Melrose Park, Illinois
Melrose Park, Illinois | |
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Downtown Melrose Park | |
| Motto: "Corporate King of the Suburbs" | |
Location of Melrose Park in Cook County, Illinois. | |
| Coordinates: 41°54′28″N 87°51′52″W / 41.90778°N 87.86444°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Cook |
| Township | Proviso, Leyden |
| Incorporated | September 11, 1882 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ronald M. Serpico |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.35 sq mi (11.27 km2) |
| • Land | 4.35 sq mi (11.27 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 630 ft (190 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 24,796 |
| • Density | 5,696.30/sq mi (2,199.22/km2) |
| Demonym | Melrose Parker |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 60160, 60161, 60164 |
| Area codes | 708/464, 847/224 |
| FIPS code | 17-48242 |
| Website | melrosepark |
Melrose Park is a village in Leyden and Proviso Townships, Cook County, Illinois, United States. It is a suburb of Chicago. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 24,796.
The suburb was the home of Kiddieland Amusement Park from 1929 until 2010 (it closed in September 2009 before it was demolished in 2010 and the sign of Kiddieland was relocated to the Melrose Park Public Library; a Costco warehouse store now stands in its place), the Shrine of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Stern Pinball, Inc., the Melrose Park Taste, and the now-defunct Maywood Park horse racing track.
There is a Metra railroad station in Melrose Park with daily service to Chicago. Melrose Park is home to Gottlieb Memorial Hospital.