Park Forest, Illinois
Park Forest is a village located south of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, with the small southern portion in Will county, Illinois, United States.
The village was originally designed as a planned community for veterans returning from World War II.
As of the 2010 census, the village had a population of 21,975.
Park Forest has multiple public and private schools.
In addition to the arts and culture scene including Tall Grass Arts Association and the Illinois Theatre Center, residents also have access to a myriad of recreational opportunities for both children and adults such as the Park Forest Aqua Center.
Notable people from Park Forest include the former artistic director of the Illinois Theatre Center, Etel Billig.
Park Forest is bordered by Olympia Fields to the north, Chicago Heights to the east, University Park to the south, and Richton Park and Matteson to the west.
Carlos James (American football)
Carlos" The Assassin" James( born February 5, 1972) is a former American football player who played ten seasons in the Arena Football League( AFL) with the Iowa Barnstormers, Buffalo Destroyers, New York Dragons and Tampa Bay Storm.
He played college football at the University of Iowa and attended Rich East High School in Park Forest, Illinois.
Lelići
Lelići( Serbian Cyrillic: Лелићи) is a village located in the Užice municipality of Serbia.
In the 2002 census, the village numbered 381 people.
Robert S. Landauer
Robert S. Landauer, Jr.( 1924-2004) was an American scientist specializing in radiation measurement.
He was born and raised in Park Forest, Illinois.
He founded Landauer, Inc. in 1954, which is the world's largest provider of radiation measurement products, and is headquartered in Glenwood, Illinois.
Lynn Brenne
Lynn G. Brenne( October 3, 1911 – February 5, 1993) was an American politician and businessman.
Brenne was born in Cleveland, Ohio.
He went to Cleveland College, Yale College, and the Freight Traffic Institute of Chicago.
Brenne moved to Illinois in 1936 and settled in Park Forest, Illinois in 1949.
He served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II and was a radar officer.
Brenne worked for the Greyhound Corporation and the United Airlines.
Brenne served on the Park Forest Village Board and was involved with the Republican Party.
He served in the Illinois House of Representatives in 1971 and 1972.
Brenne died at his home in Park Forest, Illinois.
WYHI
WYHI( 99.9 FM) is a radio station licensed to Park Forest, Illinois, south of Chicago, with its transmitter located south of Peotone, Illinois.
WYHI is an owned and operated affiliate of the Bible Broadcasting Network.
Park Forest
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List of people from Park Forest, Illinois
The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in Park Forest, Illinois.
For a similar list organized alphabetically by last name, see the category page.
Sheila McGann
Lake Forest Library
The Lake Forest Library is the public library serving Lake Forest, Illinois, United States.
It is located at 360 E. Deerpath, Lake Forest, Illinois.
Park Forest Plaza
Park Forest Plaza was a shopping center located in the planned community of Park Forest, Illinois, United States, that opened in 1949.
The center was developed by Philip M. Klutznick,( 1907- 1999), who was also a prominent leader in the national Jewish community and later served as U.S. Secretary of Commerce under 39th President Jimmy Carter.
The architects were Loebl, Schlossman and Bennett.
Park Forest Plaza was one of the first major regional shopping centers in the United States of the post -World War II era and it served as the downtown to the adjacent village.
Klutznick followed many of same principles and concepts in architecture, land use and design espoused by nationally famous developer James W. Rouse( 1914- 1996) of Baltimore.
The distinctive clock tower in the open courtyard became the symbol of both the shopping center and the village.
The grass and tree- lined courtyard gave the center an airy attractiveness which was popular much of the year.
The mall was anchored by a Marshall Field's, Sears, and Goldblatt's department stores Competition from a new larger indoor mall in nearby Matteson, Illinois three the decades later in the early 1970s ultimately doomed Park Forest Plaza.
The mall did survive until 1996 when Field's closed and Sears moved to nearby Lincoln Mall.
The village has now converted what was left to a" regular" downtown area with local services, including retail stores, a banquet hall, a cultural arts center, a dance studio, a movie theater, a senior residential community and the Village Hall.
Single- family homes are also being built on the outskirts of the downtown area.

Question: Are both Lelići and Park Forest, Illinois located in the same country?
Answer: no