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Forest Park, Illinois
(Harlem)
Village
Village of Forest Park
Madison Street, Downtown Forest Park
Madison Street, Downtown Forest Park
Motto(s): 
"Big city access, small town charm"
Location of Forest Park in Cook County, Illinois.
Location of Forest Park in Cook County, Illinois.
Location of Illinois in the United States
Location of Illinois in the United States
Country  United States
State Illinois
County Cook
Township Proviso
Incorporated 1907
Government
 • Type Commission
Area
 • Total 2.40 sq mi (6.22 km2)
 • Land 2.40 sq mi (6.22 km2)
 • Water 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)  0%
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 14,167
 • Estimate 
(2018)
13,807
 • Density 5,820.98/sq mi (2,247.78/km2)
  Down 9.70%% from 2000
Standard of living (2007-11)
 • Per capita income $34,756
 • Median home value $222,400
ZIP code(s)
60130
Area code(s) 708
Geocode 26935
FIPS code 17-26935
Demographics (2010)
White Black Asian
55.2% 32.3% 6.0%
Islander Native Other Hispanic
(any race)
0.02% 0.3% 6.2% 9.9%

Forest Park (formerly Harlem) is a village in Cook County, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, United States. The population was 14,167 at the 2010 census.

The Forest Park terminal on the CTA Blue Line is the line's western terminal, located on the Eisenhower Expressway at Des Plaines Avenue.


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