two stations in the Village which makes for easy access to many universities located in Chicago. The average commute to downtown Chicago from Olympia Fields is 45 minutes. From there, bus service is available to most locations. Notable people Lou Boudreau, Major League Baseball Hall of Famer, died in Olympia Fields Dee Dee Davis, actress and comedian best known for her role as Bryana "Baby Girl" Thomkins on The Bernie Mac Show Kendall Gill, retired professional basketball player Toi Hutchinson, a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate representing the 40th District Rudolph Isley, singer-songwriter and a founding member of The Isley Brothers J. Ivy, Grammy Award-winning poet R. Kelly, R&B singer-songwriter and producer Robert L. Martin, (d.7-26-18) Tuskegee airman, WWII fighter pilot in Europe Barbara McKinzie, Alpha Kappa Alpha's 27th international president, 2006–10 Nnedi Okorafor, a Nigerian-American writer of fantasy, science fiction, and speculative fiction; winner of World Fantasy Award for Best Novel and the Wole Soyinka Prize for African Literature Jim Osborne, former defensive tackle for Chicago Bears References External links Village of Olympia Fields official website Villages in Illinois Villages in Cook County, Illinois Chicago metropolitan area Populated places established in 1927 1927 establishments in Illinois Majority-minority cities and towns in Cook County, Illinois