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The village incorporated in 1880 as part of Proviso Township. Miss Thatcher, a resident at that time, said, "The Village of River Forest was incorporated as a matter of necessity to defeat the saloonkeepers' project to organize and open a liquor sales district, and destroy our village."
River Forest, Illinois. Location of River Forest in Cook County, Illinois. / 41.89306°N 87.81750°W / 41.89306; -87.81750. River Forest is a suburban village adjacent to Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 11,717. [ 2] Two universities make their home in River Forest, Dominican ...
Added to NRHP. August 26, 1977. The River Forest Historic District is a national historic district encompassing much of the village of River Forest, Illinois. The district includes 830 buildings, most of which are houses as the village is almost entirely residential. The oldest structure in the district is the 1831 Bickerdike and Noble sawmill ...
Riverdale, Illinois. Location of Riverdale in Cook County, Illinois. / 41.64056°N 87.63056°W / 41.64056; -87.63056. Riverdale is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 10,663 at the 2020 census. [ 2] The village shares its name with the bordering Riverdale neighborhood in Chicago .
Westchester is located at 41°51′14″N 87°53′1″W (41.853890, -87.883712). [ 7] According to the 2010 census, Westchester has a total area of 3.69 square miles (9.56 km 2 ), all land. It shares its western border with Du Page County.
Riverside, Illinois. Location of Riverside in Cook County, Illinois. / 41.83083°N 87.81611°W / 41.83083; -87.81611. Riverside is a suburban village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population of the village was 9,298 at the 2020 census. [ 4] It is a suburb of Chicago, located roughly 9 miles (14 km) west of downtown ...
Park Forest is a village located south of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, with a small southern portion in Will County, Illinois, United States. The village was originally designed by Loebl Schlossman & Bennett as a planned community for veterans returning from World War II. [ 2] As of the 2020 census, the village had a population of 21,687 ...
The Near West Side, one of the 77 community areas of Chicago, is on the West Side, west of the Chicago River and adjacent to the Loop. The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 started on the Near West Side. Waves of immigration shaped the history of the Near West Side of Chicago, including the founding of Hull House, a prominent settlement house. [ 3]