▁| } T in ley ▁Park ' ▁is ▁a ▁village ▁located ▁in ▁Cook ▁County , ▁Illinois , ▁United ▁States , ▁with ▁a ▁small ▁portion ▁in ▁Will ▁County . ▁The ▁population ▁was ▁ 5 6 , 7 0 3 ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁census . ▁It ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁fast est ▁growing ▁sub ur bs ▁south west ▁of ▁Chicago . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁T in ley ▁Park ▁was ▁selected ▁by ▁Business Week ▁as ▁the ▁best ▁place ▁to ▁raise ▁a ▁family ▁in ▁America . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁T in ley ▁Park ▁was ▁listed ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁ 5 0 ▁saf est ▁cities ▁in ▁America . ▁ ▁History ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁S ett lement ▁of ▁the ▁area ▁which ▁now ▁compr ises ▁T in ley ▁Park ▁began ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 2 0 s ▁by ▁em igr ants ▁from ▁the ▁Eastern ▁United ▁States . ▁German ▁sett lers ▁became ▁pre domin ant ▁in ▁area ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 8 4 0 s , ▁and ▁the ▁village ▁was ▁originally ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 3 ▁as ▁" Bre men ". ▁Irish , ▁English , ▁Scottish , ▁Canadian , ▁and ▁other ▁American ▁sett lers ▁were ▁also ▁common ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁rail ro ads ▁expanded ▁rapidly , ▁and ▁the ▁village ▁happened ▁to ▁be ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁Chicago , ▁Rock ▁Island ▁and ▁Pacific ▁Rail road ▁line . ▁The ▁influence ▁of ▁the ▁rail road