Forest Park, Illinois

Forest Park (formerly Harlem) is a village in Cook County, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, United States. The population was 14,339 at the 2020 census.^[2]

Forest Park, Illinois (Harlem)
Village
Madison Street, Downtown Forest Park
Motto(s):  "Big city access, small town charm"
Location of Forest Park in Cook County, Illinois.
Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 41°52′23″N 87°48′40″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Cook
Township	Proviso
Incorporated	1907
Government
• Type	Commission
Area [1]
• 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  (2020)[2]
• Total	14,339
• Density	5,969.61/sq mi (2,305.18/km2)
ZIP code(s)	60130
Area code(s)	708
Geocode	26935
FIPS code	17-26935
Website	www.forestpark.net

Demographics (2020)[2]
White	Black	Asian	Native
49.6%	30.9%	6.2%	0.4%
Islander	Other	Mixed	Hispanic (any race)
0.02%	4.7%	8.1%	11.3%

The Forest Park terminal on the CTA Blue Line is the line's western terminal, located on the Eisenhower Expressway at Des Plaines Avenue.^[3]