Oak Park is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, adjacent to Chicago. It is the 26th-most populous municipality in Illinois, with a population of 54,318 as of the 2020 census. Oak Park was first settled in 1835 and later incorporated in 1902, when it separated from Cicero. It is closely tied to the smaller village of River Forest sharing a chamber of commerce and a high school, Oak Park and River Forest High School.
Midwest
Oak Park
Cook County, IL
Population
53,834
Walk Score
87 · Very Walkable
Median rent
$1,409
Median home value
$440,500
Settled
1835
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Frank Lloyd Wright-Prairie School of Architecture Historic District · listed 1973
- Frank Lloyd Wright-Prairie School of Architecture Historic District (Boundary Increase) · listed 2009
- Gunderson Historic District · listed 2002
- Ridgeland-Oak Park Historic District · listed 1983
- Scoville Block #1
- Scoville Place · listed 2002
Notable landmarks
- Avenue/Lake Building
- Cicero Fire House No. 2
- Cicero Gas Company Building
- Gale, Mrs. Thomas H., House · listed 1970
- Gale, Walter, House · listed 1973
- Heurtley, Arthur, House · listed 2000
- Marshall Field and Company Store (Additional Documentation) · listed 1988
- Marshall Field and Company Store (Boundary Increase) · listed 2025
- Masonic Temple Building · listed 1982
- Oak Park Conservatory · listed 2005
- Oak Park Village Hall · listed 2014
- Playhouse Theatre
- Pleasant Home · listed 1972
- Thomas, Frank, House · listed 1972
- Unity Temple · listed 1970
- Wright, Frank Lloyd, House and Studio · listed 1972
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