Welcome to Best Chicago Neighborhoods!

Best Chicago Neighborhoods presents you with comprehensive information on the Chicago local area. Chicago is without a doubt a melting pot of diverse, cultural, historically enriched communities. Buckingham Fountain, Lake Michigan, Grant Park, are among the few of Chicago’s most well known hot spots, but you’re not here for tourist locations (you can find that […]

West Elsdon

West Elsdon is among the most residential neighborhoods on the Southwest side, and has continued to be a quiet, blue-collar community with a high rate of homeownership for most of the second half of the 20th century. But as the older white ethnic generation aged and homes were vacated, Hispanic families with young children moved […]

Lakeview

The Chicago community of Lakeview is one of the most in demand neighborhoods in the city to live. Nestled against the shore of Lake Michigan, this north-side neighborhood has something for everyone. Crammed with shops, restaurants, bars, and entertainment, Lakeview offers a wide assortment of distractions. The population is very young, with a good percentage […]

Chicago Neighborhood Festivals 2006

JUNE Taste of Chicago, June 24-July 4 Grant Park (100-700 S. Columbus Dr.) Free Admission Jeff Fest, June 24-25 Jefferson Park Community Festival On Higgins Avenue between 5400-5500 (between Milwaukee & Gale) June 24: 5 – 11 p.m. June 25: 4 – 11 p.m. Pride Fest, June 25 Gay and Lesbian Pride Parade, June 26 […]

Chicago Apartments

Chicago luxury apartments are appealing to an increasingly wide array of renters these days, as the housing market in Chicago land heats up and median apartment prices continue to increase. In fact, Chicago luxury apartments are built with so many conveniences and amenities that it makes it difficult for people to want to rent any […]

Avondale

Avondale is a hot neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois. It has been featured twice by Chicago Magazine as the best neighborhood in their annual awards (2010 and 2012.) It has a population of over 30,000 residents and is home to many different restaurants, bars, and shops. The neighborhood is located north of the Chicago River and […]

Archer Heights

Archer Heights is among the 77 communities located on the south side of Chicago, Illinois. You can easily access this neighborhood from the Midway Airport. Besides, the community is only 8.8 miles and 21 minutes drive away from the Chicago Loop. The area is peaceful, and many residents own their own homes giving the Archer […]

South Lawndale

Lawndale is situated between Cicero Avenue and Western Avenue on Chicago’s West Side. Though the community has seen some difficult times, and the number of jobs in the area decreased, many loyal residents chose to remain in the neighborhood. Today, businesses are once again moving into the region and there are housing and educational incentive […]

The Loop

The heart of Chicago’s downtown Loop is the intersection of Madison and State, the 0,0 point on the grid formed by the city’s streets. Madison runs east and west, and State runs north and south. Street addresses increase with distance from this point outward. The Loop is so called because the “L” system of trains […]

Gresham

In the area of West Englewood, Gresham, Washington Park and Back of the Yards, Englewood in its hay-day was a hub of rail and commerce activity. Recently, it is undergoing renewed interest in real estate development. Mayor Richard Daley initiated a plan in 1999 to rebuild the area’s infrastructure, create new parks, and relocate the […]