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We would like to provide the residents of  Forest Park  a basic history overview.


Welcome to the Forest Park Home page. The Forest Park Home page provides as much information as possible on Forest Park. Knowing Forest Park’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Forest Park’s Home page, you will also find Forest Park’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.

Forest Park has a population of 13808. 46% of Forest Park’s inhabitants are Male, and 54 are female. 33.4% of Forest Park is married and 49.3% own their own home. The Average Home price is $245,364, and the average rent is $1,130. Household median income in Forest Park is $70,670, and the individual median income is $44,706. Forest Park’s Ethnic is the following: White(56.8%), Black(27.6%), Hispanic(10.7%), Asian(5.7%), Multiple(5.4%), Other(4%), Native(0.5%).


For most of its history, Forest Park was home for the 25-year-old professional (non-equity) theater company, Circle Theatre, which now resides across Harlem Avenue in neighboring Oak Park. Hedy Weiss of the Chicago Sun-Times writes: "One of the most consistently satisfying theatrical operations in the area ...everything from classics to new American plays ...theatre at its very best." Circle Theatre has produced over 175 productions and received over 80 Joseph Jefferson (JEFF) nominations and won over 30 Jeff Awards.


Notable visits from famous playwrights have included Marvin Hamlisch, Rupert Holmes, Douglas Post, Michael John LaChiusa, Stephen Clark and Rebecca Gilman. Rebecca Gilman had her first play produced at Circle Theatre before becoming one of America's leading playwrights. Notable supporters have included Harry Connick, Jr.


and Russell Crowe. Award-winning director/choreographer Kevin Bellie was artistic director from 2003 to 2012.


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