Morgan Park
Located in Chicago’s southwest side, the Beverly communities and Morgan Park at a time acted as retreats for Chicago’s political elite. European Protestants were the first to settle in these neighborhoods, but they now are home to a variety of Irish Catholics and African Americans. In 2001, the median cost for a single-family home in […]
Lincoln Square
Since its birth more than a century ago, Lincoln Square, between Lawrence and Montrose, has been a select neighborhood in which to live. Often refered to as the place where the Old World meets the New, the well-preserved real estate, classic architecture and serene tree-lined residential streets add to the area’s promising allure. Within Lincoln […]
Hyde Park
Hyde Park is among the most racially integrated urban neighborhoods in the country. It has been home to Muhammad Ali and Marshall Field. The Museum of Science and Industry, the DuSable Museum of African American History, the Chicago Theological Seminary, and Frank Lloyd Wright’s Robie House are some of the area’s culturally significant landmarks. Originally […]
North Center
North Center is located north and a bit to the west of the Loop, and is comprised of the neighborhoods of Roscoe Village, St. Ben’s, and West Lakeview. It is a smaller area and its inhabitants often claim residency in an adjoining district. A few people refer to the area as Roscoe Village instead of […]
Uptown
Uptown has been an entertainment sanctuary in Chicago for decades. Home to many theaters and music clubs, this area has seen legends of stage and music alike. After the Second World War, the area started to decline. Theaters closed and citizens moved to adjacent communities. Many grand and luxurious homes were converted into multi-resident homes […]
South Deering
South Deering was at one time home to Chicago’s first steel mill. It was originally settled by Irish, Welsh, English and Polish immigrants, but is now a chiefly Latino community. The neighborhood had hoped to host a new airport, but the plans never materialized, and the district saw some economic hardships in the 1970s and […]
Jefferson Park
Jefferson Park is located east of Norwood Park and Dunning and west of Sauganash, Albany Park and Irving Park. These family-oriented, middle class communities have, in recent years, felt a swell in real estate value. Single-family frame homes and bungalows are common in both neighborhoods, with a number of condos, Victorians, and Georgians as well. […]
Burnside
An interesting statistic about Burnside that stands out is the fact that 52.4% of its already very small population live alone. This coincides with the fact that Burnside, also known as “The Triangle”, because it is triangular, is further well-defined in its boundaries with three railroad tracks on each side. Somehow, there is just something […]
Near West Side
The neighborhood known as Near West Side extends from the Chicago River’s South Branch to Rockwell, and from Kinzie to 17th Street. You can start your children’s education in a magnet school, advance them through college prep, and watch them through medical school, all on the Near West Side. And after that, downtown Chicago is […]
Fuller Park
Fuller Park is number 37 out of Chicago’s 77 neighborhood divisions. It is named after a local park in the area called Fuller Park, which got its name from the Chief Justice of the United States, Melville Weston Fuller. It is a very small neighborhood spanning a total area of 0.71 square miles (1.84 km2). […]