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Although many community areas contain more than one neighborhood, they may also share the same name, or parts of the name, of some of their individual neighborhoods. Community areas often encompass groups of neighborhoods. In some cases, the character of the community area is independent of that of the individual neighborhoods it comprises.
 
Although many community areas contain more than one neighborhood, they may also share the same name, or parts of the name, of some of their individual neighborhoods. Community areas often encompass groups of neighborhoods. In some cases, the character of the community area is independent of that of the individual neighborhoods it comprises.
 
==Community areas by side==
 
 
=== Central ===
 
The city center area covers a little more than {{convert|4|sqmi|km2}}, lying roughly between Division Street (1200 North) on the north, [[Lake Michigan]] on the east,  26th Street (2600 South) on the south and Halsted (800 West) on the west. This area is city's commercial hub.  The three branches of the [[Chicago River]] meet in this area.
 
 
The area known as the [[Chicago Loop|Loop]] is a section within downtown, surrounded by [[The Loop (CTA)|elevated tracks of the rapid transit network]]. Many of downtown's commercial, cultural, and financial institutions are located in the Loop. Today, the Loop is also used to identify the larger downtown area.
 
 
[[River North, Chicago|River North]] contains the [[Magnificent Mile]], a concentration of high-end retail. The central area is home to [[Grant Park (Chicago)|Grant]] and [[Millennium Park]]s, skyscrapers, museums, and shopping; and is the site of the city's largest parades: the annual Christmas, Thanksgiving and Saint Patrick's Day parades. The [[Chicago Bears]] play in [[Soldier Field]] on the Near South Side.
 
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
! Number !! Community area !! Neighborhoods
 
|-
 
|style="text-align: center;"| 08
 
| [[Near North Side, Chicago|Near North Side]]
 
|
 
*[[Near North Side, Chicago#Cabrini–Green|Cabrini–Green]]
 
*[[Near North Side, Chicago#Gold Coast|The Gold Coast]]
 
*[[Near North Side, Chicago#Goose Island|Goose Island]]
 
*[[Near North Side, Chicago#Magnificent Mile|Magnificent Mile]]
 
*[[Near North Side, Chicago#Old Town|Old Town]]
 
*[[Near North Side, Chicago#River North|River North]]
 
*[[Near North Side, Chicago#River West|River West]]
 
*[[Near North Side, Chicago#Streeterville|Streeterville]]
 
|-
 
|style="text-align: center;"| 32
 
| [[Chicago Loop|Loop]]
 
|
 
*[[Chicago Loop#New Eastside|Near East Side]]
 
*[[Chicago Loop#West Loop Gate|West Loop Gate]]
 
|-
 
|style="text-align: center;"| 33
 
| [[Near South Side, Chicago|Near South Side]]
 
|
 
*[[Near South Side, Chicago#Dearborn Park|Dearborn Park]]
 
*[[Near South Side, Chicago#Printer's Row|Printer's Row]]
 
*[[Near South Side, Chicago#South Loop|South Loop]]
 
*[[Near South Side, Chicago#Prairie Avenue Historic District|Prairie Avenue Historic District]]
 
|}
 
 
=== North side ===
 
The city's North Side (extending north of downtown and the Chicago River) is the most densely populated residential section of the city,<ref>{{cite web|title=Lakeview (Chicago, Illinois)|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/topic/us/illinois/cook-county/chicago/lakeview-(chicago-illinois)-PLGEO100100501254600.topic|work=[[Chicago Tribune]]|accessdate=25 September 2013}}</ref> with considerable middle and upper-class residents. It also contains public parkland (such as the huge [[Lincoln Park, Chicago|Lincoln Park]]) and beaches stretching for miles along Lake Michigan to the city's northern border. It includes [[Eastern Europe]]an and other ethnic enclaves. Residential highrises line the eastern side of the North Side along the waterfront. The North Side is noted as the home of the [[Chicago Cubs]], based at [[Wrigley Field]].
 
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
|+ North Side
 
! Number !! Community area !! Neighborhoods
 
|-
 
|style="text-align: center;"| 05
 
| [[North Center, Chicago|North Center]]
 
|
 
*[[North Center, Chicago#Horner Park|Horner Park]]
 
*[[North Center, Chicago#Roscoe Village|Roscoe Village]]
 
|-
 
|style="text-align: center;"| 06
 
| [[Lake View, Chicago|Lake View]]
 
|
 
*[[Lake View, Chicago#Lakeview East|Lake View East]]
 
*[[Lake View, Chicago#Graceland West|Graceland West]]
 
*[[Lake View, Chicago#South East Ravenswood|South East Ravenswood]]
 
*[[Lake View, Chicago#Wrigleyville|Wrigleyville]]
 
|-
 
|style="text-align: center;"| 07
 
| [[Lincoln Park, Chicago|Lincoln Park]]
 
|
 
*[[Lincoln Park, Chicago#West DePaul|West DePaul]]
 
*[[Old Town, Chicago|Old Town Triangle]]
 
*[[Lincoln Park, Chicago#Park West|Park West]]
 
*[[Lincoln Park, Chicago#Ranch Triangle|Ranch Triangle]]
 
*[[Lincoln Park, Chicago#Sheffield Neighbors|Sheffield Neighbors]]
 
*[[Lincoln Park, Chicago#Wrightwood Neighbors|Wrightwood Neighbors]]
 
|-
 
|style="text-align: center;"| 21
 
| [[Avondale, Chicago|Avondale]]
 
|
 
*[[Avondale, Chicago#Belmont Gardens|Belmont Gardens]]
 
*[[Avondale, Chicago#Chicago's Polish Village|Chicago's Polish Village]]
 
*[[Avondale, Chicago#Kosciuszko Park|Kosciuszko Park]]
 
|-
 
|style="text-align: center;"| 22
 
| [[Logan Square, Chicago|Logan Square]]
 
|
 
*[[Logan Square, Chicago#Belmont Gardens|Belmont Gardens]]
 
*[[Logan Square, Chicago#Bucktown|Bucktown]]
 
*[[Logan Square, Chicago#Kosciuszko Park|Kosciuszko Park]]
 
*[[Logan Square, Chicago#Palmer Square|Palmer Square]]
 
|}
 
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
|+ Far North side
 
! Number !! Community area !! Neighborhoods
 
|-
 
|style="text-align: center;"| 01
 
| [[Rogers Park, Chicago|Rogers Park]]
 
|
 
|-
 
|style="text-align: center;"| 02
 
| [[West Ridge, Chicago|West Ridge]]
 
|
 
*[[West Ridge, Chicago#Arcadia Terrace|Arcadia Terrace]]
 
*[[West Ridge, Chicago#Peterson Park|Peterson Park]]
 
*[[West Ridge, Chicago#West Rogers Park|West Rogers Park]]
 
|-
 
|style="text-align: center;"| 03
 
| [[Uptown, Chicago|Uptown]]
 
|
 
*[[Uptown, Chicago#Buena Park|Buena Park]]
 
*[[Uptown, Chicago#Margate Park|Margate Park]]
 
*[[Uptown, Chicago#Sheridan Park|Sheridan Park]]
 
|-
 
|style="text-align: center;"| 04
 
| [[Lincoln Square, Chicago|Lincoln Square]]
 
|
 
*[[Ravenswood, Chicago|Ravenswood]]
 
*[[Lincoln Square, Chicago#Ravenswood Gardens|Ravenswood Gardens]]
 
*[[Lincoln Square, Chicago#Rockwell Crossing|Rockwell Crossing]]
 
|-
 
|style="text-align: center;"| 09
 
| [[Edison Park, Chicago|Edison Park]]
 
|
 
|-
 
|style="text-align: center;"| 10
 
| [[Norwood Park, Chicago|Norwood Park]]
 
|
 
*[[Big Oaks, Chicago|Big Oaks]]
 
*[[Norwood Park, Chicago#Old Norwood Park|Old Norwood Park]]
 
*[[Oriole Park, Chicago|Oriole Park]]
 
*[[Union Ridge, Chicago|Union Ridge]]
 
|-
 
|style="text-align: center;"| 11
 
| [[Jefferson Park, Chicago|Jefferson Park]]
 
|
 
*[[Gladstone Park, Chicago|Gladstone Park]]
 
|-
 
|style="text-align: center;"| 12
 
| [[Forest Glen, Chicago|Forest Glen]]
 
|
 
*[[Forest Glen, Chicago#Edgebrook|Edgebrook]]
 
*[[Old Edgebrook District|Old Edgebrook]]
 
*[[Forest Glen, Chicago#South Edgebrook|South Edgebrook]]
 
*[[Forest Glen, Chicago#Sauganash|Sauganash]]
 
*[[Wildwood, Chicago#Wildwood|Wildwood]]
 
|-
 
|style="text-align: center;"| 13
 
| [[North Park, Chicago|North Park]]
 
|
 
*[[North Park, Chicago#Brynford Park|Brynford Park]]
 
*[[North Park, Chicago#Hollywood Park|Hollywood Park]]
 
*[[North Park, Chicago#River's Edge|River's Edge]]
 
*[[North Park, Chicago#Sauganash Woods|Sauganash Woods]]
 
|-
 
|style="text-align: center;"| 14
 
| [[Albany Park, Chicago|Albany Park]]
 
|
 
*[[Albany Park, Chicago#Mayfair|Mayfair]]
 
*[[Albany Park, Chicago#North Mayfair|North Mayfair]]
 
*[[Albany Park, Chicago#Ravenswood Manor|Ravenswood Manor]]
 
|-
 
|style="text-align: center;"| 76
 
| [[O'Hare, Chicago|O'Hare]]
 
|
 
*[[O'Hare, Chicago#Schorsch Forest View|Schorsch Forest View]]
 
|-
 
|style="text-align: center;"| 77
 
| [[Edgewater, Chicago|Edgewater]]
 
|
 
*[[Edgewater, Chicago#Andersonville|Andersonville]]
 
*[[Edgewater, Chicago#Edgewater Glen|Edgewater Glen]]
 
*[[Edgewater, Chicago#Broadway|Edgewater Beach]]
 
*[[Edgewater, Chicago#Magnolia Glen|Magnolia Glen]]
 
*[[Lakewood Balmoral Historic District|Lakewood/Balmoral]]
 
|}
 
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
|+ Northwest side
 
! Number !! Community area !! Neighborhoods
 
|-
 
|style="text-align: center;"| 15
 
| [[Portage Park, Chicago|Portage Park]]
 
|
 
*[[Portage Park, Chicago#Belmont Central|Belmont Central]]
 
*[[Portage Park, Chicago#Władysławowo|Władysławowo]]
 
*[[Six Corners]]
 
|-
 
|style="text-align: center;"| 16
 
| [[Irving Park, Chicago|Irving Park]]
 
|
 
*[[Irving Park, Chicago#Merchant_Park.2F_Avondale_Gardens|Avondale Gardens]]
 
*[[Irving Park, Chicago#Independence Park|Independence Park]]
 
*[[Irving Park, Chicago#Kilbourn Park|Kilbourn Park]]
 
*[[Irving Park, Chicago#Little Cassubia|Little Cassubia]]
 
*[[Irving Park, Chicago#Old Irving Park|Old Irving Park]]
 
*[[Irving Park, Chicago#Merchant Park|Merchant Park]]
 
*[[Villa District|The Villa]]
 
|-
 
|style="text-align: center;"| 17
 
| [[Dunning, Chicago|Dunning]]
 
|
 
*[[Dunning, Chicago#Belmont Heights|Belmont Heights]]
 
*[[Dunning, Chicago#Belmont Terrace|Belmont Terrace]]
 
*[[Dunning, Chicago#Irving Woods|Irving Woods]]
 
*[[Dunning, Chicago#Schorsch Village|Schorsch Village]]
 
|-
 
|style="text-align: center;"| 18
 
| [[Montclare, Chicago|Montclare]]
 
|
 
|-
 
|style="text-align: center;"| 19
 
| [[Belmont Cragin, Chicago|Belmont Cragin]]
 
|
 
*[[Belmont Cragin, Chicago#Belmont Central|Belmont Central]]
 
*[[Belmont Cragin, Chicago#Hanson Park|Hanson Park]]
 
|-
 
|style="text-align: center;"| 20
 
| [[Hermosa, Chicago|Hermosa]]
 
|
 
*[[Hermosa, Chicago#Belmont Gardens|Belmont Gardens]]
 
*[[Hermosa, Chicago#Kelvyn Park|Kelvyn Park]]
 
|}
 
 
=== West side ===
 
The West Side (extending west of downtown) is made up of neighborhoods such as [[Austin, Chicago|Austin]], [[North Lawndale, Chicago|Lawndale]],  [[East Garfield Park, Chicago|Garfield Park]], [[West Town, Chicago|West Town]], and [[Humboldt Park, Chicago|Humboldt Park]] among others. Some neighborhoods, particularly Garfield Park and Lawndale, have had long-term socio-economic problems. Other West Side neighborhoods, especially those closer to downtown, have been undergoing gentrification. The [[United Center]], the home of the [[Chicago Bulls]] and [[Blackhawks]], and [[University of Illinois at Chicago]] are located on the [[Near West Side, Chicago|Near West Side]].
 
 
Major parks on the West Side include Douglas, Garfield, and Humboldt Park. [[Garfield Park Conservatory, Chicago|Garfield Park Conservatory]] houses one of the largest collections of tropical plants of any U.S. city. Attractions on the West Side include the [[Puerto Rican Day Parade|Puerto Rican Day]] festival, the [[National Museum of Mexican Art]] in [[Pilsen, Chicago|Pilsen]], and [[Oprah Winfrey]]'s [[Harpo Studios]] near the city center.
 
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
! Number !! Community area !! Neighborhoods
 
|-
 
|style="text-align: center;"| 23
 
| [[Humboldt Park, Chicago|Humboldt Park]]
 
|
 
|-
 
|style="text-align: center;"| 24
 
| [[West Town, Chicago|West Town]]
 
|
 
*[[West Town, Chicago#East Village|East Village]]
 
*[[West Town, Chicago#Noble Square|Noble Square]]
 
*[[Polish Downtown (Chicago)|Polish Downtown]]
 
*[[West Town, Chicago#Pulaski Park|Pulaski Park]]
 
*[[West Town, Chicago#Smith Park|Smith Park]]
 
*[[West Town, Chicago#Ukrainian Village|Ukrainian Village]]
 
*[[West Town, Chicago#Wicker Park|Wicker Park]]
 
|-
 
|style="text-align: center;"| 25
 
| [[Austin, Chicago|Austin]]
 
|
 
*[[Austin, Chicago#Galewood|Galewood]]
 
*[[Austin, Chicago#The Island|The Island]]
 
|-
 
|style="text-align: center;"| 26
 
| [[West Garfield Park, Chicago|West Garfield Park]]
 
|
 
|-
 
|style="text-align: center;"| 27
 
| [[East Garfield Park, Chicago|East Garfield Park]]
 
|
 
*[[East Garfield Park, Chicago#Fifth City|Fifth City]]
 
|-
 
|style="text-align: center;"| 28
 
| [[Near West Side, Chicago|Near West Side]]
 
|
 
*[[Near West Side, Chicago#Greektown|Greektown]]
 
*[[Little Italy, Chicago|Little Italy]]
 
*[[Near West Side, Chicago#Tri-Taylor|Tri-Taylor]]
 
|-
 
|style="text-align: center;"| 29
 
| [[North Lawndale, Chicago|North Lawndale]]
 
|
 
*[[North Lawndale, Chicago#Lawndale|Lawndale]]
 
*[[North Lawndale, Chicago#Homan Square|Homan Square]]
 
*[[North Lawndale, Chicago#Douglas Park|Douglas Park]]
 
|-
 
|style="text-align: center;"| 30
 
| [[South Lawndale, Chicago|South Lawndale]]
 
|
 
*[[South Lawndale, Chicago#Little Village|Little Village]]
 
|-
 
|style="text-align: center;"| 31
 
| [[Lower West Side, Chicago|Lower West Side]]
 
|
 
*[[Lower West Side, Chicago#Heart of Chicago|Heart of Chicago]]
 
*[[Lower West Side, Chicago#Heart of Italy|Heart of Italy]]
 
*[[Lower West Side, Chicago#Pilsen|Pilsen]]
 
|}
 
 
=== South side ===
 
{{Main|South Side, Chicago}}
 
 
The South Side is the largest section of the city, encompassing roughly 60% of the city's land area, and much was annexed in the late 19th century. The section along the lake is marked with public parkland and beaches. The South Side has a higher ratio of single-family homes and also contains most of the city's remaining industry. Historically it was the location of the stockyards, and its industries attracted hundreds of thousands of European immigrants and African-American migrants in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. More recent immigrants have come from Mexico and Latin America. Its [[U.S. Cellular Field]], formerly [[Comiskey Park]], is home to the [[Chicago White Sox]].
 
 
Along with being the largest section of the city in terms of geography, the South Side is also home to one of the city's largest parades: the annual [[Bud Billiken Parade and Picnic|Bud Billiken Day]] parade. Held during the second weekend of August, it celebrates children returning to school.
 
 
The South Side has two of Chicago's largest public parks. [[Jackson Park (Chicago)|Jackson Park]], which hosted the [[World's Columbian Exposition]] in 1893, is the site of the [[Museum of Science and Industry (Chicago)|Museum of Science and Industry]]. The park stretches along the waterfront, situated between the neighborhoods of [[Hyde Park, Chicago|Hyde Park]] and [[South Shore, Chicago|South Shore]]. [[Washington Park (Chicago park)|Washington Park]] sits slightly west of Jackson Park and the two are connected by a strip of parkland known as [[Midway Plaisance]], which runs parallel to the [[University of Chicago]].
 
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
! Number
 
! Community area
 
! Neighborhoods
 
|-
 
|style="text-align: center;"| 34
 
| [[Armour Square, Chicago|Armour Square]]
 
|
 
*[[Chinatown, Chicago|Chinatown]]
 
*[[Armour Square, Chicago#Wentworth Gardens|Wentworth Gardens]]
 
* [[Bridgeport, Chicago]]
 
|-
 
|style="text-align: center;"| 35
 
| [[Douglas, Chicago|Douglas]]
 
|
 
*[[Douglas, Chicago#Groveland Park|Groveland Park]]
 
*[[Douglas, Chicago#Lake Meadows|Lake Meadows]]
 
*[[Douglas, Chicago#The Gap|the Gap]]
 
*[[Douglas, Chicago#Prairie Shores|Prairie Shores]]
 
*[[Douglas, Chicago#South Commons|South Commons]]
 
|-
 
|style="text-align: center;"| 36
 
| [[Oakland, Chicago|Oakland]]
 
|
 
|-
 
|style="text-align: center;"| 37
 
| [[Fuller Park, Chicago|Fuller Park]]
 
|
 
|-
 
|style="text-align: center;"| 38
 
| [[Grand Boulevard, Chicago|Grand Boulevard]]
 
|
 
*[[Grand Boulevard, Chicago#Bronzeville|Bronzeville]]
 
|-
 
|style="text-align: center;"| 39
 
| [[Kenwood, Chicago|Kenwood]]
 
|
 
|-
 
|style="text-align: center;"| 40
 
| [[Washington Park, Chicago (community area)|Washington Park]]
 
|
 
|-
 
|style="text-align: center;"| 41
 
| [[Hyde Park, Chicago|Hyde Park]]
 
|
 
*[[Hyde Park, Chicago#East Hyde Park|East Hyde Park]]
 
|-
 
|style="text-align: center;"| 42
 
| [[Woodlawn, Chicago|Woodlawn]]
 
|
 
*[[Woodlawn, Chicago#West Woodlawn|West Woodlawn]]
 
|-
 
|style="text-align: center;"| 43
 
| [[South Shore, Chicago|South Shore]]
 
|
 
*[[South Shore, Chicago#Jackson Park Highlands|Jackson Park Highlands]]
 
|-
 
|style="text-align: center;"| 60
 
| [[Bridgeport, Chicago|Bridgeport]]
 
|
 
|-
 
|style="text-align: center;"| 69
 
| [[Greater Grand Crossing, Chicago|Greater Grand Crossing]]
 
|
 
*[[Greater Grand Crossing, Chicago#Grand Crossing|Grand Crossing]]
 
*[[Greater Grand Crossing, Chicago#Parkway Gardens|Parkway Gardens]]
 
*[[Greater Grand Crossing, Chicago#Park Manor|Park Manor]]
 
|}
 
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
|+ Southwest side
 
! Number !! Community area !! Neighborhoods
 
|-
 
|style="text-align: center;"| 56
 
| [[Garfield Ridge, Chicago|Garfield Ridge]]
 
|
 
*[[Garfield Ridge, Chicago#LeClaire Courts|LeClaire Courts]]
 
*[[Garfield Ridge, Chicago#Sleepy Hollow|Sleepy Hollow]]
 
*[[Garfield Ridge, Chicago#Vittum Park|Vittum Park]]
 
|-
 
|style="text-align: center;"| 57
 
| [[Archer Heights, Chicago|Archer Heights]]
 
|
 
|-
 
|style="text-align: center;"| 58
 
| [[Brighton Park, Chicago|Brighton Park]]
 
|
 
|-
 
|style="text-align: center;"| 59
 
| [[McKinley Park, Chicago|McKinley Park]]
 
|
 
|-
 
|style="text-align: center;"| 61
 
| [[New City, Chicago|New City]]
 
|
 
*[[New City, Chicago#Back of the Yards|Back of the Yards]]
 
*[[New City, Chicago#Canaryville|Canaryville]]
 
|-
 
|style="text-align: center;"| 62
 
| [[West Elsdon, Chicago|West Elsdon]]
 
|
 
|-
 
|style="text-align: center;"| 63
 
| [[Gage Park, Chicago|Gage Park]]
 
|
 
|-
 
|style="text-align: center;"| 64
 
| [[Clearing, Chicago|Clearing]]
 
|
 
*[[Clearing, Chicago#Chrysler Village|Chrysler Village]]
 
|-
 
|style="text-align: center;"| 65
 
| [[West Lawn, Chicago|West Lawn]]
 
|
 
*[[West Lawn, Chicago#Ford City|Ford City]]
 
*[[West Lawn, Chicago|West Lawn]]
 
|-
 
|style="text-align: center;"| 66
 
| [[Chicago Lawn, Chicago|Chicago Lawn]]
 
|
 
*[[Chicago Lawn, Chicago#Lithuanian Plaza|Lithuanian Plaza]]
 
*[[Chicago Lawn, Chicago#Marquette Park|Marquette Park]]
 
|-
 
|style="text-align: center;"| 67
 
| [[West Englewood, Chicago|West Englewood]]
 
|
 
|-
 
|style="text-align: center;"| 68
 
| [[Englewood, Chicago|Englewood]]
 
|
 
|}
 
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
|+ Far Southeast side
 
! Number !! Community area !! Neighborhoods
 
|-
 
|style="text-align: center;"| 44
 
| [[Chatham, Chicago|Chatham]]
 
|
 
*[[Chatham, Chicago#East Chatham|East Chatham]]
 
*[[Chatham, Chicago#West Chatham|West Chatham]]
 
*[[Chatham, Chicago#West Chesterfield|West Chesterfield]]
 
|-
 
|style="text-align: center;"| 45
 
| [[Avalon Park, Chicago|Avalon Park]]
 
|
 
*[[Avalon Park, Chicago|Avalon Park]]
 
*[[Avalon Park, Chicago#Marynook|Marynook]]
 
*[[Avalon Park, Chicago#Stony Island Park|Stony Island Park]]
 
|-
 
|style="text-align: center;"| 46
 
| [[South Chicago, Chicago|South Chicago]]
 
|
 
*[[South Chicago, Chicago#The Bush|The Bush]]
 
|-
 
|style="text-align: center;"| 47
 
| [[Burnside, Chicago|Burnside]]
 
|
 
|-
 
|style="text-align: center;"| 48
 
| [[Calumet Heights, Chicago|Calumet Heights]]
 
|
 
*[[Calumet Heights, Chicago#Pill Hill|Pill Hill]]
 
|-
 
|style="text-align: center;"| 49
 
| [[Roseland, Chicago|Roseland]]
 
|
 
*[[Fernwood, Chicago|Fernwood]]
 
*[[Roseland, Chicago#Rosemoor|Rosemoor]]
 
|-
 
|style="text-align: center;"| 50
 
| [[Pullman, Chicago|Pullman]]
 
|
 
*[[Pullman, Chicago#Cottage Grove Heights|Cottage Grove Heights]]
 
*[[Pullman, Chicago#London Towne|London Towne]]
 
|-
 
|style="text-align: center;"| 51
 
| [[South Deering, Chicago|South Deering]]
 
|
 
*[[South Deering, Chicago#Jeffrey Manor|Jeffrey Manor]]
 
*[[South Deering, Chicago#Trumbull Park|Trumbull Park]]
 
|-
 
|style="text-align: center;"| 52
 
| [[East Side, Chicago|East Side]]
 
|
 
|-
 
|style="text-align: center;"| 53
 
| [[West Pullman, Chicago|West Pullman]]
 
|
 
|-
 
|style="text-align: center;"| 54
 
| [[Riverdale, Chicago|Riverdale]]
 
|
 
*[[Riverdale, Chicago#Altgeld Gardens|Altgeld Gardens]]
 
*[[Riverdale, Chicago#Eden Green|Eden Green]]
 
*[[Riverdale, Chicago#Golden Gate|Golden Gate]]
 
|-
 
|style="text-align: center;"| 55
 
| [[Hegewisch, Chicago|Hegewisch]]
 
|
 
|}
 
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
|+ Far Southwest side
 
! Number !! Community area !! Neighborhoods
 
|-
 
|style="text-align: center;"| 70
 
| [[Ashburn, Chicago|Ashburn]]
 
|
 
*[[Ashburn, Chicago#Beverly View|Beverly View]]
 
*[[Ashburn, Chicago#Mary Crest|Mary Crest]]
 
*[[Ashburn, Chicago#Parkview|Parkview]]
 
*[[Ashburn, Chicago#Scottsdale|Scottsdale]]
 
*[[Ashburn, Chicago#Wrightwood|Wrightwood]]
 
|-
 
|style="text-align: center;"| 71
 
| [[Auburn Gresham, Chicago|Auburn Gresham]]
 
|
 
|-
 
|style="text-align: center;"| 72
 
| [[Beverly, Chicago|Beverly]]
 
|
 
|-
 
|style="text-align: center;"| 73
 
| [[Washington Heights, Chicago|Washington Heights]]
 
|
 
*[[Washington Heights, Chicago#Brainerd|Brainerd]]
 
*[[Washington Heights, Chicago#Longwood Manor|Longwood Manor]]
 
*[[Washington Heights, Chicago#Princeton Park|Princeton Park]]
 
|-
 
|style="text-align: center;"| 74
 
| [[Mount Greenwood, Chicago|Mount Greenwood]]
 
|
 
*[[Mount Greenwood, Chicago#Mount Greenwood Heights|Mount Greenwood Heights]]
 
*[[Mount Greenwood, Chicago#Tally's Corner|Talley's Corner]]
 
|-
 
|style="text-align: center;"| 75
 
| [[Morgan Park, Chicago|Morgan Park]]
 
|
 
*[[Morgan Park, Chicago#Beverly Woods|Beverly Woods]]
 
*[[Morgan Park, Chicago#Kennedy Park|Kennedy Park]]
 
*[[Morgan Park, Chicago#Morgan Park|West Morgan Park]]
 
|}
 
  
 
== '''Parks''' ==
 
== '''Parks''' ==

Revision as of 15:38, 19 February 2015

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At Death's Own Wake...
Chicago, favored city of the Damned, is not as it once was. The streets, which have tasted blood time and time again, feasted as never before during the attack of the savage werewolves. Decades of effort fell in less than a month. That which had been immortal is no more. Crowning this pile of despair is the torn corpse of the prince, the last vestige of immortality ripped out by red-stained claws.

The Dead Can Dance!
The city has become a swirling vortex, pulling in fresh victims from every direction. From across the world the undead swarm, drawn in by Chicago's suffering. Who can resist its desperate call?

Lodin's Laws

Prince Lodin may have met his final death, but his laws live on. Whether out of habit or good sense, most of Chicago's Kindred still abide by these dictums. As new blood flocks to the city, however, this is sure to change.

    1. None in my city shall kill and leave behind evidence of their feasting. If your slaying causes an investigation among the Police, or worse, among the Press, then I shall track you down and extinguish you--or, if others speak for you, exile you. You must lick all your wounds, and dispose of all those you kill. I hold the Fourth Tradition in strong regard and do not take such violations of the Masquerade lightly.
    2. Do not harm the travelers to this city, for its wealth is based upon its status as a center of commerce and travel. You may feed from such, but do not leave any evidence of your feast. You should not test me on this, for these folk are the basis of the wealth of my realm.
    3. Have nothing to do with any of those among the Press. They are to be strictly ignored. They are my Domain. Neither should you attempt to enslave or manipulate the Police of the city. They are my Domain as well.
    4. Keep the Sanctity of Elysium, for that is our place of rest and recreation. No act of violence or struggle shall be tolerated therein. You may attend my court there, as all in my city are free to do, but you must not carry your conflicts into the sanctity of its ground.
    5. Do no hold commerce with my enemies or those who seek to usurp my rightful authority. I shall repay treachery with treachery, rebellion with iron might. Let me caution you, I know all that happens within my realm. Do not think you can keep secrets from me.

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Location

Population

  • City ((2,695,598 within the city limits) - Dated census
  • Metro Area Chicagoland (9.5 million) - Dated census

Arenas

Attractions

Bars and Clubs

Blue Velvet
Succubus Club
The Cave

Castles

Cemeteries

City Government

The mundane government of Chicago is still controlled by the old political machine--a political machine unrivaled in any other city in the nation. Though it was overthrown for a time by the extraordinary black politician, Mayor Harold Washington, the manipulations of the Kindred allowed the machine to take over again a few years later.

To this day the machine permeates down to the neighborhood level. Ward bosses look out of the voters in their neighborhoods and pass out political favors to those who aid them. Vampiric dominance of this process no longer exists. Lodin's death freed many of these bosses to act on their own, without the undead to say yes or no. Individual vampires have seized individual wards, and even Lodin's former ghouls are rumored to be involved.

The prime powers of the city--mayor, aldermen, city attorney, congressmen, etc.--used to be under Lodin's influence. Cainites are still jostling for control of these individuals, but the mortals are beginning to fall into the different camps and, without a prince, may well turn the city's government into even more of a gridlock than it is today.

Churches

Crime

In Chicago crime is a business, and business is good. In a city of multi-cultural style, crime is no different: Organized Crime in Chicago is mostly run by "The Outfit". There are also gangs of every color and nationality. From before the Civil War there have been members of the Ku Klux Clan in Chicago, giving rise to the white supremacist movement and the white gangs. Chicago crime has become infamous for the rise of the black gangs and their violence. There is also a strong Asian community here, run by the Wing Chung, Triads, and Tongs. The Jamaican gangs have begun to be a force. Last but not least are the barrio hispanic gangs.

Citizens of the City

Current Events

Galleries

Hospitals

Hotels & Hostels

Hypermarkets

Landmarks

Maps

Monasteries

Monuments

Museums

Neighborhoods

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The Social Science Research Committee at University of Chicago defined seventy-five community areas during the late 1920s. At the time, these community areas corresponded roughly to neighborhoods within the city. In the 1950s, with the city's annexations for O'Hare International Airport, a seventy-sixth community area was added. Other than the creation of the seventy-seventh community area in 1980 (by separating #77 Edgewater from #3 Uptown), boundaries have never been revised to reflect change but instead have been kept relatively stable to allow comparisons of these areas over time.

Although many community areas contain more than one neighborhood, they may also share the same name, or parts of the name, of some of their individual neighborhoods. Community areas often encompass groups of neighborhoods. In some cases, the character of the community area is independent of that of the individual neighborhoods it comprises.

Parks

Private Residences

Restaurants

Ruins

Schools

Shops

Theatres

Transportation

Vampires of the City

Chicago Brujah Chicago Caitif Chicago Gangrel Chicago Malkavians Chicago Nosferatu Chicago Toreador Chicago Tremere Chicago Ventrue
--Maxwell
--Michael
--Prias
--Sabbat in Chicago

Websites

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago