{"id":314,"date":"2020-03-07T19:39:55","date_gmt":"2020-03-08T01:39:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.forestpark.net\/dfp\/?page_id=314"},"modified":"2020-03-23T17:15:18","modified_gmt":"2020-03-23T22:15:18","slug":"village-services","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.forestpark.net\/dfp\/village-services\/","title":{"rendered":"About Forest Park"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"314\" class=\"elementor elementor-314\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c1f3cf8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c1f3cf8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a523f5 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-phone\" data-id=\"2a523f5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2458e3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2458e3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8768270 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8768270\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Village Links<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fa4444 elementor-nav-menu--dropdown-mobile elementor-nav-menu__text-align-aside elementor-nav-menu--toggle elementor-nav-menu--burger elementor-widget elementor-widget-nav-menu\" data-id=\"4fa4444\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;layout&quot;:&quot;vertical&quot;,&quot;submenu_icon&quot;:{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;&lt;svg aria-hidden=\\&quot;true\\&quot; 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Committees<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-481\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forestpark.net\/dfp\/village-services\/about-forest-park\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Demographics<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1354\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forestpark.net\/dfp\/departments\/public-works\/refuse-recycling\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Refuse &#038; Recycling<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-56905d7\" data-id=\"56905d7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6c2fa9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f6c2fa9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fb2a63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8fb2a63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"275\" src=\"https:\/\/www.forestpark.net\/dfp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/forest_st3.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-321\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.forestpark.net\/dfp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/forest_st3.png 600w, https:\/\/www.forestpark.net\/dfp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/forest_st3-300x138.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3dae93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e3dae93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Located approximately 10 miles west from Chicago\u2019s downtown loop area, Forest Park, Illinois, combines the unlimited resources of an urban setting with a small town sense of community, making it an exceptional place in which to live, work and do business.<\/p><p>Forest Park boasts first class dining at any number of fine eateries and pubs, and plays host to a variety of regionally attended events every year. Having been crowned &#8220;The best in neighborhood dining&#8221; according to a Chicago Tribune readers poll, and with a variety restaurants to choose from, the culinary community of Forest Park offers something for everyone.<\/p><p>Quality education, affordable homes and a close-knit, active community also make Forest Park the perfect place to raise a family.<\/p><p>Our unique combination of charming small-town life and urban sophistication benefits large and small businesses alike.<\/p><p>Getting here is easy; the Metra, CTA Elevated Trains (both the Green and Blue lines) and the Eisenhower Expressway can be accessed in town.<\/p><p>We welcome you to our community. Come for a visit, stay for awhile. 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