River Forest is a Metra commuter railroad station in River Forest, Illinois, United States, a western suburb of Chicago, on the Union Pacific West Line.

Maywood station

Railway station

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Maywood is a Metra commuter railroad station in the village of Maywood, Illinois, United States, a western suburb of Chicago, on the Union Pacific West Line.

Winslow House

House

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The Winslow House is a Frank Lloyd Wright-designed house located at 515 Auvergne Place in River Forest, Illinois. Built in 1894–95, it was his first major commission as an independent architect.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Forest Park and Maywood.

Forest Park

Village

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Forest Park is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, and a suburb of Chicago. The population was 14,339 at the 2020 census. The Forest Park terminal on the CTA Blue Line is the line's western terminus, located on the Eisenhower Expressway at Des Plaines Avenue.

Maywood

Town

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Maywood is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, in the Chicago metropolitan area. It was founded on April 6, 1869, and organized October 22, 1881. The population was 23,512 at the 2020 census.

River Forest

Village

River Forest is a suburban village adjacent to Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 11,717. Two universities make their home in River Forest, Dominican University and Concordia University Chicago.

GAR Woods

Category: recreation area
Location: Cook, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.883° or 41° 52′ 59″ north

Longitude

-87.8263° or 87° 49′ 35″ west

Elevation

614 feet (187 metres)

Operator

Forest Preserve District of Cook County

Open location code

86HJV5MF+5F

OpenStreetMap ID

node 12303095845

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

GeoNames ID

4893356

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