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60301 to 60304. Area code. 708. FIPS code. 17-54885. Website. www .oak-park .us. Oak Park is a village in Cook County, Illinois, adjacent to Chicago. It is the 26th-most populous municipality in Illinois, with a population of 54,583 as of the 2020 census.
A Day in Our Village celebrating 50 years on June 2. An Oak Park celebration five decades in the making is coming Sunday, June 2 when the 50th A Day in Our Village festival takes place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Scoville Park at Lake Street and Oak Park Avenue. Read More >. A Day in Our Village.
Just 10 miles from downtown Chicago, the village of Oak Park, Illinois, has history, galleries, boutiques, restaurants and events to enjoy, for a day or a week. It’s a gateway to the vibrant western suburbs of Chicago in central Cook County.
- Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio. In 1888, at 22 years old, Wright borrowed $5,000 from his boss Louis Sullivan to build a home for his family. This was first completed in 1889, but one of the exciting things about the property is that as Wright’s ideas developed, so did his home.
- Unity Temple. Wright came from a Unitarian family, so when Oak Park’s Unity Church was destroyed by fire after a lightning strike in 1905 he put his hat in the ring to design the replacement.
- Frank Lloyd Wright Walking Tour. We’ve seen that Oak Park has more buildings by Frank Lloyd Wright than any other place in the world. So on these streets you’ll have a rare chance to track the evolution of his work in the early part of his career.
- Ernest Hemingway Birthplace Museum. Another colossal 20th-century figure connected to Oak Park is the Pulitzer and Nobel Prize-winning author, Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961).
Oak Park, Illinois was officially incorporated as a village under Illinois law on Jan. 25, 1902 - click here to see a copy of the original articles of incorporation. Today, Oak Park is a thriving community of about 54,500 people located immediately west of the City of Chicago and known for its architectural heritage and diverse population.
WELCOME TO THE OAK PARK AREA Come meet Chicago’s fun next-door neighbors. They’re known for architecture and history, but the longer you visit, the more they ...
Oak Park, village, Cook county, northeastern Illinois, U.S. It is a suburb of Chicago, located about 10 miles (16 km) west of downtown. The area was originally inhabited by Potawatomi, Sauk, and Fox Indians.
