River Forest is noted for its many elegant houses designed and constructed at the turn of the century by, among others, Frank Lloyd Wright. River Forest offers the perfect balance between urban and suburban lifestyles.
The Village of River Forest was incorporated on October 24, 1880. River Forest's population hit its peak of 13,402 in 1970 and has remained fairly constant since then. As of the 2000 census, River Forest had a population of 11,635.
River Forest Township is bounded by Harlem Avenue, North Avenue, Madison Avenue to Lathrop Avenue, to Central Avenue and back to Harlem.
The Village of River Forest is located in western Cook County's western border along the eastern bank of the Des Plaines River. The River Forest Public Library is located at 735 Lathrop Avenue in River Forest, Illinois. The mission of the River Forest Public Library Staff and Board of Trustees is to develop, publicize and deliver a wide range of high-quality library services to the community.
If you're in River Forest, arrange to meet a therapist at Gersten Center for Behavioral Health. They specialize in psychotherapy for:
A Licensed Clinical Psychologist Gersten Center for Behavioral Health, a psychology group has highly skilled psychologists that work with the full spectrum of populations and clinical disorders. The Psychologists provide therapy for children, teens, couples, families, and older adults. will help you when you are feeling overwhelmed or stressed, having relationship struggles, problems at work or school.
A Psychlogist can guide you to overcome problems with low self-esteem, anger and loss of control, marital or family problems.
Even if you experience loss of interest in usual activities, feelings of hopelessness or increased negative thinking they can help.
Find out if individual, couple, family or group therapy is right for you.
Their
Melrose Park office is conveniently
located
less than a ten minute
drive from River Forest:
675 W. North
Avenue,
Suite 306,
Melrose Park, Illinois
60160
In the Gottlieb Professional Building (across from Kiddie Land and the Race Track)
Phone: (847) 329-9210
