Back Yard

Back Yard is a grassland in Riverside Township, Cook, Illinois. Back Yard is situated nearby to the recreation area Pet Play, as well as near the forest the Woods.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hollywood station and Riverside Brookfield High School.

Hollywood station

Railway station

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Hollywood is one of three stations on Metra's BNSF Line in Brookfield, Illinois. The station is 11.7 miles from Union Station, the east end of the line. Hollywood station is situated 2,600 feet south of Back Yard.

Riverside Brookfield High School

School building

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Riverside Brookfield High School is a secondary school located directly between Riverside, Illinois, and Brookfield, Illinois, which educates grades 9-12. Riverside Brookfield High School is situated 1,100 feet southeast of Back Yard.

Riverside station

Railway station

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Riverside is a station on Metra's BNSF Line in Riverside, Illinois. The station is 11 miles from Union Station, the east end of the line. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Riverside is in zone 2. Riverside station is situated 3,400 feet southeast of Back Yard.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Riverside and Brookfield.

Riverside

Village

Riverside is a suburban village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population of the village was 9,298 at the 2020 census. It is a suburb of Chicago, located roughly 9 miles west of downtown Chicago and 2 miles outside city limits.

Brookfield

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Brookfield is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, located 13 miles west of downtown Chicago. Per the 2020 census, the population was 19,476. The city is home to the Brookfield Zoo.