Explore America’s Neighborhoods: Oak Park, Chicago

Chicago has a lot of great things, like a winning baseball team and deep dish pizza—but let’s face it, that’s getting basic. If you hop on the L for a quick ride west, you will find yourself at the gates of Oak Park. Before you think I’m sending you to a boring park, hear me out. Even if Oak Park, originally Oak Ridge, was named after the oak trees that covered the area, the present-day neighborhood is nothing like an oak tree park…for the most part. The ancient la