River North Chicago is one of Chicago’s most exciting neighborhoods. Located in the Near North Side community area, it has become a very desirable neighborhood for new residents and businesses. Its most prominent area is the River North Gallery District which is home to the second largest concentration of art galleries in the nation. Only [...]
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Chicago Neighborhoods
Andersonville is a thriving and popular neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois that is part of the Edgewater community area. Found on Chicago’s north side, Andersonville is a popular enclave known for its diversity. Bounded by Winthrop, Foster, Ravenswood, and Bryn Mawr Avenues, Andersonville has its origins with Swedish immigrants. Today the neighborhood is a mix of [...]
Lincoln Square Chicago has a barrage of names for its various communities. Officially dubbed Lincoln Square in 1925 it takes in the surroundings communities of Ravenswood Gardens, Bowmansville, Budlongwoods, Ravenswood, and Lincoln Square itself. This lovely old neighborhood with its European influence is very family oriented. Although it is very much a part of the [...]
The neighborhood of Rogers Park sits in the northernmost of Chicago. The city of Evanston is one boundary, along Juneway Terrace, and Howard Street to the north. Other markers include Ridge Boulevard to the west and Devon Avenue and the Edgewater neighborhood in the south. Until the 1890′s West Ridge was also a part of [...]
Logan Square is located on the northwest side of Chicago. Here you will find many prominent historical streets as well as big bungalow-style houses. Logan Square Chicago is made up of a diverse population including Latinos, African-Americans and a variety of ethnicity’s from Eastern Europe. The area offers rather inexpensive housing and rent. Therefore it [...]
Wicker Park is a neighborhood located in the West Town community area. The neighborhood is a desirable place to live for city commuters and young people. Traditionally Wicker Park Chicago was an industrial area with factories that have now become modern lofts available for rent or sale. The area has had a significant influx of [...]
Driving south from downtown Chicago, via Lake Shore Drive, lies the middle class and upscale community of Hyde Park. Hyde park is a culturally rich and diverse community that is the home of many Chicago politicians, most notable our current president , Barack Obama. This neighborhood on the south side of Chicago has a relax [...]
Nestled alongside beautiful Lake Michigan and near the center of Chicago, you will find historic Bucktown. It is rumored that this quaint neighborhood got its name from the goats that the polish population raised here in the early 1800′s. Most of these goats were males, or “bucks”. In the late 1800′s, Charles and Joel Wicker [...]
The West Loop neighborhood was once a large manufacturing corridor but over the past 15 years has quickly become trendy residential community. Many of the West Loop Chicago residents reside within old manufacturing facilities which have been converted into loft style condominiums. While housing prices in the West Loop are more than the city average, [...]
Chicago’s South Loop neighborhood is rapidly becoming one of Chicago’s hottest real estate markets. This is because many homebuyers are attracted to the neighborhoods vast amenities which include public transportation options, new construction condominiums, access to local colleges and universities and many more. Residents of South Loop Chicago reside within walking distance of many cultural [...]
