| Oak Park | |
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Illinois |
| County | Cook |
| Municipality | Village |
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| Area | 4. List of towns and Villages in Illinois, arranged in alphabetical order The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. Cook County is a county in the US state of Illinois. It is the second most populous county in the United States after Los Angeles A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet, but smaller than a Town or City. 7 sq mi (12 km²) |
| - land | 4. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 7 sq mi (12 km²) |
| Density | 11,173. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 4 /sq mi (4,314 /km²) |
| Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Postal code | 60301 to 60304 |
| Area code | 708 |
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Oak Park, Illinois is a suburb bordering the west side of the City of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Cook County is a county in the US state of Illinois. It is the second most populous county in the United States after Los Angeles The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Oak Park has easy access to downtown Chicago (the Chicago Loop) thanks to public transportation such as the Chicago 'L' Blue and Green lines, CTA buses, and Metra commuter rail. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Population According to the 2000 Census, 16388 people live in the Loop The 'L' (variously and sometimes, styled "L" El EL or L) is a Rapid transit system that serves the city of Chicago Transit Authority, also known as CTA, is the operator of mass transit within the City of Chicago, Illinois. Metra (officially known as the Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation) is a Regional rail system that serves the city of Chicago Illinois As of the 2000 census, the area had a total population of 52,524. A census estimate for 2003 showed that the population had dipped to 50,824.
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History
In 1837, Joseph Kettlestrings purchased 172 acres[1] of land just west of Chicago. By 1850, the Galena and Chicago Union Railroad was constructed as far as Elgin, Illinois, and passed through Oak Park[2]. The Galena and Chicago Union Railroad ( G&CU) was a Railroad running west from Chicago to Clinton Iowa and Freeport Illinois, never Elgin (ˈɛldʒɨn is a city. (645 km northwest of Chicago on the Fox River. The population of Oak Park boomed during the 1870s, with Chicago residents resettling in the suburb following the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. The Great Chicago Fire was a Conflagration that burned from Sunday October 8 to early Tuesday October 10 1871 killing hundreds and destroying about four square miles in The Village of Oak Park was formally established in 1902, following a referendum. A referendum (plural referendums or referenda) ballot question, or plebiscite (from Latin plebiscita
Oak Park has a history of alcohol prohibition. From the time of its incorporation, no alcohol was allowed to be sold within its village limits. This law was relaxed in 1973, when restaurants and hotels were allowed to serve alcohol. The law was further loosened in 2002, when select grocery stores were given permission to sell packaged liquor.
Oak Park's expansive homes, parks and an excellent school system have continued to position the village very high among the suburbs of Chicago. Recently, Oak Park demographics have shifted from long-term, more conservative residents, to younger, urban, more liberal residents. The division between old and new residents was demonstrated by a formal survey of residents taken in 2004,[3] which found that more than half of current residents had lived in Oak Park for less than ten years, and one-third had lived in the village fewer than five.
The village has attempted to balance historic preservation and economic development. For example, a pedestrian mall on Marion Street in the center of the village was opened to traffic, using brick pavers similar to the original early 20th century street and bluestone sidewalks, intended to highlight the historic character of the area. Even the lighting fixtures were chosen to evoke the look of streetlights that lined the street in the 1920s. The effort to remove the mall from downtown Oak park has won acclaim throughout the region from urban planners and preservationists alike. [4]
Oak Park also is a popular tourist destination in the Chicago area, as many come to view the many Frank Lloyd Wright buildings found throughout the village. Frank Lloyd Wright (June 8 1867 &ndash April 9 1959 was an American (of Welsh descent Architect, Interior designer, Writer, and educator who The largest collection of Wright-designed residential properties in the world is in Oak Park. Other famous attractions include Ernest Hemingway's birthplace home and boyhood home, the Ernest Hemingway Museum, the three Oak Park homes of Tarzan creator Edgar Rice Burroughs.
Oak Park has become famous in the Chicago area and throughout Illinois for its rather impressive Oak Park River Forest High School[5], which is also the public education school for the bordering village of River Forest. Oak Park and River Forest High School, or OPRF, is a public four-year High school located in Oak Park Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago Illinois River Forest is an affluent suburban village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The school is known for its large number of successful alumni, honored teachers, and advanced educational programs.
Geography
Oak Park is located immediately west of Chicago. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The boundary between the two municipalities is Austin Boulevard on the east side of Oak Park and North Avenue on the village's north side. Oak Park also borders Cicero along its southern border, Roosevelt Road, from Austin to Lombard; and Berwyn from Lombard to Harlem. Cicero is an Incorporated town in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Roosevelt Road (originally named 12th Street) is a major east-west thoroughfare in the city of Chicago, Illinois, and its western suburbs Berwyn is a city in Cook County, Illinois, co-existent with Berwyn Township, which was formed in 1901 after breaking off from Cicero Township Harlem also serves as its western border, where between Roosevelt and South Blvd, it borders Forest Park and between North Blvd and North Ave to the west it borders River Forest. Forest Park (formerly Harlem) is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. River Forest is an affluent suburban village in Cook County, Illinois, United States.
The entire village of Oak Park lies on the shore of ancient Lake Chicago, which covered most of the city of Chicago during the last Ice Age and is today called Lake Michigan. Lake Chicago was a prehistoric Lake that is the ancestor of what is now known as Lake Michigan, one of North America 's five Great Lakes. Ridgeland Avenue in eastern Oak Park marks the shoreline of the lake, and was once an actual ridge. One of North America's four continental divides runs through Oak Park. A continental divide is a line of elevated Terrain which forms a border between two watersheds such that Water falling on one side of the line eventually This divide, a slight rise running north-south through the village, separates the St. Lawrence River watershed from the Mississippi River watershed, and is marked by a plaque on Lake Street at Forest Avenue.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 4. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 7 square miles (12. 2 km²). None of it is covered by water.
Transportation
Oak Park is accessible from Chicago by both Chicago Transit Authority Green and Blue line trains as well as Metra UP-West Line trains at Oak Park station. The 'L' (variously and sometimes, styled "L" El EL or L) is a Rapid transit system that serves the city of The Green Line (Lake-Englewood & Lake-Jackson Park Services is part of the CTA Rapid transit system known as the Chicago 'L'. Chicago Transit Authority, also known as CTA, is the operator of mass transit within the City of Chicago, Illinois. The Green Line (Lake-Englewood & Lake-Jackson Park Services is part of the CTA Rapid transit system known as the Chicago 'L'. The Blue Line (O'Hare-Congress Service and formerly O'Hare-Douglas Service, consists of a long trunk line in the Chicago Transit Authority 's rapid transit system which extends Metra (officially known as the Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation) is a Regional rail system that serves the city of Chicago Illinois The Union Pacific/West ( UP-W) is a Commuter rail line provided by Metra and operated by the Union Pacific Railroad in Chicago Illinois Oak Park is a Metra commuter railroad station in Oak Park, Illinois, just west of Chicago. Service within Oak Park and to other suburbs is also provided by the suburban bus system Pace. Pace is the suburban bus division of the Regional Transportation Authority in the Chicago area It is also one of over 20 neighborhoods served by I-GO Cars. I-GO is a Chicago -based Not-for-profit Car sharing organization
The Eisenhower Expressway--formerly the Congress Expressway--is the primary highway between Chicago and Oak Park. Interstate 290 (abbreviated I-290) is a main Interstate freeway that runs west from the Chicago Loop. Oak Park has its own street numbering system that is similar to, but distinct from, Chicago's system. Street layout Chicago 's Streets primarily follow the grid system established by the Chicago Board of Aldermen in 1908 and implemented on
Oak Park has a rich tradition of bicycling. Augusta Boulevard through the village is part of the Grand Illinois Trail; the trailhead of the Illinois Prairie Path is less than a mile from Oak Park. The Grand Illinois Trail (occasionally abbreviated GIT) is a multipurpose recreational Trail in the northern part of the U The Illinois Prairie Path (often called the Prairie Path and abbreviated IPP) is a network of of Bicycle trails mostly in DuPage County, It is considered one of the most progressive bicycle-friendly communities in the Chicago area and has a number of active cycle clubs and groups. Proximity to trails and the historic tree-lined streets of the community attract cyclists from throughout the region, many of whom arrive by the Chicago area's extensive public transportation system. Oak Park also has a small pedicab business, owned and operated by a local who provides guided tours and a taxi service with his bicycle pedicabs or rickshaws. The cycle rickshaw, being a small-scale local means of transport is also known by a variety of other names such as rickshaw, pedicab, bugbug, cyclo Rickshaws (or rickshas) are a mode of Human-powered transport: a runner draws a two-wheeled Cart which seats one or two persons There is also a free shuttle service which transports riders to most of the tourist attractions in the village [6].
Neighborhoods
Though located within a small geographical area, the village of Oak Park contains several distinct neighborhoods. Some regions of northern Oak Park, commonly defined as being north of Lake Street, are traditionally the richest region of the community, and contain such areas as the historical Frank Lloyd Wright District. Various mansions are found in northern Oak Park, especially along tree-lined Chicago Avenue and north Oak Park Avenue. The area between Lake Street and Madison Street, or the mid section of Oak Park, is home to various architectural styles and incomes, with 19th-century Victorian mansions located beside smaller homes of the post-World War 2 era. Lake Street is an east-west arterial road in Chicago and its suburbs Madison Street is a major east-west thoroughfare in Chicago, Illinois. Southern Oak Park, south of Madison Street, contains homes and families of a more average income, with most of the homes less expensive than in the north. This is offset by the homes in the Seward Gunderson Historic District, which contains some of the first homes in the area from the 1900s. As a whole Oak Park can be characterized as both middle-upper and upper class.
Though there are several business districts within Oak Park, such as the Harrison Street Arts District along the I-290 expressway and Chicago Avenue at Harlem, downtown Oak Park is the main business district, bordered at the west by Harlem Avenue, at the east with Oak Park Avenue/Euclid Avenue, south by South Boulevard/Pleasant Street, and north by Ontario Street. Interstate 290 (abbreviated I-290) is a main Interstate freeway that runs west from the Chicago Loop. However, some citizens feel due to high taxes, traffic issues etc. , there is a growing vacancy rate within downtown Oak Park. Some of the independent, "mom-and-pop" stores have moved out, making room for brand-name chain stores such as Cold Stone Creamery and Starbucks. Cold Stone Creamery is an American Ice cream parlor chain based in Scottsdale Arizona. Starbucks Corporation ( is an international Coffee and coffeehouse chain based in Seattle Washington. There has been a great deal of heated discussion and debate within the village as to the cause of these vacancies and the solution to ending this problem. In the past several months a number of those vacant store fronts have been occupied.
Demographics
As of the census[7] of 2000, there were 52,524 people, 23,079 households, and 12,970 families residing in the village. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 11,173. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 4 people per square mile (4,314. 8/km²). There were 23,723 housing units at an average density of 5,046. 6/sq mi (1,948. 8/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 68. 78% White, 22. 44% African American, 0. 15% Native American, 4. 15% Asian, 0. 03% Pacific Islander, 1. 63% from other races, and 2. 82% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4. 52% of the population. 14. 5% were of Irish, 11. The Irish people ( Irish: Muintir na hÉireann, na hÉireannaigh, na Gaeil) are a Western European Ethnic group who originate 3% German, 6. The German people (Deutsche are an Ethnic group, in the sense of sharing a common German culture, descent and speaking the German language as 8% Italian and 5. The' Italian people' are a Southern European Ethnic group located primarily in Italy, Switzerland, France and by virtue of a wide-ranging 5% English ancestry according to Census 2000. The English people (from the adjective in Englisc) are a Nation and Ethnic group native to England who predominantly speak English 88. 1% spoke English and 4. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States 2% Spanish as their first language.
There were 23,079 households, out of which 29. 5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42. 1% were married couples living together, 11. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43. 8% were non-families. 37. 0% of all households were made up of individuals and 8. 6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 26 and the average family size was 3. 06.
In the village the population was spread out with 24. 2% under the age of 18, 6. 7% from 18 to 24, 35. 2% from 25 to 44, 24. 4% from 45 to 64, and 9. 5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 86. 9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82. 2 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $59,183, and the median income for a family was $81,703. Males had a median income of $51,807 versus $40,847 for females. The per capita income for the village was $36,340. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 3. 6% of families and 5. 6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 8% of those under age 18 and 7. 9% of those age 65 or over.
Oak Park has a long history of encouraging and maintaining racial and ethnic diversity, much of which was started in conjunction with the 1966 Chicago Open Housing Movement. The village operates a Diversity Assurance Program within its housing programs department to ensure a stable, diverse, and integrated population. Years ago, Oak Park eliminated the use of "For Sale" signs in front of houses, widely considered one of the keys of success to maintaining the high diversity.
Education
Public primary (Lincoln, Mann, Longfellow, Beye, Holmes, Whittier, Irving, and Hatch) and middle schools (Percy Julian, formerly Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Gwendolyn Brooks, formerly Ralph Waldo Emerson) are operated by the Oak Park Elementary School District. See also Primary education A primary school (from French école primaire) is an institution where children receive the first stage of Compulsory Middle school or Junior High School serves as a "bridge" between the Elementary School and the High School The Oak Park Elementary School District operates eight elementary schools (K-5 unless otherwise noted and two Middle schools (6-8 in Oak Park Illinois These schools are part of educational District 97, which just approved its strategic plan for the next six years. [8] Oak Park is the home of two high schools: Oak Park and River Forest High School (also known as OPRF), the sole school in educational District 200, and Fenwick High School. Oak Park and River Forest High School, or OPRF, is a public four-year High school located in Oak Park Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago Illinois OPRF is a public school which is jointly run by Oak Park and neighboring village River Forest, and Fenwick High School is a Catholic college preparatory school run by the Dominicans. The Order of Preachers ( Latin: Ordo Praedicatorum) after the 15th century more commonly known as the Dominican Order or Dominicans, is Both high schools, seen by some as cross-town rivals, have a long history of high academic standards. OPRF, for example, bestows an award upon select, distinguished alumni (the Tradition of Excellence Award), including Ernest Hemingway, Ray Kroc, Dan Castellaneta, football Hall-of-Famer George Trafton, actress Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, ballerina Helene Alexopoulos and astronomer Chad Trujillo. Ernest Miller Hemingway (July 21 1899 — July 2 1961 was an American novelist short-story writer, and Journalist. Raymond Albert Kroc ( October 5, 1902 - January 14, 1984) took over the then small-scale McDonald's Corporation franchise in 1954 and Daniel Louis "Dan" Castellaneta ( October 29, 1957) is an American voice actor, Actor and Comedian, best known for providing Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio (born November 17, 1958) is an Academy Award -nominated American actress and singer best known for her Early career Trujillo attended Oak Park and River Forest High School in Oak Park Illinois. OPRF is also one of the few high schools in the country, and one of seven in Illinois, with the ability to induct students into the Cum Laude Society. The Cum Laude Society is an organization that honors scholastic achievement at secondary institutions similar to the Phi Beta Kappa Society, which honors scholastic Other notable OPRF alumni include management consultant and author Allan Cox. Allan Cox (born in 1937 in Berwyn Illinois and raised in nearby Oak Park Illinois) is an American Consultant and Author based in Fenwick's notable alumni include Heisman winner Johnny Lattner, Pulitzer winner Philip Caputo, former Sears CEO Edward Brennan, Illinois Lt. John Joseph Lattner (born October 24, 1932 in Chicago Illinois) was a halfback for the University of Notre Dame. Philip Caputo (born June 10 1941) is an American Author and Journalist. Governor Pat Quinn, Sun-Times general manager John Barron, Proctor & Gamble CEO A. G. Lafley and players in the NFL, NHL and NBA. Patrick J Quinn (born December 16, 1948) is an American Politician from Illinois. John Barron may refer to John Barron (actor John Barron (journalist, American journalist who exposed Communist activities Alan George "AG" Lafley (born June 13, 1947) is an American Businessman who serves as the CEO, President and the
Architecture of Oak Park
Frank Lloyd Wright spent the first 20 years of his 70-year career in Oak Park, building numerous homes in the community, including his own. Frank Lloyd Wright (June 8 1867 &ndash April 9 1959 was an American (of Welsh descent Architect, Interior designer, Writer, and educator who He lived and worked in the area between 1889 and 1909. One can find Wright's earliest work here, like the Winslow House in neighboring River Forest, Illinois. The Winslow House is a building in River Forest Illinois designed by Architect Frank Lloyd Wright. River Forest is an affluent suburban village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. There are also examples of the first prairie-style houses in Oak Park. He also designed Unity Temple, a Unitarian church, which was built between 1905 and 1908. Unity Temple is a Unitarian Universalist church in Oak Park Illinois, and the home of the Unity Temple Unitarian Universalist Congregation There were several well-known architects and artists that worked in Wright's Oak Park Studio, including Richard Bock, William Eugene Drummond, Marion Mahony Griffin, and Walter Burley Griffin. Richard W Bock (1865-1949 was an American Sculptor and associate of Frank Lloyd Wright. William Eugene Drummond ( March 28, 1876 – September 13, 1946) was a Chicago Prairie School architect Marion Lucy Mahony Griffin (born February 14 1871 in Chicago, died August 10 1961 in Chicago was a celebrated American Walter Burley Griffin November 24, 1876 &ndash February 11, 1937) was a US Architect and Landscape architect, Many buildings in Oak Park were built by other Prairie School architects such as George W. Maher, Robert C. Prairie School was a late 19th and early 20th century architectural style most common to the Midwestern United States. George Washington Maher ( December 25 1864 &mdash September 12 1926) was a significant contributor to the Prairie School -style Spencer, John Van Bergen, and E.E. Roberts. John Shellette Van Bergen ( 2 October 1885 - December 20 1969) was an American architect born in Oak Park Illinois. Eben Ezra Roberts (1866&ndash1943 was an American architect known for his work in the early modern Prairie style, pioneered by Frank Lloyd Wright, as well as Additionally, there are various architectural styles of the late 19th and early 20th centuries located throughout the town, including the Seward Gunderson Historic District.
Points of interest
- Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio
- Oak Park Conservatory
- Unity Temple
- Oak Park and River Forest High School
- Fenwick High School
- Marshall Field and Company Store
- Ernest Hemingway Museum
Notable people
Oak Park is the birthplace of psychologist Carl Rogers, writers Ernest Hemingway, Richard Bach, Edith Nash and Agnes Newton Keith, and actors Bob Newhart and Betty White. The Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio at 951 Chicago Avenue in Oak Park Illinois, has been restored by the Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust to its appearance in 1909 Oak Park Conservatory is a conservatory and Botanical garden located in the Chicago suburb of Oak Park Illinois, United States. Unity Temple is a Unitarian Universalist church in Oak Park Illinois, and the home of the Unity Temple Unitarian Universalist Congregation Oak Park and River Forest High School, or OPRF, is a public four-year High school located in Oak Park Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago Illinois Marshall Field and Company Store is a building in that was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 21, 1988. Carl Ransom Rogers ( January 8, 1902 – February 4, 1987) was an influential American Psychologist and among the founders of the Ernest Miller Hemingway (July 21 1899 — July 2 1961 was an American novelist short-story writer, and Journalist. Richard David Bach (b June 23, 1936, Oak Park Illinois) is an American writer Edith Nash ( July 12, 1913 - November 9, 2003) was an educator and poet Agnes Jones Goodwillie Newton Keith ( July 4 1901 &ndash March 30 1982) was an American author best known for her three George Robert "Bob" Newhart (born September 5, 1929) is an American stand-up comedian and Actor. Betty Marion White (born January 17, 1922) is a film and television actress with a career spanning 60 years Frank Lloyd Wright's home and studio are located in Oak Park, and many buildings that he designed can be found throughout the village. Frank Lloyd Wright (June 8 1867 &ndash April 9 1959 was an American (of Welsh descent Architect, Interior designer, Writer, and educator who Oak Park was also home of internationally acclaimed choreographer and dancer Doris Humphrey, 19th century evangelical Christian and Zionist William Eugene Blackstone, Mcdonald's founder Ray Kroc, actress Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, actor and voice of Homer Simpson Dan Castellaneta, comedienne Kathy Griffin, comedienne Judy Tenuta, actor Thomas Lennon, journalist Dorothy Thompson, TV director George Schaefer, actor Johnny Galecki, geochemist Wallace Broecker, Denver Broncos head coach Mike Shanahan, Matthew and Eleanor Friedberger of the indie rock band The Fiery Furnaces, author Carol Shields, and artist Leslie Erganian. Doris Batcheller Humphrey (October 17 1895 &ndash December 29 1958 was a Dancer of the early twentieth century A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth History of Zionism|Timeline of Zionism|World Zionist Organization|Zionist political violence Zionism is an international political movement that originally supported the Dr William Eugene Blackstone ( October 6 1841 – November 7 1935) was an American evangelist and Christian Zionist influenced Raymond Albert Kroc ( October 5, 1902 - January 14, 1984) took over the then small-scale McDonald's Corporation franchise in 1954 and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio (born November 17, 1958) is an Academy Award -nominated American actress and singer best known for her Daniel Louis "Dan" Castellaneta ( October 29, 1957) is an American voice actor, Actor and Comedian, best known for providing Kathleen "Kathy" Griffin (born November 4, 1960 though not gay herself Griffin has been a voice actress and a Red carpet commentator Judy Tenuta (born November 7, 1956 in Oak Park Illinois is an American Entertainer, Comedienne, and accordionist. Thomas Lennon may refer to Thomas Lennon (documentary filmmaker, American director of documentary films work seen primarily on Public Television (PBS Dorothy Thompson ( 9 July 1893, Lancaster New York – January 30, 1961, Portugal) was an American journalist George Schaefer may refer to George Schaefer (film producer (1888–1981 American film producer and executive George Schaefer (finance Johnny Mark Galecki (born April 30, 1975) is an American Actor. The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. Michael Edward Shanahan (born August 24, 1952) is an American football Head coach for the Denver Broncos in the National Matthew Friedberger (born October 21, 1972 in Oak Park Illinois) is half of the Indie rock duo The Fiery Eleanor Friedberger (born September 2, 1976 in Oak Park Illinois) is part of the Indie rock duo The Fiery Furnaces with The Fiery Furnaces are a US Indie rock band formed in Brooklyn New York, in 2000 Carol Ann Shields (née Warner)BA MA CC, OM, DLitt, LLD, FRSC ( June 2, 1935 &ndash Leslie Jeanne Erganian, (born in Oak Park Illinois) is an American Artist television correspondent and arts education advocate Cartoonist Chris Ware and comic book artist Gene Ha currently reside in Oak Park, as well as former Frasier star John Mahoney, documentary filmmaker Steve James, rocker Ben Weasel, astronaut Lee Archambault, writer E. E. Knight, and host of NPR's "Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!," Peter Sagal. Franklin Christenson Ware (born December 28, 1967) is an American Comic book artist and Cartoonist, best-known Gene Ha is an American Comics artist best known for his work on books such as Top 10 and Top 10 The Forty-Niners, with Frasier is an American sitcom, a Spin-off of Cheers starring Kelsey Grammer as John Mahoney (born June 20, 1940) is an award-winning English American Actor, best known for playing Martin Steve James can refer to multiple people Steve James (producer, American Producer and Director Steve James (cricketer, an English cricketer Ben Weasel (born Ben Foster in Chicago Illinois) is a Punk rock musician best known as the lead singer and guitarist of bands Screeching Weasel Lee Joseph Archambault is a NASA Astronaut, born August 25, 1960 in Oak Park Illinois. E E Knight (born March 7, 1965) is a Science fiction and fantasy writer born in La Crosse Wisconsin. Wait Wait… Don't Tell Me! is an hour-long weekly radio News quiz Game show produced by Chicago Public Radio and National Public Radio Peter Sagal is an American Playwright, Screenwriter, Actor, and host of the National Public Radio Game show Notable former residents include Tarzan creator Edgar Rice Burroughs, chemist Percy Lavon Julian, businessman Richard Sears, National Football League founder George Halas, astronaut Joseph Kerwin, Poet Laureate of the United States Charles Simic, memoirist John Frush Knox, cryptographer Bruce Schneier, rapper Ludacris, journalist and filmwriter Charles MacArthur, mafiosi Sam Giancana, Joseph Aiuppa, and Tony Spilotro, astronomer Chad Trujillo,two-time All-American and former president of Valmont Industries Robert Wahl, filmmaker John Sturges, actor Mason Gamble, NHL defenseman Joe Corvo, and management consultant and author Allan Cox. Tarzan is a Fictional character, an archetypal Feral child raised in the African jungle by Apes who later returns to civilization only to Edgar Rice Burroughs ( September 1, 1875 – March 19, 1950) was an American author best known for his creation of the jungle hero Percy Lavon Julian (April 11 1899 &ndash April 19 1975 was an American research Chemist and a pioneer in the chemical synthesis of medicinal drugs from plants George Stanley Halas Sr ( February 2 1895 &ndash October 31 1983) nicknamed "Papa Bear" and "Mr Joseph Peter Kerwin, MD (born February 19, 1932) is a physician and former NASA Astronaut. The Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress is appointed by the United States Librarian of Congress and earns a stipend of $35000 a year Charles Simic (ˈtʃ͡ɑːɻls ˈʂimitɕ͡ born Dušan Simić, May 9, 1938 in Belgrade, Serbia) is a Serbian John Frush Knox (1907 &ndash 1997 served as secretary and law clerk to United States Supreme Court Justice James Clark McReynolds from 1936 to 1937 Bruce Schneier (born 15 January 1963) is an American Cryptographer, Computer security specialist and Writer. Charles Gordon MacArthur ( November 5 1895, Scranton Pennsylvania – April 21 1956, New York City) was an American Salvatore "Momo" Giancana (born Salvatore Giangana) June 15, 1908 &ndash June 19, 1975) was an Italian-American Joseph John Aiuppa (pronounced I-U-PA ( December 1, 1907 - February 22, 1997) also known as "Doves" "Mourning Doves" Anthony "Tony the Ant" Spilotro ( May 19, 1938 – June 14, 1986) was an Italian-American Mobster and Early career Trujillo attended Oak Park and River Forest High School in Oak Park Illinois. Robert Allen Wahl (born circa 1927 nicknamed "Brick" Wahl is a former football player who was a two-time All-American for the University of Michigan John Eliot Sturges ( 3 January 1911 &ndash 18 August 1992) was an American film director Mason Wilson Gamble (born January 16, 1986) is an American actor known for his portrayal of Dennis Mitchell in the 1993 film Dennis the Menace Joe Corvo (born June 20 1977, in Oak Park, Illinois) is a professional Ice hockey player who currently plays for the Carolina Allan Cox (born in 1937 in Berwyn Illinois and raised in nearby Oak Park Illinois) is an American Consultant and Author based in Sam Humbert, a promising high school baseball pitcher for North High School in North St. Paul Minnesota was also born in Oak Park. Humbert is considered one of the top prospects in the state.
Art and Theatre
Oak Park is known for a thriving arts community. The Arts District on Harrison, bounded by Austin Avenue to the east and Ridgeland Avenue to the west, is currently experiencing a revival with many boutique galleries, shops and restaurants providing unique shopping and nightlife. Oak Park is home to several professional dance and theatre companies, and there is a renewed effort to create a cultural arts center. Both middle schools (Percy Julian and Brooks) have theater programs. Julian has CAST and Brooks has BRAVO.
References
- ^ Oak Park village history
- ^ Galena & Chicago Union Railroad - Chicago Public Library, timeline
- ^ Microsoft Word - Oak Park 2004 Final-4.doc
- ^ Lake Street - Great Public Spaces | Project for Public Spaces (PPS)
- ^ ABC7 Chicago, School Days: Oak Park River Forest High School]
- ^ Oak Park Shuttle Information
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
- ^ Oak Park Elementary School Distract 97, Strategic Planning, August 07 Plan
Date from the Oak Park and River Forest Historical Society and the Oak Park Center of Creativity.
External links
- Oak Park, Illinois is at coordinates Coordinates:
- Village of Oak Park website
- Oak Park Park District
- Oak Park Area Convention and Visitors Bureau website
- Historical Society of Oak Park website
- Ernest Hemingway Birthplace and Museum website
- Frank Lloyd Wright Home & Studio, Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust website
- Frank Lloyd Wright's Unity Temple website
- Pleasant Home website
- Wednesday Journal of Oak Park and River Forest
- Oak Park Public Library
- Oak Park Arts District
- Village Players Theatre
- Momenta
- Open Door Repertory Company
- Oak Park Festival Theatre
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