Editing Forest Park, Illinois (section)

==Village life==
The Park District of Forest Park, located near the center of the village, has a {{convert|15|acre|m2|adj=on}} park, with an aquatic center. Shopping is mostly located on [[Madison Street (Chicago)|Madison Street]]. Previously known for many taverns, it now also features antique merchants, boutiques, and eating establishments. Recently it was voted by the readers of the ''Chicago Tribune'' as the "Best Neighborhood Dining" in the Chicago area.

In the last few days of July and first few of August, Forest Park's Park District plays host to the [http://www.noglovenationals.com/  Forest Park No Glove National Invitational Softball Tournament] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150801205602/http://noglovenationals.com/ |date=August 1, 2015 }}. This is an invitational to all the best 16-inch softball teams in [[Chicago metropolitan area]] (and sometimes from other regions). The game is slow-pitch softball played without gloves, a favorite in the region.

Every autumn the St. Bernardine Church hosts an [[Oktoberfest]] and the village hosts a Rib-fest.

The village has several industries, but the most prominent is [[Ferrara Pan]], now known as simply the Ferrara Candy Company. The candy factory can be seen and smelled from the [[Harlem (CTA Blue Line Congress branch station)|Harlem Blue Line]] stop.

The town is served by a weekly newspaper, the ''Forest Park Review'', coming out every Wednesday. It is printed by Wednesday Journal, Inc. A bi-monthly publication, ''The Forest Park Post'', is distributed to all homes and businesses in Forest Park and is published by 34 Publishing, Inc.

There is a NFP citizens advocacy and information organization known as [[vox60130.org|Vox 60130]] (formerly Citizens United in Forest Park) serving the community since 2004. It monitors local governmental meetings and activities and sponsors workshops and presentations of important, relevant issues.  They also hold candidate forums during each local election cycle.