Forest Preserve District of Cook County
Forest Preserve District of Cook County is a nature reserve in River Forest Township, Cook, Illinois. Forest Preserve District of Cook County is situated nearby to the village River Forest, as well as near the town Elmwood Park.Places of Interest
Highlights include Dominican University and Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio.
Dominican University
University
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Dominican University is a private Catholic university in River Forest, Illinois, United States. Affiliated with the Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters, it offers bachelor's and master's degrees, certificate programs, and PhDs in information studies and Applied Social Justice.
Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio
Museum
The Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio is a historic house museum in Oak Park, Illinois, United States. It was built in 1889 by the American architect Frank Lloyd Wright, who lived there with his family for two decades and expanded it multiple times, and consists of two interconnected structures.
Concordia University Chicago
University
Concordia University Chicago is a private university in River Forest, Illinois, United States. Formerly a college exclusively for educating teachers for parochial schools, Concordia-Chicago now offers more than 100 undergraduate and graduate degree programs and enrolls more than 5,000 students.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Melrose Park and Oak Park.
Melrose Park
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Melrose Park is a village in Leyden and Proviso Townships, Cook County, Illinois, United States. It is a suburb of Chicago. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 24,796.
Oak Park
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Oak Park is a city of 52,000 people in the Chicagoland area. It's essentially an outdoor museum dedicated to architect Frank Lloyd Wright.
Franklin Park
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Franklin Park is a village in the Chicagoland area, near O'Hare International Airport. Incorporated in 1892, the town is steeped in train culture; it's served by three Metra stations, has a large train yard, and celebrates its history with a train museum and festival.
Forest Preserve District of Cook County
- Type: Nature reserve
- Category: recreation area
- Location: River Forest Township, Cook, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.9023° or 41° 54′ 8″ northLongitude
-87.8254° or 87° 49′ 32″ westOpen location code
86HJW52F+WROpenStreetMap ID
way 1315224871OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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