 41.8859, -87.7716 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Churches in Chicago, Illinois, Unitarian Universalist churches in Illinois, 20th-century Unitarian Universalist church buildings

Scoville Park

Scoville Park is a public park in Oak Park, Illinois. Contrary to the name, it is not located on Scoville Avenue, but rather the corner of Oak Park Avenue and Lake Street, next to the Oak Park Public Library. The park is home to a small Playground, a large field that is home to concerts during Sundays in summer, a war memorial statue, tennis courts and the Horse Show Fountain. A plan for a $2.1 Million renovation to start in 2012 has recently been approved.

Located at 41.8894, -87.795 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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1912 establishments in the United States, Protected areas of Cook County, Illinois, Parks in Illinois, Oak Park, Illinois

Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School

The Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School (GBMS) is a school located at 325 South Kenilworth Avenue in Oak Park, Illinois, United States. The school was built in 1893 as South or Washington Blvd School, and was later known as Emerson Junior High School. After renovations in 2002, the school was renamed Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School after African-American poet Gwendolyn Brooks, and it is part of the Oak Park District 97.

Located at 41.8829, -87.7971 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Public middle schools in Cook County, Illinois, Educational institutions established in 1893, 1893 establishments in the United States, Oak Park, Illinois

Mary Greenlees Yerkes Residence

The Mary Greenlees Yerkes House (also known as the "Mrs. Charles Yerkes House"), is a 1912 prairie style house in Oak Park, Illinois by American architect John S. Van Bergen for Mary Greenlees Yerkes, the widow of Charles Sherman Yerkes and mother of somewhat noted impressionist artist Mary Agnes Yerkes. The home was featured in a book by Patrick Cannon, titled Prairie Metropolis. The house could be regarded as somewhat controversial in the fact that it was built for an unmarried widow.

Located at 41.8966, -87.7872 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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American architecture, Buildings and structures in Cook County, Illinois