Forest Park, Illinois

Forest Park (formerly Harlem) is a village in Cook County, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, United States. The population was 14,339 at the 2020 census.

Village
Location of Forest Park in Cook County, Illinois. Location of Forest Park in Cook County, Illinois.
Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 41°52′23″N 87°48′40″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Cook
Township	Proviso
Incorporated	1907
Government
• Type	Commission
Area
• Total	2.40 sq mi (6.22 km2)
• Land	2.40 sq mi (6.22 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)  0%
Population  (2020)
• Total	14,339
• Density	5,969.61/sq mi (2,305.18/km2)
ZIP code(s)	60130
Geocode	26935
FIPS code	17-26935
Website	www.forestpark.net

The Forest Park terminal on the CTA Blue Line is the line's western terminal, located on the Eisenhower Expressway at Des Plaines Avenue.

Forest Park, Illinois Media

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  Haymarket Martyrs' Monument, Forest Home Cemetery

• White Fawn (mural study for Forest Park, Illinois Post Office) SAAM-1974.28.316 1.jpg

  Miriam McKinnie's mural study for the Forest Park post office (1939)

• Forest Park Illinois amusement park entrance and ballroom.jpg

  Entrance to the park and the ballroom that was connected with it

• Postcard image of the Steeple Chase Ride at the amusement park formerly at Forest Park, Illinois.

• Postcard photo taken from the top of the chutes at the former Forest Park, Illinois amusement park. The view also shows the park's entrance.

• Souvenir photo taken at the park

• The park's casino building at night

• A night view of the park from its lake