University Park

University Park is a village in with a small portion in in the U.S. state of . It is a south suburb of . The village is one of the region's few planned communities; it was developed in the 1960s as Wood Hill, then Park Forest South, and finally University Park.
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  • Type: Village with 7,150 residents
  • Description: village in Will County, Illinois, United States
  • Also known as: Park Forest South”, “University Park, IL”, “University Park, Illinois”, and “Village of University Park
  • Postal code: 60484

Places of Interest

Highlights include University Park station and Crete-Monee High School.

Railway station
University Park is a station on 's Metra Electric District line located in University Park, Illinois. University Park is the southern terminus of the Metra Electric main line and is 31.5 miles away from the northern terminus at . is situated 2½ miles northwest of University Park.

School
is a four-year public high school located in , a far south suburb of , in the United States. Known colloquially as Crete, the high school houses students representing the surrounding communities of Crete, , University Park, and portions of . is situated 2 miles east of University Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Crete and Park Forest.

Village
is a village in , United States. It is a far south suburb of , 30 miles from the and only 6 miles from the border. is situated 2½ miles east of University Park.

Village
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. is situated 3 miles north of University Park.

Village
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is a village in and , United States. It is 35 miles south of and had a population of 9,584 at the 2020 census. is situated 3 miles northeast of University Park.

University Park

Latitude
41.44003° or 41° 26′ 24″ north
Longitude
-87.68338° or 87° 41′ 0″ west
Population
7,150
Elevation
784 feet (239 metres)
United Nations Location Code
US UPK
Open location code
86HJC8R8+2J
Open­Street­Map ID
node 153651708
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
7535510
Wiki­data ID
Q2398096
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“University Park” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: يونيفرسيتي بارك
  • Basque: University Park
  • Cebuano: University Park
  • Chinese: University Park
  • Chinese: 大學公園
  • Dutch: University Park
  • Egyptian Arabic: انيڤيرسيتى پارك
  • French: University Park
  • German: University Park
  • Gilaki: یۊنيورسيتي پارک (ايلينؤی)
  • Gilaki: یۊنيورسيتي پارک
  • Haitian: University Park, Ilinwa
  • Haitian: University Park
  • Italian: University Park
  • Japanese: ユニバーシティパーク
  • Korean: 유니버시티파크
  • Ladin: University Park
  • Mazanderani: یونیورسیتی پارک (ایلینوی)
  • Mazanderani: یونیورسیتی پارک
  • Min Nan Chinese: University Park
  • Persian: یونیورسیتی پارک، ایلینوی
  • Persian: یونیورسیتی پارک
  • Polish: University Park
  • Portuguese: University Park
  • Romanian: University Park
  • Serbian: Јуниверсити Парк
  • Serbo-Croatian: University Park, Illinois
  • Serbo-Croatian: University Park
  • South Azerbaijani: یونیورسیتی پارک، ایلینوی
  • Spanish: University Park
  • Swedish: University Park, Illinois
  • Swedish: University Park
  • Ukrainian: Юніверсіті-Парк
  • Urdu: یونیورسٹی پارک، الینوائے
  • Urdu: یونیورسٹی پارک
  • Vietnamese: University Park, Illinois
  • Vietnamese: University Park
  • Volapük: University Park
  • Waray (Philippines): University Park, Illinois
  • Waray (Philippines): University Park
  • Welsh: University Park, Illinois
  • Welsh: University Park

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