2015 Map of River Forest

About this map

Samuel A Rothermel Houses and the Edmund F Burton Row Houses anchor the residential landscape of this Cook County survey, highlighting the distinct architectural heritage of Oak Park and River Forest. The corridor follows the winding course of the Des Plaines River, which separates the urban grid of Chicago from western suburbs like River Grove and Franklin Park. This map reveals an extraordinary concentration of cultural and religious institutions, ranging from Dominican University and Concordia University to a vast network of memorial grounds including Westlawn Jewish Cemetery and Saint Joseph Cemetery. Educational landmarks such as Triton College and the Wilbur Wright College campus illustrate the area's development as a regional hub for higher learning. From the legendary Whiskey Point to the shores of Schiller Pond, the map documents a densely populated metropolitan area balanced by significant institutional and open-space tracts.