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hreflang="lld" data-title="Forest Park (Illinois)" data-language-autonym="Ladin" data-language-local-name="Ladin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ladin</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mzn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mzn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%DA%A9_(%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%86%D9%88%DB%8C)" title="فورست بارک (ایلینوی) – Mazanderani" lang="mzn" hreflang="mzn" data-title="فورست بارک (ایلینوی)" data-language-autonym="مازِرونی" data-language-local-name="Mazanderani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مازِرونی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_Park_(Illinois)" title="Forest Park (Illinois) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Forest Park (Illinois)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link 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org">Forest Park, Illinois</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><div class="category"><a href="/wiki/List_of_towns_and_villages_in_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="List of towns and villages in Illinois">Village</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Madison_Street,_Forest_Park.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Madison Street, Downtown Forest Park"><img alt="Madison Street, Downtown Forest Park" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Madison_Street%2C_Forest_Park.jpg/250px-Madison_Street%2C_Forest_Park.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="188" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Madison_Street%2C_Forest_Park.jpg/375px-Madison_Street%2C_Forest_Park.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Madison_Street%2C_Forest_Park.jpg/500px-Madison_Street%2C_Forest_Park.jpg 2x" 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class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Forest_Park,_Illinois&params=41_52_23_N_87_48_40_W_type:city(14339)_region:US-IL"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">41°52′23″N</span> <span class="longitude">87°48′40″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">41.87306°N 87.81111°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">41.87306; -87.81111</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">State</th><td class="infobox-data">Illinois</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/County_(United_States)" title="County (United States)">County</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Cook_County,_Illinois" title="Cook County, Illinois">Cook</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Civil_township" title="Civil township">Township</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Proviso_Township,_Cook_County,_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="Proviso Township, Cook County, Illinois">Proviso</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Municipal_corporation" title="Municipal corporation">Incorporated</a></th><td class="infobox-data">1907</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Municipal_government" class="mw-redirect" title="Municipal government">Commission</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Mayor" title="Mayor">Mayor</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Rory Hoskins</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Commissioners</th><td class="infobox-data">Jessica Voogd<br />Joseph Byrnes<br />Ryan Nero<br />Dan Novak</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-CenPopGazetteer2020_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CenPopGazetteer2020-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">2.40 sq mi (6.22 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Land</th><td class="infobox-data">2.40 sq mi (6.22 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Water</th><td class="infobox-data">0.00 sq mi (0.00 km<sup>2</sup>)  0%</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(<a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="2020 United States Census">2020</a>)</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">14,339</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">5,969.61/sq mi (2,305.18/km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Standard of living (<a href="/wiki/American_Community_Survey" title="American Community Survey">2007-11</a>)<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Per_capita_income" title="Per capita income">Per capita income</a></th><td class="infobox-data">$34,756</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Real_estate_appraisal" title="Real estate appraisal">Median home value</a></th><td class="infobox-data">$222,400</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/ZIP_code" class="mw-redirect" title="ZIP code"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">ZIP code(s)</span></a></th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="postal-code">60130</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/North_American_Numbering_Plan" title="North American Numbering Plan"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">Area code(s)</span></a></th><td class="infobox-data">708</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Geocode" title="Geocode">Geocode</a></th><td class="infobox-data nickname">26935</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Federal_Information_Processing_Standards" title="Federal Information Processing Standards">FIPS code</a></th><td class="infobox-data">17-26935</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.forestpark.net">www<wbr />.forestpark<wbr />.net</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Forest Park</b> (formerly <b>Harlem</b>) is a village in <a href="/wiki/Cook_County,_Illinois" title="Cook County, Illinois">Cook County, Illinois</a>, United States, and a suburb of <a href="/wiki/Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago</a>. The population was 14,339 at the 2020 census.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Forest_Park_(CTA_station)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forest Park (CTA station)">Forest Park</a> terminal on the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Transit_Authority" title="Chicago Transit Authority">CTA</a> <a href="/wiki/Blue_Line_(CTA)" title="Blue Line (CTA)">Blue Line</a> is the line's western terminus, located on the <a href="/wiki/Eisenhower_Expressway" class="mw-redirect" title="Eisenhower Expressway">Eisenhower Expressway</a> at Des Plaines Avenue.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This makes it one of just two municipalities served by the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_%22L%22" title="Chicago "L"">Chicago "L"</a> train network that does not directly border Chicago (the other being <a href="/wiki/Wilmette,_Illinois" title="Wilmette, Illinois">Wilmette</a>). </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Forest_Park,_Illinois&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Forest Park is located at <span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Forest_Park,_Illinois&params=41_52_23_N_87_48_40_W_region:US_type:city"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">41°52′23″N</span> <span class="longitude">87°48′40″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">41.87306°N 87.81111°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">41.87306; -87.81111</span></span></span></a></span></span> (41.873031, -87.811155).<sup id="cite_ref-GR1_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Forest Park has a total area of 2.40 square miles (6.22 km<sup>2</sup>), all land.<sup id="cite_ref-gaz2021_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gaz2021-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Des_Plaines_River" title="Des Plaines River">Des Plaines River</a> runs through Forest Park. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Forest_Park,_Illinois&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Haymarket-martyrs-memorial-Forest-Home-Cemetery-IL.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Haymarket-martyrs-memorial-Forest-Home-Cemetery-IL.jpg/170px-Haymarket-martyrs-memorial-Forest-Home-Cemetery-IL.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="302" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Haymarket-martyrs-memorial-Forest-Home-Cemetery-IL.jpg/255px-Haymarket-martyrs-memorial-Forest-Home-Cemetery-IL.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Haymarket-martyrs-memorial-Forest-Home-Cemetery-IL.jpg/340px-Haymarket-martyrs-memorial-Forest-Home-Cemetery-IL.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2988" data-file-height="5312" /></a><figcaption><i><a href="/wiki/Haymarket_Martyrs%27_Monument" title="Haymarket Martyrs' Monument">Haymarket Martyrs' Monument</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Forest_Home_Cemetery_(Chicago)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forest Home Cemetery (Chicago)">Forest Home Cemetery</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The community (formerly part of a larger town called Harlem) officially became incorporated under the name of Forest Park on April 17, 1907. </p><p>For much of its history, Forest Park was known as a "Village of cemeteries", with more dead "residents" than living ones; some figures estimate the ratio at 30:1, dead to alive. Forest Park cemeteries include <a href="/w/index.php?title=Altenheim_Cemetery&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Altenheim Cemetery (page does not exist)">Altenheim</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Concordia_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Concordia-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Forest_Home_Cemetery_(Chicago)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forest Home Cemetery (Chicago)">Forest Home Cemetery</a> (incorporating the German Waldheim Cemetery),<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Jewish_Waldheim_Cemetery&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jewish Waldheim Cemetery (page does not exist)">Jewish Waldheim</a> (producer <a href="/wiki/Mike_Todd" title="Mike Todd">Mike Todd</a> is buried in Beth Aaron there<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>),<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Woodlawn_Cemetery_(Forest_Park,_Illinois)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Woodlawn Cemetery (Forest Park, Illinois) (page does not exist)">Woodlawn</a><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (including <a href="/wiki/Showmen%27s_Rest" title="Showmen's Rest">Showmen's Rest</a>),<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Concordia.<sup id="cite_ref-Concordia_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Concordia-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Forest Home Cemetery is home to the famous <i><a href="/wiki/Haymarket_Martyrs%27_Monument" title="Haymarket Martyrs' Monument">Haymarket Martyrs' Monument</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>From 1925 to 1931, Forest Park had a radio station with a variety of call letters. The station began in 1925 as WHT. It was known as WNBA, with its studios near Des Plaines and Roosevelt Road from 1927 to 1928. In 1929, the call letters changed again, this time to WSOA and again to WCHI in 1929. As WSOA, the radio station had 5,000 watts of power. It went off the air for good in 1931.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Naval_Ordnance_Station_Forest_Park" title="Naval Ordnance Station Forest Park">Naval Ordnance Station Forest Park</a> (originally a Naval Ordnance Plant) operated from early in <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> until most of the plant was replaced by a mall in 1971, with some of the site used as a <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy_Reserve" title="United States Navy Reserve">Naval Reserve</a> center until 2007. The plant employed up to 6,500 workers and produced 19,000 <a href="/wiki/Torpedo" title="Torpedo">torpedoes</a> during World War II.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2007, the town held a summer-long centennial celebration. Forest Park has also held two other centennial celebrations, one in 1956 for when the first settlers came and one in 1984 for the 100th anniversary of the creation of the town of Harlem.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Women's professional baseball/softball has roots in Forest Park. Emery Parichy purchased the Boston Bloomer Girls softball team in the early 1930s, renamed them Emery Parichy's Bloomer Girls, and moved them to Forest Park. The team operated in the suburb until 1955, when the land their softball field was on was taken for the <a href="/wiki/Interstate_290_(Illinois)" title="Interstate 290 (Illinois)">Eisenhower Expressway</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Amusement_park">Amusement park</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Forest_Park,_Illinois&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Amusement park"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Forest Park was the location of Forest Park Amusement Park,<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> a small but popular amusement park located just west of Desplaines Avenue, and just north of the then Waldheim Cemetery, from 1907 to 1922. Initially, the park was received negatively by Chicago area church members due to its close proximity to the cemetery. However, its public acclaim helped bring in a crowd of approximately five to ten thousand on opening day, and the various rides, games, and shows the park had to offer kept residents coming back.<sup id="cite_ref-Opening_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Opening-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On July 25, 1918, a fire broke out in the swimming pool's boiler room. The fire quickly spread to other utility areas of the park which left firefighters without access to water and power. The park planned to reopen later that same day, though 1/5th of the park was destroyed by the fire. In the years following the fire, the park was mostly successful primarily due to events and activities that helped the community and the park's occasional rallies against <a href="/wiki/Prohibition_in_the_United_States" title="Prohibition in the United States">prohibition</a>. However, with the <a href="/wiki/Eighteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution" title="Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution">18th Amendment</a> taking effect coupled with a strict crack-down on gambling, the park never reopened following the cessation of its 1922 season.<sup id="cite_ref-Closing_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Closing-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Its former location is now occupied by the <a href="/wiki/Forest_Park_(CTA_station)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forest Park (CTA station)">Forest Park station</a> on CTA's Blue Line at Desplaines Avenue.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Circle_Theatre">Circle Theatre</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Forest_Park,_Illinois&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Circle Theatre"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>For most of its history, Forest Park was home for the 25-year-old professional (non-equity) theater company, Circle Theatre, which now resides across Harlem Avenue in neighboring Oak Park.<sup id="cite_ref-Circle_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Circle-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Hedy Weiss of the <i>Chicago Sun-Times</i> writes: "One of the most consistently satisfying theatrical operations in the area ...everything from classics to new American plays ...theatre at its very best." Circle Theatre has produced over 175 productions and received over 80 Joseph Jefferson (JEFF) nominations and won over 30 Jeff Awards.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Notable visits from famous playwrights have included Marvin Hamlisch, Rupert Holmes, Douglas Post, Michael John LaChiusa, Stephen Clark and Rebecca Gilman.<sup id="cite_ref-Circle_26-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Circle-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Rebecca Gilman had her first play produced at Circle Theatre before becoming one of America's leading playwrights. Notable supporters have included <a href="/wiki/Harry_Connick,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Harry Connick, Jr.">Harry Connick, Jr.</a> and <a href="/wiki/Russell_Crowe" title="Russell Crowe">Russell Crowe</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Circle_26-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Circle-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Award-winning director/choreographer <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Bellie" title="Kevin Bellie">Kevin Bellie</a> was artistic director from 2003 to 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Forest_Park,_Illinois&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1224496135">.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop{border-spacing:1px;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0.3em;font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop caption{background-color:lavender;color:black;padding-right:0.2em;padding-left:0.2em;font-size:110%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-bottom:none}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop th[scope=col]{border-bottom:1px solid black}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(2){text-align:right;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td.us-census-pop-estimate{padding-left:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(3){padding-left:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(4){padding-left:0.5em;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-footnote{border-top:1px solid black;font-size:85%;text-align:center}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-right{float:right;clear:right;margin:0 0 1em 1em}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-left{float:left;clear:left;margin:0 1em 1em 0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-center{float:none;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-none{float:none;margin:0 1em 1em 0}}</style> <table class="us-census-pop us-census-pop-right"> <caption>Historical population</caption> <tbody><tr><th scope="col">Census</th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr></th><th scope="col"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1152813436">.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="sr-only">Note</span></th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Percent change">%±</abbr></th></tr> <tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1880_United_States_census" title="1880 United States census">1880</a></th><td>923</td><td></td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1900_United_States_census" title="1900 United States census">1900</a></th><td>4,085</td><td></td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1910_United_States_census" title="1910 United States census">1910</a></th><td>6,594</td><td></td><td>61.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_census" title="1920 United States census">1920</a></th><td>10,768</td><td></td><td>63.3%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1930_United_States_census" title="1930 United States census">1930</a></th><td>14,555</td><td></td><td>35.2%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_census" title="1940 United States census">1940</a></th><td>14,840</td><td></td><td>2.0%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1950_United_States_census" title="1950 United States census">1950</a></th><td>14,969</td><td></td><td>0.9%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_census" title="1960 United States census">1960</a></th><td>14,452</td><td></td><td>−3.5%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1970_United_States_census" title="1970 United States census">1970</a></th><td>15,472</td><td></td><td>7.1%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_census" title="1980 United States census">1980</a></th><td>15,177</td><td></td><td>−1.9%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1990_United_States_census" title="1990 United States census">1990</a></th><td>14,918</td><td></td><td>−1.7%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_census" title="2000 United States census">2000</a></th><td>15,688</td><td></td><td>5.2%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_census" title="2010 United States census">2010</a></th><td>14,167</td><td></td><td>−9.7%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020</a></th><td>14,339</td><td></td><td>1.2%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="us-census-pop-footnote" style="text-align: center">U.S. Decennial Census<sup id="cite_ref-DecennialCensus_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DecennialCensus-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /> 2010-2020<sup id="cite_ref-2020CensusP2_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2020CensusP2-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> </tbody></table> <p>As of the <a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020 census</a><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> there were 14,339 people, 6,695 households, and 3,138 families residing in the village. The population density was 5,969.61 inhabitants per square mile (2,304.88/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 8,169 housing units at an average density of 3,400.92 per square mile (1,313.10/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the village was 49.60% <a href="/wiki/White_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="White (U.S. Census)">White</a>, 30.89% <a href="/wiki/African_American_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="African American (U.S. Census)">African American</a>, 0.43% <a href="/wiki/Native_American_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Native American (U.S. Census)">Native American</a>, 6.23% <a href="/wiki/Asian_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Asian (U.S. Census)">Asian</a>, 0.02% <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Islander_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)">Pacific Islander</a>, 4.72% from <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">other races</a>, and 8.11% from two or more races. <a href="/wiki/Hispanic_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hispanic (U.S. Census)">Hispanic</a> or <a href="/wiki/Latino_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Latino (U.S. Census)">Latino</a> of any race were 11.32% of the population. </p><p>There were 6,695 households, out of which 18.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 28.26% were married couples living together, 14.03% had a female householder with no husband present, and 53.13% were non-families. 42.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.56% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 2.03. </p><p>The village's age distribution consisted of 14.7% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 36.1% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.8 males. </p><p>The median income for a household in the village was $70,670, and the median income for a family was $101,894. Males had a median income of $52,797 versus $49,492 for females. The <a href="/wiki/Per_capita_income" title="Per capita income">per capita income</a> for the village was $46,969. About 2.3% of families and 9.1% of the population were below the <a href="/wiki/Poverty_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Poverty line">poverty line</a>, including 4.4% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <caption><b>Forest Park village, Illinois – Racial and ethnic composition</b><br /><small><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886047488">.mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}</style><span class="nobold"><i>Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.</i></span></small> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Race / Ethnicity <small>(<i>NH = Non-Hispanic</i>)</small> </th> <th>Pop 2000<sup id="cite_ref-2000CensusP004_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2000CensusP004-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>Pop 2010<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th style="background:#FFB; color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-partial">Pop 2020<sup id="cite_ref-2020CensusP2_30-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2020CensusP2-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>% 2000 </th> <th>% 2010 </th> <th style="background:#FFB; color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-partial">% 2020 </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Non-Hispanic_or_Latino_whites" class="mw-redirect" title="Non-Hispanic or Latino whites">White</a> alone (NH) </td> <td>8,169 </td> <td>7,048 </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">6,756 </td> <td>52.07% </td> <td>49.75% </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">47.12% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Non-Hispanic_or_Latino_African_Americans" class="mw-redirect" title="Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans">Black or African American</a> alone (NH) </td> <td>4,824 </td> <td>4,504 </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">4,345 </td> <td>30.75% </td> <td>31.79% </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">30.30% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Native_Americans_in_the_United_States" title="Native Americans in the United States">Native American</a> or <a href="/wiki/Alaska_Native" class="mw-redirect" title="Alaska Native">Alaska Native</a> alone (NH) </td> <td>21 </td> <td>27 </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">26 </td> <td>0.13% </td> <td>0.19% </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">0.18% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Asian_Americans" title="Asian Americans">Asian</a> alone (NH) </td> <td>1,059 </td> <td>841 </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">879 </td> <td>6.75% </td> <td>5.94% </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">6.13% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Islander_Americans" title="Pacific Islander Americans">Pacific Islander</a> alone (NH) </td> <td>11 </td> <td>2 </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">3 </td> <td>0.07% </td> <td>0.01% </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">0.02% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Race_and_ethnicity_in_the_United_States_census" title="Race and ethnicity in the United States census">Other Race</a> alone (NH) </td> <td>40 </td> <td>40 </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">113 </td> <td>0.25% </td> <td>0.28% </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">0.79% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Multiracial_Americans" title="Multiracial Americans">Mixed Race or Multiracial</a> (NH) </td> <td>334 </td> <td>307 </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">594 </td> <td>2.13% </td> <td>2.17% </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">4.14% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hispanic_and_Latino_Americans" title="Hispanic and Latino Americans">Hispanic or Latino</a> (any race) </td> <td>1,230 </td> <td>1,398 </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">1,623 </td> <td>7.84% </td> <td>9.87% </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">11.32% </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Total</b> </td> <td><b>15,688</b> </td> <td><b>14,167</b> </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;"><b>14,339</b> </td> <td><b>100.00%</b> </td> <td><b>100.00%</b> </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;"><b>100.00%</b> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Government">Government</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Forest_Park,_Illinois&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Government"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:White_Fawn_(mural_study_for_Forest_Park,_Illinois_Post_Office)_SAAM-1974.28.316_1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/White_Fawn_%28mural_study_for_Forest_Park%2C_Illinois_Post_Office%29_SAAM-1974.28.316_1.jpg/220px-White_Fawn_%28mural_study_for_Forest_Park%2C_Illinois_Post_Office%29_SAAM-1974.28.316_1.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="81" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/White_Fawn_%28mural_study_for_Forest_Park%2C_Illinois_Post_Office%29_SAAM-1974.28.316_1.jpg/330px-White_Fawn_%28mural_study_for_Forest_Park%2C_Illinois_Post_Office%29_SAAM-1974.28.316_1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/White_Fawn_%28mural_study_for_Forest_Park%2C_Illinois_Post_Office%29_SAAM-1974.28.316_1.jpg/440px-White_Fawn_%28mural_study_for_Forest_Park%2C_Illinois_Post_Office%29_SAAM-1974.28.316_1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2000" data-file-height="736" /></a><figcaption>Miriam McKinnie's mural study for the Forest Park post office (1939)</figcaption></figure> <p>The village of Forest Park runs under a village commission form of government led by a mayor and four commissioners elected every four years. </p><p>Forest Park lies within <a href="/wiki/Illinois%27s_7th_congressional_district" title="Illinois's 7th congressional district">Illinois's 7th congressional district</a>. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/United_States_Postal_Service" title="United States Postal Service">United States Postal Service</a> operates the Forest Park Post Office at 417 Des Plaines Avenue.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The post office contains a mural, <i>The White Fawn</i>, painted in 1940 by <a href="/wiki/Miriam_McKinnie" title="Miriam McKinnie">Miriam McKinnie</a>. Murals were produced from 1934 to 1943 in the United States through the <a href="/wiki/Section_of_Painting_and_Sculpture" title="Section of Painting and Sculpture">Section of Painting and Sculpture</a>, later called the <a href="/wiki/Section_of_Fine_Arts" class="mw-redirect" title="Section of Fine Arts">Section of Fine Arts</a>, of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_the_Treasury" title="United States Department of the Treasury">Treasury Department</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Village_life">Village life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Forest_Park,_Illinois&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Village life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Park District of Forest Park, located near the center of the village, has a 15-acre (61,000 m<sup>2</sup>) park, with an aquatic center. Shopping is mostly located on <a href="/wiki/Madison_Street_(Chicago)" title="Madison Street (Chicago)">Madison Street</a>. Previously known for many taverns, it now also features antique merchants, boutiques, and eating establishments. Recently it was voted by the readers of the <i>Chicago Tribune</i> as the "Best Neighborhood Dining" in the Chicago area. </p><p>In the last few days of July and first few of August, Forest Park's Park District plays host to the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.noglovenationals.com/">Forest Park No Glove National Invitational Softball Tournament</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150801205602/http://noglovenationals.com/">Archived</a> August 1, 2015, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>. This is an invitational to all the best 16-inch softball teams in <a href="/wiki/Chicago_metropolitan_area" title="Chicago metropolitan area">Chicago metropolitan area</a> (and sometimes from other regions). The game is slow-pitch softball played without gloves, a favorite in the region. </p><p>Every autumn the St. Bernardine Church hosts an <a href="/wiki/Oktoberfest" title="Oktoberfest">Oktoberfest</a> and the village hosts a Rib-fest. </p><p>The village has several industries, but the most prominent is <a href="/wiki/Ferrara_Pan" class="mw-redirect" title="Ferrara Pan">Ferrara Pan</a>, now known as simply the Ferrara Candy Company. The candy factory can be seen and smelled from the <a href="/wiki/Harlem_(CTA_Blue_Line_Congress_branch_station)" class="mw-redirect" title="Harlem (CTA Blue Line Congress branch station)">Harlem Blue Line</a> stop. </p><p>The town is served by a weekly newspaper, the <i>Forest Park Review</i>, coming out every Wednesday. It is printed by Wednesday Journal, Inc. A bi-monthly publication, <i>The Forest Park Post</i>, is distributed to all homes and businesses in Forest Park and is published by 34 Publishing, Inc. </p><p>There is a NFP citizens advocacy and information organization known as <a href="/w/index.php?title=Vox60130.org&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vox60130.org (page does not exist)">Vox 60130</a> (formerly Citizens United in Forest Park) serving the community since 2004. It monitors local governmental meetings and activities and sponsors workshops and presentations of important, relevant issues. They also hold candidate forums during each local election cycle. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Forest_Park,_Illinois&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Forest Park is within the <a href="/wiki/Forest_Park_School_District_91" title="Forest Park School District 91">Forest Park School District 91</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Proviso_Township_High_Schools_District_209" title="Proviso Township High Schools District 209">Proviso Township High Schools District 209</a>. The elementary school district operates four elementary schools and Forest Park Middle School. The community is served by <a href="/wiki/Proviso_East_High_School" title="Proviso East High School">Proviso East High School</a>, which is by <a href="/wiki/Maywood,_Illinois" title="Maywood, Illinois">Maywood</a> but technically in unincorporated land.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition, the <a href="/wiki/Proviso_Mathematics_and_Science_Academy" title="Proviso Mathematics and Science Academy">Proviso Mathematics and Science Academy</a>, a magnet school, is located in Forest Park.<sup id="cite_ref-About_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-About-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Public_libraries">Public libraries</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Forest_Park,_Illinois&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Public libraries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Forest Park Public Library is located at 7555 Jackson Boulevard.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The current library building opened on October 8, 1995. It covers 26,400 square feet (2,450 m<sup>2</sup>) over two levels and is completely accessible in compliance with the <a href="/wiki/Americans_with_Disabilities_Act" class="mw-redirect" title="Americans with Disabilities Act">Americans with Disabilities Act</a>. It is spacious and comfortable, with more seating and study areas, along with a meeting room, a youth activity room and computer room. The total cost of the building was projected to be $3,295,000, including construction, site improvements, furnishings, computer and security systems, professional and financing costs and contingencies. The funding comes from the Imber Fund, now grown to $900,000, a State of Illinois Construction Grant of $250,000, General Obligation Bonds for $2.9 million and interest income. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Landmarks">Landmarks</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Forest_Park,_Illinois&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Landmarks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>St. Bernardine Catholic Church, built in a <a href="/wiki/Spanish_Mission_style" class="mw-redirect" title="Spanish Mission style">Spanish Mission style</a>, was designed by McCarthy, Smith, and Eppig. The firm worked extensively with Cardinal <a href="/wiki/George_Mundelein" title="George Mundelein">George Mundelein</a> and produced numerous Chicago-area Catholic churches during the <a href="/wiki/Great_Depression" title="Great Depression">Great Depression</a>, including <a href="/wiki/St._Wenceslaus_in_Chicago" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Wenceslaus in Chicago">St. Wenceslaus in Chicago</a>, as well as St. Joseph and St. Francis Xavier churches in <a href="/wiki/Wilmette,_Illinois" title="Wilmette, Illinois">Wilmette</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Ferrara_Pan_Candy_Company" class="mw-redirect" title="Ferrara Pan Candy Company">Ferrara Pan Candy Company</a> is located at 7301 W. Harrison Street. The company was founded in 1908 by Salvatore Ferrara who came to America from <a href="/wiki/Nola" title="Nola">Nola</a>, Italy, in 1900. The use of the word "pan" refers to the process of making the candy by the <a href="/wiki/Sugar_panning" title="Sugar panning">sugar panning</a> process.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Transportation">Transportation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Forest_Park,_Illinois&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Transportation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Two stations (<a href="/wiki/Forest_Park_station" title="Forest Park station">Forest Park station</a> and <a href="/wiki/Harlem_station_(CTA_Blue_Line_Forest_Park_branch)" title="Harlem station (CTA Blue Line Forest Park branch)">Harlem station</a>) provide <a href="/wiki/Chicago_%27L%27" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicago 'L'">'L'</a> service along the <a href="/wiki/Blue_Line_(CTA)" title="Blue Line (CTA)">CTA Blue Line</a>. Bus service in the village is provided by <a href="/wiki/Pace_(transit)" title="Pace (transit)">Pace</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_people">Notable people</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Forest_Park,_Illinois&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Notable people"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Bellie" title="Kevin Bellie">Kevin Bellie</a>, award-winning American director and choreographer lives in Forest Park.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/W._Robert_Blair" title="W. Robert Blair">W. Robert Blair</a>, Illinois politician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warren_Brown_(sportswriter)" title="Warren Brown (sportswriter)">Warren Brown</a>, sports journalist, coined nicknames for Red Grange and Babe Ruth, Baseball Hall of Fame member</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Hoh" title="Eddie Hoh">Eddie Hoh</a>, rock drummer of the 1960s who backed <a href="/wiki/The_Mamas_%26_the_Papas" title="The Mamas & the Papas">The Mamas & the Papas</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Monkees" class="mw-redirect" title="Monkees">Monkees</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kathy_Griffin" title="Kathy Griffin">Kathy Griffin</a>, comedian, actress, author (Oak Park)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leonard_W._Hein" title="Leonard W. Hein">Leonard W. Hein</a>, economist, accounting educator</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Idelson" title="Bill Idelson">Bill Idelson</a>, Actor and Writer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erv_Lange" title="Erv Lange">Erv Lange</a>, pitcher for the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Whales" title="Chicago Whales">Chicago Whales</a>; born in Forest Park</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Howard_R._Mohr" title="Howard R. Mohr">Howard R. Mohr</a>, Illinois politician, businessman, and Mayor of Forest Park; born in Forest Park</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frederick_B._Roos" title="Frederick B. Roos">Frederick B. Roos</a>, Illinois politician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Calvin_Sutker" title="Calvin Sutker">Calvin Sutker</a>, Illinois politician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pierre_Walters" title="Pierre Walters">Pierre Walters</a>, NFL athlete, Kansas City Chiefs</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Gallery">Gallery</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Forest_Park,_Illinois&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Gallery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Forest_Park_Amusement_Park">Forest Park Amusement Park</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Forest_Park,_Illinois&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Forest Park Amusement Park"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Forest_Park_Illinois_amusement_park_entrance_and_ballroom.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Entrance to the park and the ballroom that was connected with it"><img alt="Entrance to the park and the ballroom that was connected with it" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Forest_Park_Illinois_amusement_park_entrance_and_ballroom.jpg/120px-Forest_Park_Illinois_amusement_park_entrance_and_ballroom.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="76" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Forest_Park_Illinois_amusement_park_entrance_and_ballroom.jpg/180px-Forest_Park_Illinois_amusement_park_entrance_and_ballroom.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Forest_Park_Illinois_amusement_park_entrance_and_ballroom.jpg/240px-Forest_Park_Illinois_amusement_park_entrance_and_ballroom.jpg 2x" data-file-width="807" data-file-height="513" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Entrance to the park and the ballroom that was connected with it</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Steeple_Chase_Ride_Forest_Park_Illinois.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Steeplechase ride"><img alt="Steeplechase ride" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Steeple_Chase_Ride_Forest_Park_Illinois.JPG/120px-Steeple_Chase_Ride_Forest_Park_Illinois.JPG" decoding="async" width="120" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Steeple_Chase_Ride_Forest_Park_Illinois.JPG/180px-Steeple_Chase_Ride_Forest_Park_Illinois.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Steeple_Chase_Ride_Forest_Park_Illinois.JPG/240px-Steeple_Chase_Ride_Forest_Park_Illinois.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1531" data-file-height="963" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Steeplechase ride</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Forest_Park_Illinois_amusement_park_chutes.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="From atop the chutes"><img alt="From atop the chutes" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Forest_Park_Illinois_amusement_park_chutes.JPG/120px-Forest_Park_Illinois_amusement_park_chutes.JPG" decoding="async" width="120" height="78" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Forest_Park_Illinois_amusement_park_chutes.JPG/180px-Forest_Park_Illinois_amusement_park_chutes.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Forest_Park_Illinois_amusement_park_chutes.JPG/240px-Forest_Park_Illinois_amusement_park_chutes.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1550" data-file-height="1010" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">From atop the chutes</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Forest_Park_amusement_part_souvenir_photo_1910.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Souvenir photo taken at the park"><img alt="Souvenir photo taken at the park" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Forest_Park_amusement_part_souvenir_photo_1910.JPG/91px-Forest_Park_amusement_part_souvenir_photo_1910.JPG" decoding="async" width="91" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Forest_Park_amusement_part_souvenir_photo_1910.JPG/137px-Forest_Park_amusement_part_souvenir_photo_1910.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Forest_Park_amusement_part_souvenir_photo_1910.JPG/183px-Forest_Park_amusement_part_souvenir_photo_1910.JPG 2x" data-file-width="387" data-file-height="508" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Souvenir photo taken at the park</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Casino_at_Forest_Park_Illinois_amusement_park.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="The park's casino building at night"><img alt="The park's casino building at night" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Casino_at_Forest_Park_Illinois_amusement_park.JPG/120px-Casino_at_Forest_Park_Illinois_amusement_park.JPG" decoding="async" width="120" height="74" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Casino_at_Forest_Park_Illinois_amusement_park.JPG/180px-Casino_at_Forest_Park_Illinois_amusement_park.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Casino_at_Forest_Park_Illinois_amusement_park.JPG/240px-Casino_at_Forest_Park_Illinois_amusement_park.JPG 2x" data-file-width="813" data-file-height="504" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">The park's casino building at night</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Forest_Park_Illinois_amusement_park_lake_scene.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="A night view of the park from its lake"><img alt="A night view of the park from its lake" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Forest_Park_Illinois_amusement_park_lake_scene.JPG/120px-Forest_Park_Illinois_amusement_park_lake_scene.JPG" decoding="async" width="120" height="72" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Forest_Park_Illinois_amusement_park_lake_scene.JPG/180px-Forest_Park_Illinois_amusement_park_lake_scene.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Forest_Park_Illinois_amusement_park_lake_scene.JPG/240px-Forest_Park_Illinois_amusement_park_lake_scene.JPG 2x" data-file-width="769" data-file-height="461" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">A night view of the park from its lake</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Forest_Park,_Illinois&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Harlem_Race_Track" title="Harlem Race Track">Harlem Race Track</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Showmen%27s_Rest" title="Showmen's Rest">Showmen's Rest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Helicopter_Airways_Flight_698" title="Chicago Helicopter Airways Flight 698">Chicago Helicopter Airways Flight 698</a> crashed at Forest Park in 1960</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Forest_Park,_Illinois&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">June 12,</span> 2010</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Forest+Home+and+German+Waldheim+Cemeteries&rft.pub=Matt+Hucke&rft.au=Matt+Hucke&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fgraveyards.com%2FIL%2FCook%2Fforesthome%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AForest+Park%2C+Illinois" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMatt_Hucke" class="citation web cs1">Matt Hucke. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://graveyards.com/IL/Cook/waldheim/michaeltodd.html">"Gravesite-Mike Todd"</a>. Matt Hucke<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">June 12,</span> 2010</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Gravesite-Mike+Todd&rft.pub=Matt+Hucke&rft.au=Matt+Hucke&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fgraveyards.com%2FIL%2FCook%2Fwaldheim%2Fmichaeltodd.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AForest+Park%2C+Illinois" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMatt_Hucke" class="citation web cs1">Matt Hucke. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://graveyards.com/IL/Cook/waldheim/">"Jewish Waldheim cemeteries"</a>. Matt Hucke<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">June 12,</span> 2010</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Jewish+Waldheim+cemeteries&rft.pub=Matt+Hucke&rft.au=Matt+Hucke&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fgraveyards.com%2FIL%2FCook%2Fwaldheim%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AForest+Park%2C+Illinois" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMatt_Hucke" class="citation web cs1">Matt Hucke. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://graveyards.com/IL/Cook/woodlawn/">"Woodlawn Cemetery"</a>. Matt Hucke<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">June 12,</span> 2010</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Woodlawn+Cemetery&rft.pub=Matt+Hucke&rft.au=Matt+Hucke&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fgraveyards.com%2FIL%2FCook%2Fwoodlawn%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AForest+Park%2C+Illinois" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://graveyards.com/IL/Cook/woodlawn/woodlawn.html">"Woodlawn Cemetery sign"</a>. Matt Hucke<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">June 12,</span> 2010</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Woodlawn+Cemetery+sign&rft.pub=Matt+Hucke&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fgraveyards.com%2FIL%2FCook%2Fwoodlawn%2Fwoodlawn.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AForest+Park%2C+Illinois" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMatt_Hucke" class="citation web cs1">Matt Hucke. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://graveyards.com/IL/Cook/woodlawn/baldy.html">"Showmen's Rest I"</a>. Matt Hucke<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">June 12,</span> 2010</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Showmen%27s+Rest+I&rft.pub=Matt+Hucke&rft.au=Matt+Hucke&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fgraveyards.com%2FIL%2FCook%2Fwoodlawn%2Fbaldy.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AForest+Park%2C+Illinois" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMatt_Hucke" class="citation web cs1">Matt Hucke. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://graveyards.com/IL/Cook/woodlawn/elephant1.html">"Showmen's Rest II"</a>. Matt Hucke<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">June 12,</span> 2010</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Showmen%27s+Rest+II&rft.pub=Matt+Hucke&rft.au=Matt+Hucke&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fgraveyards.com%2FIL%2FCook%2Fwoodlawn%2Felephant1.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AForest+Park%2C+Illinois" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ingodsarms.com/">"Concordia Cemetery, Forest Park, IL website"</a>. Concordia Cemetery<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">June 12,</span> 2010</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Concordia+Cemetery%2C+Forest+Park%2C+IL+website&rft.pub=Concordia+Cemetery&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ingodsarms.com%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AForest+Park%2C+Illinois" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMatt_Hucke" class="citation web cs1">Matt Hucke. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://graveyards.com/IL/Cook/foresthome/ne-haymarket.html">"Haymarket Monument-Forest Home Cemetery"</a>. Matt Hucke<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">June 12,</span> 2010</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Haymarket+Monument-Forest+Home+Cemetery&rft.pub=Matt+Hucke&rft.au=Matt+Hucke&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fgraveyards.com%2FIL%2FCook%2Fforesthome%2Fne-haymarket.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AForest+Park%2C+Illinois" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140318234030/http://www.ebay.com/itm/QSL-WSOA-Forest-Park-Illinois-1929-/151222157956?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item23358b0284&nma=true&si=I9FdDZhS8i0%252F8nwd%252FzLNFNU9hV4%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557">"QSL card for Radio Station WSOA"</a>. 1929. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/QSL-WSOA-Forest-Park-Illinois-1929-/151222157956?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item23358b0284&nma=true&si=I9FdDZhS8i0%252F8nwd%252FzLNFNU9hV4%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557">the original</a> on March 18, 2014<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">March 18,</span> 2014</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=QSL+card+for+Radio+Station+WSOA&rft.date=1929&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2FQSL-WSOA-Forest-Park-Illinois-1929-%2F151222157956%3Fpt%3DLH_DefaultDomain_0%26hash%3Ditem23358b0284%26nma%3Dtrue%26si%3DI9FdDZhS8i0%25252F8nwd%25252FzLNFNU9hV4%25253D%26orig_cvip%3Dtrue%26rt%3Dnc%26_trksid%3Dp2047675.l2557&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AForest+Park%2C+Illinois" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-17">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140319001939/http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/OTQ0WDE1OTk%3D/z/bRgAAOxyUrZS6wR-/%24_57.JPG">"Photo of QSL card for radio station WSOA showing it was operating at 5,000 watts of power"</a>. February 24, 1929. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/OTQ0WDE1OTk=/z/bRgAAOxyUrZS6wR-/$_57.JPG">the original</a> on March 19, 2014<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">March 18,</span> 2014</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Photo+of+QSL+card+for+radio+station+WSOA+showing+it+was+operating+at+5%2C000+watts+of+power&rft.date=1929-02-24&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fi.ebayimg.com%2F00%2Fs%2FOTQ0WDE1OTk%3D%2Fz%2FbRgAAOxyUrZS6wR-%2F%24_57.JPG&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AForest+Park%2C+Illinois" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-18">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/2005/09/05/old-torpedo-factory-hit-by-military-site-closings/">Chicago Tribune, 5 September 2005, "Old Torpedo Factory Hit by Military Site Closings"</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-19">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Poplawska, Anna. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://forestparkreview.com/main.asp?SectionID=6&SubSectionID=51&ArticleID=2519&TM=53837.24">Forest Park turns 100-again!</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110711022201/http://forestparkreview.com/main.asp?SectionID=6&SubSectionID=51&ArticleID=2519&TM=53837.24">Archived</a> July 11, 2011, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.forestparkreview.com/">Forest Park Review</a>. Printed August 28, 2007. Accessed 2007-09-03.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-20">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110723131159/http://www.forestpark.net/pdf/FPHistory.pdf">"Forest Park History"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. Forest Park.net. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.forestpark.net/pdf/FPHistory.pdf">the original</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> on July 23, 2011<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">December 9,</span> 2010</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Forest+Park+History&rft.pub=Forest+Park.net&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.forestpark.net%2Fpdf%2FFPHistory.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AForest+Park%2C+Illinois" class="Z3988"></span> (<a href="/wiki/PDF" title="PDF">PDF</a>)</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-21">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081121103651/http://www.forestparkpubliclibrary.org/HistoricalSociety/AmusementPark.htm">Forest Park Amusement Park</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Opening-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Opening_22-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.forestparkhistory.org/opening.html">"Opening"</a>. The Historical Society of Forest Park<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">August 29,</span> 2018</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Opening&rft.pub=The+Historical+Society+of+Forest+Park&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.forestparkhistory.org%2Fopening.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AForest+Park%2C+Illinois" class="Z3988"></span><sup class="noprint Inline-Template"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot"><span title=" Dead link tagged April 2024">permanent dead link</span></a></i><span style="visibility:hidden; color:transparent; padding-left:2px">‍</span>]</span></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Closing-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Closing_23-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180930081202/https://www.forestparkhistory.org/closing.html">"Closing"</a>. The Historical Society of Forest Park. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.forestparkhistory.org/closing.html">the original</a> on September 30, 2018<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">August 29,</span> 2018</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Closing&rft.pub=The+Historical+Society+of+Forest+Park&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.forestparkhistory.org%2Fclosing.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AForest+Park%2C+Illinois" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-24">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://drloihjournal.blogspot.com/2017/01/forest-park-amusement-park-desplaines.html">"The History of Forest Park Amusement Park"</a>. The Digital Research Library of Illinois History Journal. January 16, 2017<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://chicago.urban-history.org/ven/pks/forest.shtml">the original</a> on September 27, 2011<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">June 12,</span> 2010</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Forest+Park&rft.pub=Jazz+Age+Chicago&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fchicago.urban-history.org%2Fven%2Fpks%2Fforest.shtml&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AForest+Park%2C+Illinois" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Circle-26"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Circle_26-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Circle_26-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Circle_26-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">"In 1985, Karen Skinner, Wayne Buidens and Joseph Bass founded Circle Theatre with the mission of making exciting theatre available to the western suburbs of Chicago. 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Illinois</span></a>, <span class="country-name">United States</span></div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="3" style="color:inherit;"><div><a href="/wiki/County_seat" title="County seat"><span>County seat</span></a>: <b><a href="/wiki/Chicago" title="Chicago"><span>Chicago</span></a></b></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/City_(Illinois)" class="mw-redirect" title="City (Illinois)">Cities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Berwyn,_Illinois" title="Berwyn, Illinois">Berwyn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blue_Island,_Illinois" title="Blue Island, Illinois">Blue Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burbank,_Illinois" title="Burbank, Illinois">Burbank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Calumet_City,_Illinois" title="Calumet City, Illinois">Calumet City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago</a>‡</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Heights,_Illinois" title="Chicago Heights, Illinois">Chicago Heights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Country_Club_Hills,_Illinois" title="Country Club Hills, Illinois">Country Club Hills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Countryside,_Illinois" title="Countryside, Illinois">Countryside</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Des_Plaines,_Illinois" title="Des Plaines, Illinois">Des Plaines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elgin,_Illinois" title="Elgin, Illinois">Elgin</a>‡</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elmhurst,_Illinois" title="Elmhurst, Illinois">Elmhurst</a>‡</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evanston,_Illinois" title="Evanston, Illinois">Evanston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harvey,_Illinois" title="Harvey, Illinois">Harvey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hickory_Hills,_Illinois" title="Hickory Hills, Illinois">Hickory Hills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hometown,_Illinois" title="Hometown, Illinois">Hometown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Markham,_Illinois" title="Markham, 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Illinois">Bellwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bensenville,_Illinois" title="Bensenville, Illinois">Bensenville</a>‡</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Berkeley,_Illinois" title="Berkeley, Illinois">Berkeley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bridgeview,_Illinois" title="Bridgeview, Illinois">Bridgeview</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Broadview,_Illinois" title="Broadview, Illinois">Broadview</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brookfield,_Illinois" title="Brookfield, Illinois">Brookfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Grove,_Illinois" title="Buffalo Grove, Illinois">Buffalo Grove</a>‡</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burnham,_Illinois" title="Burnham, Illinois">Burnham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burr_Ridge,_Illinois" title="Burr Ridge, Illinois">Burr Ridge</a>‡</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Calumet_Park,_Illinois" title="Calumet Park, Illinois">Calumet Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Ridge,_Illinois" title="Chicago Ridge, Illinois">Chicago Ridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crestwood,_Illinois" title="Crestwood, Illinois">Crestwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deer_Park,_Illinois" title="Deer Park, Illinois">Deer Park</a>‡</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deerfield,_Illinois" title="Deerfield, Illinois">Deerfield</a>‡</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dixmoor,_Illinois" title="Dixmoor, Illinois">Dixmoor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dolton,_Illinois" title="Dolton, Illinois">Dolton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Dundee,_Illinois" title="East Dundee, Illinois">East Dundee</a>‡</li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Hazel_Crest,_Illinois" title="East Hazel Crest, Illinois">East Hazel Crest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elk_Grove_Village,_Illinois" title="Elk Grove Village, Illinois">Elk Grove Village</a>‡</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elmwood_Park,_Illinois" title="Elmwood Park, Illinois">Elmwood Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evergreen_Park,_Illinois" title="Evergreen Park, Illinois">Evergreen Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flossmoor,_Illinois" title="Flossmoor, Illinois">Flossmoor</a></li> <li><a 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title="Hazel Crest, Illinois">Hazel Crest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hillside,_Illinois" title="Hillside, Illinois">Hillside</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hinsdale,_Illinois" title="Hinsdale, Illinois">Hinsdale</a>‡</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hodgkins,_Illinois" title="Hodgkins, Illinois">Hodgkins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hoffman_Estates,_Illinois" title="Hoffman Estates, Illinois">Hoffman Estates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Homer_Glen,_Illinois" title="Homer Glen, Illinois">Homer Glen</a>‡</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Homewood,_Illinois" title="Homewood, Illinois">Homewood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Head_Park,_Illinois" title="Indian Head Park, Illinois">Indian Head Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inverness,_Illinois" title="Inverness, Illinois">Inverness</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Justice,_Illinois" title="Justice, Illinois">Justice</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenilworth,_Illinois" title="Kenilworth, Illinois">Kenilworth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/La_Grange,_Illinois" title="La 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