Forest Park, Illinois

Forest Park, Illinois
Madison Street, Downtown Forest Park
Madison Street, Downtown Forest Park
Forest Park Logo
Motto(s): 
"Big city access, small town charm"
Location of Forest Park in Cook County, Illinois.
Location of Forest Park in Cook County, Illinois.
Forest Park is located in Greater Chicago
Forest Park
Forest Park
Forest Park is located in Illinois
Forest Park
Forest Park
Forest Park is located in the United States
Forest Park
Forest Park
Coordinates: 41°52′23″N 87°48′40″W / 41.87306°N 87.81111°W / 41.87306; -87.81111
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyCook
TownshipProviso
Incorporated1907
Government
 • TypeCommission
 • MayorRory Hoskins
 • CommissionersJessica Voogd
Joseph Byrnes
Ryan Nero
Dan Novak
Area
 • Total2.40 sq mi (6.22 km2)
 • Land2.40 sq mi (6.22 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)  0%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total14,339
 • Density5,969.61/sq mi (2,305.18/km2)
Standard of living (2007-11)
 • Per capita income$34,756
 • Median home value$222,400
ZIP code(s)
60130
Area code(s)708
Geocode26935
FIPS code17-26935
Websitewww.forestpark.net

Forest Park (formerly Harlem) is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, and a suburb of Chicago. The population was 14,339 at the 2020 census.[2] The Forest Park terminal on the CTA Blue Line is the line's western terminus, located on the Eisenhower Expressway at Des Plaines Avenue.[3] This makes it one of just two municipalities served by the Chicago "L" train network that does not directly border Chicago (the other being Wilmette).

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  2. ^ "Forest Park village, Illinois". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  3. ^ "Forest Park Terminal". Chicago L.org. Retrieved December 9, 2010.