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The district Ridgeland of Oak Park in Cook County (Illinois) is a district in United States about 602 mi west of Washington DC, the country's capital city.
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Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 24°C / 76 °F
Morning Temperature | 17°C / 63 °F |
Evening Temperature | 20°C / 68 °F |
Night Temperature | 15°C / 59 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 2% |
Air Humidity | 55% |
Air Pressure | 1008 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from South-West |
Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 42% of sky |
General Conditions | Light rain |
Saturday, 18th of May 2024
24°C (75 °F)
17°C (62 °F)
Scattered clouds, gentle breeze.
Sunday, 19th of May 2024
23°C (74 °F)
17°C (62 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Monday, 20th of May 2024
21°C (70 °F)
20°C (69 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Harvey House Bed & Breakfast
CARLETON OF OAK PARK
Comfort Suites O'Hare Airport
Write Inn Hotel
Presidential Inn & Suites
Colony Motel
SUPER 8 ROSEMONT O'HARE
Rodeway Inn Lyons
Carlton Inn Midway
MOTEL 6 CHICAGO SCHILLER PARK
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1928 Oak Park River Forest High School Tennis
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Oak Park, Il., Fire Department Roll Out
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1928 Backyard Kids Football in Oak Park, Illinois
This shows kids playing football in an Oak Park (Illinois) back yard, sometime in 1928. The film is silent and set to play at 12 frames per second. This is an amazing glimpse into how kids...
Oak Park 4th of July Fireworks 2012 - 24min
Fourth of July fireworks in Oak Park, IL over Oak Park and River Forest High School from the Ridgeland Commons Field.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
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Austin, Chicago
Austin, located on the West Side of Chicago, Illinois, is the largest (by population) of the city's 77 officially defined community areas, followed by Lake View. Its eastern boundary is the Belt Railway located just east of Cicero Avenue. Its northernmost border is the Milwaukee District/West Line. Its southernmost border is at Roosevelt Road from the Belt Railway west to Austin Boulevard. The northernmost portion, north of North Avenue, extends west to Harlem Avenue, abutting Elmwood Park.
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.
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.
J. J. Walser, Jr. Residence
The J.J. Walser, Jr. House in the Chicago, United States, neighborhood of Austin was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for printing executive Joseph Jacob Walser, Jr.
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.
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.
Central (CTA Green Line station)
Central is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system and is located at 350 North Central Avenue.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Beeson House and Coach House
The Beeson House and Coach House is a Queen Anne style house located at 5801 West Midway Park in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The house was built in 1892 by Fredrick R. Schock for Fredrick Beeson. It was designated a Chicago Landmark on January 20, 1999.
F. R. Schock House
The F. R. Schock House is a Queen Anne style house at 5804 West Midway Park in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The house was built in 1886 by Fredrick R. Schock for himself. It was designated a Chicago Landmark on January 20, 1999.
Schlect House
The Schlect House is a Shingle Style house at 5804 West Race Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The house was built in 1887 by Fredrick R. Schlock for his aunt Catherine Schlect. It was designated a Chicago Landmark on January 20, 1999.
Marie Schock House
The Marie Schock House is a Shingle Style house at 5749 West Race Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The house was built in 1888 by Fredrick R. Schock for his mother Marie Schock. It was designated a Chicago Landmark on January 20, 1999.
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.
Central (CTA Congress Line station)
Central is an abandoned rapid transit station in the Austin neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The station served the Chicago Transit Authority's Congress Line, which is now part of the Blue Line. Central opened on October 10, 1960, and closed on September 2, 1973, as part of a group of budget-related CTA station closings.
Austin Community Academy High School
Austin Community Academy High School was a public 4-year high school located at 231 N Pine Avenue in the Austin neighborhood on the west side of Chicago, Illinois. The school opened in 1890, and was named after Henry W. Austin, a local real estate developer The online newsletter Chicago-Catalyst. org called it the yellow brick fortress. The campus is now home to three smaller schools.
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.
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.
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.