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Park Forest

Park Forest is a village and south suburb of in , United States, with a small southern portion in . The village was originally designed by Loebl Schlossman & Bennett as a planned community for veterans returning from World War II.
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  • Type: Village with 21,700 residents
  • Description: village in Cook County, Illinois, United States
  • Also known as: “Park Forest, IL”, “Park Forest, Illinois”, and “Village of Park Forest”
  • Postal code: 60466

Places of Interest

Highlights include Richton Park station and Matteson station.

Railway station
Photo: David Wilson, CC BY 2.0.
Richton Park is the penultimate station along the main branch of the Metra Electric line, in . It is located on Sauk Trail, east of Governor's Highway, and is 29.3 miles away from the northern terminus at .

Railway station
Photo: Adam Moss, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Matteson is one of two commuter rail stations along the Main Branch of the Metra Electric line which serve . It is located at 215th and Main Streets, and is 28.2 miles away from the northern terminus at . is situated 1½ miles northwest of Park Forest.

Railway station
Photo: Buddahbless, CC BY 2.0.
211th Street/Lincoln Highway is a commuter rail station along the Main Branch of the Metra Electric line in . It is located at 211th Street between Olympian Way and Olympian Circle, and is 27.6 miles away from the northern terminus at . is situated 2 miles northwest of Park Forest.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Richton Park and Olympia Fields.

Village
is a village and south suburb of in , United States. The population was 12,775 at the 2020 census.

Village
is a village in , United States. The population was 4,718 as of the 2020 census. It is a southern suburb of . is situated 2 miles north of Park Forest.

Village
is a village and a south suburb in , United States. The population was 4,026 at the 2020 census. is situated 2 miles east of Park Forest.

Park Forest

Latitude
41.48258° or 41° 28′ 57″ north
Longitude
-87.68023° or 87° 40′ 49″ west
Population
21,700
Elevation
712 feet (217 metres)
Open location code
86HJF8M9+2W
Open­Street­Map ID
node 153598642
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
4905337
Wiki­data ID
Q949596
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Park Forest” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بارك فورست”
  • Basque: “Park Forest”
  • Catalan: “Park Forest”
  • Cebuano: “Park Forest”
  • Chinese: “Park Forest”
  • Chinese: “帕克弗雷斯特”
  • Chinese: “帕克福里斯特”
  • Chinese: “森林公園”
  • Dagbani: “Park Forest”
  • Dutch: “Park Forest”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “پارك فوريست يلينويس”
  • French: “Park Forest”
  • German: “Park Forest”
  • Gilaki: “پارک فؤرست (ايلينؤی)”
  • Gilaki: “پارک فؤرست”
  • Haitian: “Park Forest, Ilinwa”
  • Haitian: “Park Forest”
  • Hebrew: “פארק פורסט”
  • Italian: “Park Forest”
  • Japanese: “パーク・フォレスト”
  • Ladin: “Park Forest”
  • Mazanderani: “پارک فورست (ایلینوی)”
  • Mazanderani: “پارک فورست”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Park Forest”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Park Forest”
  • Norwegian: “Park Forest”
  • Persian: “پارک فورست، ایلینوی”
  • Persian: “پارک فورست”
  • Polish: “Park Forest”
  • Portuguese: “Park Forest”
  • Romanian: “Park Forest”
  • Russian: “Парк-Форест”
  • Serbian: “Парк Форест”
  • Serbian: “Парк Форист”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Park Forest, Illinois”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Park Forest”
  • South Azerbaijani: “پارک فورست، ایلینوی”
  • Spanish: “Park Forest (Illinois)”
  • Spanish: “Park Forest”
  • Swedish: “Park Forest”
  • Turkish: “Park Forest, Illinois”
  • Turkish: “Park Forest”
  • Ukrainian: “Парк-Форест”
  • Urdu: “پارک فارسٹ، الینوائے”
  • Urdu: “پارک فارسٹ”
  • Vietnamese: “Park Forest, Illinois”
  • Vietnamese: “Park Forest”
  • Volapük: “Park Forest”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Park Forest, Illinois”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Park Forest”
  • Welsh: “Park Forest, Illinois”
  • Welsh: “Park Forest”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Park Forest Village Hall and Park Forest Fire Department.

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