Oakglen

Oakglen is a neighborhood in Township of Thornton, Cook, Illinois. Oakglen is situated nearby to the neighborhood Bernice, as well as near Hollywood.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Thornton Fractional South High School and Munster Ridge station.

Thornton Fractional South High School

School

Thornton Fractional Township South High School is a high school located in Suburban Cook County, Illinois, located 6 miles from the city limits of Chicago.

Munster Ridge station

Railway station

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Munster Ridge station is a South Shore Line rail station in Munster, Indiana. It opened to revenue service on March 31, 2026. The station is located at Ridge Road and Manor Avenue adjacent to the Monon Trail. Munster Ridge station is situated 2 miles east of Oakglen.

South Hammond station

Railway station

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South Hammond station is a South Shore Line rail station in Hammond, Indiana. Constructed as part of the Monon Corridor project, it opened to revenue service on March 31, 2026. It features a 1,000-space park and ride lot and is adjacent to the Monon Trail. South Hammond station is situated 2½ miles northeast of Oakglen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lansing and Forest–Ivanhoe Residential Historic District.

Lansing

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Lansing is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Lansing is a south suburb of Chicago. The population was 29,076 at the 2020 census.

Forest–Ivanhoe Residential Historic District

Neighborhood

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Forest–Ivanhoe Residential Historic District is a national historic district located at Hammond, Indiana. The district encompasses 25 contributing buildings in an exclusively residential section of Hammond. Forest–Ivanhoe Residential Historic District is situated 2 miles northeast of Oakglen.

Munster

Photo: Nheyob, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Munster is in Lake County, Indiana. Today Munster is a quiet town that is in the midst of continual growth. The town is excellent at planning and has developed an award winning school system.

Oakglen

Type: Neighborhood
Also known as: “Oak Glen”
Category: locality
Location: Township of Thornton, Cook, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.56308° or 41° 33′ 47″ north

Longitude

-87.55829° or 87° 33′ 30″ west

Elevation

623 feet (190 metres)

Open location code

86HJHC7R+6M

OpenStreetMap ID

node 153377775

OpenStreetMap feature

place=neighbourhood

GeoNames ID

4904466

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