Clearing
Clearing, one of the 77 semi-official community areas, is located on the southwest side of the city of Chicago, Illinois. The southern portion of Chicago Midway International Airport is located within this community area.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Suburb with 24,500 residents
- Description: official community area located on the southwest side of the city of Chicago, Illinois
- Also known as: “Clearing, Chicago” and “Clearing, IL”
Places of Interest
Highlights include SeatGeek Stadium and Kennedy High School.
SeatGeek Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Khvmty, CC BY-SA 3.0.
SeatGeek Stadium is a soccer-specific stadium in Bridgeview, Illinois, about 12 miles southwest of downtown Chicago. It is the home stadium of Chicago Stars FC of the National Women's Soccer League, Chicago Fire FC II of MLS Next Pro, and the Chicago Hounds of Major League Rugby. SeatGeek Stadium is situated 2 miles southwest of Clearing.
Kennedy High School
School
John F. Kennedy High School is a public four-year high school located in the Garfield Ridge neighborhood on the southwest side of Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Summit station
Railway station
Summit is an Amtrak and Metra train station in Summit, Illinois. It is served by Amtrak Illinois' Lincoln Service, which operates daily, and Metra's Heritage Corridor commuter line, which operates only during morning and evening rush hours in peak direction. Summit station is situated 2 miles northwest of Clearing.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bedford Park and Garfield Ridge.
Bedford Park
Village
Bedford Park is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, and is an industrial suburb of Chicago. The population was 602 at the 2020 census. Bedford Park consists of a small residential area and vast amounts of heavy industry sprawling to the east and a small amount to the west.
Garfield Ridge
Suburb
Garfield Ridge is the 56th of Chicago's 77 community areas. Located 10 miles from the Loop, it is on the city's far southwest side. As of 2017, the area had 36,396 inhabitants.
Central Stickney
Village
Photo: MrHarman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Central Stickney is an unincorporated community in Stickney Township, Cook County, Illinois, a half mile north of Midway International Airport. It consists of the areas around Central Avenue, between I-55 to the north and 51st Street, its southern boundary; east of Central, the northern boundary is roughly drawn between 47th and 48th Streets. Central Stickney is situated 2 miles northeast of Clearing.
Clearing
- Categories: community area in Chicago, neighborhood, and locality
- Location: Chicago, Cook, Chicagoland, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.78059° or 41° 46′ 50″ northLongitude
-87.77339° or 87° 46′ 24″ westPopulation
24,500Elevation
614 feet (187 metres)United Nations Location Code
US CIZOpen location code
86HJQ6JG+6JOpenStreetMap ID
node 153467961OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Persian—“Clearing” goes by many names.
- French: “Clearing”
- Persian: “کلیرینگ، شیکاگو”
- Persian: “کلیرینگ”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Saint Symphorosas Roman Catholic Church and Hale Park Fieldhouse.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Clearing”. Photo: Raymonst, CC BY-SA 3.0.