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

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
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		Catholic Archbishop of New York
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
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
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
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		Head Coach, Denver Broncos
Carol Shields	Novelist	2-Jun-1935	16-Jul-2003	The Stone Diaries
John Sturges	Film Director	3-Jan-1911	18-Aug-1992	The Great Escape
Judy Tenuta	Comic	7-Nov-1956		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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