Oakridge and Glen Oak are adjoining cemeteries covering 275 acres in west suburban Hillside, Illinois at 4301 West Roosevelt Road. Oakridge opened in 1899 and Glen Oak opened shortly thereafter. The two cemeteries apparently merged in the 1940's. Total Jewish and non-Jewish burials are approximately 100,000. Less than 20% of the burials are Jewish.
Oakridge has one big Jewish section, with rows of identical gravestones of red granite, and a few smaller sections.
Jewish burials date from 1929 through the present year. Groups with burials here include:
Jewish War Vets, a war memorial consisting of a large cannon and numerous dedication plaques
Chevra Kadisha Ezras Nicochim
Oak Park Temple
West Suburban Temple
Bella & Sarah Dicker Aid Society
Federal Fellowship Club
Jewish Brotherhood
Lawn Manor Jewish Community Center
Southtown Hebrew Congregation
Yarmo-Devere Post American Legion
As of 2018, the JGSI database primarily covers Chevra Kadisha Ezras Nicochim in Sections 25 through 34, 37 and 41 & 42.
The cemetery can assist burial lookups. Call 708-344-5600