VILLAGE

Official Website:
http://www.oak-park.us/

Chamber of Commerce:
http://www.oprfchamber.org/

Population:
52524 (2000 census)

County:
Cook County

In 1902, seceded from Cicero, becoming Oak Park.

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
West Suburban College of Nursing	1982
Fenwick High School, Oak Park, IL	1929
Oak Park and River Forest High School, Oak Park, IL	1871

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Beverly Archer	Actor	19-Jul-1948		Iola on Mama's Family
John G. Avildsen	Film Director	21-Dec-1935		Rocky
Richard Bach	Author	23-Jun-1936		Jonathan Livingston Seagull
William Bishop	Actor	16-Jul-1918	3-Oct-1959	The Killer That Stalked New York
Jim Cantalupo	Business	14-Nov-1943	19-Apr-2004	CEO of McDonald's, 2002-04
Bruce Davidson	Photographer	5-Sep-1933		East 100th Street
Edward Cardinal Egan	Religion	2-Apr-1932	5-Mar-2015	Catholic Archbishop of New York, 2000-09
Richard W. Erdman	Diplomat	1945		US Ambassador to Algeria, 2003-06
Kenneth Fearing	Novelist	28-Jul-1902	26-Jun-1961	The Big Clock
Kathy Griffin	Actor	4-Nov-1960		Vicki on Suddenly Susan
Morrell Heald	Historian	16-Jul-1922	3-Jan-2014	Transatlantic Vistas
Ernest Hemingway	Author	21-Jul-1899	2-Jul-1961	The Old Man And The Sea
Patricia Ireland	Activist	19-Oct-1945		NOW president, 1991-2001
Ray Kroc	Business	5-Oct-1902	14-Jan-1984	McDonald's fast food tycoon
Sandra L. Lynch	Judge	31-Jul-1946		1st Circuit Court of Appeals
Dick Murphy	Politician	16-Dec-1942		Mayor of San Diego, 2000-05
Lois Nettleton	Actor	6-Aug-1929	18-Jan-2008	Butterfly
Bob Newhart	Comic	5-Sep-1929		The Bob Newhart Show
Tom Perkins	Business	7-Jan-1932	7-Jun-2016	Co-Founder, Kleiner-Perkins
Busy Philipps	Actor	25-Jun-1979		Home Room
W. Robert Reum	Business	22-Jul-1942		CEO of Amsted Industries
Carl Rogers	Psychologist	8-Jan-1902	4-Feb-1987	Non-directive theory of psychology
Robert Schrieffer	Physicist	31-May-1931		BCS Theory of Superconductivity
Mike Shanahan	Football	24-Aug-1952		Former Coach, Washington Redskins
Carol Shields	Novelist	2-Jun-1935	16-Jul-2003	The Stone Diaries
John C. Skipper	Journalist	30-Sep-1945		Wicked Curve
John Sturges	Film Director	3-Jan-1911	18-Aug-1992	The Great Escape
Judy Tenuta	Comic	7-Nov-1949		The Love Goddess
Emmett Tyrrell	Columnist	1943		Publisher, The American Spectator
Betty White	Actor	17-Jan-1922		TV sitcom and game show mainstay
Douglas C. Yearley	Business	c. 1936	8-Oct-2007	CEO of Phelps Dodge, 1989-99

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Sam Giancana	Criminal	24-May-1908	19-Jun-1975	Chicago Mafia boss, 1957-66

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