Belmont Cragin

Belmont Cragin is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago in Illinois, United States, located on the Northwest Side of Chicago. It is designated Community Area 19, and is located 8 miles NW of the Loop.

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Type: Suburb with 78,100 residents
Description: human settlement in Cook County, Illinois, United States of America
Also known as: “Belmont Cragin, Chicago”

Places of Interest

Highlights include West Belmont Branch and Portage-Cragin Branch.

West Belmont Branch

Library

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West Belmont Branch is a library.

Portage-Cragin Branch

Library

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Portage-Cragin Branch is a library.

Chopin Park

Park

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Chopin Park is an 8-acre park located at 3420 North Long in the Portage Park community area of North Side, Chicago, Illinois. The park stretches from Roscoe Street on the south to Cornelia Avenue to the north between Linder and Long avenues.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Far West Side and Far Northwest Side.

Far West Side

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Chicago's Far West Side is best known for being impoverished and crime-ridden, but it has at least one major attraction as well as some fabulous parks, vibrant immigrant communities, and blues legends.

Far Northwest Side

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The Far Northwest Side of Chicago includes the neighborhoods of Avondale and the Polish Village, with large Polish communities; Irving Park and Old Irving, quiet areas with historic homes; and Forest Glen, Jefferson Park, Norwood Park, Edison Park, Edgebrook, Dunning, and Portage Park, residential areas which have nice parks, old theaters, and some big annual festivals.