<h1 style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;" lang="en-US">River Forest, <em>Chicago</em></h1>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;" lang="en-US">An in demand village located in Cook County. &nbsp;River Forest is noted for its Prairie style architecture. &nbsp;A mere twenty minutes by train will take you from River Forest and into downtown Chicago. &nbsp;River Forest benefits from a close relationship with Oak Park a neighborhing community.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">River Forest attained village status in 1880. This was achieved after being prompted by the temperance movement. This movement resulted from residents feeling threatened by barkeepers in Harlem close by. The community benefitted from an increase in inhabitants after having two saloons of its own approved. This advancement drew persons who wished to benefit from these new facilities.</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Markers of the changes throughout the years still stand in the form of houses. The housing styles include condominiums, apartments, subdivisions and estates along with a few historic designs.</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The Roosevelt Middle School, Willard Elementary School and Lincoln Elementary School, Oak Park High and River Forest High School are available to the school age population. The students there are always among the top ten high schools in Illinois. This ranking is determined by the number of National Achievement and National Merit honorees.</span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">River Forest offers fine dining and also caters to cultural interests. The Oak Park-River Forest Performing Arts Center is host to stage productions by several theater troupes. Winslow House, which was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and built in 1893, is one of the town's most noteworthy establishments. Additionally, numerous age appropriate classes, activities and programs are offered by The River Forest Park District for its entire population, young and old alike. River Forest&rsquo;s residents are also able to benefit from the parks in the community, with facilities ranging from tranquil walking paths to areas for playing baseball.</span></p>