Forest Park, Illinois

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Forest Park, Illinois
Village
Madison Street, Downtown Forest Park
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Motto(s):  "Big city access, small town charm"
Location of Forest Park in Cook County, Illinois.
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Coordinates: 41°52′23″N 87°48′40″W / 41.87306°N 87.81111°W / 41.87306; -87.81111
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Cook
Township	Proviso
Incorporated	1907
Government
• Type	Commission
• Mayor	Mayor Rory Hoskins
• Commissioners	Jessica Voogd Joseph Byrnes Ryan Nero Dan Novak
Area [1]
• 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)
Standard of living (2007-11)
• Per capita income	$34,756
• Median home value	$222,400
ZIP code(s)	60130
Area code(s)	708
Geocode	26935
FIPS code	17-26935
Website	www.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).